Andres : Salvador De Bahia EP – 12″ [Repress. Hell yeah!]

Earth, Wind & Fire : Brazilian Rhyme / Runnin’ (Danny Krivit Edits) – 12″ [Mmmm…]

Madlib : The Beat Conductor – 2×7″ [Mmmm…]

Milanese : Vanilla Monkey – 12″ [New Arcola. Tasty]

Moodymann : Amerika – 12″ [Repress. Fillin’ holes in the collection]

Moodymann : J A N – 12″ [Never thought I’d get my mits on this one]

Moodymann : KDJ16 – Untitled – 12″ [A new one, not a repress. Rather nice]

Moodymann : The Thief That Stole My Sad Days… Ya Blessin’ Me – 12″ [This one includes a new mix]

Reese & Santonio : Bounce Your Body To The Box – 12″ [Mayday remix. Groovy]

Rhythim Is Rhythim : Icon / Kao-tic Harmony – 12″ [The only RIR I’ve never owned. Rectified]

Sigur Ros : ( ) – 2xLP [Very nice to get this on wax]

Sixtoo : Boxcutter Emporium (Bad Luck Comes In Threes) / Storm Clouds & Silver Linings – 12″ [Crazy new Ninja Tune from the Vertical Phorms dude]

Candi Staton : Candi Staton – 12″ [Album sampler. Old stuff, not disco]

Voices : Voices In My Mind – 12″ [MAW repress]

Yo La Tengo : Today Is The Day – 12″ [Buncha unreleased stuff]

Zero 7 : Home – 12″ [An indy-ish thing]

Various Artists : DJ Spinna Remixes EP – 12″ [Nice stuff. Old remixes from ’96 repressed]

Chicken Lips : Re-Echoed Vol 1 – Meet Me At The Freezer – 12″ [Reissue. Big Chicken Lips acid 80s business]

Claro Intelecto : Section EP – 12″ [Tasty. No Piece of Mind on this one, but still nice]

Joe Claussell / The Songstress : Je Ka Joe / See Line Woman – 12″ [Had Je Ka Joe on recommendation for ages. Another cool reissue]

Directions : Busted Trees – Carl Craig Mix – 12″ [People seem to have mixed opinions of this one, but I think it’s pretty sweet]

DKD : Future Rage – 12″ [Seriously dope. This is going to destroy shit this year]

Joe Dukie & Fitchie / Fat Freddy’s Drop : This Room / Ernie (Live) – 12″ [New Zealand dub/soul hybrid stuff. Been diggin’ them loads since seeing them open for Recloose last year. These two are excellent]

Earth The Californian Love Dream : In The Garden – 7″ [Some indy 7″ thingy. Was a nice find at £2.49 new]

Matthew Herbert : On Your Feet EP – 12″ [New varied destruction. One track with Dani Siciliano. A few wonky, spastic Herbert house cuts]

R-Tyme : Use Me – 12″ [Rare reissue on Trance Fusion, a KMS subsidiary. Wicked MK and Carl Craig remixes]

Urban Culture : The Wonders Of Wishing – 12″ [Another old reissue from Carl Craig on Eclipse. Also sick]

Wildchild : Wonder Years – 12″ [Stones Throw hip hop with a really nice remix. Peanut Butter Wolf concocting some beautiful shit]

Various Artists : Reworked 2.2 – 12″ [Hip hop cheeky re-edits. Hoping to get 1 and 2 as well. This one has Pete Rock and CL Smooth, plus Tribe Called Qwest’s “Once Again”]

Ordered these new chunes today:

Kathy Diamond : Sunshine – 12″ [Was hesitant about this one for a while. It’s got a pretty unique broken/disco feel to it, produced by Maurice Fulton, and while I like the vocal, it seemed perhaps a bit too ‘poppie’ to play out, but was eventually persuaded by the fact that there’s an instrumental on the flip]

DJ Kent : In The Bush (Theo Parrish Remixes) – 12″ [More Theo Parrish remix tastiness. He is on fire]

Talib Kweli : Get By (Blackbeard Reworks) – 12″ [More dopeness from the Yam Who camp. Not sure how convinced I am by the rap, but the hook, the strings and the rest of the track are all brilliant. Also eventually sold by the nice instrumental on this one]

