The follow up to my personal favourite Home to you drops with an awesome array of mixes from disco legends Dimitri from Paris and Tom Moulton along side house mixes from Master Kev and Tony Loreto. My first thought on this was can Tortured Soul do no wrong? It seems not! All the mixes are hot. Dimitri’s mix is a full on disco work out and for fans of this sound this certainly will not disappoint. Tom Moulton arranges the piece with skill and manages to give it a unique flavour.
Master Kev and Tony Loreto give it a 4 to the floor house treatment with smooth synths and bass lines. The tracks build very nicely and should get good reactions on the dance floor. The surprise from the bunch is from Tortured Soul’s own JKriv who gives it a nice twist with a broken beatish live drum work out taking the track in a different direction.
Tortured Soul do it again. A very strong package that makes me excited to hear the whole LP and anything else they may do in the future.

Just in time for the height of summer comes a timely re-release of DJ Meme - Chanson Du Soliel. This pack covers all bases with a 2009 sax-heavy remix from DJ Meme, a peak-time remix from Groove Invaderz, a lovely laidback beach house take from Seb Skalski, a deep/retro vibe from Andy Sant alongside some big room action from Durban's main man Shane D! Unquestionably Playmore's biggest release to date, this one has received national TV coverage in Brazil and Portugal and been licenced to several mix CD's including Stereo Sushi, Hed Kandi Disco Heaven and Time Italy.

Dave Horne is slowly establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with on the underground UK dance music scene. Initially making a name for himself as warm-up DJ for stars such as Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond and Paul Oakenfold at The Gallery @ Turnmills in London, and for the likes of Eric Prydz at Fabric in London. With this ever expanding and impressive CV in DJing, his productions are also rising up through the ranks. Signed to one of the World’s biggest Progressive House labels Baroque Records his first release ‘The Road to March’ (under his ‘DJH’ alias) was supported by a whole host of big names from Eric Prydz to the Thrillseekers. Dave’s more upbeat productions can be heard on labels such as Nu-Depth Recordings, Solaris and now Guess. His recent remix of Asymmetric Soul “Diamonde” on Guess saw global club and radio support so it was a natural progression with the Guess team to have him featured as an artist in his own right. The first of two signings to Guess, “Mellow Summer”, characterises his blend of progressive and trance perfectly, providing a melodic and atmospheric soundscape, driving bass lines and epic breakdowns. Not to overdo the remix statistics, Richard Earnshaw breaks out his deeper solo outfit of Sole Unity. Crisp production, swinging beats and bass and smooth musical elements resulting in a concoction which will no doubt attract Earnshaw and Spiritchaser fans alike.

A deep stomper of an E.P this one! Groove Victim AKA Jay Brown brings a taste of energetic deep house music in this 3 track E.P Calm before the storm has a light percussive feel and builds nicely through out. High strings and a sweet piano lead in to a smooth break down before this version builds once again. Nothing but beats does what it says on the tin only with more punch to the kick and some serious swinging hats.The havock mix blends the best elements of the 1st two versions and adds some great synths into the equation. I simply can’t wait to play the last version out on a good system.

The second release for this label and it certainly does not disappoint. Seven mixes in the package include versions from Andy Ward, DJ Meme, Super Phonics and Filsonik as well as the Bah Samba original. All mixes are great although the Andy Ward and Super Phonics mixes stood out for me. Andy brings a Dub and Sunshine Vocal mix whereas the Phonics give a real soul boy feel to the track influenced by the likes of Tom Browne’s Funkin’ for Jamaica. A good selection of mixes, something for most I feel.

After a 10 year break from solo recording Ralphi is back with a bang!
Featuring the vocals from legendary Shawn Christopher Everybody shake it is a big room disco tinged stomper. There are 7 mixes in the package including remixes from Jay J. Dave Aude, DJ Paulo and Lego. For my taste Ralphi’s Funky House Mix steals the show with Jay J’s mix coming in a close second. Lego’s mix adds a saxophone giving it a jazzed up feel. Dave Aude’s mix will appeal to those into the harder house sounds and is slightly reminiscent of Lil Louis French Kiss only harder.

