James Curd

Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House

Played by: DJ Mau Mau

Played by: Claptone

Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Funky House, Ladies On Mars

Review: If you're after a near faultless selection of peak-time ready house and disco jams, this special Amsterdam Dance Event compilation from Yam Who's Black Riot could just be the ticket. There's a good mixture of fresh floor-fillers - see the sample-heavy, boompty style Chicago house pulse of The Phantom Revenge's "Workout Music", Phonik D's piano-laden disco-house romp "Talking Vintage" and the smooth, life-affirming deep house warmth of Thatmanmonkz's hazy revision of Amp Fiddler's "Your Love Is All I Need" - and recent revisions of classic cuts. In this category you've find a superb Hi-Fi Sean revision of Psychotropic's rave-era anthem "Hypnotic", a sparkling Kiko Navarro re-make of Kenny "Jammin" Jason's "Can U Dance 2015" and a wonderful, filter-sporting disco-house take on CN Williams "Mr Bump Man" by Yam Who and Jaegerossa.

Review: Melbourne's Circa Trax are back, following up some great releases recently by the likes of Holmes John, Tim Light and Peekay with this new one by a couple of right legends. US veteran Junior Sanchez teams up with Chicago deep house vethero now based in Adelaide James Curd (Greenskeepers) on "Everybody Wants" - a funked-up and loopy disco jam delivered in both artist's trademark style. There are some great remixes too: Curd himself steps up to give the track a lo-slung makeover, while Superlover elevates the track with a powerful funky house style of flavour. Finally, Jerk Boy goes deeper into the night with his smooth and sensual perspective.

Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), YAM WHO?, Trotter, Ladies On Mars, 80's Child

Review: Perhaps best known as the founding (and since 2008 only) member of Classic faves Greenskeepers, James Curd knows a thing or two about crafting a quality house groove after 20 years in the game, and this latest EP for Yam Who?'s Midnight Riot label is no exception! The bouncy 'You Give Me Pleasure' opens the EP with crisp beats, a lolloping b-line, spoken male vox with a female chorus and a touch of acid. 'Love Motion' itself follows, a heads-down, 131bpm roller with a sparkling two-note piano riff and head-fried synths galore, before a Radio Edit of 'You Give Me Pleasure' completes the package.

Played by: DJ Mau Mau

Played by: Chris Massey

Played by: Superbreak, KS French

Review: A move Down Under to his new home of Adelaide, Australia hasn't at all cramped the style of Windy City deep house legend James Curd - who many of you old-schoolers may remember as half of renowned duo Greenskeepers. In recent times, his quirky lo-slung grooves have appeared on the likes of King Street, Play It Down and Classic but his new one is for Berlin's Exploited - and it features some equally awesome remixes. Featuring the cheeky vocals of Likasto, "Get Low" follows that same MPC based back-to basics approach as heard on last year's "I Wanna Freak" that allowed him to get back to his Chicago roots. Aussie superstar DJ Sonny Fodera provides a suitably stadium sized tech house rendition (that sure packs some bounce!) while Italy's Black Loops go for that classic '90s NYC style vibe.

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!

Played by: Oliver Heldens

Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Domshe, SITUATION

Played by: Girls Of The Internet, Muteng

Review: Fresh from a rock solid outing on Midnight Riot, Australia-based American James Curd returns to longtime home Classic. This time round, he has Shaun J Wright in tow, whose effortlessly soulful vocals - frequently chopped up and manipulated by boompty survivor Curd - rise above stretched-out pads, bubbly synthesizer melodies and energetic-but-unfussy drums on the duo's brilliant original version. Curd's loved-up synthesizer motifs and the bouncy groove are naturally given greater prominence on the accompanying Dubstramental version, which also includes even more cut-up snippets of Wright's brilliant vocal. While Curd rarely disappoints, "Now I Believe" is undoubtedly his strongest single for some time.

Played by: YAM WHO?, Trotter, BRUNO FROM IBIZA, 80's Child

Review: Confirmed party-starter James Curd (he of Greenskeepers fame) has released music on all manner of hyped labels - DFA, Classic, Exploited and Drop Music included - since making his debut at the dawn of the millennium. Here he pitches up on Midnight Riot with a trio of fun-time jams that should delight disco freaks and house heads alike. Certainly, both should enjoy the disco/nu-disco/house fusion of closer "Free Yourself", a tooled-up re-edit that that will have all but the most miserable dancers strutting their stuff. We're also big fans of bumpin' opener "A Lazy Boy Get Down", a Greenskeepers-esque frolic through quirky disco-house pastures blessed with some killer sax lines and rousing horns. Dub disco/punk funk bubbler "Lava Rocks" completes another fine EP from the Adelaide-based Chicagoan.