Ursula Rucker : This – With Jazzanova / Tempest – 12″ [Jazzanova do Detroit beatdown. Seems like a theme for this batch, but I was once again sold by the inclusion of an instrumental, since Miss Rucker can get a bit up her own ass at times]

From Boomkat (not in-hand yet):

Rene Lowe + Paul St. Hilaire – Faith (late on this one)

V/A – Superlongevity 3 (late on this one)

Arne Weinberg – Cupola (from the clips I’d say this is probably my favorite Arne release to date)

Claro Intellecto – Peace Of Mind EP (late on this one)

From Piccadilly:

John Beltran : Candela / Starlight Memories – Kirk Degiorgio Remix – Ubiquity 12″ (Wicked straight through. Starlight Memories features Stateless (no, not Woody Allen, sorry), and is one of the better of his newer organic releases that I’ve heard. The Kirk Degiorgio mix is some wicked broken techno with the Stateless vocal in tact. Excellent. Should be a no-brainer for Ubiquity fans)

Russ Gabriel : The Crossing – Soul on Wax 12″ (The a-side is big and latin in a Russ Gabriel kinda way – one of the more appealing straight-up house tracks he’s done IMO. The b-side is a mad dub of it – properly dubby. Sounds very unusual in a latin/broken/dubbed way, but is rather minimal in a maybe-wish-it-did-more kinda way. Can’t wait to get my mits on the new album – which I’ve only seen @ Rush Hour so far)

Ennio Morricone : Remixes Volume 2 – Compost 3xLP (Playing right now. Seems to be mostly broken beat and house of the highest calibre. I think both these triple-packs are going to be hot items for a long time to come once people get over the 3x-pack sticker shock. Not a moment of filler on either one from what I can tell, with each remixer turning in efforts worthy of the task.)

Nitzer Ebb : Murderous – Phil Kieran Mix / Control I’m Here – LFO Mix – Nova Mute 12″ (Both sound nice. Still need to ingest.)

Marco Passarani : I House You / Clair – Peacefrog 12″ (Mad vocodered Jungle Bros. electro remake on the a-side. Ethereal techno on the flip with disco synth lines dominating. Both much better than I could count on from the audio clips.)

Squarepusher : Ultravisitor – Sampler – Warp 12″ (Whole thing is great, with A-1 and B standing out. Big melodies. First Squarepusher I’ve bought since his first one, so I may not be the best person to spout off about this one.)

Stereolab : Margarine Eclipse – Duophonic 2xLtd LP (Yarr… eat my limited pressing of the new one! Sounds very electronic in some bits, yet overall not a huge departure from recent albums. Sounds lonely without Mary Hansen. 🙁 Still need to properly ingest. Their albums always take a few listens for me.)

$tinkworx : Los Gatos Lloros EP – Delsin 12″ (more goodness from Stinki – The Putsch ’79 remix in particular is some funky disco meets techno action that I’m totally drooling over.)

Ultramarine : Carl Craig Remixes – Real Soon 12″ (finally the repress…)

And some further comments on these purchases from last week:

Kai Alce : M-7 – Mahogani 12″ (Totally seductive and minimal. Those moaning voices! I *really* like this although the face-valueness required a bit of an attitude readjustment. Can’t wait to hear this loud. It’s gonna DESTROY!!!)

Brothomstates : Rktic / Matala Bobo – Arcola 12″ (Another one that I vascilated on for a while before deciding that I really like it. The vocals on the B-side are very unexpected. I think the overuse of delay on this one made me suspect there wasn’t as much to it as there is, but it does have it all there, and both tracks take a long time to develop into the big epicness they arrive at. Cool.)

Chef : Extraball (The Remixes) – Grill 12″ (The Kemit Sources remix is a bit stripped down for what it is, but still works well. Perhaps not as compelling as some of their other stuff for the almost-trackyness of it, but still nice. The Freaks mix gets tired quickly)

DJ Genesis : Back in the Middle (The Remixes) – Dynamite Soul 12″ (No reason to bother with this except for the Theo Parrish remix, but it is excellent. I really like the return to the dancefloor he’s made in the last year or so. This is just no-nonsense deep Detroit beatdown with hints at techno, as we like it from Mr. Parrish. Those chords are sick.)

