Review: Oh gosh! Every Welcome To The Jungle collection is a big deal but this latest edition from Euphonique and Dazee is a whole other rain forest. 96 tracks and a mix that weighs in over two hours, this is the sound of two of the most foremost and inspiring Bristol-based DJs going IN in every single direction. Loaded with a great range of classics, exclusives and left-of-centre vibes, highlights across this massive collection include Aries and Euphonique's massive 'Amen', Dazee & Jinx's 'Shake It Up', Sweetpea and Chickaboo's 'The Jump Off' and the recent skat-dancing fire-up 'Skip De Du Dat'. And that's not scratching the surface. This is an epic collection. Essential.
Review: Fledgling disco label Steppin' Out - est. 2023, and not to be confused with Polydor's 1970s disco imprint of the same name - bring us their first compilation, which rounds up the best of their singles output thus far and features some well-known names like Ken@Work, Save The Robots and Stephane Deschezeaux. The provenance of some of the album's 11 tracks is a little hazy: some sound like straight-up re-edits, others like sample-heavy homages, but either way, most if not all draw extensively on dance music's past, and if you're revisiting classics like Patrice Rushen's 'Forget Me Nots' (now 'Want You To Remember'), Ce Ce Peniston's 'Finally' ('The Way I Feel'), Surface's 'Happy' ('Hypnotized') or Chemise's 'She Can't Love You' ('Can't Love You', obviously) it's unlikely the dancefloor's gonna worry about it too much.
Review: Toxic bootleg action! Spill one splash of these fruity mashes on the dancefloor and your groovers will bump and grind like mutated fools. The title track takes Royksopp's "Eple", adds a smidgeon of Marvin and a dash of electro while "Shake It Out" fuses Cassius with a killer lick from The Supremes. Elsewhere we find Edie Brickel, Eminem, Fugees and The Wiseguys get wobbly over a glitch-step hook ("Say Ooh") and Sly & The Family Stone get a classic hip-hop schooling. You heard the man...get it on!
Review: Released on Joey Negro's Z Records, Rio spinner DJ Meme whips through thirty of the best from Z on this new mix - available either as individual unmixed tracks or as one continuous mix. Always a haven for the best soulful and funky house, Z Records highlights such as JN's mix of Doug Willis' "Power To The People", Sean McCabe's mix of JD73's "Think Twice" and Akabu's "The Phuture Ain't What It Used To Be" make for an effortlessly bumping and uplifting voyage.
Review: Legendary DJ and bon viveur Harvey brings us a third collection of Balearic grooves inspired by his residency at Ibiza's notorious Pikes Hotel, which is now into its fifth year. Highlights of Volume III include Brass Construction's barrio funk classic 'Now Is Tomorrow' and an ultra-chilled reworking of River Ocean's 'Love And Happiness', while in-between you'll find mellow 80s pop, meandering YMO-esque synth excursions, laidback disco from the Peter Jacques Band, horizontal deep house grooves, lounge-y jazz and more besides - as, well, needless to say, as more gently fluttering Spanish guitars than you could clack a pair of castanets at...
Review: We have another wicked gift here, courtesy of the STEP2 collective, who unload a seriously spicy box of remixes onto the world, welcoming back some of the most exciting names in UKG right now. We begin with two reworks of originals from DJ Pencil & The Cut Up Boyz, with Maarz firstly rebuilding 'Fiesta In The Market' into a chord-laden slap, alongside Shadow Of Light's more oldschool rethink of 'Come With It'. Next up, new school heavyweight BWK Project gets to work on shifting DJ LIX's 'Rinse Out' into a new school 4x4 bubbler, followed by DJ LIX himself overhauling Dan Speed's 'Tell Me That You Love Me' into a sub-busting emotive roller. Finally, Dan Speed takes a turn on the remix wheel as DJ LIX's 'Rinse Out' is given an LFO-driven rearrange, closing off this project with some euphoric 4x4 energy.
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