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Played by: Frankey & Sandrino

Played by: Herbie Hatchback

Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House, Tuccillo

Played by: Javier Carballo, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech

Review: More highly engineered tech house by Parisian A.M. expert Mehdi Djebali here on his eponymous label, in collaboration with veteran Argentinian producer Guti. The pair began the production process almost a year ago, in Djebali's Paris studio. Although nothing was planned, they ended up creating six tracks in only a mere few days, and after road testing the material and seeing people's reactions on the dancefloor - they returned to the studio at the end of the summer to finish it. The resulting tracks appear on the Almost Finished LP: from the sunny and seductive sundown vibe of the title track, rolling and hypnotic afterhours tackle such as "Today's Vibe" and "Recreational Drugs" to slinky and hypnotic numbers like "Then I Am Free" or "La Profundo" which ssee Djebali follow in the Parisian tradition of legends like D'julz, DJ Deep and Franck Roger, while Guti injects proceedings with his signature latin flair. A solid body of work here.

Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House

Review: Ever since the first white labels appeared at the end of Summer 2013, [Emotional] Especial has been putting out music that is slightly left of (club music) centre. Influenced as much by and including dub, electro, disco, proto-house, house and techno, guided more by a feeling than a sound. This thinking has been that exemplified by every 10th release being a label sampler - a showcase of unreleased tracks or remixes of what has come before, plus the odd one off cut by an artist to watch. Some 4 years since the last Sampler, the label's 40th release presents new label heads Giraffi Dog, returning after their recent "live" Multiverse EPs, here teaming up with GF Rich for a breaks anthem. Sub bass rising, the persistent build leads to piano before drop and Acid mayhem ensues, highlight why G Dog are such a producer to watch. Label mainstay Alphonse returns, with White Pepper from the "Stolen Sunrise EP", here remixed by House stalwart Toby Tobias. Having released for a who's who of labels including REKIDS, ESP Institute, Delusions Of Grandeur and Futureboogie, the illusion these past years of who is Alphonse can finally revealed as Toby himself. The remix of his alter ego takes the 'Balearics' of the original and adds breaks and 303, all retaining a laid back feeling for summers return. The label welcomes rising star Remotif, with a series of EPs showcasing a growing talent, his recent Coymix release sealed the deal. Here, his comedically titled Beam Me Up Softwoiii belies a party anthem, where breaks and arps rise in unison before an Aphex sunrise burst, drops and heads down in pure dance. Akio Nagase returns to close with another of his Japanese folk meets lilting 303 Acid House. An Okinawa traditional folk song, conveying a life lesson, here to Hosenka flower is laid across slo-mo acid bubbles to quirkily and perfectly complete another 10th release of the Especial path.

Played by: Reed & Radley

Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House, SHE Spells Doom

Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House

Review: &Friends' second salvo comes from Harry Parsons, a producer best known for his disco-fired edit work for the Birmingham-based Shadow City label. The original version of "Eden" is a decidedly celebratory affair, with Parsons playing around with piano and vocal loops from a rush-inducing, life-affirming disco smasher over a heavy house rhythm. The producer's use of filters and breakdowns to build energy is, naturally, also second to none. Theo Kottis provides the obligatory remix, serving up a piano-laden, filter- heavy disco-house workout that's almost as essential as Parsons' original version.

Played by: Little Fritter