Compuphonic

Played by: Anna Maria X, DJ Lukas

Review: Originally released back in 2012, Sunset hasn't aged, but Get Physical cleverly bring it to a new level with these remixes. First up is Andre Lodemann and Fabian Dikof, who turn "Sunset" into a dubbed out, acid-tinged affair that also resounds to delicate chimes and powerful bass. Poker Flat's Tim Engelhardt is next up, with two versions; "Remix A" sees him deploy the tripped out vocals over a sexy bass and tranced out riffs, while on "Remix B", he delivers a deeper, more layered sound that features epic, string-soaked break downs. Maintaining its diversity to the end, the final remix is a quirky, off-beat house groove from Noema.

Review: Ten years of tech house powerhouse Exploited's exploits - pardon the pun! A born and bred Berliner, Shir Khan started the label in his home city in 2007. The imprint now plays host to a who's who in the current tech-house climate - including Adana Twins, Doctor Dru, Claptone, Joyce Muniz, Urulu and Cocolores to name a few. Its artists have been receiving full support from tastemakers such as Pete Tong, Soul Clap, Wolf & Lamb and Kraak & Smaak. All the usual suspects appear here: many golden oldies and even some newbie surprises too - perfect for the Christmas season and to forecast trends moving forward into 2018. To prove their relevance, they've served up a whopper of a compilation: over five dozen tracks showcasing their illustrious discography. We are certain that these are timeless grooves and will prove to be just as relevant another decade.

Some of these go as far back as 2009! Take for instance Malente & Dex feat. Analogik's "Gipsy Kings" which homed in that whole loopy latin house trend - popularised by similar tunes like "We No Speak Americano". Swedish electro house dons Zoo Brazil appear as well, with their 2012 dancefloor hit "Rock The House", then get deep and slinky with Moodymanc's 2013 sleeper hit "Joy" (Ralph Lawson Dub). They were even doing jazzy/dusty deep house as far back as 2011, like on Homework's "Whipped Cream". Remember Serge Santiago's remix of Murphy Jax's "Let's Get To It" featuring the inimitable Mike Dunn? It's here!

But when best describing the label's success thus far, we'd have to give honorable mentions to the true staples of the label. The legendary Chicagoan James Curd (formerly one half of the Greenskeepers) has kept on going from his new home of Adelaide, Australia and served up some of his best work in years. The emotive and bittersweet "Forever My Friend" is just one example. Likewise, Belgium's Compuphonic appears several times also - his recent hit from earlier this year "Metropolis" appears in all its soulful and evocative glory. Here's to another 10 guys, cheers!

Review: Since first pitching up on the label back in 2014, experienced producer Compuphonic has become one of Exploited's most productive artists. Here, he returns to action for the first time in 2017, in the process serving up a pair of tracks that combine his deep-rooted understanding of deep house dynamics with melodic elements more regular found in Balearic and nu-disco cuts. The most obviously floor-friendly of the two tracks here is "Slow Bilbao", a locked-in deep house shuffler that makes great use of chiming melodies, heavy sub-bass and tropical style motifs. While good, the real star here is "Metropolis", a woozy and dewy-eyed concoction that wraps heady female vocal samples around a dreamy, head-in-the-clouds backing track.

Played by: Sven Tasnadi (Moon Harbour), Kiwi

Review: The Exploited imprint returns in fine style with an EP by one of the most interesting new deep artists on the block. Compuphonic's take on the 4/4 variety is quite unique, with the artist blending elements of synthpop and indie with ease, almost making the genres sound like they should be aligned all the time. Two tracks here, and both of them will be imprinted in your mind thanks to their delicious synthlines and seductive vocals. Class.

Review: This compilation celebrating ten years of the venerable German label shows that its modus operandi doesn't focus exclusively on trance melodies and low slung electro house. It's certainly true that Get Physical excels at these two variants as the eerie synths and rumbling bass of MANDY's "Word Don't Come Easy" demonstrate, but this only tells part of the story. Soul Clap's "Incoming Bitch (Get Low!)" sees tripped out acid added to the low-slung grooves, while Fuckpony's "Cell Phone Hit" is all jazzed out minimal weirdness. DJ T surprises with the string-soaked "Philly", but he can't compete for sheer out there-ness with Raz Ohara's "El Zahir", a mad mixture of warbling ethnic vocals and dense, organic drums.