House Novedades

Next up in the Church White series is two fresh cuts from Ishmael of Wolf Music.

One of the UK's most established and consistent deep house producers, Jimpster, is due to drop his eagerly anticipated Porchlight And Rocking Chairs LP on 20th May 2013. His first studio album in six years sees him continue where he left off on the 2006 masterpiece Amour by taking the blueprint of House music and infusing it with an attention to detail and musicality often lacking in much of today's more disposable dance music.
As Jimpster himself admits, much of the inspiration for Porchlight And Rocking Chairs came from the countless hours spent exhausted or hungover in airport lounges on the way back from gigs. It's during this early morning never never land that he would seek solace in his ipod or start creating tracks on his laptop. Anything too challenging or abstract would be an irritation. Anything too ambient could sedate to the point of missing flights. So normally it would be the kind of lo-slung, emotive, deep shit with enough groove to get into but also just the right amount of warmth and soul to keep spirits lifted in those tiring, and often solitary hours.
On returning to his studio we see Jimpster lean heavily on his hardware synths and drum machines, rediscovering their quirks and foibles after too many years working with convenient but sometimes sterile plugins. This hands on approach runs right through tracks such as Brought To Bare, featuring the vocals of Jonatan Bäckelie, where a simple, sparse and honest quality help make this one of the LP's highlights. Hold My Hand or Rollergirl show off Jimpster's innate talent for dubbed out, late-night deep house whilst elsewhere we find more raw and bass heavy downtempo tracks such as Cracks In the Pavement and The Glowing Embers. A true journey from start to finish, the LP draws to a close with an alternate LP version of Jimpster's recent single These Times featuring Beauty Room vocalist Jinadu. Here we see the producer incorporating acoustic guitar for the first time ever on a glitchy yet beautiful reworking of this future classic, making a fitting close to a fresh and forward-looking album from a long-standing yet still completely relevant artist.

Dusky are London based production and DJ duo Nick Harriman and Alfie Granger-Howell. Responsible for scene smashes such as 'Nobody Else', Beatport #1 'Careless' and this year's 'Love Taking Over' on their own 17 Steps label, the pair's diverse appeal has left them riding at the vanguard of the UK's house and techno renaissance, with an evolving sound that shows little sign of lingering in one place for too long.

The second release on their rising 17 Steps label, the classy and unique rave rush of 'Yoohoo' again takes their sound into new territory. Built around a distinctive vocal sample (lifted from d&b outfit Kosheen's 'Catch'), 'Yoohoo' rattles out with tough, techy bass stabs but comes alive with its nostalgic, euphoria-loaded piano house melodies that recall Chicago classics from 88, Sasha at Shelley's and Raindance at Jenkins Lane. Evoking a halcyon era with class and without cliche, 'Yoohoo' draws on the duo's deep love of classic house, rave and techno, and reconstructs it for 2014 in their unique style.

Showcasing the darker, deeper side of Dusky, the b-side 'Akebono' is a twisted, heads-down blend of house, techno and garage influences - all assembled into another inimitably Dusky production. Shot with sinister soul, dark synths and rattling bass, 'Akebono' captures a distinctly UK and distinctly Dusky sound.

After her incredible Changes EP on Crosstown Rebels earlier this year, new lady of house Francesca Lombardo continues to impress this time through the Rebellion arm of the enterprise with her Eyes of Nature EP.
'Eyes' is first up and opens with a slick percussive grove characterised by lots of organic elements coalescing to paint a mesmerising, ritualistic picture. Bells, shakers and cymbals rattle and echo while deep haunting synths climb and fall to create a real sense of drama. Francesca utilises her vocal training to devastating effect intermittently throughout the track, panning her own heavily FX'd vocals across the mix further adding to the suspense.
On the flip and Julien Riachi's vocal and a tabla drum riff set the tone on 'Wander and Wonder' before an ever returning woodblock melody signals the arrival of a killer baseline which takes the track straight to the dance floor. Exquisite production skills ensure that sonically and elementally the track is constantly going somewhere, whilst Lombardo's classically trained ear ensures that she can effortlessly make perfect musical sense of all the different parts within her tracks.

