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DB 089
16 Apr 13

Jack - (5:13)

Let's Get Hot - (5:44)

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

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Played by: Eric Sharp, Mat Cant, S-File, Diplo, Aka Tell (A.g.trio), Carl Cox, Xpress 2, Trevor Vichas, 2 Good Souls, Caserta, Groove Armada, Resident Advisor, Nice7, Tocacabana, DJ Hell, Sister Bliss, Phuturelabs, Umut Akalin, Ntfo

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.

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

LOW STEPPA

Lowdown EP

Simma Black

SIMBLK 002
06 May 13

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

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, 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.

SHALLOW TAXI CLUB

Nights Turn Brighter

Grass Green

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GGR 003
29 Apr 13

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: In Flagranti, Joseph Terruel, Kono Vidovic, Grass Green, Monkey Boots, 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.

VARIOUS

Legendary Edits 3

Legendary Sound Research

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.

GORGON CITY

Intentions

Black Butter

BLKBTR 42
12 May 13

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!

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.

OHM

Tribal Tone (2013 remaster)

Unknown To The Unknown

UTTU 028
13 May 13

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!

ROMAN FLUGEL

Even More

Clone Jack For Daze Holland

CJFD 18
17 May 13

Even More - (6:27) 123 BPM

More & More & More - (4:59) 123 BPM

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Played by: S-File

Review: Turning tricks with ever more prolificacy, Roman Flugel is back in business once again with some decidedly rough stylings for Clone's Jack For Daze series. "Even More" is a taut and responsive floor worker shot through with that quintessential Flugel quirk, in this case defined by a funky guitar lick over the booming machine drums. "More & More & More" gets even wilder, bringing in a loony lead synth that calls to mind the primal production style of UK Funky over a rugged box-jam jack. With some classic Dance Mania flavoured vocal samples flown in for good measure, a crowd-busting belter is born.

MIDIMAN

Dreams Come True

Pole Position Recordings

PPR 046
06 May 13

For The Sake Of Love (Midiman remix) - (6:34) 118 BPM

For The Sake Of Love (feat Anturage) - (6:08) 120 BPM

Dreams Come True - (6:43) 117 BPM

Come To Me - (6:38) 118 BPM

Come To Me (Anturage & Lrman remix) - (6:52) 121 BPM

Come To Me (Blood Groove & Kikis remix) - (7:09) 123 BPM

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Played by: Rony Breaker, P A U L I E

Review: Those with a keen eye for detail will note that Midiman is a name of a range of midi controllers and soundcards. It's also the chosen pseudonym of Russian deep house upstarts Lenya Goosey and Sergey Silvertone. Here, they pop up on Pole Position with six tracks of super-smooth deep house. Their style is fluid and melodic, seemingly taking influence from Russian nu-Balearic disco and classic US deep house. The electrofunk-influenced shuffler "Come To Me" is our pick, though the dreamier "For The Sake Of Love" (available in two sparkling versions) and similarly disco-influenced beach house groover "Dreams Come True" run it close.

JIMPSTER

Porchlight & Rocking Chairs

Freerange

buy whole release (13 tracks) from ~~$19.37~~ $10.99

082367 0042732
17 May 13

Jasmine Dragon - (3:27) 116 BPM

Dance Of The Pharoes - (5:00) 113 BPM

Hold My Hand - (6:48) 123 BPM

Brought To Bare (feat Jonatan Backelie) - (5:13) 107 BPM

High Wire - (6:05) 114 BPM

Rollergirl - (5:55) 117 BPM

Wanting You - (3:16) 105 BPM

Porchlight & Rockingchairs - (6:51) 120 BPM

Cracks In The Pavement - (5:48) 120 BPM

Towards The Seer - (3:58) 123 BPM

Glowing Embers - (5:20) 111 BPM

These Times (feat Jinadu - LP version) - (4:21) 120 BPM

These Times (feat Jinadu - Dixon retouch - juno exclusive track) - (9:22) 123 BPM

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Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music/Palooza), S22, Fredeverything, Lesale

Review: It's been a while since Freerange boss Jamie Odell (better known, of course, as Jimpster) delivered an album; in fact, his last full-length dropped way back in 2006. Seven years is a long time between drinks, but the rest seems to have done Odell good; Porchlight & Rocking Chairs is arguably his strongest album to date. While deep house remains his focus (see the intricate "Glowing Embers", Detroit influenced "Cracks In The Pavement" and Moodymann-ish "High Wire"), there's a soulful bagginess and barely concealed jazziness throughout. More impressively, many tracks hark back to his pre-house days as a producer of lovingly crafted downtempo gems (see "Jasmine Dragon", "Wanting You" and previous single "These Times".

