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BLKBTR 38
18 Feb 13

Real (feat Yasmin) - (4:37)

Thor (explicit) - (6:16)

Athena - (5:20)

10 Below - (6:19)

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Played by: Mat Cant, Redsoul, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Utah Saints, Martin Solveig, Kid Kenobi, Kono Vidovic

Review: This powerhouse duo - a collaboration between none other than Foamo and Rack N Ruin - dropped their killer debut EP last year and since then things have been ominously quiet. Well, now they're back with a stonking great new release that fully explores the pair's interest in all things deep and groovy. "Real" features the vocal talents of rising star Yasmin and manages to be both an exotic pop anthem and a sparse, 4/4 bass head-nodder. "Thor" is nasty dark basement fodder, "Athena" is a lithe, tropical acrobat of a tune and "10 Below" is a sinister house-meets-garage monster.

WIZARD, ED/DISCO DOUBLE DEE/DISCO TECH/THOMASS JACKSON/TONY TEE/DJ RAW SUGAR

Slo-Roasted

Editorial

ED 23
21 Dec 12

Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - "On The One" - (6:39) 106 BPM

Tony T - "The Feeling" - (6:25) 104 BPM

Thomass Jackson - "Gangsta Man" - (6:36) 82 BPM

Disco Tech - "Our Lives" - (5:52) 93 BPM

DJ Raw Sugar - "Alright (The Lost Dub)" - (5:10) 125 BPM

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Played by: B-Jam, Fingerman, Superbreak, Spilt Milk, Chris Deepak, Disco Tech, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, In Flagranti, Ramskank, Alessandro Otiz, The Funk Hunters, Karim, Dirty Mckenzie, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Thomass Jackson, Willo, Lazy Kiss

JAMES SILK/PATRYK MOLINARI/ANDRE CROM/DARABI

Black Jukebox 05

Exploited Germany

BJ 05
01 Oct 12

James Silk - "Can't Wait" - (5:54) 122 BPM

Patryk Molinari - "No Dilemma" - (7:26) 115 BPM

Andre Crom - "Body Dreamin" - (6:28) 120 BPM

Darabi - "She Keep It Tight" - (5:30)

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Played by: Kirsten Sees, Low Slung, Inland Knights, Juno Recommends Deep House, J&m Brothers, Alessandro Otiz, Sharam Jey, Random Soul, Nine Lives

JAMES WELSH/SQUAREHEAD/MELLA DEE/WAZE & ODYSSEY/TERRENCE PEARCE

WOLFEP015

Wolf Music Recordings

WOLFEP 015
07 Jan 13

James Welsh - "Nowt" (Ron Basejam mix - pt 1) - (7:12) 110 BPM

Squarehead, Mella Dee - "Get Together" - (7:22) 126 BPM

Waze & Odyssey - "Feel My Voices" - (6:20) 122 BPM

Terrence Pearce - "Joice" - (7:08) 120 BPM

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Played by: Lee Daley:contentmcr/Beef/Huddtraxx, Ya Dun Know, Superbreak, Chris Coco, Sw, Juno Recommends Deep House, Claudio Giordano, Chris Coco, Freddy Love, Tura, Sccucci Manucci, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Shox, Tee Circus, Groove Armada, Jack Fell Down, Scuola Furano, Jakobin&domino

Review: Arriving at a fifteenth release in little more than three years is no mean feat, and the Wolf Music crew have retained a standard of quality throughout that a few other labels could learn from. Once again switching the emphasis from artist release to a quartet of contributors, WOLF 15 opens with a killer Ron Basejam refix of recent Wolf anthem "Nowt" by James Welsh. Originally a louche slice of beatdown, "Nowt" stays at an even tempo in the hands of the Crazy P artist though there are all new levels of seductive funk added. Complementing this are three label debuts of varying style but equal quality, with Squarehead & Mella Dee (one half of Mista Men no less) opting for a brazen concoction of ruffed up garage rhythms and deep house emotions on "Get Together". Next up, breakout house duo Waze & Odyssey add Wolf to their growing CV with the effervescent cut up house rowdiness of "Feel My Voices" whilst South African producer Terrence Pearce might just steal our affections with the skippy, smudged delights of "Magic".

AUDIOJACK feat KEVIN KNAPP

These Days EP

Gruuv

GRU 017
11 Oct 12

These Days - (6:47) 123 BPM

These Days (Jimmy Edgar Implication) - (7:08) 123 BPM

These Days (Sacha Robotti 2029 GITS remix) - (6:14) 125 BPM

Night Watch - (7:54) 123 BPM

Plastic Dreams (20 Year Tribute) - (8:20) 124 BPM

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GEORGE FITZGERALD

Needs You

Hypercolour

HYPE 30
17 Dec 12

Needs You - (6:36) 124 BPM

Every Inch - (6:53) 128 BPM

Every Inch (Deetron remix) - (7:06) 126 BPM

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Review: The techy and bass-ready label Hypercolour has always had some pretty leftfield tendencies, ranging from its releases with Groove Armada and Neil Landstrumm, to cheeky Aprils fools day pranks all part of the package. However George Fitzgerald's Needs You EP typifies the Hypercolour sound minus any tomfoolery. "Needs You" in particular plays "oh baby" vocals, sucking percussion and melodic keys against vast-monoliths of low end sonics. On the flip is "Every Inch" again by Fitzgerald. Fluted synth spooks and successive clap-tambourine combos swing to a groove that has a moderately lighter mood. Deetron writes a love note to rave and garage in his remix to "Every Inch" by the way of squelchy electronics and nerdy percussion.

TOYBOY & ROBIN/SAHIN MEYER/ILLYUS/FIRAS

Cinquemila Lire EP

Sccucci Manucci

SCCUCCI 005
05 Nov 12

Toyboy & Robin - "No More Sunshine" - (4:39) 125 BPM

Sahin Meyer - "Spread Love" - (7:52) 118 BPM

Illyus - "Saif" - (7:28) 122 BPM

Firas - "Feel Love" - (5:13) 124 BPM

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Review: Sccucci Manucci once again proves its dancefloor chops with its fifth release, the Cinquemila Lire EP, which sees the London based imprint curl its moustache in the direction of deep house. Manchester based duo Toyboy & Robin open proceedings with "No More Sunshine", an insouciant mix of soulful vocals, shuffling garage percussion and burning deep house organ stabs. It's a heady, intoxicating mix, and it's one that's matched on the A-Side by Sahin Meyer's effort; the husband and wife duo turn in the gorgeous "Spread Love", a cut that wrings every last drop of emotion out of a classic, drummy arrangement. Flip over for "Saif" by Illyus, a twinkling late night excursion into melodic, star gazing house, and "Feel Love" by Firas, one half of the Waze & Odyssey, who rounds off another killer Sccucci 12-inch with raw-thentic smacky beats and an addictive loopy vocal and bassline.