'Sacrifice' is the work of two duos at the top of their production games. Bicep, after their critically acclaimed recent releases on Aus Music and their own Feel My Bicep records, and SMD fresh from promoting their new 'Live' album, decamped for a few days to SMD's London studio to jam out this resulting epic.

Built around a deceptively simple, repetitive melody - as all good 4am club music should be - and laid down onto analogue tape, as well as the original two beatless versions were created. Version 1 keeps the original speed, just smearing out the melodies slightly, to make an effective DJ tool. Whereas version 2 takes things to their logical conclusion, setting the tape machine to 7.5 inches per second, and drawing the chords out into a blissed-out piece of ambient wobble.

Sacrifice will be out on 12' on SMD's own Delicacies label on the 10th of June, and out digitally on the 24th June. This is the first in a series of SMD collaborations planned for the rest of the year.

Next up on Crosstown Rebels clandestine off-shoot label Rebellion is the dexterous and versatile producer behind latest alias, SIOPIS. Adorning the 'Master Plan' EP with a far murkier quality than previous works as Silversurfer, the SIOPIS sound is destined for the darker recesses of the club.

Comprised of three superlative cuts, the tone of the 'Master Plan' EP is set with a blend of lingering vocals, punchy basslines and moody undertones. A-side 'Master Plan' leads the way with its haunting vocals, layered over a howling bassline as the synths build with intensity.
Flip over to the B-side and it's all swagger with 'Buy Underground's' tough bassline stabs, mingling with warped synths as the track breaks down into trippy spaced out FX before a killer drop. 'House of Mouse' feat. Mz Sunday & Bootslap delivers growling sub-bass and grimy beats under nimble keys and skittish bleeps while a sinister male vocal is contested by a sweeter female voice and trippier fx perpetuates the menacing mood.
Jannis Siopis was a rather raw, dark and enigmatic lad in his early days. With a traditional Greek background in a modern German setting, a classical love affair with his clarinet and trumpet later morphed into a creative talent for break dancing, graffiti art and spinning records. Crosstown Rebels first ever record was a Silversurfer production and the label continued to nurture the talent with subsequent releases.
Now under the alias of SIOPIS, the skilled producer has shaped his beats into a groovier, house sound that has won over the Get physical imprint and agency. Greeted as 'one of the labels most exciting young guns' SIOPIS is more than an appropriate fit for Rebellion's more eccentric tribal sensibility.

The third and final part of Prime Numbers Trus'me remix series.
Once again Berlin is in the house with Berghain master Ben Klock taking the Trus'me classic 'W.A.R Dub' into deep & dark dancefloor territory.
In his inimitable style all is condensed into a tightly worked & clinical production. The groove is meticulously worked into making for some hypnotic techno.
Klock's compadre & Panorama Bar resident Ryan Elliot takes on 'Nards', stripping back its parts to an insistent & organic piece that that builds to the end.
Vakula completes the set with a tough reworking of 'Need A Job'. Unremitting acid moves bend around a heavyweight break with increasing intensity.

Soul has always been a constant in WOLF's musical adventures, and here they release an EP that is positively drenched in it.

WOLFEP026 has been crafted by WOLF favourite, Ishmael. A multi-instrumentalist who has featured on the label in the past but is now stepping up for his first full EP.

Fans of WOLFEP017 will be familiar with his debut single 'Want You' that received praise from the likes of Jimpster, Lovebirds & Ben Westbeech.

This release is his full debut EP, and is a taster of what you can expect from this exciting new addition to the pack.

