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GDE 004
20 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Get Down Edits - "S' Punk" (Deo Groove) - (6:30) 118 BPM

Fingerman - "Too Much" - (7:00) 112 BPM

Get Down Edits - "Heaven Sent" - (6:52) 103 BPM

Deadly Sins - "I Left My Heart" - (6:35) 114 BPM

Jay Ru - "Nothing (In This World)" - (7:04) 93 BPM

Dave Gerrard - "People Of The World" - (6:51) 105 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Cloned In Vatican!, Disco B, Get Down Edits, Vinyladdicted

Review: It seems that the nu-disco trend of re-edits is one that just keeps growing. Everyone from Siberia to Greece is doing it, and now the fever has spread to Ireland too in the form of the Get Down Edits label. Thankfully these guys don't (usually) pick the obvious stuff - Fingerman samples Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much" on "Too Much" so they lose points for that, but generally it's all good jazzy, funky retro jams.

ALIX PEREZ

Chroma Chords

Shogun Audio

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505114 2099969
20 May 13
Deep Dubstep

Crystals - (3:51)

Broken Heart (feat Two Inch Punch) - (4:32)

Playing Games (feat D Ablo) - (4:34)

Annie's Song (feat Sam Wills) - (4:34)

Chroma Chords - (4:22)

Move Aside (feat Foreign Beggars) - (3:51)

Warlord (feat Riko Dan) - (3:32)

YDK - (3:07)

We Could Have Been (feat D Ablo) - (4:33)

Villains 1 Heros 0 (feat They Call Me Raptor) - (3:30)

The End Of Us (feat Sabre & Sam Wills) - (5:41)

Monolith (feat Foreign Beggars & Jehst) - (5:08)

Burn Out (feat Phace & Misanthrop) - (4:53)

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Review: If you judge a producer by their ability to successfully apply a winning formula to a variety of styles, Alix Perez is a master. While drum and bass remains his forte, there's enough on Chroma Chords, his second album, to suggest that he's growing as a producer. This EP discards with the synth-laden head nodders featured on the full album, though the four tracks here do still demonstrate the versatile nature of Chroma Chords. Thus the grimy hip hop of the Metropolis featuring "Blue Print" shares space with the soulful stepping action of "Playing Games" whilst the the excellent vintage Timbaaland does halfstep of "Shadows" (featuring breakout Eglo talent Strange U") joins up with the vicious "Burnout".

VARIOUS

Midnight Riot Volume 4

Midnight Riot

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MRD 003
06 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - "Love Dance" - (5:56) 116 BPM

Yambee - "Blacker" (Joey Negro remix) - (5:40) 116 BPM

Caserta - "Get Down" - (6:36) 108 BPM

Doc Jam - "The Party (Move On)" - (5:32) 105 BPM

LTJ Experience - "Posin" - (6:34) 106 BPM

DJ Butcher - "Grab A Girl" - (6:12) 110 BPM

Deadly Sins - "Here We Go Again" - (5:54) 95 BPM

Peza - "Turn Off The Lights" - (6:42) 98 BPM

Dan Butler - "Why Must It Be" - (9:13) 96 BPM

Chip Chabrelle - "Got The Body" - (5:32) 110 BPM

Rayko - "Night" - (8:48) 113 BPM

The Glue - "Places" - (6:27) 120 BPM

Shit Hot Soundsystem - "Bashful" - (7:12) 120 BPM

B Jam - "River" - (7:01) 120 BPM

BG Baarregaard - "I?ll Be Your Shining Star" - (6:30) 110 BPM

Beaten Space Probe - "Fly A Night" - (7:52) 116 BPM

Fingerman - "Marlenas Groove" - (7:56) 116 BPM

Wish & Consyn - "Singular Breaks" - (6:41) 108 BPM

Heion - "Change Ahead" - (6:56) 112 BPM

Ilya Santana - "Trying Over" - (5:31) 114 BPM

Niccolo Cupo - "Keep Comin Back" - (6:58) 110 BPM

Colbourne - "Fireflys Desire" - (7:28) 111 BPM

Jay Ru - "Toooo Late" - (6:30) 94 BPM

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Played by: B-Jam, DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Fingerman, Yam Who?, Jayl Funk, Downtown Party Network, The Funk Hunters, The Glue, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Weedyman, Caserta, Peza, Get Down Edits, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Lesale, B.g. Baarregaard, Grass Green

Review: Arriving at a fourth Midnight Riot label compilation in little over a year is no mean feat for Yam Who?'s ISM operation, and the key to their success lies in the diversity of sounds you can include within the overarching theme of nocturnal grooves. And of course the high standard of artists that contribute, with this bumper 23 track selection no different as Yam Who? call on some respected names to contribute; seeing the likes of Joey Negro, Ilya Santana, Rakyo and LTJ Experience puts you at ease as you know you are in good hands - the Negro edit of Yambee's Ballistic Brothers classic "Blacker" is a notable highlight. Yet the fact these established names don't overshadow the contributions of lesser known Midnight Riot newcomers such as Dan Butler and Caserta - indeed the latter Boston based producer provides perhaps the best example of a 'nocturnal groove' with his slow burning, beat down house cut "Get Down".

CALIBRE

Spill

Signature

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SIGCD 009
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Dema Beats - (5:31) 175 BPM

Running - (5:57) 174 BPM

Think On - (6:41) 175 BPM

Keep Control - (5:42) 174 BPM

Close To Me - (5:57) 174 BPM

Cully Bridge - (5:54) 175 BPM

Simple Things - (5:37) 175 BPM

Calibre feat Chimpo - "Start Again" - (5:06) 175 BPM

Do Not Turn On Me - (5:49) 173 BPM

Calibre feat Steo - "Wilderness" - (5:33) 174 BPM

Key Flix - (5:36) 174 BPM

Paragov - (5:37) 174 BPM

Sick Of It All - (7:08)

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Review: Given his status as one of drum and bass's true heavyweights; you'd expect this eighth Calibre full-length to be one of the most hotly anticipated jungle sets of the year. Certainly, it's a fine effort, packed with emotion-rich atmospherics, fizzing rhythms and intricate, occasional beautiful, musical touches. He seems to be at his best when concentrating on musicality, as the delightful "Close To Me', soulful "Wilderness" and summery "Do Not Turn On" prove. There are, of course, rawer moments (see the tech-tinged "Simple Things" and dubstep flex of "Start Again"), but these don't hit nearly as hard as his effortlessly soulful compositions.

DE$IGNATED

DE$iGNATED EP

Shifting Peaks

SPEAKS 013
20 May 13
Bass

Valentine (feat Kyiki) - (4:05)

Russian Roulette - (3:13)

Valentine (feat Kyiki - AppleBottom remix) - (6:03)

Valentine (feat Kyiki - Kyogi remix) - (4:14)

Valentine (feat Kyiki - Kaveh remix) - (4:11)

Valentine (feat Kyiki - Carling Ruse remix) - (3:52)

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Review: London via North Devon imprint Shifting Peaks are keeping the party pressure on with this bumper-packed EP. It's a label debut from duo De$ignated (Nima Bazrcar and Rory Bowyer) who split their time between London and Hampshire. Having garnered some major hype from a string of remixes, they've managed to secure Kyiki from Crystal Fighters for this, this own single. "Valentine" mixes fuzzy urban funk with old skool 2-step and half time breaks. "Russian Roulette" however is a much harder post-dubstep gurning banger. Best of the remixes is Kaveh's thumping acidic afterhours workout.