VARIOUS

House Of Kolour

House Of Records

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HODKOL 1
17 Dec 12

Casino Times - "Some Of Her Love" - (6:10) 102 BPM

Fantastic Man - "Groove With You" (Debonair remix) - (6:01) 112 BPM

Sixth Avenue Express - "Goodbye" - (7:44) 105 BPM

EJECA - "Give Me Up" - (5:51) 120 BPM

The Glue - "Love Generator" (The Dead Rose Music Company Unreleased remix) - (8:04) 121 BPM

Hystereo - "Choral Twist" - (5:12) 118 BPM

Chordashian - "Black Eye" (LeSale remix) - (5:48) 112 BPM

Sleazy McQueen - "Pretty Baby" - (7:51) 104 BPM

Duff Disco - "TLD" - (6:17) 105 BPM

Harry Wolfman & LG - "The Sabbath" - (7:00) 123 BPM

Heion - "Sure Thing" - (6:34) 112 BPM

Noodleman - "Starlight" (Medlar Unreleased remix) - (5:26) 118 BPM

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Played by: Scott Fell, Slow It Down, Fingerman, Stan Tropic, Carlos Francisco, Dave Allison, Simonlebon, Casino Times, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Lesale, Grass Green, Jakobin&domino

Review: Having rightly made a name for themselves as purveyors of high-grade goodness, House of Disco continues to churn out the hits. Following hot on the heels of their collaborative compilation with Dikso Records comes another hook-up, this time with Kolour Recordings. Given the similarity of both labels' output, it's little surprise that House of Kolour is a bit of a winner. Musically, it's jam-packed with warm, groove-laden cuts that straddle the line where deep house, disco and re-edits meet. Highlights are, naturally, plentiful, from the shimmering beauty of Debonair's Fantastic Man rework and the funtime bounce of Hystereo's "Choral Twist", to the loopy-but-swinging soul of Sleazy McQueen's "Pretty Baby", and the hustling deep house goodness of Medlar's previously unheard rework of Noodleman's ace "Starlight".

THE GROOVERS

Make Me Feel EP

Razor-N-Tape

RNTD 003
08 Mar 13

Here's To You Mr Robinson - (6:01) 118 BPM

Make Me Feel - (6:17) 115 BPM

Where You Belong - (5:54)

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), The Groovers, Redsoul, Fingerman, Dave Allison, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Jkriv (Deep And Disco/Razor-N-Tape), Freddy Love, Vladislav Moustache Love, Cc:disco!, Weedyman, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Ramsey Hercules, Italodisko, Monkey Boots, Nu Disco Fever, Numoment

Review: A belated but welcome return for Brooklyn's Razor 'N' Tape crew. This time round, though, they're not cutting-up classic boogie tunes in a Tiger & Woods-ish disco-house style. Instead, they offer up three woozy, all-enveloping deep house cuts from The Groovers. "Here's To You Mr Robinson" laces a classic jazz vocal over a smooth-as-silk deep house groove, while "Make Me Feel" turns a delicious jazz-funk jam into a deep, soulful treat - all twinkling Rhodes, edible horns and sweeping strings. "Where You Belong", on the other hand, goes further into slow dance territory, lacing fluid funk guitars, sensual pianos and a delightful vocal over a deep rare funk groove.

EJECA

Horizon EP

Needwant

NEEDW 023
01 Oct 12

Horizon - (6:43) 125 BPM

Dazed - (5:46) 118 BPM

See Through You - (5:23)

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Review: With an excellent release on Tusk Wax in his armoury and a notable collaboration with Bicep on their recent Aus EP, Norn Irish lad Ejeca seems primed to follow the trajectory set by the aforementioned burger loving duo. The Horizons EP, his debut for the Needwant imprint sees Ejeca throwing down three tracks that are very much steeped in the same vocal lead New Jersey garage sound that Bicep are currently plundering to great effect, not least on the thickly infectious title track that demonstrates Ejeca's ease for crafting a killer breakdown. "Dazed" eschews the reliance on vocals for some deft chord usage and excellent drum programming, while "See Through You" shimmers with garage indebted warmth.

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

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, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Simonlebon, Peza, Lesale, B.g. Baarregaard, Vinyladdicted

HOT SINCE 82/SHADOW CHILD

Knee Deep In Louise/So High Remixes

Moda Black

MB 003R
03 Dec 12

Shadow Child - "So High" (Hot Since 82 remix) - (7:44) 122 BPM

Hot Since 82 - "Knee Deep in Louise" (Shadow Child remix) - (5:37) 123 BPM

Hot Since 82 - "Knee Deep in Louise" - (8:00) 120 BPM

Shadow Child - "So High" - (6:34) 124 BPM

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Played by: Ross Michael, Kelly Sylvia, Grant Nelson, Odiggity, Chrisidh, Eric Powa B, Juno Recommends Deep House, Carl Cox, Tocadisco, D3adl1ne, Groove Armada, Manhattan, Roger Sanchez, Donka, Oliver Smith, Tocacabana, Hot Since 82, Lineki

Review: It's the season for giving, so Hot Since 82 and Shadow Child have decided to exchange presents - or, more specically, remix each other's tracks. The result is a four-tracker that features two original tracks and two remixes. Hot Since 82's snappy, tech-meets-electro house jam "Knee Deep In Louise" gets given a right Royal boot up the backside by bass music fiends Shadow Child - think rave riffs, gut-twisting sub bass action and 2012's most omnipresent electronic music attraction, the pitched-down vocal sample. Meanwhile, Hot Since 82 turn Shadow Child's Hypercolour-ish garage/deep house assault, "So High", into a strobelight house anthem with woozy, pitched down R&B vocal samples and swinging drums aplenty.

