Sheffield based Producer / DJ Sandy Turnbull gets set to launch his exciting new Galleria Records label, kicking off proceedings with the soul drenched house nugget, 'Dreaming'. The song features the lovely vocal tones of UK singer/songwriter Mr. Bailey (aka Jason Lee Bailey), known for his work with Toddla T and Mary Mary to name a few, whose range and delicious harmonies are a force to be reckoned with! 'Dreaming' is a song that reminisces of love and the good times had before the heartbreak. ...

Hot off the press from his divine new vocal album,'Features', Kris Menace reveals the first single from his collaborative musical tapestry titled 'Hide'. Kris is joined by the princess of electro pop, Miss Kittin, who performs vocals on this sexy, sultry dance floor bomb. 'Hide' enlists some uber-cool remixers for single package including; Undo with an airy synths cape underpinned by a monster hi-NRG baseline, Maethelvin's sublime 80's pop vibe and Alexander Maier's dreamy electronica dancing sw...

Rumbling out of the Swing City stable this Autumn is a seductive slab of Nu Disco from UK outfit Kinky Movement and Australian vocalist Adaja Black with 'Loco Love'. A punchy 80's infected groove armed with disco boo's, squelchy synth pop stabs and a smokey vocal from Adaja, 'Loco Love' is both infectious and irresistible. Also on the package are a series of remixes including 2 house monsters from Animist who toys with the vocal, injects a dirty bassline and bouncing beats; Marcus Jakes who turn...

Another fine reason to round of the year in style comes from the inspired Dusky who also provide the debut release for this brand new imprint. Take, ‘Calling Me’ for starters with its huge, funky Techno bass riff and shuffling percussion which sounds simply irresistible the louder you play it. Add to that mysterious vocals alongside its prime-time arrangement and there’s little doubt that this is first rate material. The even more furious, ‘Muriel’ follows with unforgiving, though extremely exci...

Superb release from Edu Imbernon’s Eklektisch label who neatly blend together three great versions for your delectation. Starting with the remix from Blond-ish whose dark centre comes complete with atmospheric keys and shimmering, breathy vocals this tension inducing arrangement fizzes with a delicious moody energy. Next, and in many people’s opinion one of the producers of the year, is Hot Since 82 with a percussion fuelled production that highlights the vocal, while pursuing the sense of melan...

Depaart complete an impressive year as they launch the new one with this low-slung number that defines intensity. Teasing you with its layers of weird vocals and atmospheric sounds the title track features one seriously heavy-duty bassline, and is compacted by funk sensibilities that feel both hypnotic and commanding. Next, the superbly titled ‘Donut Bass’ creates further striking, moody atmospheres complete with yet more sinister sounding bass and fluttering synths which breakdown into reassuri...

The second release from the Spanish imprint may or may not be an ode to great man of words, Ernest but either way this unique sounding production crosses all the T’s and dots all the I’s quite literally. First off is the original with Samuel Fitch’s story like vocal lending it a sassy, soulful feel as the music criss-crosses Disco and Balearic boundaries effortlessly. The M.V.I.P. remix, or otherwise known as, Mathias Vogt and Ian Pooley then proceed to give the title a techier sheen with taut b...

Ellum Audio will begin the year as they no doubt mean to go on with this excellent production from German duo Switchbox. But perhaps what sets this apart is the spoken vocal from NAtz whose distinctive new wave voice-over gives the track such a unique flavour, that of course and the brooding, undulating funkiness of the dark synthesizers and groovy beats. Label boss Maceo Plex and Danny Daze aka Jupiter Jazz then add a more driving tempo to the drums, while looping tense electronics and restrain...

Some lively stuff from the Cobblestone quartet, made while holed up in a Berlin studio working on their Modern Deep Left Quartet material. ‘Before This’ is pretty fast for them, somewhere near the 135bpm mark, and zips along with plenty of melodic threads to latch on to. For starters there is some nice off beat organ to go with the sharper main riff, before they segue in to a nice bit of piano work – all with some nice Latin percussion around the edges. ‘Before That’ is the same speed but cooler...

Vancouver’s Nordic Trax deliver an extremely desirable package of main room house from Johnny Fiasco, his first release for the label. The title track is a winner, beautifully done with a shimmering progression of four chords going round in a hypnotic circle over a fulsome bass drum beat, and some nice atmospherics panning in and out. A bit West Coast but with attitude. The dub is much more in your face, more aggressive with its acidic riff and whispered vocal that gets taken over by a rush of w...