There's no room to argue, Joseph Capriati has enjoyed his finest year to date and his escalation as one the principle profiles in techno knows no boundaries. The Napoli-born firebrand has just completed a stunning season in Ibiza as a resident of Marco Carola's Music On at Amnesia. Anyone who caught him play the main room this season will agree - his special ability to combine an infectious stage presence, with razor sharp DJ skills draws techno fans to dancefloor like bees to a honey pot. No wonder island legend Carola's handpicked him to perform on 8 separate occasions, more than any other artist this season. Combine this momentum with an outstanding 2013 that already saw him headline his first coast-to-coast tour of the US, play a historic 12 hour set at the Metropolis in Napoli, plus headline every major techno festival on the planet, the time couldn't be better for Capriati to unleash 'Self Portrait', his sophomore LP. Already ingrained in the consciousness of techno lovers this year thanks to 'Fratello' and 'Awake' the pair of searing dancefloor slayers that were released in June as the album's first singles, 'Self Portrait' goes deeper than the club stormers the Italian is famed for. Over 11 future-facing tracks, Capriati displays his deft production skill to supersede his reputation for bodyslamming dancefloors. Tracks such as 'Electrolytic', the album's atmospheric opener evokes mood with a barrage of steely synths, gritty drums and industrial beats, while 'Self Portrait', the typically reflective album title track is an understated ambient gem led by warm trickles of melody that pairs nicely with 'Naked' which exhibits the producer's deft skills for moulding sparse stripped back minimal that kicks along with cheeky vox and shuffling percussion. He further reinforces his ability to create addictive club rollers with the quirky, squiggly groover 'Easy Come Easy Go', while the masterful 'Basic Elements', chugs along with rattling industrial percussion before giving way to a sublime wall of melody that's just the kind of genius fare that gets his diehard fans raising Italian flags inscribed with 'JOSEPH CAPRIATI KING OF TECHNO' regularly at this gig. And with an album this good, who are we to argue

Back on Crosstown Rebels after the barnstorming 'Heartbreaker' EP at the end of last year, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke once again shows he's a dancer at heart and a truly versatile beat maker. Kicking off with another killer A-side 'Candy Flip', Kele builds an infectious track as he works a dirty low bassline with his own deep gravelly vocals. 'The New Feel' follows on with dark bass stabs making way for a bouncing groove, haunting chords, and filtered vox with an anthemic feel. FCL's remix treatment gives a classic, uplifting dimension to 'Candy Flip' while final original 'Come To Me' is a master class in raw, bass heavy grooves with a modern touch and fresh vocals from Jenny Bastet.

From the propulsive rhythm sections of Bloc Party's Platinum-selling debut album 'Silent Alarm' to guest vocals for artists like The Chemical Brothers, dance music has always been the underlying influence for Kele Okereke. Having spent ten years making records in studios working with some of the greatest producers in the world, Kele is now launching his solo assault on house music and leaving a distinctive mark in the process on new home label Crosstown Rebels.

With the 'Heartbreaker EP' gaining critical acclaim across the board and 'Candy Flip' about to win over yet more dancefloors, Kele's new sound is no flash in the pan. There are more EPs in the pipeline for Crosstown as well as DJ dates all over the world, so watch this space.

FCL is the Belgian powerhouse production duo comprised of Red D, owner of We Play House, and young DJ/producer extraordinaire San Soda. Both individually and together they have had a major impact on dance music in the last few years, notably with their ubiquitous version of E.S.P's 'It's You' - a sell-out vinyl on We Play House reaching cult status and later seeing a digital release on Defected due to popular demand.

Anthem alert! "You Used To Hold Me" is one of the biggest tracks in the Hot Mix 5 catalog, a dark, diva-esque dance-floor killer with super sparse production & soaring vocals courtesy of Xaviera Gold that always manages to hit the right spot!

This repress of the original 1987 12" features a slew of high caliber bonus beats, alternate mixes & even an accapella for those of you who like to get adventurous whilst in the mix. This is as classic as it gets, basically every home should have a copy of this instant party starter & all time classic Chicago House record!

Re-mastered, re-pressed & re-released in conjunction with all rights holders, fresh for 2015!

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After several years in the making we finally see the realization of Sound Black's first various artist release the Kemystry Set EP. On offer here are four relative new comers with extreme talent who know their way around a Digital Audio Workspace. The tracks here take us on a journey through sound that is both deep and hard. Everything on offer here is sure to keep heads nodding and bodies rocking on the dance floor with no mercy.

Two House Limited is a Vinyl & digital label based in Copenhagen Denmark Focussing on House musik, and with limited pressing worldwide.