CAUSE & AFFECT/WORTHY/JUSTIN JAY

Dirtybird Players Sampler

Dirtybird US

DB 085
05 Feb 13

Cause & Affect - "Don't Like To Do That" - (5:35)

Worthy - "Dip" - (5:55)

Justin Jay - "Altitude" - (5:16)

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Played by: Santero, Spiller, Ya Dun Know, Diplo, Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), Hxdb, Nsekt, Lucent, Eats Everything, Cocaine On Her Dress

CHUBBA

Moody

Republic

361015 2542227
25 Mar 13

Moody - (6:08) 125 BPM

Diamonds - (5:16) 126 BPM

Broken - (5:40) 125 BPM

Broken (Erotic City remix) - (4:16) 122 BPM

Broken (Medicis & Vanshift remix) - (5:28) 126 BPM

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Played by: Thang, Alkalino, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Jack Fell Down, Cocaine On Her Dress, Benny Kane

Review: Jay 'Chubba' Richards has been popping up all over the place of late, with recent releases on Sirch and Odea Records. Here, he brings his particular brand of contemporary house and UK funky fusion to Republic. "Moody" - so-called because it features a prominent sample from Kenny Dixon Jnr talking about his MPC - sets the tone, layering tough electronic percussion over a monstrous bassline. "Diamonds" sounds like a fusion of classic UKG and '90s house, while "Broken" feels like the sort of thing that Hypercolour should be signing (think nice chords, tasty vocal stabs and bassline-driven deep house flavour). There's also a tougher, UK funky-flavoured tweak from Vedicis and Vanshift that's well worth a listen.

DETROIT SWINDLE

Creep

Freerange

FRD 176
29 Oct 12

Creep - (6:15) 119 BPM

I Gotta Know - (6:26) 120 BPM

Brotherman - (6:32) 123 BPM

Brotherman (KRL remix) - (6:38) 117 BPM

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LAST MAGPIE

1995

Losing Suki

SUKI 011
25 Feb 13

1995 - (6:03)

Hypno - (6:10)

Roots - (6:15)

Fallen - (8:07)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Spilt Milk, Jack Fell Down, Dale Howard

Review: Wow! Are people looking back with rose-tinted glasses to 1995 already? Well at least this 'musical magpie' is only borrowing ideas and sounds rather than copying wholesale! Possibly a bit darker than his previous releases this EP features dubby UKG ("1995"), glitchy, post-dubstep ("Hypno", "Fallen") and even a bit of wobble-heavy UKF ("Roots").

DETROIT SWINDLE

Guess What EP

Dirt Crew Germany

DIRT 067
03 Dec 12

Guess What - (7:52) 124 BPM

John Doe - (5:23) 120 BPM

Guess What (Leftside Wobble remix) - (8:12) 121 BPM

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Pete Dafeet, Olivier Desmet, Redsoul, Tommy Largo, Dirt Crew, Juno Recommends Deep House, Karim, Sccucci Manucci, Detroit Swindle, Resident Advisor, Lesale, Willo, Jack Fell Down

Review: Hirsute producers Lars Dale and Maarten Smeets have enjoyed a great 2012, dropping well thought of singles on Freerange, Dirt Crew and Murmur. Here they round off a productive 12 months with another missive for Dirt Crew. Built around a soaring, emotionally rich bluesy vocal sample, "Guess What" sounds like a more energetic take on jazz-flecked Detroit deep house, with just the right amount of old US garage flavour. "John Doe" takes a similar approach, but moves further towards strobelight-flecked late night groovery - all cut-up vocal hits, relentless organs and swinging drums. A solid package is completed by Leftside Wobble's remake of "Guess What", a deliciously deep and swirling version that demonstrates his continued development as a producer.

SQUAREHEAD

Elegante

5ANDSEVEN

5AND7 001
04 Feb 13

Elegante - (6:46) 125 BPM

Now Is Good - (6:40) 125 BPM

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Played by: Sirmo, Juno Recommends Deep House, Kingthing, Nine Lives, Italodisko, Sister Bliss

Review: According to the dictionary, a squarehead is 'a stupid or inept person'. The dictionary is clearly wrong as this Sheffield producer (aka Oliver Ledger) is a highly adept producer indeed. Oh wait! Maybe it's an ironic moniker! Anyway here he cooks up two juicy dancefloor bombs - "Elegante" being a mid-paced 90s house groover with jazzy overtones and "Now Is Good" bravely going for the whole handbag/speed garage shebang - essential!

ISOLEE

Allowance

Pampa Germany

PAMPA 013
15 Feb 13

Allowance - (6:47) 120 BPM

You Could Do Your Memories - (6:54) 125 BPM

Wobble - (7:01) 124 BPM

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Played by: Visti, Kisk, Chris Coco, Henri Kohn, Alkalino, Lusty Zanzibar, Dairmount (Room With A View Recs), Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House, Dominik Eulberg, Audision, Ramon Tapia, X-Press 2, Sasha, Rodriguez Jr, Resident Advisor, Inigo, Nice7, Ada

Review: Amazingly, it's 15 years since Isolee first tickled our fancy with the deliciously hypnotic and pleasingly melodic micro-house anthem "Beau Mot Plage". He's tried many things in the years since, from stripped-back minimalism to semi-organic loop techno. "Allowance" his first full solo EP for nearly three years, has echoes of his glory days. The darting, fluid "Wobble", for example, employs similar synth stabs of shuffling grooves, while "You Could Do Your Memories" is as heart aching and emotion-rich as any of his Playhouse-era classics. Best of all, though, is "Allowance", a sparse but beautifully appointed slice of deep-tronica underpinned by a loose but sturdy groove.

JULIO BASHMORE

Au Seve

Broadwalk

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BW 001
01 Jul 12

Au Seve - (6:33) 124 BPM

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Review: Broadwalk Records, the new label from Bristol house producer Julio Bashmore launches in fine style with the eminently classy Au Seve. Young Bashmore has an obvious talent for productions dripping in hooky qualities (see his still slay em jam "Battle For Middle You" as well as production credits for "Youth Soul" icon Jessie Ware) and "Au Seve" totally belongs in this canon, slipping carnival ready melodic touches and simple vocal loops over a dusted house mainframe dominated by rasping kicks and a killer rising bass line.