Everyday People Feat. Loretta Heywood : I Can’t Sleep – Earth Project 12″ (All three are very good and very different. One housey with a hint of broken beat, one downtempo in a very analogue Spacek way, the last with a devastating Afronaught beat and all the goodies you’d expect from him. This is one hell of a broken beat tune – just wish there was another version of this mix with the vocal too. Am I just imagining that it exists elsewhere?)

Mark Force : Running In The Red – Archive 12″ (Quality broken techno at a variety of speeds with a variety of different breaks. Pretty nutty. Not gaga over it, but definitely worth a thorough scan. Also still need to spend some more time with this one.)

Franz Ferdinand : Take Me Out – Morgan Geist Re-Version – Domino 12″ (More ultra-slow house grooves from MG. Like I said initially, this should appeal to the MG house of jealous lovers remix fans. The vocal is better on this though, and the remix really covers some territory while capturing the mood of the original. Also has a totally mad intro.)

Kerrier District : Kerrier District – Rephlex 3xLP (Some really brilliant moments on first listen, especially the first track. Need to spend more time with it. Obviously drowning in vinyl at the moment though.)

Monolake : Cern / White II – Monolake 12″ (Been out for a while on CD IIRC, but limited to 200 copies now on white vinyl. Buy now or regret it. Cern is brilliant future electro (sorta) stuff. White II is scary.)

Moodmusic Limited : Unreleased Vol.2 – Moodmusic 12″ (The b-side of this one has a pretty subdued, high-pitched acid line that comes in about 1/2-way through. Rather like it. The a-side is a bit aimless though.)

New Sector Movements : Sho You Right / Something – Goya Music Promo 12″ (Ultra-lush broken soul or R&B or whatever. Very big. Only listened once so far though.)

Osunlade & Nadirah Shakoor : Pride / Touched My Soul – Set 12″ (Repress. Up there with his best stuff.)

Recloose : Us Vs Us – Rush Hour 12″ (Very glad I decided to get this one. The Recloose mix should be exactly what fans of Recloose like, and the Kid Sublime mix almost reminds me of First Floor Metaphor ultra-slow (prolly 90bpm) house.)

Franck Roger : Mascarade – Versatile 12″ (Quality straight-through. Two house cuts, one broken beat. The A-side is the real stand-out but all three cuts = nice. B1 is a cool French take on West London broken beats.)

Arthur Russell : The World Of Arthur Russell – Soul Jazz 3xLP (Wow! Totally brilliant. You can count me as a fan now.)

Sequel : Neptune, Moon & Mars / Upsolid – Sonar Kollektiv 12″ (Can probably skip this one. The squelchy bassline sounds very nice at first, but there’s not enough funk in the variations to the bassline later on (they feel a bit forced and obvious), and the rest of it just doesn’t do anything that much more exciting than once it first reaches full-speed.)

Dani Siciliano : Likes… – !K7 2xLP (Growing on me. The best tracks are gorgeous and should absolutely appeal to fans of her previous stuff. It’s all pretty downtempo though, so you know. Surprised no one else is mentioning this yet.)

Siriusmo : Sirius EP – Sonar Kollectiv 12″ (This is only really worth it if you like the track ‘Cuba’ – the rest is a bit flakey IMO. However, ‘Cuba’ totally justifies the price in my mind. A dope-ass broken beat destructor.)

Skyy : First Time Around – Larry Levan Mix / Call Me – Salsoul 12″ (Crap, I totally forgot this is one of those tracks I lost my sh*t to when Theo Parrish dropped it @ DEMF 2000. Totally essential.)

$tinkworx : Whut / Yinmao / Mischa – Platinum Projects 12″ (Don’t sleep on this reissue. It’s excellent. Some bits of disco cut-up a la Cajual, but with loads of techy synth work on top. All-around great three-tracker – one of my favorites of this haul. All of the tracks evolve a ton, and none of it is easilly classifiable.)

Swag : Them Drums – Version Music 12″ (I like both sides. One’s rough, one’s deep. Both nice. Probably not essential, but nice. If nothing else, the a-side would make a wicked tool, and the B-side will fit well into lots of different sets.)

Martina Topley-Bird : I Still Feel It (Freaks / Jori Hulkkonen Remixes) – Independiente 12″ (This one is a bit cheesy, vocal-wise. Probably would not buy again, despite nice bits in the Hulkkonen remix.)