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New edit serie from Two Edits.
Some naughty edits here. The A side is classic disco re shape for the slo-mo crowd out there. On the B side we have a more trendy oldschool chicago house rework. Some excellent edits on wax. Vinyl Only

THE FIRST SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM 'P.U.M.P' FEATURING REMIXES FROM HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR, HACKMAN, & SAMO DJ'S.

At first glance Ali Love's lead single 'Deep Into The Night', his first new material since his profile-exploding Hot Natured work, is primed to elicit an 80's pop undercurrent. But as definitely not a producer to rest on any success, here, Love sounds psychedelically liberated; airing deeply personal details through dance-floor paced electronic rhythms to quicken the pulse, and dulcet vocal tones to soothe the ear.

The jam-packed 12' released on 30th June features a pumped Club Mix version of the original courtesy of Ali Love & Steve Dub, an electro-rhythm loaded Hackman Remix, who buffs Ali's vocals to a shine around emotional melody; New Yorks Hercules and Love Affair; an offering of spiritual New York based grooves, and Samo DJ, one half of the Stockholm/Hong Kong production team Sling and Samo whom gives us an gleefully deep instrumental insight into his production mind.

Ali's forthcoming solo LP lead by "Deep Into The Night" sees Ali craft some of the finest original material he's produced so far as he continues as one of the UK's leading electronic songwriters and vocalists.

Featuring vocals from CHARLES MATLOCK this house song is a "strong message to the club scene". Along with mastermind GLENN UNDERGROUND's production you get a remixes by fellow Chicagoans ANTHONY NICHOLSON and LIL LOUIS on the flipside. A killer lineup of talent from Chicago's house scene. HOUSE

The 2nd in this series of white labels featuring unreleased remixes by GLENN UNDERGROUND. Club tested these tracks are some serious floor fillers now available on vinyl for the 1st (and last!) time: MOS DEF's "LIFETIME" b/w INCOGNITO's "I CAN THE FUTURE", both housed up to killer effect:

Hot and 'clean' new album from JJ&J...TIP!
Two years after the artistic statement that was their expansive third LP, famed live act and hardware lovers Juju & Jordash are releasing another full-length on Dekmantel. Clean-cut, a nine-track affair, comes lovingly pressed to vinyl in autumn 2014.

The duo fully embrace the album format, creating a tight tapestry of emotive and danceable sound that reveals more detail and depth with each new listen. Textures range from organic and lush to synthetic and arresting. Deep-space serenity gets juxtaposed with more urgent and alien paranoia.

"Clean-cut is tighter, more honest and there's less hiding behind a hazy screen of FX," say the pair.

The new release marks a clear evolution in the career of these singular artists. Clearly, Clean-cut is another feather in the already resplendent bow of Juju & Jordash.

Juju & Jordash have a longstanding and tight relationship with the Amsterdam based record label and event powerhouse Dekmantel. Juju & Jordash are a staple on Dekmantel clubnights and festivals. This is their third full-length on Dekmantel, a further consolidation of their 5 year bond.

Dekmantel won the minds and hearts of electronic music enthousiasts throughout the world with their record label and club nights over the past 7 years. Dekmantel Festival -which saw its first edition in 2013- has seen unanimously glowing reviews for two years in a row now, further affirming the path Dekmantel chose to be the right one.

Following EPs on Black Butter and other illustrious imprints, Monday Club deliver the acid drenched 'Blackout' for Steve Lawler's VIVa MUSIC featuring a monstrous beast of a remix courtesy Luke Solomon.

Monday Club is the musical meeting of minds of Luke May & Paul Sidoli. They have a long, shared history of all things acid house and this new endeavour has led to releases on ALiVE, Black Butter, Muzik Box and more. As one half of Cosmonauts, Paul has remixed revered artists such as Moby, Empire Of The Sun and M83. His solo productions have lauded him more than one spot as Pete Tong's Essential New Tune. Luke is one half of Medicine 8 who have remixed the likes of Orbital, Xpress 2, Manic Street Preachers, Kylie Minogue and Tiga and held residencies at the legendary Centro Fly in NYC, Pacha Buenos Airies, Kama Kama Italy and Ministry of Sound London. Also currently releasing under the moniker Decius, it's safe to say that between them, Luke & Paul definitely have the experience and know how to take care of any discerning dance floor.