DUSKY

Nobody Else EP

Aus Germany

AUS 1345
15 Apr 13

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.

TEGA

Me & Your Body

Revolution UK

RRTEP 1
15 May 13

Your Body (Klubbed mix) - (5:18) 150 BPM

Me & You - (7:20) 150 BPM

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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.

BICEP

Stash EP

Aus Germany

AUS 1346
06 May 13

Stash - (6:12) 119 BPM

Courtside Drama - (5:28) 123 BPM

Rise - (7:46) 123 BPM

The Game - (4:55) 120 BPM

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Played by: Jimpster, P A U L I E, Caserta, Resident Advisor, Lesale, Lazy Kiss, Phuturelabs, Two Charming Men

Review: Belfast lads done very good Bicep return with the Stash EP - their first full release of the year - and it represents a triumphant return to Will Saul's Aus label. It's fair to say Andrew Ferguson and Matthew McBriar ruled 2012, helping to pioneer a trend in backwards glancing house music across their various releases for Aus, Love Fever and their own Feel My Bicep label, so it makes for pleasant listening that Stash sees the duo expanding on their sound with four tracks more reflective of their personal tastes. The title track is full on peak time bliss which dovetails nicely with the glistening deepness of "Courtside Drama" and the chunk "Rise" which demonstrates a new found passion for infectious lead synth hooks. "The Game" offers a downtempo curveball, working in samples from HBO drama The Wire amidst a generally melancholic tone that owes more to Aphex Twin than Kerri Chandler.

THE BLACK MADONNA

We Still Believe

Home Taping Is Killing Music

HOMETAPING 16
22 Apr 13

We Still Believe (original mix) - (6:44) 114 BPM

We Still Believe (The Revenge mix) - (6:45) 115 BPM

Say My Name - (6:10) 108 BPM

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Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music/Palooza), Juno Recommends Deep House, Jkriv (Deep And Disco/Razor-N-Tape), Fredeverything, Lesale, Grass Green, Monkey Boots, Two Charming Men

Review: The Black Madonna has been responsible for some superb, Chicago-influenced music over the last 18 months, not least Home Taping debut "Alright This Morning". Here he returns to the Glasgow-based imprint with arguably his strongest cut to date - the formidably stripped back "We Still Believe". Sitting somewhere between early '90s trackiness, sparse '80s acid and British bleep, with melodies and acid tweaks inspired by Orbital style 'intelligent dance music', it's near perfect in its dancefloor simplicity. The Revenge provides a near anthemic, hands-in-the-air inducing rework (check out the ridiculously heavy bassline), while bonus cut "Say My Name" sounds like Maurice Fulton after a skipload of downers.

ADESSE/TRUSS/MASSIMO DI LENA

Baayi

Prime Numbers

PN 17
10 May 13

Adesse - "Baayi" - (7:29) 120 BPM

Truss - "Redbrook" - (5:38) 128 BPM

Massimo Di Lena - "You Better Hear" - (6:34) 124 BPM

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Played by: Fredeverything, Joseph Terruel

Review: The ever-correct Prime Numbers series is still going strong, this time bringing together a thoroughly eclectic range of producers to lay down some solid club fodder. Adesse adopts the tenderest approach, bringing a soft African lilt to a subtle arrangement of light drums and poignant chords. Truss is certainly in no mood to chill on "Redbrook", going for a big room techno flavour that favours rigid beats, acid parps and epic swathes of organ. Massimo Di Lena is on a far more twitchy tip, with a snagging assortment of percussion and some woozy synths that leave one feeling wonderfully dizzy.

WAZE & ODYSSEY

Please Don't Dance EP

Dirt Crew Germany

DIRT 070
06 May 13

All For Me - (7:15) 120 BPM

Please Don't Dance - (5:39) 120 BPM

Please Don't Dance (Detroit Swindle Basement dub) - (7:39) 122 BPM

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Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music/Palooza), Sccucci Manucci, Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes, Scuola Furano

Review: Having previously impressed with seriously hyped releases on Throne of Blood, Disco Bloodbath, Southern Fried and Madtech, Waze & Odyssey bring their particular brand of retro-futurist fodder to Dirt Crew. There's naturally plenty of bounce to the ounce, with the decidedly garage-influenced title track offering just the right balance between sub-heavy ravery and sinewy deep house shuffle. The brighter, less intense "All For Me" offers similar thrills, albeit with a sunnier disposition. The ever-reliable Detroit Swindle remixes "Please Don't Dance", offering a typically bouncy, anthemic rework that bears all the hallmarks of classic, mid-90s Danny Tenaglia.