Fast Vision Soul is 23 years old DJ Francesco Briganti from South Italy who started his career in 2004 and plays to date in various South Italian clubs and a very talented upcoming producer. After Fast Vision Soul boosted his studio in 2008, he discovered a strong passion, for influences of afro, deep, soulful and latin sound. Exactly this is what you can hear on this second release of him, after his 2008 success "Me vs The Music" Cyberjamz, which received positive feedback from the likes of Jimpster or Lars Behrenroth of Deeper Shades.
On this release label head Ralf Gum delivers a spanking interpretation of the tune using a heavy kick-drum and a percussion programming of highest order his mixes will work on every occasion. The Main Mix is a musical journey garnished with live saxophone and multiple layered keyboards, but even the Beat is more than just a tool. Babatundè’s mix of latin, soul and afro house makes this another very explosive GOGO Music release.

Centric Music swing into gear with this sampler for their first compilation, which will appear as a double CD later this year.  As ever, the motto is still ‘no fillers‘, with the three musical outfits present here supplying quality tracks that will rock a variety of floors.  Dazzle Drums is Japanese husband and wife duo Kei and Nagi Sugano who as ever bring another deep driving track to the table, London based outfit Wipe The Needle represents their first production on Centric Music with Take ‘em Up and Bay Area based Stephen Rigmaiden brings his Californian take on house to the table to round up this fine package that shows the strength and depth of three musical outfits associated with Centric Music.

What do you get when you lock beat master Kenny Dope in a room with some of the most talented musicians on the planet???.. Take a listen and let the K’Dee Orchestra take you on a “Journey”. Kenny Dope unleashes the first disco bomb from his forthcoming K’Dee Orchestra album on Ill Friction. Complete with a plethora of amazing live instrumentation, ‘Journey’ oozes with funky brass, beautiful flutes, sexy sax and wizard keys anchored by a bumping bassline and infectious beats. This cosmic box of dancefloor delights is a cross pollenation of Disco-Funk and comes packaged with some hefty house mixes too.

Tarantulaz are London based collective, Sir Piers and Toni Economides (KV5) who initially made their mark with an amazing remix of Angie Stone’s classic ‘I Wasn’t Kidding’ back in 2006. Now they are back with a brand new single for his own Curious label, joining forces with his regular cohort Toni Econimides under their Tarantulaz guise with a scorching slice of dancefloor heat titled ‘Handle It’ featuring Courtney Dennie on vocals. ‘Handle It’ is a love trouble song all about that green eyed monster, jealousy. Tarantulaz drip Courtney's RnB vocal tones over a bouncy soulful groove-laced with 80s style synths and punchy beats. ‘Handle It’ features a peak-time club mix from Tarantulaz, plus additional mixes from NYC’s Scott Wozniak and Canadian production duo Jojo Flores & Joe DiPadova.

Adaptation Music turn to one of Italy’s most respected DJ’s Haldo for their fourth outing.  His deep and soulful ‘Night City Journey’ features the vocals of Loryn and comes backed by remixes from Andy Ward (Soul Central), Australian duo Random Soul and Esho Recording’s Cassady Locke who provide a range of vocal, instrumental and dub verisons.  The release marks the continued quality of the Nottingham based label and club night who’s previous releases have included the work of Vincent Kwok, Richard Earnshaw, Vernon & DaCosta and Julius Papp.

The prolific duo of Andrew Phelan & George Cochrane (aka Origami) have been on quite a roll of late, appearing in the pages of DJ Mag, iDJ and DMC Update, on the airwaves of Kiss FM and Juice FM, and on the playlists of DJ globe trotters Mark Farina, Laurent Garnier, Funk D’Void, Luke Solomon, Colette, Robert Owens, Roger Sanchez and DJ Heather.  New single ‘Haterade’ re-unites the two with San Francisco soulstress Audio Angel for a banging set of tracks filled with tech beats and spoken word lyrics.  Scope headlines the remixes, turning in an epic deep and techy rework that shows why he’s been nominated for Beatport’s ‘2009 Best Deep House Artist’ award.  The Fingermonsters are once again are allowed to run riot in the studio and completing the line-up are fellow bay area residents Bass Cadet and Eric Sharp.