VARIOUS

Futurism Shades Of Space

ISM

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ISM 026X
25 Mar 13

Bonar Bradberry - "This Way Up" - (7:15) 112 BPM

Spektrum - "Ambush In Istanbul" (Kiwi remix) - (6:46) 124 BPM

St Petersburgh Disco Spin Club - "Pardonnez Moi Pour Mon Francais" - (6:22) 117 BPM

Mannmade Music - "Listen Up" - (6:43) 116 BPM

Ron Basejam - "Is The Word" (PBR Streetgang remix) - (10:26) 119 BPM

Jamie L - "Rough Jammm Yo" - (8:08) 120 BPM

Michelle Manetti - "Give It Up" (Ruben & Ra remix) - (6:52) 120 BPM

Nu Ak - "Fly Away" - (6:54) 115 BPM

Adolfo Velayos - "The Taste" - (7:31) 120 BPM

Rubinskee - "Sources" (The Dead Rose Music Company remix) - (6:44) 118 BPM

Nega Tiv - "Liquid Call" - (5:04) 124 BPM

Ex Friendly - "Shokran" - (8:12) 80 BPM

Odyssey - "Aint No Stoppin Us Now" (Ron Basejam remix) - (7:10) 119 BPM

Gemini Bros - "Jocko" (DJ Rocca Eurodiscodub) - (5:58) 120 BPM

Ben La Desh & Plan DAqua - "Crackstate" - (6:54) 105 BPM

Yam Who? feat Natasha Watts - "Dont You Want My Love" (Stupid Human mix) - (6:14) 120 BPM

Questlife feat Feat Wildchild - "What You Like" - (6:20) 118 BPM

Freekwency feat Charli James - "By My Side" - (5:22) 111 BPM

Phunktastike - "Love Crisis" - (5:20) 110 BPM

Yambee - "SAM" - (7:25) 110 BPM

Genius Collective - "Stronger Than Me" - (6:09) 100 BPM

Hamish Balfour feat Erik Rico - "Believe" - (6:00) 108 BPM

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Played by: B-Jam, Dave Lee / Joey Negro, Tronik Youth - No Dice Edits, Sleazy Mcqueen, Yam Who?, Superbreak, Sw, Maurice Aymard, Benny Badge (Freekwency/Nite Class), Peza, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Willo, Monkey Boots, Thomass Jackson

Review: ISM Records' two Futurism EPs have proved so popular that label boss Yam Who has decided to use them as the inspiration for an expansive compilation of previously unreleased gems. Unlike the label's other popular strand, Midnight Riot, there's always been a bit more of an open-minded, eclectic feel about the Futurism releases. This is no different. Whilst rooted in nu-disco and deep house, Futurism: Shades of Space also touches on 21st century jazz-funk (Manmademusic), bongo-laden spiritual house (Nu Ak's "Fly Away"), fluid garage (Nega Tiv's excellent "Liquid Call"), woozy Balearica (Ben La Desh and Plan DAqua), block party boogie (Questlife feat Wildstyle, Freekwency) and nu-jazz (Hamish Balfour). More importantly, the quality threshold remains high throughout.

SIXTH AVENUE EXPRESS

Can't Stop Feelin

Pole Position Recordings

PPR 042
25 Feb 13

Can't Stop Feelin - (6:16) 110 BPM

Can't Stop Feelin (Pete Herbert remix) - (7:01) 115 BPM

Can't Stop Feelin (Deep Sound Express dub) - (5:40) 110 BPM

Props - (7:00) 120 BPM

Nevada Desert - (7:25) 110 BPM

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Played by: DJ Nova (Rodon Fm 95), The Groovers, Straightoffthefloors.com, Justin Winks (Casio Social Club), Gazeebo, Pete Herbert, Lusty Zanzibar, Juno Recommends Disco, Jkriv (Deep And Disco/Razor-N-Tape), Cc:disco!, Tad Wily

Review: Although sounding like a Manhattan laundry or maybe a pizza delivery service, Sixth Avenue Express are in fact a nu-disco duo from Peckham. They've generated some pretty large interest since forming in 2011 and now finally we have a much-anticipated new release from them. "Can't Stop Feelin" is not just an anthem for everyone out there incapable of keeping their hands to themselves. No, it's a deep and sensuous slice of the kind of mellow electro-house favoured by the likes of DJ T, and to which Pete Herbert adds some extra percussion and ravey stabs. Classy!

QUEENIE

And Every

Greenmoney Recordings

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GMR 015
25 Feb 13

And Every - (3:56) 130 BPM

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Played by: Sirmo, Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Mat Cant, Greenmoney

Review: Greenmoney Recordings return with a short but sweet one-tracker from fresh label signing Queenie, a vocalist who's previously worked with Stay+ and Baxta and who makes her production debut on this release. "And Every" is the perfect combination of underground UK house, rhythmic inventiveness and low end bite, with sweet vocals, weighty drums that recall Canadian producer Kevin McPhee and the kind of garage swing of a classic Zed Bias record - an auspicious debut!

GREDITS/ELEF/THE CANDY DEALERS/ILLYUS

Six Million Ways To Fly EP

Sccucci Manucci

SCCUCCI 006
01 Apr 13

Gredits - "Doin' It Deep" - (6:27) 108 BPM

Elef - "Lazy Liz" - (6:06) 120 BPM

The Candy Dealers - "Time Machine" - (6:30) 117 BPM

Illyus - "Movin' House" - (6:54) 124 BPM

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Review: Volume Six of the esteemed Sccucci Manucci operation sees the Tom Selleck of disco flecked house rack up the air miles with an international cast of talent contributing. Contemporary disco connoisseurs should be fully aware of Gredits, the Swedish producer with previous on the Basic Fingers label; "Doing It Deep" does it right, seductively teasing out a killer looped up disco groove that gets more flirtatious with every listen. German dwelling Greek producer Elef takes us into classicist house terrain with the infectious bump and shuffle of "Lazy Liz", whilst a long promised Sccucci weapon from The Candy Dealers (aka Christian Malloni & Jay West also sees release. Glaswegian Illyus rounds out the EP, as he returns for a second bite of the Manucci cherry with the late night dubby house goodness of "Movin House".

HOT NATURED/ALI LOVE

Benediction

Hot Creations

HOTC 025
29 Oct 12

Benediction - (6:41) 116 BPM

Benediction (dub) - (5:40) 120 BPM

Forward Motion (MK Reverse remix) - (5:56) 124 BPM

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Review: Ah, Hot Creations, home to the hippest house music that cites disco and 25 year-old club anthems as its inspirations. Here, label head honchos Jamie Jones and Lee Foss revive their Hot Natured project for a sweet stroll through smiley vocal house territory in the company of one-time electrofunk revivalist Ali Love. "Benediction" is good for what it is - a vaguely deep, pleasant Hot Creations record - but the real killer here is the remix of former single "Forward Motion" by crusty old US garage head Mark "MK" Kinchen. He recalls those glory days of tough but groovy MK dubs with a rework straight out of 1993.

