DJ Rush & Gary Beck - "Talkers" - (5:32)
132 BPM Insolate - "He Said, She Said" - (5:25) 133 BPM
JX-216 - "Xingu" (Slam remix) - (6:22) 135 BPM
Mark Broom - "Red Line" - (5:16) 128 BPM
Sosak - "Empire" - (5:38) 131 BPM
Review: It's hard to believe that Gary Beck's techno has been around for a decade, and helping him to blow out the candles is a star-studded line up. First up is Chicago legend DJ Rush collaborating with the label owner to deliver the stomping ghetto techno of "Talkers". Sunčica Bari?ić aka Insolate delivers a more European-focused sound on the atmospheric, tone-laden "He Said, She Said". Changing focus again, Slam's version of JX-216's "Xingu" is a visceral peak-time affair that resounds to discordant riffs, while on Mark Broom's "Red Line", an insistent organ and firing percussion, similar to Floorplan's style, is audible. Hopefully it's the first of many birthday celebrations.