Zoltar : Story Of An Age / Wah Wah – Sonar Kollektiv12″ (Pretty much exactly what you’d expect from Domu at the moment on the broken beat side. The house cut doesn’t really do it for me though, as with most of his housier stuff. Perhaps a bit sacarine.)

Kai Alce : M-7 – 12″ (a tasty, dirty Detroit house groove. Not essential, but nice)

Brothomstates : Rktic / Matala Bobo – 12″ (Arcola thingy which everyone is rightly spooing over)

Chef : Extraball (The Remixes) – 12″ (Kemit Sources and Freaks remixes – both sound hot)

DJ Genesis : Back In The Middle (The Remixes) – 12″ (has that Theo Parrish remix we all been waiting for – yay!)

Everyday People Feat. Loretta Heywood : I Can’t Sleep – 12″ (Spacek and Afronaught remixes – a gorgeous vocal)

Mark Force : Running In The Red – 12″ (not sure how I missed out on this earlier. I know I had it in my cart at one point… Quality broken techno)

Franz Ferdinand : Take Me Out – Morgan Geist Re-Version – 12″ (think: House of Jealous Lovers remix, but slower, better, and this time with the vocal. Coooool)

Inner Life : Moment Of My Life / I Like It Like That – 12″ (Salsoul reissue that Farley always caned in those WBMX mixes – one of my favorite Hotmix 5 classics)

Kerrier District : Kerrier District – 3xLP (Vibert gone disco)

K L : Smile / Life – 12″ (this one slipped by unnoticed the first time – ’99. Kenny Larkin on KMS reissue. Feel dumb for not having it sooner…)

Monolake : Cern / White II – 12″ (yummy)

Moodmusic Limited : Unreleased Vol.2 – 12″ (guess I’m gonna have to track down that Heinrik Schwarz as well, innit)

New Sector Movements : Sho You Right / Something – 12″ (new NSM promo on Virgin. Slow-mo broken soul – may as well call it r&b. Sounds tasty though)

Nu Era : Some Think Electronic – 2×10″ (yet more broken techno, from the 4 Hero massive)

Osunlade & Nadirah Shakoor : Pride / Touched My Soul – 12″ (repress. Dig both tracks)

Recloose : Us Vs Us – 12″ (was hesitant first time I saw it, eventually it was the Kid Sublime remix that sold me. Real slow. Real good)

Franck Roger : Mascarade – 12″ (deep house and broken beats a la Versatile. Delivers exactly the quality you’d expect)

Arthur Russell : The World Of Arthur Russell – 3xLP (Very happy to have Dinosaur L and a few others off of this, and hoping to learn about a ton of his other stuff. Soul Jazz hooks my ass up!)

Sequel : Neptune, Moon & Mars / Upsolid – 12″ (more very tech-y broken beats on Sonar Kollectiv)

Dani Siciliano : Likes… – 2xLP (when I first heard the ‘Come as you are’ cover on Gilles Petersen ages ago, it really left me cold, but on hearing a few more clips I’m warming to it a bit. All seems to be pretty downtempo. Will give fuller report in due time)

Siriusmo : Sirius EP – 12″ (more Sonar Kollectiv broken beat madness)

Skyy : First Time Around – Larry Levan Mix / Call Me – 12″ (more tasty Salsoul reissue business)

$tinkworx : Whut / Yinmao / Mischa – 12″ (Hopefully have the latest Delsin one on the way as well)

Swag : Them Drums – 12″ (why did I pass on this the first time? Both mixes seem very tasty)

Martina Topley-Bird : I Still Feel It (Freaks / Jori Hulkkonen Remixes) – 12″ (the Hulkkonen mix is a perfect middle-ground between his house and techno stuffs. Sounds very deep)

Zoltar : Story Of An Age / Wah Wah – 12″ (yet another Domu project, this time also for Sonar Kollektiv. Passed on a few of his other more recent things after his deluge of genius, but this one seems to be pretty on it)

Amp Fiddler : Waltz of the Ghetto Fly [really really limited advanced promo that I am very lucky to have caught (with some help). Went out of stock in an hour or two, by the looks of it. Could be the album of the year, err, next year]

Blockhead : Insomniac Olympics – 12″ [Nutty new Ninja Tune picture disc. Very cinematic]

