Merc At Juno Download

Review: What seems an age after it appeared as part of Mark E's last spot on Beats In Space, "Call Me" finally arrives for general consumption, yet it's in danger of getting overshadowed by the company it keeps, with both Dixon and Tensnake holding things down with an edit and a distinctive remix respectively. The original is classy enough though, very much in sync with the producer's recent album, formed of a typically pressurised house groove upon which gloopy key lines draw you in, and go on for seemingly ever. The onset of a massive chord wash and snaking organs is the prelude to a delightful spoken word turn from Miss Diana Ross. This touch adds that dash of class that separates Evetts from the dross. Up next, Tensnake indulges his inner penchant for mid 90s West London broken beat 2 step swingers which will no doubt confound latecomers to the Mirau bosses charms and is all the better for it. Dixon's edit adds a housier slant and sounds as good here as it does as part of the Innervisions boss's excellent Live At Robert Johnson mix.

Review: FINALLY! The inaugural release on Merc gets a digital release after limited vinyl runs last September - and a chance for those allergic to black plastic discs to own "Get Yourself Together". This track had Mark E obsessives frothing after he debuted it in his RA mix - ten minutes of slow burning acid tinged house that contains the typically hypnotic groove. Added bonus comes in the shape of "You", the Midlander's smart boogified reworking of Diana Ross' 1978 track "You Were The One" which places the emphasis on the soaring string arrangements and contains a real bumpy groove. Enough to keep you entertained until Mark E's forthcoming Works 2005-2009 Vol. 2 drops later this summer.

Review: To draw a line under the last five years of superlative edit work, Mark E has compiled this second volume of the Selected Tracks & Edits series which will please the edit obsessives no end. Both tracks from Mark E's debut release, the 2005 Scared EP on Jiscomusic, are present here in all their glory and it's a mark of the producer's talent that they sound just as fresh some five years later. "Scared" in particular is pretty much the blueprint for a successful slo mo disco house edit, with the groove of Womack & Womack's "Baby I'm Scared of You" being extended over some ten minutes Theo style, with Mark E adding elements of instrumentation with a guile not matched by some of today's edit cowboys. "Formed" occupies the space marked "End of night set killer" on this CD that "Sun Shadow" the superlative reimagination of Labelle's "Moon Shadow" did on the first volume. Elsewhere unreleased secret weapons such as the opening "Often Think To Myself" or "Darker" where the brooding chug is transformed into a glorious piano led 80s soul instrumental make this a worthy conclusion to some four years of edit dynamite.