DISCLOSURE

Control

Greco Roman

506500 1989537
02 Apr 13

Control - (4:49) 134 BPM

Lividup - (6:05) 116 BPM

Control (Joe Goddard remix) - (6:34) 126 BPM

Boiling (Dixon rework) - (9:31) 126 BPM

Whats In Your Head (Mak & Pasteman remix) - (4:42) 128 BPM

Boiling (Medlar remix) - (5:52) 120 BPM

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Mooqee, Sw, B. Jinx, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Huxley, Funk And Filth

Review: The chart-bothering Surrey siblings Disclosure are back with possibly their best offering yet. Released on the Hot Chip-affiliated Greco-Roman label, "Control" is a superb slice of sultry and soulful minimal garage, with short of breath vocals that echo vintage Janet Jackson. Joe Goddard seriously challenges the glory of the original with a mesmerising doomy, acid-tinged electro-disco version. Bonus tune "Lividup" is an ecstatic bleep-garage joy and there's further fun with "Boiling" being given cosmic trance (Dixon) and mega camp house (Medlar) workovers. Plus "Whats In Your Head" gets a boombox house mix by Mak & Pasteman.

VARIOUS

Paris Club Music: Volume 1

ClekClekBoom

buy whole release (16 tracks) from ~~$23.84~~ $13.49

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.

AN EXPRESSO

Want 2 Know

All Over It

AOIR 00083
10 May 13

Want 2 Know (Ciara Cunnane Let The Freak re-bang) - (5:58) 126 BPM

Want 2 Know - (6:39) 120 BPM

No More Waintin' (On Your Slow Ass mix) - (7:10) 121 BPM

That's My Shit - (5:42) 125 BPM

Your Body Is My Playground - (5:35) 126 BPM

Want 2 Know (Matt Foxx remix) - (6:44) 123 BPM

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Played by: Max Riolo (Digital Imprint Trax)

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.

GORGON CITY

Real EP

Black Butter

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.

VARIOUS

Futurism Shades Of Space

ISM

buy whole release (22 tracks) from ~~$32.78~~ $15.99

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.

MAELSTROM

USSR EP

Sound Pellegrino

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29583
20 Feb 12

USSR - (5:32) 124 BPM

House Music - (5:17) 128 BPM

Pool Chicks - (6:39) 127 BPM

USSR (Aero Manyelo remix) - (6:58) 124 BPM

USSR (The Hacker remix) - (6:30) 124 BPM

House Music (DJ Dodger Stadium remix) - (5:14) 135 BPM

House Music (Coni remix) - (9:05) 122 BPM

House Music (Boston Bun remix) - (6:09) 113 BPM

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Played by: Shadow Dancer, Borgie, Juno Recommends Electro House, Juno Recommends Electro, Hxdb, J-Wow (Buraka Som Sistema), Simon/Off, Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, The Integrals, Rocky Horror

Review: A very strong release from Sound Pellegrino, as French producer Maelstrom follows up big tunes for Dirtybird and Boys Noize Records with this trio of electro-bass gold. "USSR" is a deliciously warped mix of huge industrial kicks matched with shifting acapella shots and some charging synth work, while "House Music" ups the bpms a little and rocks a minimal booty bass beat and hazy Detroit stabs. Staying on a Miami tip, "Pool Chicks" recalls recent tunes from Mele and Canblaster with a delirious set of arpeggiated leads married to a thick minimal bassline and kicks.