JAD & THE LADYBOY

Do It Get Up

Toy Tonics

TOYT 006
11 Feb 13

Do It Get Up - (7:34) 118 BPM

Do It Get Up (Kolombo remix) - (6:13) 118 BPM

Tipsy - (5:37) 125 BPM

Lovin' - (6:16) 120 BPM

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Played by: Mike O'mara(Development Music), Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Claudio Giordano, Alessandro Otiz, Sccucci Manucci, Salon Acapulco, Lesale, Kono Vidovic, Kolombo

Review: Having previously impressed with an EP of shuffling deep house disco on Gazeebo International, Australian musician/producer Jad Lee drops an EP of woozy, floor-friendly deepness on Toy Tonics. "Do It Get Up" is indicative of his trademark sound, delivering a strobelight-friendly fusion of chunky bottom-end, wiry synths and thickset chords. Kolombo remixes, offering up a delightfully wonky, stripped-back version that sounds like Sweet Exorcist making nu-disco, under the influence of helium. "Tipsy" throws some weighty electrofunk bass into the mix with impressive results, while the boogie sampling "Lovin" tickles and teases with its blend of jackin' beats and Tiger and Woods-ish cut-ups.

HNNY

Yearning EP

Local Talk

LT 025
15 Mar 13

Yearning - (5:37) 120 BPM

For The Very First Time (Dirtytwo's Midas Touch version) - (7:56) 118 BPM

For The Very First Time (Dirtytwo's Midas Beatless version) - (6:30) 118 BPM

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Played by: Ross Couch, Pete Dafeet, Homegroove Project, Alexander Robotnick, Sw, Juno Recommends Deep House, J&m Brothers, Rony Breaker, The Glue, Jack Fell Down, B.g. Baarregaard, Italodisko, Kono Vidovic, Grass Green, Monkey Boots, Two Charming Men

Review: Rising Swedish house producer HNNY scored one of last year's most ubiquitous cuts in the shape of "For The Very First Time" which appeared on his debut EP of the same name for Mad Mats' unstoppable Local Talk label. Yearning marks HNNY's long overdue Local Talk return and features yet another immediately infectious production from the Stockholm based producer's armoury along with a superlative remix of his aforementioned hit. As soon as those warm keys wrap around the loose rhythms of "Yearning" you get an sense that HNNY knows how to craft a house production and the subtle vocal hook that comes swooping in will undoubtedly cause requisite chaos. On the remix tip, Local Talk's secret weapon Dirtytwo gets his 80s electro funk on for a blinding rendition of "For The Very First Time". Tiger & Woods would be proud of this one.

HNNY

For The Very First Time EP

Local Talk

LT 015
31 Aug 12

For The Very First Time - (6:45) 119 BPM

Apricots - (4:34) 119 BPM

Trummor - (10:22) 119 BPM

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Review: Having come to the fore via some rather divisive edits of Dorian Concept, Steve Reich and Mariah Carey, the Stockholm based producer HNNY serves notice of his capacity for original productions with this rather fine release on the Local Talk label. This fifteenth release for Mad Mats' resolutely deep house operation maintains the standards set by previous emissions, and it's easy to see why opening track "For The Very First Time" has already been embraced by HNNY's former overseers Studio Barnhus. That all too authentic take on the early 90s NYC house sound is a good primer for what to expect from hereon in, with the similar equation of pitched vocal snatches craftily twisted around infectious yet simplistic melodic motifs and thick bass lines also characterising "Apricots". Do check the percussive 10 minute long behemoth that is "Trummor" for an example of what else HNNY can do - an expert DJ tool in the mould of how they used to be done, back in those days.

TOBY TOBIAS

Pathfinder EP

Delusions Of Grandeur

DOGD 029
25 Jan 13

Pathfinder - (7:34) 115 BPM

Pathfinder (Fabrizio Mammarella remix) - (7:12) 116 BPM

Backbeat - (7:26) 108 BPM

Abregon - (6:25) 122 BPM

Backbeat (Beat dub) - (4:01) 108 BPM

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Played by: Jimpster, Julian Sanza, Owain Kimber (Owain K), Grant Nelson, Scott Fell, Discomendments, Sw, Mike O'mara(Development Music), Alkalino, Roberto Rodriguez, Juno Recommends Deep House, Monkey Boots

Review: Since dropping his debut release on Hi-Phen in 2005, Toby Tobias has built up an impressive body of work, with EPs on Rekids, Hector Works, Let's Play House and his own Late Night Audio imprint. This EP for Delusions of Grandeur is another slow-burn winner. Lead cut "Pathfinder" gets just the right balance between heavy drum machine programming - think old skool electro or '80s boogie - and contemporary deep house smoothness. Fabrizio Mammarella's hypnotic remix is pretty tasty, too. "Backbeat" provides a hazy tip into Balearic boogie territory, while "Abergon" - with its lazy jazz guitars and Harvey-ish bump - is impeccable wide-eyed White Isle fodder.

VARIOUS

Paris Club Music: Volume 1

ClekClekBoom

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CCBCD 001
22 Apr 13

French Fries - "Yo Vogue" (VIP) - (4:56)

Manare - "Riddle" - (5:02)

The Town - "Dice" - (5:41)

Jean Nipon - "Coming At You" - (5:01)

French Fries - "Southside" - (6:04)

Coni - "Missing You Nire" - (5:42)

Ministre X - "Kobe" - (6:01)

French Fries - "Champagne" - (4:23)

French Fries - "Hugz" (feat Bambounou) - (6:35)

Coni - "Luz In Pool" - (8:27)

Ministre X - "Calling Me" (feat Sana - radio edit) - (3:42)

The Town - "The Movement" - (5:01)

Bambounou - "Night" - (4:45)

Manare - "Quartz" - (6:05)

Chaos In The CBD - "Slab" - (4:16)

Jean Nipon - "Put It In The Trunk" - (4:39)

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Played by: Mat Cant, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Two Charming Men

Review: With the imminent return of Daft Punk reminding us all of Paris's vibrant electronic music heritage, local label ClekClekBoom pop-up to provide us with a wide-eyed snapshot of the current Parisian underground. There are hints of familiar French staples - the stomping Ed Banger-ish ravery of The Town's "Dice", the classic house flex of Coni's "Missing You Nire" - but for the most part Paris Club Music Volume 1 dances to a different beat. With label regulars French Fries coming to the fore, much of the album is devoted to the sort of hard-to-pigeonhole bass music that takes its influence as much from B-more, R&B and UK garage as filter funk and electro-house.

DUSKY

Flo Jam EP

Dogmatik

DOG 019
10 Jul 12

Flo Jam - (7:52) 123 BPM

Every Day - (7:05) 123 BPM

Mystics - (7:57) 123 BPM

Numerical - (8:01) 126 BPM

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Review: Earlier this year, Dusky duo Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman popped up on Will Saul's Simple Records, delivering dizzying blends of deep house and garage. Here they re-release "Flo Jam", the lead cut from their recent EP of the same name on Dogmatik. It's a delicious track, all told, sitting somewhere between the crystal clear melodies of Futureboogie Recordings (think Eats Everything, Christophe or Crackazat rather than Julio Bashmore), German deep house and classic Chicagoan acid. There's enough old skool swing to make it interesting, but plenty of contemporary style to impress the hipsters.