Luke Solomon is undeniably one of British house music's unsung heroes, from setting up the seminal label Classic Recordings with Derrick Carter to taking quirky house to the UK Top 10 and international charts, with his band Freaks, to DJing around the globe and performing live, Luke has been there for many of the more interesting 4/4 moments of the last decade.

Special limited edition (500) double pack including the original 2012 12" that includes ONUR's original edit plus remixes by NICHOLAS, VAKULA and VOLTA CAB plus a hand stamped, white label featuring the brand new remixes by GLENN UNDERGROUND, PTAKI and INSKWEL. Don't miss out on this one!

Uniile is a project whose purpose is to release material without revealing the artist's identity on limited hand stamped vinyls. uniile does not converge around a musical aesthetic but rather on the simple idea that elements from the past and the present can be put together to create original and groovy dance music. label is based in paris.

Blind Jacks take us on another Tripp... A journey or dreams from Talaiassa to Cadibonna via Kumotori and Moel Penderyn. Secret sounds designed for mind adventure. Vinyl purchase allows you access to Secret digital tracks from each artist also. Apply within. Aquatic ocean transparent vinyl.

All Gone Pete Tong & Gorgon City Miami 2015 is a stunning new two CD mix packed full of upfront house, techno and electronica from an eclectic array of cutting-edge artists.



Featuring tracks and remixes from the likes of Royskopp & Robin, Daniel Avery, MK, Dusky and Maceo Plex - as well as two brand new and exclusive Gorgon City productions - All Gone Pete Tong & Gorgon City Miami 2015 is the latest collection in the acclaimed All Gone series.



Few individuals in the world of dance music can claim the kind of influence Pete Tong has had over the last twenty years. With an unparalleled ear for new talent, Tong is the leading tastemaker of the electronic generation and on All Gone Pete Tong & Gorgon City Miami 2015 has teamed up with one of the most explosive new outfits of recent memory.



Gorgon City are part of a new wave of UK house producers who regularly blur the lines between the underground and the mainstream. Arguably best known for their UK No.4 hit 'Ready For Your Love', to date Gorgon City singles have sold in excess of half a million copies, cementing them as one of the most powerful forces in modern-day dance music.



In additional to inclusions from A-list electronic stars Booka Shade, Guy Gerber & P Diddy, Scuba, Jonas Rathsman and many more, the release includes three exclusives. Gorgon City have produced two brand new tracks for their mix - 'The Terminal' and 'Sky High' - while Pete Tong teams up with James Doman on 'I Lost My Mind'.


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Boston Bun is back for 2015 with Just for Freaks, which is part 1 of a series of three EPs dedicated to unrestrained underground clubbing.

JUST FOR FREAKS 1 stays in the Chicago house revival that Boston Bun established these past 2 years. The right balance between deep and ghetto music.

A-side " PLEASURE " is a track that you can play very late in the darkest clubs. It drives us with unpitched voices and unleashed TR which succeed to a cut-up bass.

B-side " LEVITATE " flirts with lovely strummed music, almost nostalgic, interrupted by an harmonious and bouncy bassline. The lyric "You wanna play house some more" sounds like the anthem of a neverending party.

Shortly following the release of his critically acclaimed debut album Suzi Ecto, Call Super opens 2015 with the more dancefloor-adaptable Fluenka Mitsu EP on Nous. Limited...
Comprising two highly textural productions, opener "Fluenka's Shelf" is a ten-minute, tripping house tool with dubbed-out effects, cosmic motifs, and a warm, thrummed bassline. Flipside, techno abstraction "From Which I Fell" traffics in slower, swung grooves and mesmeric synth loops.

Kid Sublime's protégé J.A.N. drops his brand new debut 12''.
Amsterdam based J.A.N. got inspired by local DJ's in the Amsterdam nightlife scene at early age. Soon he started DJ'ing, and hooked up with fellow 'Amsterdammer' and DJ/producer Kid Sublime, who showed him the ropes of rocking a sampler. J.A.N. quickly caught the virus and invested in his own digital equipment, started digging for samples, and thereby widening his musical spectrum.

