Room With A View Germany At Juno Download

Review: Swedish producer Andreas Saag has been making jazz-tinged dance music for a decade now, and his 2002 release, Jazz Lesson was his benchmark release until now; Leslie's Vision however is about to propel him into the big league. A gloriously uplifting arrangement featuring sensuous woodwind, seductive piano keys and the most heart-stopping breakdown since Sue Ellen's on-screen implosions, it is an understated contender that snatches the jazzy techno crown from Garnier and Craig. On the off-chance that it doesn't become this year's "Man With The Red Face", Room With A View have sensibly included the 'Deeper Perspective' and 'Deepest Perspective' remixes, which see growling, acidic basslines pushing those sensuous keys onto the dancefloor.

Review: La Debandade is the follow up to Art of Tones' EP "The World As I Live It", released on Room With A View last year to much critical and popular acclaim. All three tracks offer Ludovic's take on the classic 90s US house sound that inspired to him to begin producing, and these classic influences are engrained deep in the three originals on offer: "About Time" combines a thick, bumping bassline with a diva vocal and jiving Wurlitzer, while "Dolces" combines a feel good Paradise Garage vibe with Balearic accents. La Debandade offers the most contemporary feel, with a soulful house track filled with Gallic melodic charm. The EP is rounded off with "Bonus Beats" versions of the first two tracks, stripped back for DJ use, and a reprise of La Debandade which offers a more laid back version of the driving original.

Review: Following on from last month's superb "Tuff Luv" EP, Toronto based Basic Soul Unit makes his Room With A View debut with a three tracker that displays his futuristic take on classic sounds. Deeply connected with the original feel of classic labels of the Trax, Strictly Rhythm, Nu Groove and DJ International ilk, BSU's "Midnight Ridim" creates a fascinating hybrid of futuristic techno with classic Detroit and Chicago overtones. By keeping jazz influences in toe for the release too, this is a dynamic EP that is simply not to be missed.

Review: Nothing short of epic, this 11 minute track from Marino Berardi is a must hear for fans of awesome dub techno and inventive deep house. Having previously had releases on Francois Kevorkian's Wave label and Josh Wink's Ovum, as well as steady collaborations with Phil Dairmount over 2009, this sees Marino go it alone with devastating effect.

"Best Intention" has already drawn high praise from Trevor Jackson and Deetron, and it's not hard to see why. Densely layered synth strings ebb and flow over the track's hypnotic groove, and give a new meaning to the term "deep" house. It's seems almost never ending, in a good way of course.

Seattle producer Pezzner also turns on the charm with a warm, percussive take on the original that adds some funk but doesn't lose any of the original's intensity and melancholy, while Derby-based newcomer Christo turns in a mix that introduces some tastefully wonky claps and a clutch of soaring filtered strings.

Review: While its releases have so far been sporadic, Hamburg's Room With A View has an impressive pedigree. Under the watchful eye of owner and A&R man Phil Dairmount, the label has proved a constant source of quality house and techno over the last three years - as this 15-track retrospective neatly shows. There's much to admire, not least Dairmount's overriding passion for machine soul. Everything here is touched by raw, electronic beauty, be it spine-tingling vocal techno (the wonderful Sebastien San/Aaron Carl collaboration "Faces"), Larry Heard-ish Chicagoan deepness (Motor City Drum Ensemble), melancholic futurism (Sasse, Basic Soul Unit) or smooth deep house (Art Of Tones).

Review: Finnish house DJ and Moodmusic boss Sasse delivers a superb compilation and mix that spans a range of tempos and styles. Dairmount & Berardi's "Omni" is a slow motion, dreamy groove, while elsewhere Marlow delivers a breaks interpretation of the old soul standard, "Being With You" and Art of Tones's "The World As I Live It" is an irresistible disco-led groove. Sasse hasn't deserted his love of house music, and "View" boasts Russ Gabriel's Lil' Louis-inspired take on Petter & Dairmount, MCDE's superb warm, Heard-style "Moving Through Clouds" and Sasse's own tranced out "Shades of Grey" and "Lake Michigan", a cowbell-heavy, slightly eerie Detroit techno groove.