Johnny Pluse At Juno Download

Review: A simply epic remix release of Johnny Pluse's "The Market Street Cut Up" hits the virtual racks this week - a total of eleven mixes in all, including Bristolian beat masher Ewan Hoozami's phat hip hop remake, Dum N Bass's jump-up retread, Funkanomics' nu-funk, cut 'n' paste mix and Mustbeat Crew's MPC-styled version. For a pure bass-gasm, check out Rory Hoy's maxxed-out, pushing-into-the-red belter that loads plenty of pleasing distortion into JP's original.

Review: Clearly bearing all the symptoms of an addiction, Irish breaks producer follows up his recent "Lazers... We Need More Lazers" LP with this similarly lazer-obsessed EP of new tunes on Bulabeats. Mixing a weight of funky b-boy breaks with all manner of studio bass, he messes with Stax legend Rufus Thomas in a great way on "Let's Do This", and indulges in some DJ Yoda-esque sampledelica on the shape-shifting "Blind Tap Dancer".

Review: A comprehensive release from Irish producer Johnny Pluse, who's teamed up with indie-rockers Youth Mass for this ode to summer that comes with a wide-ranging set of remixes. Ewan Hoozami wrangles the original's pop-skank into a fun and wonky breaks tune, while Dusty Tonez bring out a cut 'n' paste hip-hop vibe for their revisit. With a wobblin' version from Fuzzbox Inc and a radical half-step remake from Hidden Riddim also on the release, there's plenty of ways to dig on JP's summery vibes.

Review: Irish funky breaks wrangler Johnny Pluse returns with a whole new set of beats, DJ Yoda-esque cuts, samples and attitude on this unashamedly laser-loving album. The MC cuts are definitely the highlights, recalling late-'80s UK hip-hop stars like Blade and London Posse - Dog's guest spot on "Question Is" or Youth Mass' verses on "Drinkin' In The Sun" are two perfect marriages of beats and rhymes, while the rest of the album is an almost encyclopaedic compendium of dope drums and b-boy bass.

Review: Taken from his recent How Much For The Monkey album, Johnny Pluse drops the single "Skanky Bitch" with a boat load of mixes thrown in. The original's sampletastic breaks backbone (peep bits of Naughty By Nature and The Specials among many others) gets rewritten on Generic People's trancey mix, while Dusty Tonez takes it back to breakbeat's roots with a Shut Up & Dance-vibe. Funkanomics slows things down and adds some gritty bass, while Rory Hoy scratches it up a treat.