DJ T Presents The House That Jack Built Part II

DJ T/VARIOUS

DJ T Presents The House That Jack Built Part II

Get Physical Germany

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GPMDA 060
07 Dec 12

Rhythm Control - "My House" - (1:45) 120 BPM

Adamski - "Killer" - (5:36) 120 BPM

Da Rebels - "House Nation Under A Groove" (DJ T edit) - (7:12) 122 BPM

Lidell Townsell - "I'll Make You Dance" (feat Kool Rock Steady - DJ T edit) - (5:48) 124 BPM

DJ Linus - "Who Stole The Soul?" (Unexpected mix DJ T edit) - (6:25) 123 BPM

Eli Escobar - "Work It" (DJ T edit) - (6:17) 124 BPM

DJ Le Roi - "I Feel Like Home" - (7:14) 122 BPM

Mike Dunn - "Dance You Mutha" (DJ T edit) - (5:12) 120 BPM

DJ T - "A Guy Called Jack" (DJ T Stripped Down re-work) - (6:35) 125 BPM

Raze - "Jack The Groove" (DJ T edit) - (6:29) 120 BPM

Tapesh - "Reminisce" - (6:37) 122 BPM

Ralph Falcon - "Every Now & Then" (Kenny Dope dub DJ T edit) - (6:49) 122 BPM

Thugfucker - "Disco Gnome" (Tomboy remix DJ T re-work) - (7:52) 118 BPM

JT Donaldson & Cpen - "Take U Back" (DJ T edit) - (7:11) 122 BPM

Herbert Ten - "908" - (7:42) 119 BPM

Solid Groove - "This Is Sick" (DJ T edit) - (6:19) 126 BPM

DJ Fast Eddie & Kenny 'Jammin' Jason - "Can U Dance" (original remastered) - (6:52) 122 BPM

Induceve - "OoooYesssSir" (DJ T edit) - (6:29) 122 BPM

Jesper Dahlback - "What Is The Time, Mr Templar?" - (5:13) 126 BPM

Delon & Dalcan - "M Stacey" (DJ T edit) - (6:15) 123 BPM

Audio Soul Project - "Reality Check" (mix 1) - (6:18) 125 BPM

Cassio Ware & Chip E & The OG's - "I Wanna See You Freak (Like Dis)" (DJ T edit) - (6:21) 126 BPM

DJ T - "Dis" (KiNK 909 tool) - (5:38) 126 BPM

Chris Carrier & Hector Moralez - "The Acid" (Fries & Bridges vs Chris Carrier remix) - (7:25) 127 BPM

Land Shark - "Tie Me Up" (Chicken Lips Trax dub part 2 DJ T edit) - (6:57)

Swag - "I Need A Freak" (DJ T edit) - (7:06) 120 BPM

Marcus Intalex - "Red 7" (John Tejada remix) - (6:13) 126 BPM

Thunderheist - "Nothing 2 Step 2" (Idiotproof remix DJ T edit) - (6:35) 123 BPM

Jesse Rose & Trevor Loveys Presents Izit? - "Heavy What?" (Our version) - (5:40) 126 BPM

$tinkworx - "Calamari" (DJ T edit) - (5:57) 121 BPM

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Played by: Rudy's Midnight Machine, Chris Deepak, 16 Bit Lolitas, Twins Of Sound, Sebo K

MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE

Send A Prayer EP

MCDE Recordings

MCDE 1210
08 Apr 13

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, 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.

FOUR TET

Jupiters

Text

TEXT 020
10 Dec 12

Jupiters (Happa remix) - (6:35) 127 BPM

Lion (Jamie xx remix) - (7:08) 120 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Seth Merlo, Kisk, Mike O'mara(Development Music), Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Techno, Dominik Eulberg, Fab Mayday, Benton, D3adl1ne, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: The "Jupiters" remixes are finally available on digital format and this time it's a strictly UK affair, with Happa and Jamie XX on remix duties! Happa's re-interpretation of "Jupiters" is a thumping beast of a track, where a startling bass drum churns its way across a militant percussion - violent hi-hats and snares all round, coated graciously by the most ominous synth stabs to have ever appeared on a Four Tet record! Jamie XX's take on "Lion" is a calmer, sub-heavy parade of swinging drums and mutating bass lines, growing in ferocity with every new bar.

RIPPERTON

Let's Hope EP

Tamed

TMQ 004
29 Nov 12

Let's Hope (original 12) - (11:24) 126 BPM

Let's Hope (Bicep remix) - (8:07) 122 BPM

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Played by: Garnica, Questionmarq, Sccucci Manucci, Lesale, Ripperton, Jakobin&domino

Review: Raphael Ripperton's success has been built on an ability to create slick, emotion-rich house music that joins the dots between crackly European tech and the warm, floor-friendly deepness of the USA. "Let's Hope" is a great example of his art. In its original form, it builds incessantly over 12 lovingly crafted minutes, wrapping vintage synth-strings and piano solos around a sturdy, tribal-influenced groove. Incidentally, the track's main breakdown will have the hairs on the back of your neck standing to attention. Also impressive is the Bicep remix, which turns the emotion-rich original into a thrilling retro-futurist paino house ride.

CRAZY P

Remixed

20:20 Vision

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VIS 233D
14 Jan 13

Beatbox (Burnski remix) - (8:13) 117 BPM

Changes (Mario Basanov remix) - (6:30) 121 BPM

Wecanonlybewhoweare (Wolf & Lamb feat Slow Hands mix) - (6:36) 112 BPM

Open For Service (Ron Basejam mix) - (6:43) 126 BPM

Never Gonna Reach Me (Hot Toddy remix) - (9:40) 110 BPM

Changes (Appleblim Bristol soul mix) - (6:53)

Lie Lost (Maurice Fulton remix) - (6:47) 115 BPM

Heartbreaker (Huxley rremix) - (7:56) 123 BPM

Caught Up (Still Going remix) - (7:57) 122 BPM

Eruption (Bonar Bradberry mix) - (6:33) 118 BPM

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Played by: Ross Couch, Olivier Desmet, Fingerman, Borgie, Juno Recommends Deep House, Chris Coco, J&m Brothers, Rony Breaker, Fredeverything, Anja Schneider, Monkey Boots

Review: Cynics will tell you that remix albums are a bit of a con - an exercise in repackaging previously released reworks - but occasionally they're worth picking up. This collection of recent and vintage reworks of Crazy P tracks thankfully falls into the latter category, delivering a mix of classic re-cuts, previously unheard tweaks and previously promo-only mixes. Some of the more Balearic and quietly downtempo tweaks stand out, not least Appleblim's woozily soulful touch-up of "Changes" and Wolf + Lamb's deliciously wide-eyed, downtempo take on "Wecanonlybewhoweare". There's also a chance to revisit some Grade-A club re-fixes from Still Going (whose tough-but-grandiose nu-disco take on "Caught Up" still sounds fresh), Huxley and Bonar Bradberry.

