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Review: Given his history as a maker of lusciously melodic, soul-flecked electronic music, Martin 'Atjazz' Iveson is a smart choice to remix the latest chunk of boogie-soul from Dave Lee's Sunburst Band project. Iveson's vocal mix is something of a morning fresh blast-from-the-past - a shuffling, Osunlade-ish fusion of Darian's soulful vocals, twinkling pianos and jazzy house percussion. His Syncopated Dub is even better, all warm synths, Henrik Schwarz-ish builds, twinkling pianos and shuffling rhythms. For those looking for a quick percussive hit, Iveson has also provided an excellent Beat Skit. Not to be outdone, Dave Lee also provides a clutch of remixes. Of these, it's the sweet boogie-soul groovery of the Joey Negro Dub that most impresses.

Review: Notorious sample magpie and veteran housemaster Joey Negro returns with another instalment of the old skool flavoured Surround Sounds project. The EP opens with a suitably slinky deep house rub from the always reliable Session Victim, before heading towards freestyle/synth disco/early NY house pastures with a remix from Kola Kube themselves. While a touch cheesy round the edges (anything that apes freestyle usually is - roll with it), the NY House Mix boasts a suitably solid bottom-end and some nice dubbed-out touches. That just leaves two versions of the Special Dubb (vocal and instrumental), which hover between sun-soaked beach house, sparkling freestyle and retro synth disco.

Review: Recently, Dave 'Joey Negro' Lee has successfully mined a rich seam of boogie and New York synth disco in his house productions. This collaboration with vocalist Joel Edwards continues that trend, fusing sparkling electrofunk synths and a deliriously positive vocal from Edwards with chunky house bottom end. The results are faithfully solid, offering a sharp and synth-heavy take on Lee's traditional disco-house sound. On the remix front, the usually synth-boogie heavy Spirit Catcher flip the script, this time turning in two versions dripping in cute disco touches and colossal old skool garage organs. As remixes go, they're pretty special.