Review: Charles Webster's Decision Time album, the veteran British producer's first for 19 years, was a wonderfully hazy, deep and atmospheric affair, but not particularly dancefloor focused. This belated EP of remixes, on the other hand, is largely club-ready and - thrillingly - packed to the rafters with genuinely brilliant reworks. Dazzle Drums provides a stunning revision of 'This Is Real' that subtly recalls many classic, acid-flecked, starry-eyed Webster deep house tracks of old; Mark E chugs his way through an analogue-rich, sunrise-ready deep house tweak of 'The Spell'; and minimal maestro Luciano reimagines 'Music' as a quietly soulful, off-kilter epic built around pulsing bass and South American style drums. Jazzuelle's 'Retro Rhapsody' version of the same track, meanwhile, magnificently joins the dots between deep house sonics and languid street soul grooves.
Review: Jozif is part of the new wave of underground house DJs, and on this compilation he displays his ability to curate a fine range of house tracks, while always retaining a soulful touch. The selection starts with the sensuous vocals and atmospheric guitar strumming of Charles Webster's "Butterfly", before moving into the mournful pianos of Burnin' Tears' "Got a Reason" and the hissing percussion and reflective vocals of YokoO's "Blinded". There are some less esoteric contributions, in particular from Silicone Soul, whose lurching bass and heavy claps make for a welcome diversion. But in the main, this is a collection of emotional house, best embodied by the dislocated chant 'loneliness, emptiness no happiness, just sadness' on Steffi's "Sadness".