VARIOUS

Legendary Edits 3

Legendary Sound Research

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LSR 010D
29 Apr 13

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.

HOT TODDY

Mutha Sucka

Smoke N Mirrors

SNM-029
04 Dec 12

Mutha Sucka - (8:27) 118 BPM

Mutha Sucka (Ron Basejam remix) - (6:55) 118 BPM

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Played by: Grant Nelson, Olivier Desmet, Flash Atkins, Hot Toddy, Chris Deepak, Juno Recommends Deep House, Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), J&m Brothers, Alessandro Otiz, Sccucci Manucci, Cc:disco!, G Rom, Kono Vidovic

Review: You can usually rely on Crazy P man Chris "Hot Toddy" Todd to deliver the goods. "Mutha Sucka" comes packed with the usual tasty musical touches - sweeping disco strings, chunky drums, clipped guitars - plus more than a nod and a wink to the woozy, alien-sounding synths preferred by their old pals at Futureboogie Recordings. Todd's usual partner in crime, Jim Baron, dons his Ron Basejam guise for the remix. His version goes a little deeper, sounding not unlike Julio Bashmore producing a Crazy P record. Which, when you think about it, is actually really good.

RECLOOSE

Don't Get Me Wrong EP

Delusions Of Grandeur

DOGD 27JU
24 Sep 12

Don't Get Me Wrong - (6:16) 118 BPM

Shimmy - (6:58) 124 BPM

Don't Get Me Wrong (Tornado Wallace mix) - (6:04) 111 BPM

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Review: Recloose on Delusions of Grandeur? Yes please! "Don't Get Me Wrong" is classic Matt Cicioine, packed full of his usual musicality and dense, melodic production. It sounds like an unlikely fusion of distant, long-forgotten disco and spine-tingling deep house, with more atmospheric vocal samples and live instruments than you can shake a smelly stick at. It's heady and intoxicating, coming on like a classic house production made somewhere between Detroit and New York. The driving "Shimmy" continues the murky, retro-futurist trend and is just as engaging. As if that wasn't enough, there's also a lovingly fluid, decidedly Balearic rework of the title track from Melbournite Tornado Wallace that's quite possibly the best thing he's done to date. Splendid!

WAZE & ODYSSEY

Love That Burns (Hot Enough)

W&O Street Tracks

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WO 001
03 Dec 12

Love That (Burns Hot Enough) - (6:09) 120 BPM

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Played by: Redsoul, Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Max Riolo (Digital Imprint Trax), Lesale, Jakobin&domino, Tom Flynn

FREEFORM FIVE feat JULDEH CAMARA

Weltareh

Eskimo Belgium

541416 505778D
28 Jan 13

Weltareh (vocal mix) - (8:20) 117 BPM

Weltareh (instrumental mix) - (8:20) 117 BPM

Weltareh (Freeform Five & Kevin McKay reform) - (9:47) 117 BPM

Weltareh (Prins Thomas Miks Del I - Vokal version) - (10:22) 122 BPM

Weltareh (Prins Thomas Miks Del I - instrumental version) - (10:22) 122 BPM

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Fingerman, Doc Martin, Dave Allison, In Flagranti, Alessandro Otiz, Martin Brodin, Thomass Jackson, Italodisko, Monkey Boots

Review: Following his hit remix of Isolee's Beau Mot Plage, Anu Pillai (aka Freeform Five), rode the crest of the noughties electro-house boom. Then he vanished, or rather switched to co-writing pop for the likes of Cheryl Cole and Ladyhawke. Now he's back on Belgium's arty dance label Eskimo and well, it sounds...different. Hooking up with Gambian musician Juldeh Camara, "Weltareh" is a slice of sleek world music with beats (the plucked intro also sounds like Dolly Parton's Jolene!). Pillai adds some snappy house beats for his own reform, while Prins Thomas provides one of his trademark organic electro-disco interpretations.

ANDREW ASHONG/THEO PARRISH

Flowers

Sound Signature US

SS 048
17 Sep 12

Flowers - (8:52)

Take It Slow - (7:07) 108 BPM

The Way She Moves (extended version) - (8:00)

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Played by: Visti, Yukari Bb, Jamie 3:26, Los Charly's Orchestra, Flash Atkins, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Funk/Reissues, Killer Funk Records Usa, Kono Vidovic

Review: At first glance, the pairing of Forest Hill resident Andrew Ashong and Sound Signature boss Theo Parrish would seem strange. But the duo have worked together previously with the Ghanaian born vocalist (and supposed owner of a vinyl collection that would make most record shops look like a car boot sale) lending his soulful tones to Parrish's excellent nine minute plus translation of the Hot Chip and Spiritualised affiliated About Group. Whereas that collaboration was more about Ashong's voice being just one element of a production that was undoubtedly Parrish, the three tracks present on the Flowers EP look to showcase what a talent the Londoner is. Those trademark dust filled stacatto rhythms are present in the opening title track, but they never swamp Ashong's killer vocal delivery, while "Take It Slow" is bonafide D funk of the highest order. After the brutal, divisive nature of Theo's kung fu experimentalism on the Any Other Styles EP, these three tracks show him in a wholly new light and hopefully Parrish and Ashong will be making much more music together.