P A U L I E

Spread Love

Super Trooper

ST 004
06 May 13

Spread Love - (7:14) 120 BPM

Spread Love (Rambla Boys remix) - (6:56) 120 BPM

Spread Love (Holmes Price remix) - (7:56) 117 BPM

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Played by: P A U L I E, Disco Doubles

Moda Black Vol II (mixed by Jaymo & Andy George) (unmixed tracks)

JAYMO/ANDY GEORGE/VARIOUS

Moda Black Vol II (mixed by Jaymo & Andy George) (unmixed tracks)

Moda Black

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MB 013D
15 Apr 13

Ben Pearce - "Pale Ale" - (6:18) 123 BPM

Jaymo & Andy George - "Remember" - (6:23) 122 BPM

Eats Everything - "Jazz Hands" - (6:51) 122 BPM

Lrusse & Bleecker - "Caught Up" - (6:23) 117 BPM

MANIK - "Sold My Soul" - (6:32) 120 BPM

Huxley - "Diesel" - (5:43) 125 BPM

Ejeca - "Alone" - (5:50)

Medlar, Pedestrian - "TR Wilson" - (4:20) 126 BPM

Celsius - "Holdin' On" - (5:32) 127 BPM

Hot Since 82 & Habischman - "Leave Me" - (6:09) 120 BPM

Hauswerks - "Drums & Bass" - (7:03) 122 BPM

Shadow Child & Karin Park - "Bending Alberts Law" - (6:20) 124 BPM

Walker & Royce - "A Perfect Sound" (feat Louisahhh!) - (7:51) 123 BPM

Danny Daze & Maxxi Soundsystem - "Karoline" - (6:33) 123 BPM

Various - "Moda Black Vol II" (continuous DJ mix by Jaymo & Andy George) - (1:09:03) 123 BPM

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Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music/Palooza), Juno Recommends Deep House, Rony Breaker, Jody Wisternoff, Huxley, Resident Advisor, Manhattan, Timo Maas, Umut Akalin, Ben Pearce

Review: Since launching early last year, Jaymo and Andy George's Moda Black imprint has forged a reputation for delivering the sort of fluid, action-packed deep house that takes as much influence from synth-laden nu-disco as tech house, '90s garage and Visionquest-ish slickness. Here, the two bossmen curate a second label compilation featuring a mix of unreleased gems and recent hits. There's plenty to enjoy, from the classic late night wooziness of Eats Everything's "Jazz Hands" and Huxley's rolling, UKG-influenced "Diesel", to the Hot Creations-ish flex of Danny Daze/Maxxi Soundsystem collaboration "Karoline" and Medlar & Pedestrian's '90s US garage groover "TR Wilson".

AKABU feat ALEX MILLS

Everybody Wants Something

Z Records

ZEDD 12185
01 Apr 13

Everybody Wants Something (Joey Negro Strip mix) - (6:58) 124 BPM

Everybody Wants Something (Akabu warehouse mix) - (7:19) 124 BPM

Everybody Wants Something (Joey Negro Strip mix instrumental) - (6:48) 124 BPM

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Played by: Dave Lee / Joey Negro, Justin Winks (Casio Social Club), Anna Maria X, Juno Recommends Deep House, J&m Brothers, Rony Breaker, 2 Good Souls, Distant People, Joey Negro, Alan De Laniere

Review: When Joey Negro dons his Akabu guise, you know he's about to lay down a timeless house groove. He did it with "Sax My Bitch Up", he did it with "Life Is So Strange", and, with the help of Alex Mills' dulcet tones, he's doing it with this, too. Rolling with a classic analogue bassline and deep dreamy chords, the "Strip Mix" is an instant hip-wiggler with serious 'zone-out' potential while the "Warehouse Mix" adds more texture and a hollow harmony to the bass a la Robin S. Everybody wants something...and your dancefloor wants to hear this!

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".

MARC ROMBOY & BLAKE BAXTER

The Art Of Sound

Systematic Germany

SYST1006-6
10 May 13

The Art Of Sound (version 1) - (6:36) 118 BPM

The Art Of Sound (version 2) - (7:20) 118 BPM

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Review: It appears that Systematic label boss Marc Romboy and his Chicago veteran old pal Blake Baxter have got lost on a road trip. We can just see them now, in a Delorean and struggling with maps and compasses before exiting the vehicle to find themselves in Paris circa 1998. Yep "The Art Of Sound" sees the normally jack-obsessed producers explore the whole French touch sound, and it largely works - the main version being faster, vocal and less retro. Version 2 though is all about looping and filtering those disco samples to within an inch of their lives!