His New York contemporary Steve Reich has seen his music pass through the remix process on two long playing occasions, so it seems only natural that Philip Glass should join the party. However his approach is a bit different here, for the task of curating the double album of remixes is passed on to Beck. The resultant choice of artists for the mixes is refreshing and original, with Tyondai Braxton (once of Battles) providing a bass fuelled mix of ‘Rubric’, Pantha du Prince taking ‘Mad Rush’ on t...

The words meteoric and rise seem to fall neatly into place when you mention Maya Jane Coles. And for good reason too. When you listen to the title track from her first EP in twelve months it’s hard not to fall instantly for the breathy, delicate vocals and pertinent choice of words. That, and of course the sublime, atmospheric production which reveals itself in deliciously sensual terms. Following on with the concept, ‘Over’ picks up the pace with plucked guitar lines and excitable beats that so...

Jumping ship straight to January 2013 Visionquest release yet another of their strongest to date singles, this time coming care of hot German producer Butch. Both tracks are odes to the gods with the excellent ‘Horus’ kicking off the praise as invigorating bass and punchy beats join in along with ambient passages and dreamy voices to produce the desired effect. ‘Medusa’ is the more obscure of the two cleverly blending stereo effects with partially melodic, chiming keys and swirling emotion on wh...

Franck Roger does it all over again for his essential Paris imprint, Real Tone. In fact, as always turns out to be the case, this is yet another prime-time pumping House Music rhythm that you just know is destined to tear up the dancefloor. And it’s back to the future again as this latest production neatly segues between classic drums and bass along with infectious, organic vocals which rapidly loop themselves into a state of feverish hypnosis. However, if anything ‘When You Touch’ is even more ...

The second release from Nick Hussey’s aka Deepmode brand new sister label Mad Hatter White is a provocative move in the right direction for 2013. Indeed ‘Oxygen’ is so furiously intense that you might just forgive the pun about being left breathless over the course of its exercise in sub-bass driven madness. Relentless is perhaps an even more constructive word for the Original’s mix of heavy-duty repetition and funky edge, but either way round this works most impressively. The Deaf Before Dishon...

For music that is high on adrenaline, Proxy is your man. This part one of two has been a long time in the making, but it’s been worth the wait as ‘Music from the Eastblock Jungles’ is pumped full of energy and invention. Proxy is clever in the way he calls on classic rave and hip hop to inform his beats, but along the way he introduces new and cutting sounds to tracks like ‘Raw’, with its barbed wire bass and pummelling drum track. ‘Revolution’ meanwhile is an inspired mix of those styles, rewar...

For a while in the so-called ‘Noughties’, calendars could be set by the release of another instalment in Sonar Kollektiv’s ‘Secret Love’ series, which seemed designed just for when the cold weather kicked in. After a couple of years’ hiatus it’s back, and the wait has been well worth it, for Jazzanova have clearly been keeping their fingers on the pulse of electronic music that might have folk or disco leanings. Here the songs are key, from the warmly inviting ‘Valley Of Paradise’ of Psychemagik...

Pete Tong delivers possibly one of his best ever mixes here, a really substantial set that builds confidently from the cool depths of Frank B’s ‘Chain of Fools’. Early highs come courtesy of Fauvrelle’s winsome ‘Make It Better’ and a captivating remix of Alt-J’s ‘Something Good’ from Tong & Rogers, while the strong finish is down to Loopsize’s ‘Kontrol Punkt’ and Tong’s own ‘Dawn’. Perhaps not surprisingly the mood darkens a bit for Reboot’s set, but it’s a cracking listen once again, with s...

No.19 has amply proved themselves to be one of the more exciting labels around this year with a great succession of singles to date. This is their last release for 2012 and if anything proves that 2013 may be even more exciting. The three track selection forms the basis of next year’s ‘Social Experiment’ compilation and begins with Art Department’s blissful ‘Insomniac’. A ten minute journey into sound that sees funky bass combine with classic eighties styled keys, along with Kenny Glasgow’s typi...

Following on one year after his initial release for Mobilee this brisk collection of four new tracks sits equally comfortably on the label. Opening with ‘AEM’ and its jaunty House bassline and shuffling percussion it becomes immediately apparent that there’s something different going on here in terms of David Labeij developing his own sound, which these days is saying something. ‘Rolling Back’ proceeds with a more thoughtful, deeper production that combines undulating keys with perky rhythms, le...