VARIOUS

Nasty Rips & Shifting Peaks Vol 2

Shifting Peaks

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SPEAKS 009
04 Feb 13

DE$IGNATED - "Russian Roulette" - (3:13)

Mak & Pasteman - "Do The Same" - (5:58)

Marshall Jefferson & Noosa Heads - "Mushrooms" (Trevino remix) - (8:00)

Lakosa - "Nubian Minds" (WNCL remix) - (5:31)

Cut Off! Cut Off! - "Second To None" - (5:21)

Odessa - "Put You Down" - (5:12)

Lakosa - "Nubian Minds" - (5:43)

Mak & Pasteman - "Lost" (Youandewan dub) - (8:00)

Sly-One - "Come To Mine" - (5:49)

DVLPR - "Keep On" - (6:03)

Mak & Pasteman - "Lost" (USQY51256907) - (6:36)

Mau'lin - "Kansas '98" - (5:03)

Marshall Jefferson vs Noosa Heads - "Mushrooms" (Frits Wentink mix) - (6:45)

DVLPR - "Keep On" (Walton remix) - (4:13)

Lakosa - "Nubian Minds" (Mau'lin remix) - (4:51)

DVLPR - "First Rain" - (5:48)

King Of Arabs - "The Years Without Art" - (5:20)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Hxdb, Antikue

Review: Born into life kicking and screaming back in 2010, London via North Devon label Shifting Peaks has slowly but surely earned a killer rep in the world of bass and underground house. This is their second compilation and boy is it packed full of goodies. Highlights include the melancholic urban-tropical vibes of Mak & Pasteman's "Do The Same", the psychedelic Chicago vibes of Marshall Jefferson & Noose Heads' "Mushrooms", the heartbroken jukeisms of Cut Off! Cut Off!'s "Second To None" and the sublime King Of Arabs' "The Years Without Art".

KYODAI

Breaking

Local Talk

LT 012
06 Jun 12

Breaking (original mix) - (6:47) 122 BPM

Breaking (90s mix) - (6:07) 120 BPM

Breaking (90s dub) - (5:43) 120 BPM

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Review: Not content with releasing records that pay homage to the sounds of the '90s, Local Talk bosses Mad Mats and Tooli have now signed a tune made by a production act that were last heard of in the '90s (well, 1999). "Breaking", then, is the first Kyodai record for nearly 13 years. It sounds like it was made back then, offering a smooth, piano-laden fusion of alien synths, shuffling beats and cut-up vocal stabs. It's tasty, but the real fun is to be had on the "90s Mix" and "90s Dub", both of which up the organ count in a tribute to mid-'90s New Jersey garage.

MEDLAR

WOLFEP016

Wolf Music Recordings

WOLFEP 016
28 Jan 13

The Sun - (4:43) 116 BPM

Knockard Pearl (Detroit Swindle Mix) - (6:11) 119 BPM

Knockard Pearl - (7:04) 115 BPM

Govern - (6:13) 115 BPM

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Review: Medlar, who also produces as Klic, drops his first solo EP for London imprint Wolf Recordings. Lush chords and woozy rhodes partner up with "uh-huh" vocal snippets and tribal percussion in "The Sun". James Brown "uh's" and basic synth progressions make up "Knockard Pearl", which receives a stellar Detroit Swindle remix of bolstered stabs that verge on rave. "Govern" lowers the BPM for a shuffled groove, maintaining the lo-fi brilliance of the rest of the EP. A secret weapon for the transitional DJ.

C.R.S.T. VS CHESUS

Monster Munch EP

Local Talk

LT 023
25 Jan 13

C.R.S.T. - "Monster Munch (feat. The Organ Grinder)" - (6:15) 124 BPM

Chesus - "Newark" - (5:35) 122 BPM

C.R.S.T. - "Life" - (4:40) 126 BPM

Chesus - "Special" - (7:08) 125 BPM

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Played by: Lee Daley:contentmcr/Beef/Huddtraxx, Chrissy Murderbot, Ya Dun Know, Odiggity, Mike O'mara(Development Music), Roberto Rodriguez, Juno Recommends Deep House, Max Riolo (Digital Imprint Trax), Todd Terry, Tee Circus, Kyodai, Felipe Le Conteè, Maribou State

Review: An all-star cast (by Local Talk standards, at least) has been assembled for this latest trip into '90s house territory. C.R.S.T's opener "Monster Munch", was produced in collaboration with Welsh house wizard The Organ Grinder, and bumps along impressively on a bed of skipping garage beats and vocal cut-ups. Chesus's "Newark", meanwhile, doesn't hide its US garage roots, being dominated by the twin attractions of rolling organs and female yelps. The vocal cut-ups on C.R.S.T's "Life" recall Basement Jaxx's "Fly Life", while the music sounds like a mid-'90s New Jersey garage dub. Chesus closes proceedings with "Life", a delicious disco/house fusion brimming with sinewy strings and Teddy Pendergrass-ish vocalizing.

MACEO PLEX

Love Somebody Else

Ellum Audio

ELL 007
08 Oct 12

Maceo Plex & Jon Dasilva - "Love Somebosdy Else" (feat Joi Cardwell) - (8:18) 123 BPM

Maceo Plex - "Future Musik (A Trubute To Closer Musik)" - (9:43) 120 BPM

Maceo Plex & Jon Dasilva ll - "Love Somebosdy Else" (feat Joi Cardwe - Maceo Plex Bonus Tool) - (6:32) 123 BPM

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Review: Having made his name with a decidedly fluorescent blend of retro-futurist house revivalism, the logical next step for Maceo Plex was always going to be working with his heroes. Here, he joins forces with former Hacienda resident and '90s remixer of choice Jon DaSilva for a cut based on the latter's unreleased remix of a Jones Girls cover. It's pretty much what you'd expect from both parties rolled into one; the booming synth-bass and cyber-synths of Plex, versus the '90s vocal stylings and bumpin' disco-house beats of DaSilva. Plex himself delivers a thunderous, techno-flavoured Dub, while solo bonus cut "Futre Musik", a tribute to German tech-housers Closer Musik, rises and falls for 10 gorgeous minutes.

JACK FELL DOWN

There For Me

Home Taping Is Killing Music

HOMETAPING 15
14 Jan 13

There For Me - (5:02) 115 BPM

My Body - (6:35) 115 BPM

My Body (The Revenge mix) - (6:55) 115 BPM

Provision - (6:21) 113 BPM

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Played by: Jimpster, Dicky Trisco, Fingerman, Alkalino, Chris Deepak, Juno Recommends Deep House, S22, Freddy Love, Karim, G-Blaster (Rotarydisco76), Jack Fell Down, Monkey Boots, Felipe Le Conteè

Review: With two strong releases already under their belts for Southern Fried showcasing their dubby, Visionquest-style house grooves, Jack Fell Down move to Home Taping Is Killing Music for their latest release. This time round, they've got designs on the shuffling, mid-tempo garage house sound that Huxley does so well; the title track achieves all this and more with its atmospheric vocals and thick bassline, while "My Body" continues the theme with its snappy percussion, spacious atmospherics, swaggering bassline and smooth synth buildups. "Provision" meanwhile is another deep excursion into midnight dancefloor territory with its dubbed out, rolling bassline and crisp hi-hats. The Revenge provides his own remix of "My Body" and its expectedly brilliant, imbuing the original with an added sense of urgency and depth.

RY/FRANK WIEDEMANN

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