TUFFIST/SOUL REBEL/BLUNTSKULL/HAMMOND CLASSICS/DJ TZINAS

Ragga Party Jams Vol 8

Dirty Dubster Digital

DDD 040
15 May 13
Drum And Bass

Tuffist - "Smoke The Weed" - (5:02) 175 BPM

Soul Rebel - "Train To Skaville" - (4:59) 172 BPM

Hammond Classics & DJ Tzinas - "Dela Dela" - (3:20) 146 BPM

Bluntskull - "Old Vet" - (3:14) 155 BPM

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Played by: Justin Johnson, Ez Icarus

Review: Billed as 2013's biggest collection of reggae-fuelled party tracks, this madcap collaboration between New York's own reggae star Tuffist and newcomers Soul Rebel, DJ Tzinas and Bluntskull whips up new creations from some of reggae's finest tracks. From Toots and the Maytals to The Ethiopians, Soul Rebel, DJ Tzinas and Hammond Classics work together to bring a new flava, while Tuffist's jungle vibes and Bluntskull's breakbeat hype provide fresh new sounds to get the party skanking. Don't underestimate the power of reggae to get floors filled across the country, this series confronts non-dancers and shuns bad feelings. Embrace the party jams!

100% Gomma (by Jacques Renault) (unmixed tracks)

JACQUES RENAULT/VARIOUS

100% Gomma (by Jacques Renault) (unmixed tracks)

Gomma Dance Tracks Germany

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GOMMADT 048
05 Apr 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Leroy Hanghofer - "Pin" (Jacques Lu Cont mix) - (6:17) 120 BPM

Los Amigos Invisibles & Dimitri From Paris - "Glad To Know You" (Ray Mang's Flying dub) - (10:52) 116 BPM

Capablanca & T Keeler - "No Hay Dub" - (7:15) 119 BPM

Severino Horse Meat Disco - "Bounce" - (5:54) 120 BPM

Daniel Avery & The Deadstock 33s - "Nylon Icon" - (5:40) 122 BPM

Headman - "It Rough" (Chicken Lips remix) - (8:05) 120 BPM

Baldelli - "Phobos" - (4:56) 124 BPM

DJ Steef - "Venusian Missing" - (5:45) 118 BPM

The Glimmers - "Awake" - (6:48) 129 BPM

Munk - "Keep My Secret" (Jacques Renault remix) - (6:02) 119 BPM

Mercury - "Man" - (7:28) 119 BPM

The Barking Dogs - "Your High" (feat Tom Trago) - (6:18) 120 BPM

Telonius - "Control" - (5:03) 119 BPM

The Deadstock 33s - "Tic Tic Toc" - (4:54) 127 BPM

Various - "100% Gomma" (continuous DJ mix by Jacques Renault) - (1:00:14) 120 BPM

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Played by: Dicky Trisco, Los Charly's Orchestra, Juno Recommends Disco, Headzsquare, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Simonlebon, Peza, Lesale, B.g. Baarregaard, Vinyladdicted

VARIOUS

V's Edits Vol 5

Vehicle

VHR 18
14 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Weeper's Choice - "Leaving You" (V edit) - (5:30) 88 BPM

Rose-Rolls - "Like Dancing" (V Triple Bass edit) - (5:28) 113 BPM

The Smyths - "Barbarism" (V re-punk edit) - (5:37) 123 BPM

Carabas - "On The Road" (V edit) - (6:00) 120 BPM

POST - "(The Sound Of) Angry Brides" (V edit) - (4:44) 118 BPM

Ralf Agan - "Brother" (V edit) - (5:02) 120 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Chudy, B-Dub, Alessandro Otiz, The Funk Hunters

Review: Russian producer Valique is back with the latest installment of his successful disco edit series. He specialises in toughened, quanitised beats, lending old stuff a modern electro-house groove. Highlights here include his highly danceable take on The Smiths' "Barbarism Begins At Home", the skippy, cut up house shuffle of "Angry Brides" and the infectious electro-funk anthem "Like Dancing".

Bass Funk Vol 1: Mooqee (unmixed tracks)

MOOQEE/VARIOUS

Bass Funk Vol 1: Mooqee (unmixed tracks)

Bomb Strikes

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BOMBBASSF 001
15 May 13
Breakbeat

Mooqee - "Retro Intro" - (0:28) 129 BPM

Ali B - "Beats On A String" (feat Jungle Brothers) - (4:35) 149 BPM

Kontaktor - "Back To School" - (4:11)

Neon Steve - "Kill 'em With The Vibes" (feat MC Zulu) - (4:08)

Stereo Shiftaz - "Come On Bounce" - (3:54)

Drumattic Twins - "Meeting Point" (HerbGrinder remix) - (4:52)

Pimpsoul - "Bang Your Head" (feat Alaska MC - acappella) - (2:49) 150 BPM

Opiuo - "Fizzle Tickler" - (6:59)

Mooqee & HerbGrinder - "Sound Around Town" - (4:06)

Santero - "Drop The Bomb" (feat Credit To The Nation - Stickybuds remix) - (4:49)

Santero - "Drop The Bomb" (feat Credit To The Nation - 110bpm acappella) - (2:58) 147 BPM

Pimpsoul - "Lets Do It Right Now" (feat MC Shureshock - instrumental) - (3:53)

All Good Funk Alliance - "Throw Down" (feat Neighbour & Think Tank - Featurecast remix) - (4:29)

McMash Clan - "Swing Break" (feat Kate Mullins - radio edit) - (2:50)

Kraak & Smaak - "Squeeze Me" (A Skillz remix) - (4:26)

Nick Thayer - "Thizz Shake" - (4:39)

Brothers Bud - "Like We Do" - (5:43) 127 BPM

Rory Lyons - "Raging Speedhorn" - (3:27) 140 BPM

Neon Steve - "Got This Feeling" (feat Charlotte Dobre) - (3:44) 140 BPM

Rory Lyons - "Shake Ya Mama" - (3:45) 133 BPM

Pimpsoul - "Bang Your Head" (feat Alaska MC - Erb n dub remix) - (4:27) 131 BPM

Featurecast - "Ego Tripping" (feat Farina Miss - Featurecast drum & bass remix) - (4:37) 134 BPM

Mooqee & HerbGrinder - "Rain" (feat Greg Blackman) - (5:01) 131 BPM

Mooqee & Pimpsoul - "Feeling Good" (feat Bianca Gerald - Tantrum Desire remix) - (4:57) 131 BPM

Rory Lyons - "I Got 5 On It" (feat Utah Saints) - (4:20) 131 BPM

Various - "Bass Funk Vol 1: Mooqee" (continuous DJ mix by Mooqee) - (54:11)

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Played by: Mooqee, Actual Sounds, Utah Saints, The Funk Hunters, Basement Freaks, Essex Groove, Tulioxi

Review: Mooqee's label Bombstrikes is doing all right for itself. So much so in fact that they've reached that milestone - a label's first compilation album. Here Mooqee has selected 25 sizzling bangers new and old that do it for him, and hopefully will do it for you too. Highlights include the compressed electro steamroller that is "Back To School", the crunch synth funky freakout of "Come On Bounce" and the devastating bass that's eaten all the pies of "Let's Do It Right Now". Heavy!