When Kid introduced J.A.N. to house music, he quickly felt drawn to the warm, deep sounds of the Detroit house scene. He describes his fusion style as B-Boy House, and incorporated this right back into his DJ sets.

Kid Sublime: 'Yess! I am very proud my main man J.A.N. is finally dropping his 1st ever 12'...nice basement B-Boy House music...deep and soulful..a very promissing future lies ahead for this youngbuck!'

'For the fans of that Amsterdam/Detroit sound, think the early works of Aardvarck/Rick Wade and you won't be disappointed!'

Seven Davis Jr back on the scene with this killer live bonus 12" of P.A.R.T.Y, easily one of the hottest sides to land this year.

With more than 150 releases and many of them considered classics by now we're really proud to welcome Frédéric Blais aka Fred Everything to the ever growing Local Talk family.
The atmospheric deep house builder Brothers & Sisters comes in two different versions and is everything we could wish for, deep, punchy and masterfully produced house music, sounding right at home on Local Talk.
The PM Atlantic version will do the work for the early sets and AM Pacific is the perfect end of the nighter.
Finishing off is Legacy, a track where groove and dedication is the keywords, a guaranteed weapon in any DJ´s bag in the coming months.
All in all, three tracks of the kind of nuanced deep house we've come to expect from the brilliant Fred Everything.
Local Talk is talking to you!

Currently causing quite a stir on the underground, the Jerome Hill remix of Marshall Jeffersons's Trax classic 'Lost In The Groove' is a complete re-interpretation, solid jacking (hard) house music using the original vocal that's cut loud onto the vinyl and worms inside your head and has been doing serious damage in the clubs and festivals last year. Now with all licensing and red tape cleared away, it's set for release.

Dancer 'Boom Boom' is actually a collaboration between Acid legend Adonis and Sidney Winters, with a mix down by House legend Frankie Knuckles.

This sat on the B side of 'Am A Dog' on Trax Records and is RARE & OBSCURE to say the least, but once the needle touches the groove you know it's a KILLER. Massive kick drums and mysterious organ scales, this one is a mad mad tune ! Produced in 1987 (and sounding like nothing else from that year) it's been given a very slight and very respectful re-arrangement by Jerome Hill, remastered and cut super loud.

Strictly limited and if the previous titles on the label are anything to go by, this one will sell out equally quick...

The Stateside bass collective Elevater Action's 5th vinyl release finds London based maestro Mr. Mageeka delivering 2 cuts of visceral and hypnotic house music. Previously known as MC Mega, Mageeka has been a part of the UK garage movement since it's formative years and the authenticity of his music speaks for itself with relentless and truly unique vibes. The A-side "Most" finds him at top form: swing-driven four on the floor with a timeless bass line that rolls seamlessly into soulful pads and tastefully placed chords, with a frenetic vocal hook that doesn't let up. The B Side Vinyl exclusive "Up In Smoke" features a sexy and sinister organ line leading into a bonafide sermon about Jack himself. Peppered with a swaggering vocal chant that keeps the intensity high throughout the track, the raw groove revives a classic sound into a modern context. EA's own Dylan C closes out the plate with a stripped down dub edit of Most, bringing the vibe of the original into a darker context with cryptic bass flexes and stripped down, minimal percussion while the vocal of the original melts into hallucinatory staccato.

First release from new Glasgow based Label Nord­Süd Recordings. The label is owned by Lee Duncan who records as Leeon (Seventh Sign) and it will be him who has the honour of providing the first outing with a remix of the title track from friend and sometime collaborator Hutton Drive (Domenic Cappello ­ Subclub, Seventh Sign, Soma, Frantic Flowers, etc.). This is Leeon's first piece of work since 2012 and Hutton Drive's first since 2010. The pair recently worked together as Ceol on Don't be Afraid records with the 'The Light' EP.

This 3 track EP consists of two original tracks by Leeon, 'Rest and Be Thankful' and 'Inner Zone' alongside the aforementioned remix by Hutton Drive. The two original tracks are melodic yet minimal, deep pieces rooted in classic house and electronic sounds that work both on the dance floor and headphones alike. The remix of 'Rest and Be Thankful' stays faithful to the original but ups the tempo and adds the typical rhythmic raw analogue sound that Hutton Drive is known for.