KINK/SIERRA SAM feat HOLLIS P MONROE/OVERNITE

My Space

Upon You Germany

UY 070
13 May 13

My Space - (6:46) 120 BPM

My Space (Kinks hardcore mix) - (5:22)

My Space (Luna City Express remix) - (6:26) 122 BPM

My Space (The Black 80s Home studio mix) - (6:07) 120 BPM

My Space (Pascal Hetzel remix) - (6:46) 124 BPM

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Review: KiNK has deservedly won a reputation as one of the finest modern interpreters of Chicago house and on My Space, he takes his understanding a few steps further. In its original format, My Space is a deep, pulsing affair with more of a swinging rhythm than some of his previous releases. However, what it may lack in forcefulness it compensates with its use of ponderous vocals. The 'Hardcore' remix is more psychedelic sounding and sees spacey synths unfolding over broken beats, while the Black 80s Home Studio version sees the collaboration go back to KiNK's more typical, bass-heavy, jacking sound. The Luna City Express remix pares the arrangement back without losing sight of the original's melodies.

ULTRAMIXX

Party In The City Vol 29

Remix Service

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100477 63
16 May 13

Simply The Best - (6:19)

Owner Of A Lonely Heart - (4:11) 125 BPM

Better Off Alone - (3:53) 132 BPM

Bump Bump - (4:15) 129 BPM

One Love - (4:45)

Lambada - (3:24) 119 BPM

Sexy Salsa - (4:41) 128 BPM

No Parking On The Dancefloor - (4:35) 126 BPM

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ARCADE

Feel The Heat

No Brainer

NBR 030
10 May 13

Feel The Heat - (4:53) 124 BPM

Pop Dat - (5:14) 126 BPM

Feel The Heat (Frogs In Socks remix) - (6:23) 121 BPM

Feel The Heat (Matthias Zimmermann remix) - (5:41) 126 BPM

Feel The Heat (Nehuen remix) - (5:15) 122 BPM

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VARIOUS

One Per Customer

Tsuba

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TSUBACD 019
17 May 13

Rio Padice - "Mission To Mars" - (5:49) 117 BPM

Tazz - "Underground 07" - (6:47) 123 BPM

Tazz & Giovanni - "Welcome To Dub" (Patrice Scott mix) - (8:30) 123 BPM

Blm - "All Out Of Place" - (8:52) 123 BPM

Rio Padice - "Camden Morning" - (4:56) 108 BPM

Samann - "Lets Do It Again" (Vakula mix) - (6:36) 124 BPM

Milton Jackson - "Sub Rosa" - (6:24) 120 BPM

Creative Swing Alliance - "Mother Water" (Medlar mix) - (6:26) 120 BPM

Moodtrap - "04.01" - (5:36) 123 BPM

Spencer Parker - "Show Him You're The One" - (7:13) 123 BPM

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Played by: S22, Sccucci Manucci, Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes

Review: Kevin Griffiths is a wag. Having previously decided to press up just 100 copies of his latest Tsuba Limited compilation, he then had the masterstroke of calling it One Per Customer. Now it's available digitally the joke is slightly less amusing, but it's still a bit of a belter. Made up of previously vinyl-only jams (Italo Johnson's rather fine remix of Spencer Parker's "Show Him You're The One" being the most obvious example) and a smattering of new cuts (including a bassy chunk of low-slung basement house from Milton Jackson and a near Balearic rush of eyes-shut goodness from Rio Padice) this compilation comes highly recommended.

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.

VARIOUS

El Untitled

Comeme

880319 619113
06 May 13

Carisma - "Muerte Instrumental" - (5:17) 120 BPM

Gladkazuka - "El Untitled" - (3:23) 125 BPM

Lechuga Zafiro - "Sapo De Manga" - (4:53) 129 BPM

Matias Aguayo - "El Transatlantio" - (4:56) 128 BPM

Alejandro Paz - "El House" - (4:53) 120 BPM

Christian S - "Die Durch Die Nase Lachen" - (4:33) 123 BPM

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Review: The wilfully eccentric pushes in a new direction with this compilation. It starts off with Carisma's "Muerte Instrumental", a stomping house affair with a heavy, acidic bass and noisy filtering, sounding like an acid rocker has decided to engineer himself some Chicago jack. Gladkazuka's "El Untitled" is an adventure in Terrence Fixmer-style techno, with grinding EBM basslines and a doomy sensibility prevailing, while Matias Aguayo's "El Transatlantio" is based on a humming bassline and insidious bleeps. Alejandro Paz restores some semblance of normality with "El House", a clap-heavy acid groove with typically nonsensical Spanish lyrics.