BREACH

Jack

Dirtybird US

DB 089
16 Apr 13
Bass

Jack - (5:13)

Let's Get Hot - (5:44)

Let's Get Hot (dub) - (5:46)

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Review: Ben Westbeach's Breach alter ego continues to frolic wildly in the lush pastures of low-end house music with "Jack". The bassline swings like an acid house pendulum while the beats shuffle nonchalantly in the background and a sultry staccato vocal delivers concise instructions on how to unleash the sexual potency of the groove. "Let's Get Hot" continues the timeless less-is-more jack magic but does so with much more of a techno twist. Getting hot is not an order... It's a promise.

FOAMO

Sherlock (remixes EP)

Fat!

CTFAT 127
20 May 13
Bass

Sherlock - (5:01)

Sherlock (Kry Wolf remix) - (5:20)

Sherlock (Taiki & Nulight remix) - (4:58)

Sherlock (Millions Like Us remix) - (3:23)

Sherlock (My Nu Leng remix) - (6:03)

Sherlock (LKid remix) - (5:58)

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Review: Originally released spring 2012, Foamo's monstrously heavy bass chugger "Sherlock" gets the treatment from a variety of talented players. Kry Wolf drop the tempo slightly for a resonant UKG strut, Taiki & Nulight continue the garage vibe with a more uptempo, menacing bass motif, Millions Like Us add some cinematic breakbeats and shivering synth washes to the mix, My Nu Leng take a leaf out of Bassbin Twin's booty-bass book while LKid calms us down with a very neat, early 90s house version. A great spread and not a duff rub in sight.

LOW STEPPA

Lowdown EP

Simma Black

SIMBLK 002
06 May 13
Deep House

Vibin (original mix) - (4:17) 126 BPM

880 (original mix) - (5:16) 126 BPM

Fixate (original mix) - (5:30) 122 BPM

Up All Night (original mix) - (4:44) 123 BPM

Don't Stop (original mix) - (5:20) 126 BPM

Dots (original mix) - (4:48) 123 BPM

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A JUS TED

A Brighter Light

Under The Shade

UTS 040
09 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

A Brighter Light - (7:32) 119 BPM

A Brighter Light (Lars Vegas Juiced mix) - (7:47) 122 BPM

A Brighter Light (re a/jus/ted mix) - (7:38) 119 BPM

A Brighter Light (instrumental) - (7:00) 119 BPM

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Played by: Mark Knight, Jkriv (Deep And Disco/Razor-N-Tape), P A U L I E, Fredeverything, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), 2 Good Souls, Jeremy Glenn, Lesale, Disco Doubles

Review: The fantastically named A/Jus/Ted - veteran producers Justin Strauss and Eddie Mars on a collaborative tip - make their debut on Under The Shade. "A Brighter Light", featuring the treacle-thick soul vocals of Jeremy Glenn, sits somewhere between electro-soul, early Chicago house and Balearic nu-disco. As you'd probably expect from the soul-minded Strauss, the resultant track is effortlessly soulful, quietly uplifting and brilliantly produced. The same could be said of the more instrumental Re A/Jus/Ted remix, which blends skittering proto-house rhythms and electrofunk dub elements with woozy modern deep house. Like the original, it's excellent.

BREVIL

Jumpsuit Sessions 3

Electric Larry

ELR 008
15 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Never Gonna Stop - (6:22) 104 BPM

Turn U On - (6:13) 106 BPM

Slow N Low - (5:52) 108 BPM

Saving Frida - (5:56) 123 BPM

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Played by: Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), Alessandro Otiz, Disco B

Review: Possibly named after his favourite retro toasted sandwich maker, Brevil is an Australian disco producer currently on his third outing for Kosta Ellis' Superbreak imprint. His sound is low-slung and dirty and any of the four tracks here are guaranteed to get everybody in the mood for some disco love. Highlights include the loopy and hypnotic "Slow N Low", the shimmering female funk of "Never Gonna Stop" and the rumbling bass and delayed drums-fest that is "Turn U On".

KRY WOLF

Concrete

Sounds Of Sumo

SOS 027
13 May 13
Bass

Concrete - (4:40)

Bluffin - (4:40)

Concrete (Woz remix) - (4:41)

Bluffin (Benton remix) - (4:13)

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Played by: Low Slung, B.visible, Mat Cant, King, The Funk Hunters, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Sounds Of Sumo label bosses Kry Wolf return to their home imprint with a bold new sound in the form of Concrete; eschewing their usually lighter take on bass music, the title track is a dark combination of wobble bass and dub atmospherics, held together with some steely techno rhythms which comes across like Objekt's "Cactus", while "Bluffin" combines more abstract beats with ghetto house-inspired vocal samples and dubby stabs. Woz is tapped up to remix the title track, being considerably more sparing with the savage bass and rearranging its rhythms into something altogether more angular; Benton's remix of "Bluffin" is classic SOS, providing a bouncy piece of bass-heavy garage house.

Late Night Tales: After Dark (unmixed tracks)

BILL BREWSTER/VARIOUS

Late Night Tales: After Dark (unmixed tracks)

Late Night Tales

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ALND 31
05 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Various - "Late Night Tales Presents After Dark" (Bill Brewster continuous mix) - (1:18:04) 110 BPM

Marti Caine - "Love The Way You Love Me" - (5:40) 93 BPM

Linus Loves - "The Love" - (5:10) 102 BPM

Quiller - "Quiller" - (6:50) 103 BPM

Twin Sister - "All Around & Away We Go" (Hotel Motel mix) - (9:56) 105 BPM

TBS - "Extraterrestrial Manouevres In The Dark" (feat Jamalski) - (4:31) 105 BPM

Jamiroquai - "Alright" (DJ version excursion) - (6:47) 106 BPM

The Doves - "Compulsion" (Padded Cell remix) - (7:30) 105 BPM

Coober Pedy University Band - "Moon Plain" - (7:20) 109 BPM

Jamie Lloyd - "Movin' In" (Brennan Green mix) - (8:03) 107 BPM

Fernando Pulichino - "Best Is Yet To Come" - (6:33) 111 BPM

Martin Kershaw - "Keep On Pokin'" - (8:46) 111 BPM

M - "Machistador" - (8:04) 112 BPM

Karma - "Beach Towel" (I:Cube mix) - (10:10) 111 BPM

Zed Bias - "Koolade" (feat Toddla T & MDcL) - (6:28) 112 BPM

Beans & Company - "The Go Go" - (6:11) 115 BPM

Tad Wily - "After Dark" - (6:29) 114 BPM

Herbest Moon - "Blow Your Body" (Deep Space dub) - (8:27) 120 BPM

Asha Puthli - "Space Talk" - (5:39) 100 BPM

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Played by: The Groovers

Review: Given his encyclopedic knowledge of music, you'd expect any compilation put together by Bill Brewster to be full of unlikely gems and lesser-known anthems. That's certainly the case with After Dark, the first in a new DJ-focused series from the Late Night Tales camp. From start to finish, Brewster's selections are spot on, from the lowdown, slo-mo disco oddness of Sheffield chanteuse Marti Caine's "Love The Way You Love Me" and wide-eyed, acid-laden kosmiche of Coober Peder University Band's "Moon Plain", to the dirty electrofunk of Zed Bias's "Koolade" (featuring Toddla T, of all people) and mid'80s percussion fest of Martin Kershaw's "Keep On Pokin". If that wasn't enough, Brewster has also unearthed a decent Jamiroquai record. The wonders never cease.