Record mastered by LUPO at Calyx and Artwork on label taken from an original painting by Glasgow artist Fergus Dunnet.

Support from Neville Watson 'blown away!', Pittsburgh Track Authority 'this shit is bananas', Marco Bernardi, Dan Curtin and Pangaea.

Special dub version of Mandingo's original track, 'Another Night on Earth." This is an extended alternate version of the original which appears on BC009_909 - Modern Underground V.3. It sounds like a spaced out house groove with some Chicago style stabs, Jamaica style rubs and Detroit style chords. This is a strictly limited one-sided 12' release.

Celebrating a landmark anniversary for arguably the most influential house music label of all time, Strictly DJ T.: 25 Years of Strictly Rhythm is a new mix album celebrating the rich musical history of the legendary imprint.

Mixed by Get Physical founder and long-term Strictly fan DJ T., Strictly DJ T.: 25 Years of Strictly Rhythm includes tracks from seminal Strictly artists including Logic, Aly-Us, DJ Pierre, Hardrive, DJ Sneak, Wink and many more, with a brand new edit of each track provided by DJ T. himself.

Strictly Rhythm first opened its doors in 1989 and quickly gained a following among club DJs thanks to a series of quality underground tracks by the likes of Roger Sanchez, Todd Terry and Kenny Dope. In 1994 Strictly notched up its first crossover hit with Real 2 Real's 'I Like To Move It', a feat it was to repeat several times during the next decade.

T's love affair with Strictly Rhythm began in 1990 during a transitional period both as a DJ and a club goer, from black music and broken beats to early electronic dance music. This was the year that T purchased his first Strictly record - Logic's 'The Warning' - and was immediately hooked on the pioneering sound of the label.

The tracklist for the two distinct mixes are made up of the some of the label's 'big hits' and some of DJ T's personal favourites: records that have flown under the radar like Audioclash 'Live And Die' and the Whipped and Turned Mix of Reality Check's 'Fantasy': two fantastic yet perhaps underappreciated records that T has brought back into the limelight.

To make the mix flow seamlessly, T has edited each of the records included from the often tricky to work with originals. 'These old tracks don't really have a mix-friendly intro and outro; they often just fade out or stop abruptly' says T. 'I wanted to make these classics easier to use in contemporary sets.

'To be able to improve a track, so that it becomes interesting and playable for DJs nowadays without changing its essence, that's my motivation.'

Plus sized house hitmaker DJ Sneak has knocked together his second release for Exploited Records, laying down some serious swing on 3 club tracks which are destined to make dance floors sweat this summer, from Ibiza to points beyond. With Sneak's infamous grill and barbecue sessions in mind the "Night Dish EP" is a proper Doner Kebab and Satay Meal after a heavy night out in Berlin. Featuring artwork by Berlin-based street artist Nomad.

Let's Play House is kicking the new year off with its own Times Square ball drop: Francis Inferno Orchestra's three-track solo EP, Hezbolla. The wonky, off-kilter, eccentric package manages to be two disparate and often contradictory things at once: a guaranteed chaotic, debaucherous barn-burner and a deep, heady epic journey.

The title track is just as violent and nasty as its name might imply, but it's underscored by the sort of lightheartedness and good humor that FIO is known for. The first five minutes are a jumble of distorted, fuzzy kicks, toms, and bouncy bongos that all magically coalesce into a euphoria buttressed by bright horn samples, chopped-up vocals, and a groovy bass riff. When it finally sputters out, it's hard to believe all of ten minutes just flew by.

The flip starts with 'Vibrations,' a saccharine, buttery disco-tinged cut that's all glitz and glam, a hypnotizing cocktail of sublime, sparkling melodies and glistening keys. Bookending the 12' is 'Hezbobongo,' a sort of bonus beats rendering of the A1, thrown in to keep the party chugging along and offer DJs some fun toys to fiddle around with in the booth.

Hezbolla will be followed by a second EP on LPH WHITE featuring two remixes of the title track and another original.