HUXLEY

Lost Love

Rinse

RINSE 023D
06 May 13

Lost Love - (5:37) 123 BPM

Who Am I - (5:56) 126 BPM

Walk 2 U - (4:49) 133 BPM

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Played by: P A U L I E, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Huxley certainly seems to be enjoying a purple patch right now, and Lost Love, his first outing for Rinse, is another tried-and-tested banger. The title track is more straightforward than some of his releases, delivering a fluid mix of bumpin' beats, wobbly sub, deep stabs and pitched-down vocal samples. The deeper US garage flex of "Who Am I" offers more effortless groovery, though it's out-gunned by the next-level two-step-goes-deep house flex of darting floorfiller "Walk 2 U". With its jazzy keys and sparkling stabs, it's easily the pick of the bunch.

ODYSSEUS

Hit It Again

Moda Black

MB 012BP
06 May 13

Hit It Again - (6:23) 123 BPM

Over You - (6:26) 125 BPM

Drug Fool - (6:30) 124 BPM

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Review: Having previously appeared on Grizzly with the decidedly tough and breathless "Work That", Odysseus pops up on Jaymo and Andy George's Moda Black imprint with three tracks of sultry, late night house. "Hit It Again" kicks off proceedings by offering bold, grandiose electronic chords, cut-up vocal samples, garage-influenced drums and more drops than your average game of rugby in the middle of winter. The loose and languid "Over You" - all military drums, hypnotic stabs and spinetingling chords - offers a deeper alternative, while the brilliantly titled "Drug Fool" is six minutes of revivalist '90s Belgian techno disguised as 21st century rave. Which, in our book at least, is a very good thing.

JAZZOTRON FEAT SOFIJA KNEZEVIC

I Can Swing

Flak

FLK 055
06 Apr 13

I Can Swing - (4:05) 125 BPM

Get Up - (3:42) 122 BPM

I Can Swing (Grant Lazlo remix) - (4:32) 125 BPM

I Can Swing (Nikola Vujicic remix) - (5:04) 126 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House

Review: Ever since Serbian producer Gramophonedzie burst onto the scene with his blends of sturdy house and goodtime swing, the Balkan nation has become a hotbed for electro-swing. The latest Serbian talent to impress is Uros Petkovic, who hear repeats his countryman's formula with a goodtime fusion of parping horns, swinging beats and effortless vocals (from guest chanteuse Sofia Knezevic). The loose and groovy original is joined by a duo of remixes by Nikola Vujicic and Grant Lazlo. It's the latter's low slung, funk-laden swing-rock remix that most impresses. The EP also features "Get Up", another cheeky chunk of hip-wigglin' electro-swing goodness.

FCL

It's You (remixes)

Defected

826194 258788
13 May 13

It's You (MK mix) - (7:15) 123 BPM

It's You (David Morales remix) - (6:43) 124 BPM

It's You (Flashmob remix) - (6:33) 119 BPM

It's You (Fingers Acid Jam vocal edit) - (7:17) 119 BPM

It's You (San Soda Panorama Bar acappella version) - (6:21) 119 BPM

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Played by: Pete Tong, Rony Breaker, Lesale, Simon Dunmore

Review: Belgium's FCL, the grand coalition between Red D and San Soda, two incredibly giften DJs if we may add, head back to their "It's You" single on the Defected imprint for a healthy dosage of remix action. No originals in sight here and the doors open with a bang thanks to MK's aptly garage-slanted version, followed swiftly by a slice of David Morales injecting some of his funky vibes into the mix, topped with a Flashmob special - a grinding, sub-driven, lo-fi kinda cut! Mr Fingers' "Acid Jam" take care of the 303 action with his vocal, bleep-driven edit, and San Soda gives us a Panorama Bar acappella version - a simply essential tool in the booth!

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.

ADESSE

Untitled Love EP

Prime Numbers

PN 20
17 May 13

Untitled Love - (6:45) 124 BPM

Supernal - (5:01) 150 BPM

Metachemistry - (6:34) 123 BPM

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Played by: Sccucci Manucci

Review: Having made his debut on Prime Numbers earlier this year with his titular contribution to a split release alongside Truss and Massimo De Lena, Adesse is granted a full release with this all killer no filler Untitled Love EP. For someone who came to the fore with a version of Theo Parrish's "Sky Walking, it's unsurprising that the title track here has a rugged charm reminiscent of the outspoken Sound Signature boss - it's all about that thumping snare son! Meanwhile "Supernal" veers into deep steppers territory and contains some ingenious looping of a Laurie Anderson standard, whilst "Metachemistry" highlights Adesse's talent for loose, freeform arrangements.

