please welcome the new stunning d’n'b / electro release of our latest signing olivia fx. click here for their artist site or here for their myspace. on myspace you can also watch the live videos for their tracks slaved and arab 2ième. these tracks are also available as free podcast mp3s.

raz ohara’s third album release “raz ohara & the odd orchestra” (w/ oliver doerell) is out now on get physical. “a work of beautifully produced and arranged electro-acoustic pop that isn’t afraid to turn away from the dancefloor in its search for the sublime”. click here for more info and check his older releases here. feel free to contact us for licensing/sync inquiries.

for their new album ‘overcome’ realistic crew teamed up with trumpet player dodi karpati, pianist david hegyi, chellist albert márkos, singer dalma berger and mcs sena and zeek. dense rhythmic patterns meet with rich, colourful atmosphere, grown organically out of the countless days and experiences that the collective has shared together. check their artist site for more info.

check also their recent cinema concert with akkezdet phiai on youtube and an extensive feature on guardian.co.uk.

dillons playful mixture of deadpan delivery, cheeky vocal hooks and solid beats is destined to enthral legions of fans, tastemakers and hipsters on both sides of the atlantic. check her artist site and a nice feature on spon (german).

before we proceed with 2008 and the delights that will certainly entail in our fourteenth year of action, this fine compilation offers fourteen homages to the year just gone. we have laid out plenty for your stimulation with hot beat action from meisterfackt and e.stonji, leftist hip-hop by the tape vs. rqm and shadow huntaz & kareem, modern day soul jazz nodding from jimi tenor (live!) and maoi, outsider pop from rhythm king ahf and sportsguitar, ear wetting ‘alt’ from nina hynes & the husbands and maximilian hecker (live!), plus speaker hurting music by mittekill and molloy - all for your aural pleaure. machos meet queers, rappers meet crooners, laptops meet guitars. older but not wiser, we present for you kitty-yo ‘class of 2007′.

hailing from america, wales and germany, the michelles are everyone’s favourite, bona fide mongrel band, who have now rooted themselves in berlin. taking influences from bands such as the strokes and the beatles, the michelles fire together reliably crunchy guitars with more spontaneous rhythm and melody than your average boy band. having gigged like wild fire over the summer they are now releasing ‘sober rain’, a wonderful follow up to their super hit single ‘springtime’, which was featured in julie delpy’s film ‘two days in paris’. check their artist site.

genre-bending works of art merging elements of funk and hip hop which gradually evolved into being even more experimental. monosylabikk takes music history, adds his own flavour and delivers some dj-shadow/stade like idea of sound. check his artist site for a free mp3 and more info stuff.

the live follow-up to maximillian hecker’s hit albums lady sleep, infinite love songs and rose, live radio sessions is his fourth album for kitty-yo, which showcases his seemingly never-ending ability to deliver evocative and fragile ballads in a live as well as a studio context. melancholic but never mawkish this is a hypnotic and intimate record that will impress his fans as well as melting the souls of many new recruits. now available. check his artist site for links and further information.

please welcome our latest album release from the polish artist maoi. if you’re into gloomy jazz and sampling techniques, this is your choice. check his artist site for free mp3s and further information.

note this brilliant new album release here at kitty-yo. e.stonji rocks the club with rough breakbeat patterns plus electronic twists & contemporary idm madness. see his artistsite for full details and free downloads. get a recent interview with e.stonji at fatplant.com. please also mind his liveset at the 2007 backup film festival in weimar on october 18th 2007!