EMPEROR/CENTRA

Begin EP

Critical Music

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CRIT 070D
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Emperor - "Begin" (feat Georgia Yates) - (6:00) 174 BPM

Emperor - "She Said" - (6:37) 174 BPM

Emperor & Centra - "Solar" - (5:10) 174 BPM

Emperor - "Radar" - (4:59) 172 BPM

Emperor - "Precursor" - (5:12) 172 BPM

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Played by: Good News Boppers

Review: Emperor began his journey not so long ago with his own brand of drum & bass that reaches beyond the depths. This EP sets out in stone his arrival into the inner circle. Starting off with the hauntingly savage "Begin" featuring the silken tones of Georgia Yates, there is no let up in the speed or accuracy with which tunes are flung forward. "She Said" is a double bass stepper Roni Size would be envious of, "Radar" rips through minimal synths at hyperspeed, "Precursor"'s strange, offset tape noise intro gives way to serious bass tremors and "Solar", featuring fellow English bass terroriser Centra blasts partway through the universe with huge neuro shockwaves. A serious contender for EP of the year so far.

FEATURECAST

Remastered & Reissued

Goodgroove

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GGD 01
14 Mar 13
Breakbeat

Avenue Rock - (5:27)

Chuck Berry - (5:26) 120 BPM

Make You Happy - (4:01)

Funky White Brother - (6:02)

Take A Ride - (4:56)

Top Billin - (6:37)

Woah! - (4:34)

Wow! (previously unreleased) - (3:32)

Get It On The floor - (3:16)

Rock Ya Body - (5:04)

Get Up (Lets Get Down) - (5:14)

Bump - (4:21) 120 BPM

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Review: Welcome to the mid-2000s. A few years before Jalapeno took him on and developed him into the nu-funk guru he is today, but after he'd scored international kudos by syncing to an Apple advert "Channel Surfing", Featurecast was one of the biggest bootleg barons on the scene. 21st century big-beat and turbo-hip-hop, Goodgroove released some of the cheekiest sample-heavy tunes of his early career. And here they are in all their remastered glory. Highlights include the Wild Cherry sampling bootie shaker "Funky White Brother" and the Vandross-DMX love-in "Get It On The Floor". If you weren't around the first time, now's your chance to catch up.

ED WIZARD/DISCO DOUBLE DEE/TONY TEE/DJ STEEF/SONICVIBE/HOTBOX

Frequent Flyer

Editorial

buy whole release (5 tracks) from ~~$10.02~~ $9.44

ED 26
08 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - "Let The Sun Shine Down" - (6:00) 101 BPM

DJ Steef - "Avant L'Aube" - (8:03) 100 BPM

Tony Tee - "Into The Disco" - (6:14) 105 BPM

Hotbox - "Lazy Jingle Jam" - (6:44) 108 BPM

Sonicvibe - "New Victim" - (7:48) 93 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Superbreak, Jayl Funk, The Funk Hunters, Disco B, Joseph Terruel, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Grass Green, Vinyladdicted

TOM SHORTERZ

Wot U Do

Four40

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505572 1810624
20 May 13
UK Funky/UK Garage

Wot U Do (Shorterz Stop & Drop mix) - (7:12) 125 BPM

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Review: They always say that if you are disadvantaged in some way, just accentuate it and make it a badge of honour. So Birmingham's Tom Short has become Tom Shorterz and a glittering career can only but follow suit. Here he has remixed his own tune "Wot U Do", turning in a linear but bassy, seven-minute garage stroller. Onwards and upwards!

DANNY BYRD

4th Dimension

Hospital

NHS 233DDB
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

4th Dimension - (4:47) 175 BPM

Bad Boy (Back Again) - (4:54) 175 BPM

4th Dimension (303 mix) - (5:11) 175 BPM

Bad Boy (Back Again) (Flux Pavilion #badboy remix) - (3:35)

4th Dimension (radio edit) - (3:17) 175 BPM

Bad Boy (Back Again) (radio edit) - (3:01) 175 BPM

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Review: Been missing the hyperactive influence of Danny Byrd in your lives? Stop your whining and get your eardrums wrapped around this. The original party starter's latest collection of tunes has been designed to get glowsticks raised across the country. "4th Dimension" powerslams old school rave with high energy drum & bass to create an unmistakeable Hospitality soundtrack. "Bad Boy (Back Again)" adds some serious jungle vibing to proceedings, bubbling over with bassline bounce and a seriously sing-along-able vocal hit. With a hard-hitting remix from 303 as Flux Pavillion bring some swag with their "Bad boy" refix, get hoping for some good weather because these are going to blow the roof off clubs everywhere.

DEAD ROSE MUSIC COMPANY/SATIN JACKETS

Nothin To Ya

Whiskey Disco

WD 16
30 Apr 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Nothin To Ya - (7:24) 108 BPM

Too Late - (6:38) 120 BPM

The Hustle - (6:13) 110 BPM

I Can See The Light - (7:19) 116 BPM

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Played by: Sleazy Mcqueen, Fingerman, Superbreak, The Glue, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Weedyman, Kono Vidovic, Grass Green, Monkey Boots, Vinyladdicted

Review: Whiskey Disco returns with a quartet of blisteringly good reworks from Dead Rose Music Company and Satin Jackets. Dead Rose Music Company open proceedings in style with "Nothin To Ya", a brilliantly low-slung, bass-heavy re-edit-turned-remix of the Jones Girls' "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" that turns the delightful original into a dubbed-out chunk of dancefloor chugginess. The more upbeat "Too Late", based on a lesser-known favourite, is almost as good. Satin Jackets' "The Hustle" provides some looser - but still formidably heavy - dewy-eyed disco-soul thrills, while "I Can See The Light" is more Balearic than a wet, sloppy kiss from a grinning stranger.

Funk From The Trunk (Junodownload Exclusive)

BASEMENT FREAKS

Funk From The Trunk (Junodownload Exclusive)

Jalapeno

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505545 3688508
13 May 13
Breakbeat

A Blues Thang - (3:23) 146 BPM

Gimme More (feat Mustafa Akbar) - (3:32) 142 BPM

Funk For Freaks (feat Charlie Funk) - (2:56)

Work It Out (feat MC Rayna) - (4:05) 139 BPM

The Calling - (3:15) 151 BPM

Gotta Make Me A Gun - (2:57) 145 BPM

Disco Boy - (0:51)

Bedroom Stories (feat Mustafa Akbar) - (3:43)

Red Light Streets - (5:24)

Dancin' (feat Mustafa Akbar) - (3:38)

Soul Intoxication - (4:21)

That Little Thing You Do - (4:06)

Grey - (5:05)

The Last Train - (5:22) 151 BPM

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Played by: DJ Stex, Chudy, Trotter, Jayl Funk, DJ Axe, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks

Review: Is it just us or are Basement Freaks albums getting funkier and funkier? As hinted with their Soul Digga EP last winter, the trio just keep getting more organic and authentic, this being their most engaging, juiciest funk LP to date. From the Alabama 3 meets the Daptones style "Gimme More" to the insanely authentic Parliament skit "Disco Boy" via the mild skank bounce, organ noodling and Troutman crooning on "Red Light Streets", this really is party dynamite. Basement Freaks are ruling the nu-funk scene right now.

