Ossie

Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Dam Swindle

Review: Since debuting in 2011, Ossie has notched up releases on some seriously impressive labels, not least Hyperdub, 20:20 Vision, Wolf Music and Exploited. Here he notches up his first release of 2019: a label debut for Sense Traxx featuring two forthright, bass-heavy rollers. Particularly impressive is techno-temper opener "Better Days", a post-dubstep/UK funky style workout where stabbing vocal samples and jazzy organ motifs skip above a sub-heavy, headline-grabbing bassline and a bustling broken house rhythm. "Change" is pretty tasty, too, with Ossie effortlessly flitting between backwards string samples, rubbery jazz-funk bass and chunky disco-house grooves.

Played by: Claptone

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: London producer Ossie has appeared everywhere from 2020 Midnight Visions through to Wolf Music and even Hyperdub over the years. He is back with more stylish and surefire electro house on "Space Odyssey" (which inaugurates his new Supercali imprint) where tight rhythms ride a razor-sharp bassline and trippy robot vocals. On next track "Wires" it's more on the UK bass tip circa 2009, with its rolling lo end antics, spangling synths and loopy vocal chop-ups. Finally, the sexy deep house of "Round The Way" is slinky and seductive enough for the warm up or the late night alike.

Played by: NDV (Polar Pair/Botanika), Ennio Styles, Tom Central, Gilles Peterson, Shox

Played by: Chrissy, Odiggity - Tram Trax, RamSkank, Sun People, Neue Grafik

Played by: Jad & The, Juno Recommends Deep House, GREYMATTER, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House

Review: Wolf Music turn 25 and pull out something approaching a curveball in handing a label debut to Ossie. Known best for his work on Hyperdub, putting Ossie together with Wolf Music isn't an equation most people would make, but if you've caught the Londoner DJ you'll know he's super tight at mixing and plays plenty of classic house. Indeed it's nice to see Ossie back on the solo flex, having recently been focused on the Black Orange Juice project with vocalists Tilz and Paul Black. Perhaps that time spent working with others has given Ossie a new sense of confidence as the four tracks here are some of his best work so far. The title track shows off Ossie's innate knowledge of the skip and bounce that characterises UK garage whilst there's something almost '90s Armand Van Helden about the heavy disco influenced house of highlight "Forever".

Played by: Santero, Julian Sanza, Odiggity - Tram Trax, Slow It Down, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Space Ranger, Femi Natural Essence, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Don Crisp

Review: It's been over a year since Ossie's last solo record, and he returns here in fine form on 2020 Vision. The first two tracks see him bring his group Black Orange Juice for two vocal cuts, "Supercali" which riffs on Mary Poppins (it's actually quite good, trust us) wrapping up UKF and African pop into one tidy package, and "Lovecrazy", which combines Andres style string sampling with a deep percussive workout. Up next, "Housedabass" combines layers of neon stabs over deep pads, taking the standard club template and riffing over it with joyful abandon. Not much has changed in a year, but that's just how we like it - highly recommended.

Played by: Tvyks, Santero, 123MRK, Jordan & Santero