Review: Almost a quarter century into his recording career, Mousse T has not lost his ability to create party-starting anthems. Whereas the majority of his previous releases have blended disco samples with beefed-up house beats, "Rock The Mic" - his first release for Defected's revivalist disco offshoot Glitterbox - is a little less wedded to the kind of chunky, peak-time anthems we've come to expect. The live-sounding drums and orchestral style instrumentation screams "disco", while the Plantlife style, P-funk inspired vocals tip a wink to hip-house. Naturally, there are a few filter sweeps to be found, but these only serve to emphasise the track's block party inspiration. Kon's remix is, arguably, even better, and adds even more disco instrumentation for extra 1979 authenticity.
Review: It's been a year since Slime's second instalment of their leading compilation Future Sound Of Garage series. Now the follow-up has finally arrived boasting 28 examples of what they to be consider music of the future. There are too many to name, but highlights include the ethereal and sensual future-step opener "Return" by Monoblue, the seductive, delicate chimes of the shimmering "Ever Feel" by Just Breathe, the sparse and raw 2-step of Pavv's "Let It Go" and even the uber commercial Ibiza-friendly anthem "Stone" by Project X is a (guilty) pleasure.
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