SHALLOW TAXI CLUB

Nights Turn Brighter

Grass Green

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GGR 003
29 Apr 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Flashback (original mix) - (7:41) 123 BPM

Mark My Words (Monkey Boots remix) - (8:28) 115 BPM

Mark My Words (disco edit) - (8:14) 114 BPM

Melody Of Creed (Monkey Boots remix - Juno bonus free when ordering entire release) - (7:57) 119 BPM

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Cloned In Vatican!, Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), In Flagranti, Joseph Terruel, Kono Vidovic, Grass Green, Monkey Boots, Vinyladdicted, Mr Hooky

Review: Further proof of the blurred boundaries between nu-disco, deep house and '90s house revivalism is provided by this jaunty four-tracker from Auckland-based studio buff Shallow Taxi Club. There's much to admire about the crisp, vintage house pianos, twittering melodies and bumpin' beats of opener "Flashback", but it's the deep, Crazy P-ish nu-disco groovery of "Mark My Words" that most impresses. Choose between the baggy 'Disco Edit' and a delightfully touchy-feely rework from Greg Wilson faves Monkey Boots. The latter also turn "Melody of Creed" into a gorgeous slice of shuffling deep house bliss.

MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE

Send A Prayer EP

MCDE Recordings

MCDE 1210
08 Apr 13
Deep House

Send A Prayer (Part 1) - (5:03) 118 BPM

Send A Prayer (Part.2) (Part 2) - (5:37) 121 BPM

The Stranger - (6:32) 120 BPM

Sp 11 - (5:15) 125 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Low Slung, Kisk, Henri Kohn, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Freddy Love, Fredeverything, Fredeverything, Posthuman, Resident Advisor, Lesale, B.g. Baarregaard, Grass Green, Jakobin&domino

Review: Dani Plessow dons the Motor City Drum Ensemble name with Say A Prayer signaling a return to the production game following his much publicized creative burnout. It's clear that Plessow's period of convalescence has worked wonders, with the four tracks here every bit as deep and dusty as the much vaunted Raw Cuts series upon which the MCDE project was launched skywards. Proceedings open with the two part suite of the title track, laying down fuzzy chords and intermittent vocal swoons over a gritty 909 backbone on the opening track; part 2 meanwhile will have you digging out those Raw Cuts 12"s in order to do a MCDE master mix, such is its immediate warmth and neck snapping drums. Meanwhile, Plessow uses "The Stranger" as a chance to traverse bleepier, rattling techno terrain with superb results, whilst "SP11" is rasping high octane house at its finest.

FINGERMAN

The Real Fingerman

Chopshop

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CHOPDIGI 022
05 Apr 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

I Know It's Mine - (7:03) 110 BPM

Lenny's Disco - (7:51) 115 BPM

Outta Sight - (8:12) 116 BPM

Honk Honk - (9:44) 120 BPM

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Review: Trust us, in our experience when encountering someone who goes by a nickname like Fingerman, it's usually best not to enquire as to how they came to be christened so. Here though he seems intent for us to know his true story, and luckily for us he's explaining it through the language of music. "I Know Its Mine" is a snazzy, brassy anthemic jam, "Lenny's Disco" is super camp fun of the Carl Bean variety, "Outta Sight" is more low-slung stuff, and "Honky Honk", with its incredible sliding bassline, is the sound of a roof being raised!

VARIOUS

V's Edits Vol 4

Vehicle

VHR 17
22 Mar 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Comme Rhodes - "(Why Don't You) Patch It" (V dub edit) - (6:57) 100 BPM

Gardster - "Up" (& Down & Up Again V edit) - (6:04) 109 BPM

Party Schmitt - "Because" (V edit) - (4:31) 122 BPM

Johnny's Toe Black - "Soul Francisco" (V soul boogie edit) - (4:13) 106 BPM

All Brown - "Good or Bad" (V edit) - (5:36) 114 BPM

Is There Phillips - "Love You Too" (V Bass edit) - (6:16) 120 BPM

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Andrea Rucci, Juno Recommends Disco, Miles Reverse, Monkey Boots

Review: Following the success of the first three volumes of his AOR-tinged V's Edits series, Russian producer Valique (best known under his usual pseudonym for disco-flecked funk breaks) unleashes another EP of scalpel jobs. This time, the sources are a little more obscure (the silly artist names offer clues), but the party-starting remit remains. So, we get some chunky low-slung, Fleetwood Mac-ish rock ("Because"), a dash of hustling disco-funk ("Up"), a sprinkling of synth-bass laden funk-rock ("Soul Francisco"), a thickset house version of a soul classic ("Good Or Bad") and a big chunk of '90s US garage silliness ("Love You Too") - all tweaked and teased with an eye on dancefloor devastation.

ROYAL T

I Know You Want Me

Rinse

RINSE 024D2
20 May 13
Bass

I Know You Want Me - (5:13)

Koopa Shell - (4:08)

Saints (feat DOK) - (4:10)

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Played by: King

Review: Rinse's own Royal T has been listening to UKG for as long as he started stealing bootlegs from his brother. With the advent of online mixtape technology and the worlds of grime, bassline and UK funky at his feet, the Southampton-based producer's latest offering is a filthy culmination of sticky dancefloors, hastily-printed rave flyers, pirate radio and the dawning of crisply ironed trap. There's a feeling of nostalgia about the whole EP for times when listening to grime at the back of the bus really was the pinnacle. Nostalgia too often comes with negative connotations - rather than stale Royal T brings his own modern edge to the retrospective bubbles he creates with each track. It's a celebration rather than a museum piece. Long live the spirit of the underground.

LARSE

GT EP

Dikso

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DIKSOF 012
15 Apr 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Dynamic Duo (original mix) - (6:21) 112 BPM

Love Is The Answer (original mix) - (7:15) 107 BPM

Hot (Adana Twins Twistin' Bassline remix) - (6:18) 115 BPM

Hot (original mix) - (6:03) 106 BPM

Lay It (original mix) - (6:06) 106 BPM

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Played by: Dicky Trisco, Tronik Youth - No Dice Edits, Sleazy Mcqueen, DJ Friction (Germany), Venice Beach, Juno Recommends Disco, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Get Down Edits, B.g. Baarregaard, Miles Reverse, Monkey Boots, Jakobin&domino, Disco Doubles

Review: Larse is a hard act to track down and although we don't know much about them, one thing we do know is that Larse is very good at getting backsides moving. This turbo-themed EP boasts 4 original deep body-disco cuts, the standouts being the sublime and totally glamorous "Hot" and the (possibly even better?) Adana Twins remix, which is indeed based around a twisting bassline. What's not to love?

