Passenger At Juno Download

Review: This Australian breaks DJ has been a rising star over the last few years. Initially making his name as a DJ, playing alongside FreQ Nasty, Soul of Man and the Stanton Warriors as resident of Melbourne club Out of Order, he's moved into production with ease. With remixes of The Stantons and Deekline under his belt, this new EP sees Thayer hitting harder than ever.

Title track Ca$h Money is a blinder, a peak-time slice of ravey goodness that's sure to work well on any number of dancefloors. Get Dum is even funkier and a proper delight for DJ's, with countless drops to hold people's attention and an intro that practically launches itself like a rocket.

Trevor Loveys teams up with Thayer on Dirty Lickin', which has some nice Ghetto-Tech style vocals that take the tune into a brand new dimension about half way through, proving that when DJ's write their own material, it's always with the crowd in mind. Reach For The Lazers comes with two mixes, one exclusive to Juno, and both almost off the scale in terms of sheer dirty dancefloor delight. Ignore these at your peril - this EP is a seriously heavy hitting selection from Mr Thayer.

Review: Nick Thayer just can't be stopped right now, dropping highly essential electro-influenced breakbeat diamonds practically every week. This latest EP sees him team up with fellow Passenger label mate Kelevra on the storming and bass-fueled "Plock", as well as dropping the brilliant "Gonna Getcha". The highly-rated Black Noise also pitch in with a bleeped-out mix of "Gonna Getcha" which sets the vocals of the original up against some fiendishly funky gliding synths. With the swinging hip-hop of "Can't Touch Me Now" (featuring Mike Beatz & Lex One) also included, this EP is further proof that Thayer's currently the man with the golden beats.

Review: After an almost constant stream of great singles, EPs and remixes over the past six months, Nick Thayer's album finally drops and it definitely lives up to the hype. Encompassing all the colours of the rave rainbow (breakbeat, electro, hip-hop and dubstep all fused together), it's a full on party album from start to end and a real triumph for the Australian DJ. The Daft Punk-isms of "Bring On The Drums" kick things off with style. Thayer has a knack of making any tempo work, and so even a moderately slow tune like this one still gets filled out and beefed up so well that it's impossible not to throw yourself around after seconds. "Alarm Bells" picks up the pace soon after and mixes Crookers beats with martian-synths and some eye-watering builds. With sixteen hardcore gems on the album, Nick Thayer's certainly excelled himself on Just Let It Go.

Review: Golden boy of the breaks scene, Nick Thayer just keeps on getting bigger and better. With an album called "Just Let It Go" dropping soon, Zombies is a reminder of why the world is going loopy over the kid from Melbourne. With a slightly funky swing to the drums and some chunky bass rocking through the track, it's a winner that carries off some Thriller-style spooky vocals over the beats. Manchester's HeavyFeet take it and increase the funk a little, scaling back the bass and instead adding some tickling percussion along the way.

Another new Thayer song, Just Let It Go is a pleasing dip into midtempo hip-hop, with vocalist NFA asking "have you ever been with two girls at the same time?". Fort Knox Five keep their mix low-down and funky while Cutline speed things up and turn in a dizzying smasher, chopping the vocals and making it work like a chant over the slippery bass and kick-ass drums. Gimme Some More feat. Sporty-O keeps the hip-hop connection running, while Thayer himself has fun remixing it for the floor - upping the tempo and adding a fidget beat to the fun. Not only is this another blinding release from Thayer. it also makes the album seem like it's going to be simply huge!