DJ KOZE

Amygdala

Pampa Germany

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PAMPACD 007
22 Mar 13

Track ID Anyone? (feat Caribou) - (5:03) 118 BPM

Nices Wolkchen (feat Apparat) - (5:31) 120 BPM

Royal Asscher Cut - (7:20) 118 BPM

Magical Boy (feat Matthew Dear) - (7:16) 118 BPM

Das Wort (feat Dirk von Lowtzow) - (6:32)

Homesick (feat Ada) - (4:11)

La Duquesa - (9:57) 122 BPM

Marilyn Whirlwind - (7:12) 112 BPM

My Plans (feat Matthew Dear) - (4:18)

Don't Lose My Mind - (4:35) 122 BPM

Amygdala (feat Milosh) - (5:11) 120 BPM

Ich Schreib' Dir Ein Buch 2013 (DJ Koze vs Hildegard Knef) - (5:28) 118 BPM

NooOoo (feat Tomerle & Maiko) - (4:59) 107 BPM

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Played by: Seth Merlo, Chris Coco, Alkalino, Dairmount (Room With A View Recs), Roberto Rodriguez, Dominik Eulberg, Audision, Enzo Canale, Resident Advisor, Timo Maas, DJ Hell, Ok Corral, Dapayk Solo, Ben Pearce

ANDRAS

Embasy Cafe

Dopeness Galore Holland

buy whole release (7 tracks) from ~~$10.43~~ $8.29

DG 11001
17 May 13

Romance - (6:45) 114 BPM

Running Late - (4:58) 114 BPM

Waitingâ?¦ - (1:16) 110 BPM

What They Say - (5:48) 114 BPM

Slow Dope - (3:39) 98 BPM

After The Rain - (3:11) 115 BPM

Rhythm Ace - (3:25) 92 BPM

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Played by: S22

TOM FLYNN

Everything I Am EP

8 Bit Germany

8BIT 068
13 May 13

Everything I Am - (6:44) 123 BPM

Shelter - (6:55) 123 BPM

Loose Your Mind - (7:44) 124 BPM

118 - (6:56) 123 BPM

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Review: Back in 2010, Tom Flynn was named as Pete Tong's "breakthrough producer" of the year. Since then, he's gone on to release on Mobilee, Hypercolour and Dirtybird. Here he pops up with an EP of robust, hypnotic deep house for 8 Bit. There's a warmth and fluidity present throughout the four tracks, with retro-futurist basslines and pads catching the ear. "Everything I Am" is suitably loose and wide-eyed, while the tougher "Shelter" sounds like a '90s New York house remake of Jaydee's "Plastic Dreams". "Loose Your Mind", meanwhile, feels thicker and more rigid, whilst retaining just the right amount of looseness.

THEO PARRISH

Space Station

Sound Signature US

SS 035
10 May 13

Space Station - (9:02) 122 BPM

Going Though Changes - (8:34) 111 BPM

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Played by: S22

Review: Juno digital exclusive on this slab of 2009 heat from Mr Theo Parrish! Space Station is a Sound Signature masterpiece and it's hard to describe something so seminal but the title track is a shuffling drum machine workout backed with Theo's individualistic bass line style - it's not really acid but it's got enough in it to be seen as techno. "Going Through Changes" takes thing down a notch, delivering a masterfully arranged Detroit house bomb complete with seductive vocals, gorgeous synth keys and the essential madness that is Parrish's percussion. Pretty damn essential...

SAVAGE SKULLS & DOUSTER

Bass Kick

Dim Mak US

DM 352
26 Feb 13

Bass Kick - (4:25)

TRT - (3:38)

Nicole - (4:33)

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Played by: Odiggity, Mat Cant, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Wednesday The Rat, Benny Kane

Review: Swedish duo Savage Skulls have been making some serious noise in bass circles since about 2008. Now they've gone stateside, talking Frenchman Douster with them and signing up with Steve Aoki's Dim Mak label. This EP is unrepentantly aimed at the dancefloor: "Bass Kick" is hysterical, peak time madness with heavily compressed tropical beats and ascending synth melodies, "TRT" is tough party-garage with EDM-friendly trance breakdown and finally "Nicole" is total pop-dance euphoria.

RHODE & BROWN

Joyride EP

Toy Tonics