GEORGE FITZGERALD

Thinking Of You

Hotflush Recordings

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HF 040D
20 May 13
Deep House

Thinking Of You - (5:19) 123 BPM

Nighttide Lover - (5:14) 125 BPM

Nighttide Lover (Trikk re-dub) - (6:27) 125 BPM

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Played by: Low Slung, Jeremy Glenn, Sccucci Manucci

Review: It's been some two years since Shackled, George Fitzgerald's last outing on Hotflush and it's fair to say the landscape both occupy has shifted some in that period. Both artist and label are fully entrenched in the current UK house explosion and Fitzgerald's return to Paul Rose's label with Thinking Of You seems primed to reverberate across festivals, Croatian beaches and warehouse spaces as the summer months roll on. A prominent track in Fitzgerald's recent Essential Mix, "Thinking Of You" sees the producer continue to refine an approach to forthright house music shown on recent dalliances with Aus Music and Hypercolour and feels almost proto fidget in execution. The techier accompaniment "Nighttide Lover" is drawn from a similar fist pumping palette and features rolling vocal manipulation reminiscent of Switch in his heyday.

CHROMA

Intermission

CIA Recordings

CIAUK 005
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Intermission - (4:31)

Knock Knock - (5:36) 173 BPM

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Played by: S Man

Review: Newcastle-based trio of drum & bass production masterminds Sato, Phobia and Tyrone have booted a spring up the bad parts with "Intermission", an immediately arresting delve into the murky jungle pasts of all three chaps. Bassy in all the right places and filled with the classic jangle of vintage amens, it's a star in its own right. "Knock Knock" is a more contemporary affair, in so much as it uses all the futuristic Carl Sagan-esque sound effects in its power to create the sensation of being hurtled through space to an ice cool jungle break soundtrack. Raw and heavy these tracks hopefully herald a new future of decent jungle-inspired D&B. We can only hope.

BOTXO/JEANOLS vs DJ VECI

The Dinosaur

Re-Start Spain

RSR 029
23 May 13
Scouse House

The Dinosaur - (5:29) 148 BPM

Palmera De Goizalde - (6:09) 146 BPM

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Scoured Cream Vol 02

Scour

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SRSC 02
21 Mar 13
Breakbeat

Warp9 - "Lucas With The Glitch On" - (4:47) 98 BPM

Buck Rogers - "Time To Rock" - (4:06) 104 BPM

Hong Kong Ping Pong - "Funk You" - (3:59) 108 BPM

J-Sound - "Boss DAT!" - (3:57) 108 BPM

X-Ray Ted - "Jeeves" - (3:44) 110 BPM

Waggles & Bear Twists - "Old Rosie" - (3:55) 110 BPM

Basement Freaks - "Insane Brains" - (4:18) 110 BPM

Superfort - "Gloria" - (3:36) 120 BPM

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Review: Spinforth's quest for freshness continues as he follows up the debut December Scour dispatch with another generous selection of chunky-jacksy bass joints. With gnarly fingers probing every party pie, across the collection we're treated to dubstep-meets-classic-Brooklyn ("Time To Rock"), 23rd century electro wobbles ("Boss DAT!") and VERY cheeky Cypress Hill booty business ("Insane Brains"... obviously!) And that's only three examples. Get Scouring.

VARIOUS

Legendary Edits 3

Legendary Sound Research

LSR 010D
29 Apr 13
Deep House

The Legendary 1979 Orchestra - "Spring Fever" - (6:32) 116 BPM

Rayko - "Such A Feeling" - (6:11) 115 BPM

78 Edits - "Don't You Know" - (8:57) 116 BPM

Alkalino - "Have A Ball" - (6:20) 115 BPM

JimmyTheTwin - "Party Down" - (6:22) 118 BPM

MannMadeMusic - "The Third Eye" - (6:13) 115 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Superbreak, Kisk, Alkalino, The Glue, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Joseph Terruel, Grass Green, Vinyladdicted

Review: The Legendary Sound Orchestra continues his attempt to provide disco edit lovers with something extraordinary, with a third collection of hand picked reworks. Predictably, there's plenty to enjoy, from his own sparse, piano-heavy version of Silvetti's Salsoul classic "Spring Rain", to the rolling, bongo-laden goodness of 78 Edits' sprightly but loopy "Don't You Know". Highlights-wise, it's a toss-up between Alkalino's baggy disco-soul shuffler, "Have A Ball", and Jimmy The Twin's superb, TR-707-enhanced "Party Down". The latter, a horn-heavy chunk of upbeat disco-funk, is arguably the Bristol-based scalpel fiend's best work to date.

VARIOUS

Music Is Love Presents: Lovebox 001

Music Is Love

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MIL 002
20 May 13
Deep House

Maxwell - "Need U" - (6:19) 123 BPM

Mikki Funk - "Deeper Love" - (6:37) 122 BPM

New Jack City - "Just Love It" - (6:46) 123 BPM

Jackmaster K - "I Believe" - (7:02) 125 BPM

Liam Geddes - "Keep Coming" - (7:22) 123 BPM

Jamie Trench - "Juicy" - (6:27) 124 BPM

JMX - "What U Need" - (6:15) 125 BPM

Banjax - "Give It To Me" - (6:58) 125 BPM

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Played by: Lee Daley:contentmcr/Beef/Huddtraxx

Review: Originally released over two 12" singles earlier in the year, Lovebox 001 sees Manchester-based label Music Is Love's setting out its formula for future success. That means delivering warm, endorphin-boosting deep house cuts, garage-influenced tracks and deliciously summery dancefloor tracks from a range of new or little-known artists. Pleasingly, there's plenty of high quality material to enjoy, from the lucid deep garage revivalism of Maxwell's "Need U", and bouncing grooves of New Jack City's "I Believe" (complete with heavy New Jersey organs, of course), to the '89 hip-house funk of Jamie Trench's "Juicy" and Gwen Guthrie-sampling goodness of Mikki Funk's "Deeper Love".

1POINT5/DR CRYPTIC/DEADBEATUK/KOMMON

Four

Chip Butty

CHIP 005
17 May 13
UK Funky/UK Garage

1Point5 - "Void" - (6:08) 136 BPM

Dr Cryptic - "Dont Wait" - (6:04) 138 BPM

DeadbeatUK - "Chicago 6am" - (3:53) 136 BPM

Kommon - "Life" - (5:42) 136 BPM

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Played by: Low Slung

DUSKY

Nobody Else EP

Aus Germany

AUS 1345
15 Apr 13
Deep House

Nobody Else - (7:25) 123 BPM

What I Never Knew - (6:32) 123 BPM

Atone - (6:35) 125 BPM

Dummy - (6:23) 123 BPM

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Played by: Alkalino, Pete Tong, Juno Recommends Deep House, Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), John Warren (Aural Graffiti), Aka Tell (A.g.trio), Matt Tolfrey, Luka, Marc Vedo, Resident Advisor, Jack Fell Down, Timo Maas, Sister Bliss, DJ Sarah Giggle, Umut Akalin, Benny Kane, Ben Pearce

Review: Dusky have come far in quite a short space with their modern house music interpretations and make quite a decisive move with a high profile transfer from Simple Records to Aus Music. This is still prime, slickly executed house music but with a healthy amount of bass woven into the mix, not least on the fearsome "Alone". A meaty sub line pulses out under the crisp 4/4 while interludes of found-sound percussion come darting in amongst snippets of vocal for a surefire banger. "Dummy" likewise flexes its brawn with pride, from the snappy beat to the punchy bassline, even as the synth elements are intent on sending the track into more spaced-out places.

