Gilles Peterson At Juno Download

Review: After recruiting breathless rave heroes Switch and Sinden to remix the last Havana Cultura Band single, Gilles Peterson takes things down a notch for this next set of revisions. Fluid broken beat/deep house/nu-jazz veteran Martin 'Atjazz' Iveson steps up first, offering two wonderfully deep and soulful versions that make great use of the original's lovely Cuban percussion and vocals. The Detroit-influenced Astro Dub is particularly delightful. Chancha Via Circuito recasts the jaunty original as a blissful chunk of Cuban space dub - all roomy sub, touchy-feely harmonies and hip-hop tempo percussion - while Alex Patchwork drops a bouncy, organic house interpretation. Excellent stuff, all told.

Review: Gilles Peterson has always remained committed to innovation, experimentation and new talent. His own Brownswood Recordings imprint has been the perfect platform for him to help who he terms as "unsung heroes and emerging talent" to get released and reach more people. The fifth instalment of the series, this mix compilation does exactly that whilst shifting across genres and styles seemingly with each track on a CD that highlights Peterson's eclectic tastes further.

Although these are artists and tracks that Peterson has been using regularly in his live sets and radio shows, they will largely remain unknown to many. As such it is a great delight that on this offering, we get to hear the fragile and emotive soul-kissed electronic a of Ragen Fykes' "Love Life", the slow and hazy jazz-house of Ron Basejam's "Into My Life" and Michael Olatuja's "Hold On" before moving on to the shy, fractured pop of Samuel & The Dragon's "Rising Up" and the hip hop infused breaks of "Happy" by Daru.

Some were released some time ago now and appear here as an attempt to reach more through this release's attachment to the bigger name of Gilles Peterson. However, some are seeing the light of day for the very first time as exclusive tracks to this compilation. Artists include Ron Baejam, Daru & Rena and Electric Wire Hussle as Peterson explores music that harbours more interest than most other club music. Ranging from Soultronica to Hip Hop and from Jazz to Nu-Soul, there's enough there to keep even the most eclectic music fan engaged from start to finish.

Review: Here, one of the highlights of last year Havana Cultura set - a showcase of great contemporary Cuban music, played by of the country's finest musicians - gets remixed. Joining the breezy, floor-friendly original are reworks from London Latin jazzers Sunlightsquare and, most notably, Switch & Sinden. The latter's rub is in many ways typical of their work, a spiraling, brain-melting fusion of heavyweight Cuban drums, piercing electro stabs and woozy trumpet cut-ups. Sunlightsquare opts for a more natural approach, delivering two sparse, organic versions built around re-recorded percussion. Both are delightfully loose and should appeal to those searching for original Latin flavours.