Seamless Black Label is back with another fantastic EP of deep house music from up and coming producers Sydney & Klod Rights. After some exquisite tracks on labels such as Perfecto, Dutchie, Bi Love, Just Deep Music and Tokyo Red Recordings to name but a few, the guys have created a monster EP consisting of 5 top draw deep house tracks for Seamless Black.
“Dancing With The Devil” The title track from the EP is a superb deep percussive track. Deep and slightly progressive this is a great track for a main room. The beats are hip shaking from the off and the groove drops in grabs you and makes you move. This also has a remix from Sydney and Angel Rize. This takes it to another level, with a very deep and hypnotic remix which is perfect for a massive sound system. This track also comes with a beats mix which is perfect tool for working a crowd.

Seamless Twelves brings you some quality house from seamless favourite Jazzloungerz. After the success of his Loveblind and Obsession tracks on Seamless Twelves, Lee Neilson is back with an EP of three quality deep and soulful tracks. His tracks have been praised by legends such as King Britt to Laurent Garnier. His slightly deep and soulful style has been well received by many in the business as he continues to make a name for himself. This time he has created a delightful EP consisting of three tracks, Hold On - Amor - So Lets Go.

Now we're talking German scenester, Tapesh delivers his killer debut on Defected. Dropping from Dusseldorf this is an uber cool flute driven groover combined with his Boya Chile chant. A simple comparison "La Mezcla" meets "Debbie Downer" meets "Tropical Soundclash". T's Deep 72 Mix completely switches the package laying down some slick chord stabs that keep his chant afloat. This is not your standard Defected release but nevertheless we think it's the BOMB!!!

This EP has been doing some serious dance floor damage globally recently and believe me it's a sure fire winner. In "Spells Of Yoruba", Gel Abril cleverly uses vocal stabs, giving this beat driven number a killer groove. Meanwhile "Marir" provides a deep groove and swinging bass line that completely balances this dope EP...This is the business.

These days you don't get many slicker purveyors of quality vocal house, so when Spen steps up and bangs the table people listen. Another dope cut straight out of camp Code Red. Bring on the Summershine - Nuff Said...

With nearly 2000 entrants and 20,00 voters the winner has finally emerged from Defected's 'Your Music' Producer Competition.
Nineteen year old Robaco Bossa was named as the winner of Defected’s Best Producer competition this year, having been chosen from over 1,600 entrants. More than 20,000 people registered to listen to and rate the tracks from the entrants. Robaco’s winning track, ‘Black Bird’, is now released on Defected Records as a Beatportal exclusive!

Cape Town’s internationally-signed three piece Bang Bang dish up another unique and original song for Leeds based house label Baker Street.  With RueGroove’s vocals backed by exquisite deep and funky production courtesy of Matthew Prehn and Matthew Loots, ‘Love Insurance’ shows exactly why several leading underground house labels are currently sitting up and taking note of the South African band. Remixes from Demarkus Lewis and Hector Moralez provide alternative versions to bump the dancefloor.

Sound Masters is a band of guitarist and music producer Marko Baljkas a.k.a. Jimmy who work with other live musicians. Sound Masters known in their country for mixing, mastering and remixing, as well as for composing music scores for documentaries and theatre.
Here they deliver two sophisticated tracks that could serve as soundtrack to a very intimate moment to everyone. "Lemons" is a clever vital song, while "The Sun" is more melancholic production, where music talks itself without any words.

Peckos is back on Lost My Dog following his extremely well received debut ‘Belgian Nights EP’ and two remixes of Bernard Jones’ ‘Don’t You Wish’.  ‘Sensual Strawberry Soda’ by the young Belgian producer is a deep and funky workout with Chicago influenced beats, strings and a well placed female vocal snippet.  Remixes come from fellow Leuven-based producer Raoul Belmans, who is best known as one half of Swirl People, the Netherland’s Tommy Largo and another new Lost My Dog signing, Danny Stott.