CHEWY RUBS

Presenting ScratchandSniff

Chewy

CR 004
22 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Music and Light (Scratchandsniff re-rub) - (6:00) 100 BPM

Everybody Get Down (Scratchandsniff re-rub) - (7:35) 130 BPM

You Can Get Over (Scratchandsniff re-rub) - (8:18) 137 BPM

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Played by: Vinyladdicted

Review: On a retro TV show, Imagination singer Lee John discussed how everybody thought they were an impossibly glamourous an beautifully produced American soul act...until they learnt that they were from Brixton. After that they were just dismissed as a camp joke. Thankfully the passing of time has proved them to be the former, resulting in many respectful tributes, if maybe one too many unnecessary re-edits. Also included are retweaks of Alphonse Mouzon's wonderful "Everybody Get Down" and the electro-squiggles/funk of Stephanie Mills' "You Can Get Over".

VARIOUS

Permanent Vacation Safari 2

Permanent Vacation Germany

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PERMVACS 2
17 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Sally Shapiro - "I'll Be By Your Side" (Tensnake remix - Pete Herbert dub) - (6:48) 118 BPM

40 Thieves feat Qzen - "Don't Turn It Off" (Greg Wilson version) - (6:27) 117 BPM

Mirror People - "Echo Life" (Social Disco club remix) - (7:03) 115 BPM

Ilya Santana - "Discotized" - (9:06) 114 BPM

Antena - "Seaside Weekend" (Escort remix) - (6:13) 102 BPM

Parallel Dance Ensemble - "Occupied" (Salax Peep Show remix) - (5:53) 110 BPM

Duliatten Disco Dandia - "Surat Surfin" - (3:50) 113 BPM

John Talabot - "Afrika" - (7:33) 114 BPM

Pional - "Alabama Dice" - (5:32) 112 BPM

Argy - "Tari Tari" - (5:21) 123 BPM

DMX Krew - "The Game" - (3:05) 123 BPM

Hard Ton - "Music" - (3:54) 124 BPM

Kacic Kullmann's Five - "Terjelator" - (4:40) 126 BPM

Pollyester - "German Love Letter" (Hal Tabac remix) - (7:31) 115 BPM

Antena - "Joppo + Eno" (Pink Alert re-rub) - (7:37) 107 BPM

Parallel Dance Ensemble - "Shopping Cart" (Spectacles Spectacular remix) - (7:13) 120 BPM

Midnight Magic - "Drop Me A Line" (Mano Le Tough remix) - (7:20) 118 BPM

Permanent Vacation - "Zuckerhut" (TBD remix) - (8:54) 123 BPM

Black Van - "Express" - (7:23) 110 BPM

Gianni Rossi - "Murder" - (4:43) 81 BPM

Jacob Korn - "Grosskariert" - (6:45) 123 BPM

Ryan Power - "Is It Happening?" (Bostro Pesopeo remix) - (9:14) 120 BPM

Tevo Howard - "Foreigner" - (7:07) 123 BPM

Roots Unit - "Walter's Paas" - (6:20) 122 BPM

John Talabot - "Matilda's Dream" (Jacques Renault remix) - (6:40) 120 BPM

Wolfram feat Haddaway - "Thing Called Love" (Kink dub) - (7:06) 120 BPM

Bostro Pesopeo - "Falls" (Live version) - (7:15) 118 BPM

Lullabies In The Dark - "Song For Marie & Elise" - (6:16) 126 BPM

Antena - "Bye Bye Papaye" (Lexx remix) - (4:52) 71 BPM

Sally Shapiro - "Let It Show" (Low Motion disco remix) - (6:38) 98 BPM

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Played by: Permanent Vacation

BENTON

Reflections

Wheel & Deal UK

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WHEELYDEALYCD 002
13 May 13
Deep Dubstep

Fathers Son - (3:07) 146 BPM

Believe - (5:47) 136 BPM

Hermans Hideout - (5:07) 140 BPM

Defect Mind - (5:06) 140 BPM

20/20 VIP - (5:15) 140 BPM

The Kemistry - "The Core" (Benton remix) - (5:05) 140 BPM

The Prey - (5:15) 140 BPM

We're Both Lost - (5:33) 140 BPM

Benton/Unitz/Arc 88 - "Joi" - (4:39)

Thelem - "Drones" (Benton remix) - (5:03) 140 BPM

Virus - (5:36) 140 BPM

Snowfall 07 - (4:44)

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Review: While the cover artwork may make Benton look like a moody former member of an R&B boy band, the music contained on Reflections is as robustly underground as you'd expect. Moving from Burial-ish paranoid atmospherics to deep dubstep-soul via a series of sparse, moody and emotion-rich soundscapes, it portrays the London-based producer as a man for whom the simple pleasures of form and function are just not enough. Along the way, there are growling, murky floorfillers (check the hissing "Herman's Hideout" and "Defect Mind"), dubwise steppers ("20/20 VIP") and occasional blasts of piano-laden beauty (the intricate "We're Both Lost").

VARIOUS

Sacred Souls Vol 4

Soul Deep Recordings

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SDRRLS 85
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Remote - "Stars" - (6:41) 172 BPM

Intersoul - "In Your Eyes" - (5:23) 172 BPM

Phase 2 - "Float On" - (6:19) 175 BPM

Simplification & Electric Soul - "Maybe" - (5:01) 173 BPM

Marcio Mouse - "Endgame" - (5:37) 175 BPM

Funkware - "Grey Valley" - (6:39) 174 BPM

Skeletone - "Mysterious Vibes" - (5:38) 174 BPM

Jaybee - "I'll Make It Better" (feat Blak) - (5:51) 175 BPM

George William Harrold - "The Look In Her Eyes" - (5:42) 174 BPM

HumaNature - "Introspection" - (5:33) 173 BPM

innaSelf - "Green Room" - (5:40) 175 BPM

Disept & Zendi - "Around The World" - (5:22) 174 BPM

Synthetic Journey - "All Your Love" - (5:08) 174 BPM

Edwud - "Remember" - (4:43) 174 BPM

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Review: LA-based drum & bass label Soul Deep Recordings is one of the most diverse and prolific out there. Concerning themselves with the deeper side of D&B, unlike many labels who take "soulful" to automatically include liquid, much of this release features tracks focused on the heady early days of drum & bass to fantastically smooth effect. Most, if not all the tracks included are from new, upcoming artists from around the globe and this is reflected in the diversity and energy of the compilation as a whole. Check Disept & Zendi - "Around The World" for early days vintage vibes, Introspection - "HumaNature" for deep, rolling beauty and Remote - "Stars" for some truly old school sounds. Essential listening for those who prefer beauty in their bass.

OHM

Tribal Tone (2013 remaster)

Unknown To The Unknown

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UTTU 028
13 May 13
Bass

Tribal Tone (Mo' Better Grooves mix) - (5:33)

Tribal Tone (Ruffneck mix) - (4:48)

Tribal Tone (Marquis Hawkes remix) - (5:52)

Tribal Tone (Capracara remix) - (4:28)

Tribal Tone (Northern Souls remix) - (6:20)

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Played by: Phuturelabs

Review: Given Unknown To The Unknown's wide ranging remit, including bassline garage, Detroit electro and Chicago house, it was perhaps inevitable that a genuine 90s house record would find its way onto the label at some point. Originally released in 1992, OHM's "Tribal Tone" was supposedly the first tune to use the Korg M1 sound that was later immortalised by Robin S' "Show Me Love", and had considerable impact at the time, being championed The Shamen frontman Mr C, being licensed to R&S sub-label Global Cuts and US label Vibe, and finding itself remixed by the Sabres of Paradise trio. Here it finds itself with three similarly great remixes, a stripped-back, raw groover from Marquis Hawkes, a horn-heavy piece of 90s action from Capracara and a thundering mid-tempo effort from Northern Souls. Essential!

STEVIE NICKS/IRENE CARA

Edge Of Seventeen

Kojak Giant Sounds

KGS 002
06 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Steve Nicks - "Edge Of Seventeen" (Rayko edit) - (8:00) 108 BPM

Irene Cara - "Breakdancing" (Rayko edit) - (5:28) 120 BPM

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Played by: Disco B

Review: This duo of edits was originally released by DJ Ionic's imprint, Kojak Giant Sounds, a few years ago. Although the choice of source material here is undeniably obvious, Rayko is fairly restrained in his rework's of Nick's AOR classic "Edge Of Seventeen" and Cara's 1983 benchmark electro-disco tune "Breakdance", providing a little bit of vintage class to modern dancefloors in the process.

DJ MAARS/TOM SHOWTIME

The Chippa Irie EP

Booty Fruit

BOOTYFRUIT 012
08 Apr 13
Breakbeat

Heatwave Episode - (3:06) 140 BPM

Hungry Busta - (4:09) 155 BPM

Rocksteady Up - (3:58) 149 BPM

Champion Steez - (4:03) 149 BPM

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Played by: Spinforth, Roast Beatz, Chudy, Actual Sounds, Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Badboe, Ez Icarus, Essex Groove, Miles Reverse, Bialson Hajsy

Review: Booty Fruit's DJ Maars joins forces with newcomer Tom Showtime for some seriously delicious sound mash-ups for this latest EP. "Heatwave Episode" is a funked-out re-edit of Dr.Dre's and Snoop Dogg's infamous "The Next Episode", whilst "Hungry Busta" puts a real dancehall vibe over Busta Rhyme's inimitable vocal machine-gun bursts. "Rocksteady Up" re-fixes yet another early 2000's hip hop gem "Ante-Up", and "Champion Steez" goes all breakbeat/ska mode, introducing some rather rapacious Jamaican lyrics over that booty-shaking groove.

GORGON CITY

Intentions

Black Butter

BLKBTR 42
12 May 13
Deep House

Intentions (feat Clean Bandit) - (3:37) 122 BPM

Intentions (feat Clean Bandit - club mix) - (5:25) 122 BPM

Cycles - (7:14) 122 BPM

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Review: Despite getting everyone all hot and bothered with the promise of their collaboration, Gorgon City - aka Foamo and Rack N Ruin - have been sparing with releases to say the least. Still, it's all about quality not quantity, eh? Both tracks on this EP scream class and are immaculately produced: "Intentions" is a slick deep roller, complete with bouncy bass, shuffly garage beats and a soulful 90s-style urban vocal. The percussion is pushed to the fore on the corresponding club mix, but it's the dark and positively subterranean bass vibes of the moody "Cycles" that really does it for us!

VARIOUS

V's Edits Vol 1

Vehicle

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VHR 012
24 Jan 12
Disco/Nu-Disco

Zed Leppelin - "Whole Lotta" (V dub edit) - (6:08) 101 BPM

Fly & Samily Stone - "Thank You" (V's To The Bone edit) - (8:29) 115 BPM

Skinks - "You Got Me, Really!" (V Under My Skin edit) - (4:25) 128 BPM

Hythm Reritage - "SO WAT?" (V DJ Tool edit) - (6:56) 120 BPM

Toe Jex - "Put Your Life Together" (V Quick edit) - (3:49) 128 BPM

Stevie - "Wonder's Highest Grounds" (V Clap & Bass edit) - (5:17) 123 BPM

Aifferson J-Plane - "Some Body 2 Love" (V edit) - (3:58) 130 BPM

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Played by: Timewarp, Jamie 3:26, Paul Deighton, Juno Recommends Disco, John Warren (Aural Graffiti), Neil Diablo, Karim, Eddie Matos, Peza, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Juno Best Sellers 2012, Tulioxi

Review: Anyone who decides to dedicate a fair chunk of his debut edits release to scalpel cuts of tracks from Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane and Stevie Wonder must have gonads the size of watermelons. Sitting down could be an uncomfortable proposition, then, for the mysterious V, whose seven-track debut EP also includes chunky, floor-friendly re-tweaks of The Kinks and Sly & The Family Stone (as well as a couple of stonking disco bangers). While some would argue that much of the material here didn't need messing with, he's done an excellent job. The Dub of "Whole Lotta Love", for example, is pitched just right, offering much more bang and exactly the right amount of disco dubbiness.

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Think & Change

Nonplus UK

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NONPLUSLP 004I
11 Mar 13
Techno

Boddika & Joy Orbison - "&Fate" - (7:04) 127 BPM

Lowtec - "The Rhythm" (remix 2) - (6:15) 120 BPM

Four Tet - "For These Times" - (4:57) 127 BPM

Boddika - "Beats Me" - (5:06) 126 BPM

Pearson Sound - "Quivver" - (5:41) 132 BPM

Endian - "Straight Intention" - (6:33) 119 BPM

Kassem Mosse - "IP Mirrors" - (5:08) 125 BPM

Instra:mental & dBridge - "White Snares" - (5:17)

Martyn - "Bad Chicago" - (7:25) 129 BPM

Boddika & Joy Orbison - "Mercy" (Boddika VIP) - (5:13) 126 BPM

Kassem Mosse - "Broken Patterns" - (6:25) 120 BPM

SCB - "Dissipate" - (7:11) 128 BPM

Basic Soul Unit - "Untoward" - (7:24) 123 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Spec., Alkalino, Juno Recommends Techno, Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), Simonlebon, Menorah, Resident Advisor, Cosby (Car Crash Set), Larssen, Jt86, Eats Everything, Dapayk Solo

Review: The Boddika-helmed Nonplus unveil Think & Change, the label's first compilation and what a way to mark such an event. Calling on a cast of the great and the good of contemporary techno and bass music, Think & Change arrives sporting some thirteen tracks, a statement of how far Nonplus has come since its emergence in 2009 as an outlet for the Autonomic family of artists, gradually mutating into a more wide ranging approach, with material from Actress, Kassem Mosse and Basic Soul Unit ensuring a reputation as one of the most respected labels in the bass music diaspora. The highlights on this compilation are many, but you should be checking Four Tet's contribution "For These Times" (easily his best, least fussy club track to date) "Bad Chicago" from Martyn, and Kassem Mosse's excellent "Broken Patterns".

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Set You Free

Chestplate UK