De La Soul : Da Age Of De Daisy – Best Of Da Remixes – 2xLP [Lots of remixes – prolly a boot. Haven’t got their first album, so this is sort of a replacement for some of that, and it’s got that Spinna remix of Stakes is High, which is pretty tasty]

Four Tet : As Serious As Your Life (Remix 1) [A cheapo 7″, but some really twisted instrumental hip hop]

Future Beat Alliance : Lumiere – 12″ [More straight-forward than his earlier stuff, but a pretty nice fit into that Versatile world of Parisian/Detroit techno, but erm, from England]

Horror Inc : Horrorama EP [Wicked Akufen track if ya don’t know it yet (Thanks to mah boyee Crudmonster 4 the tip)]

I:Cube : 3 – 2xLP [Finally getting my mits on it!]

Jazzanova : Another New Day/Love And You & I [Stereolab, Dr. Rockit and Madlib remixes -i.e. my name all over it]

Joshua : Nu Cycles [Joshua doin’ his boompty house thang some mo’]

Kelley Polar Quartet : Recital EP – 12″ [Wicked! An absolute must for Metro Area or string-laden disco fans. This one adds vocals too! Probably better than the first one IMHO]

Kenny Hawkes & Louise Carver : Play The Game (Chicago & San Francisco Remixes) – 12″ [Bouncy-ass Joshua remix with typically dope bassline]

Lucky & Easy : Pimp Soul Blister EP [New one on Ann Aimee. Surprisingly mid-tempo with much more prominent beats than I would’ve expected]

Natalie Gardiner : Trouble In Mind / Going Down Slow / Move Me – 12″ [This is the remixes 12″. Gorgeous techy soul sorta like Spacek, but with female vocals. This 4lux label looks to be one to watch – run by Gerd, formerly 1/2 of Sensurreal, if memory serves]

Neon Phusion : The Future Ain’t The Same As It Used 2 B [Slightly older Oren Walters thing – finally found it in stock. Possibly my favorite pseudonym of his]

Niko Marks : Chune / Truly Something – 12″ [Chune is the chune]

Rough Trade Shops : Electronic 01 (album sampler) [Includes Rod Freeman & The Blue Men, Throbbing Gristle, Arovane, Stereolab]

Stereo People Vs. Music People : Won’t Leave You / Baggershack [More Joshua with help from south of the equator, but the b-side sounds more like a return to the ultra-lush, melodic Circulation material like Patternis/Memory/Ex-Tempo. Picked it up for that]

Starfighterz : 4 Flavours Of A Two-Sided Story [More amazing proper techno from Delsin]

Theo Parrish : That Day / How I Feel – 12″ [Repress = yay!]

Titonton : Explicit EP [The beat on the dub on this one sounds great. Not sure how it develops yet though]

Yotoko : Wet Ink – 2xLP [Domu can do no wrong]

Yotoko : All Creation Remix EP [Ditto – will also fill a gap since this track isn’t on the album above]

And that oughta hook me up for a while. 🙂

The AM Feat. Sky : Choose To Believe – Not the most stunning Mahogani yet, but very good none-the-less. Think it’ll be a grower.

Fabrice Lig : Meet U In Brooklyn – The A side is the one that does it for me, with chunky retro drum machines, huge claps and Fabrice style synths that strangely fit really well. An excellent departure, with all the Fabrice Lig character crammed in there still. The B side is good too, and a strange cross between UR stabs, disco strings and Metro Area synths. Must be heard for its balls and originality.

Meg : MGRMX – Haven’t had a proper chance to injest all of this yet, and to be honest the Theo track stands out so much, I don’t know that I’ll ever properly give the rest of it the attention it deserves. The Theo remix is easilly one of his best efforts ever. Unusually clean production for him, a good pressing, and gorgeous vocal treatments compliment some amazing instrumentation. This is pure beautty with a devastating groove. The one remix justifies the unusually low price (at least in the UK).

Various Artists : A Secret History – It’s an amazing presentation, down to those best-of-both-worlds, paper-on-the-outside, plastic-on-the-inside sleeves. I’m really happy to have an excellent pressing of Peut Etre Pas, Visgage, Problems D’Amore and the rest. Shamefully, I didn’t own any before, so this is both a unique offering, and a huge penny saver.

Various Artists : Iridite Productions Present Electron Music – Really like the whole thing. 4 tracks of tasty, big Detroit/Glasgow techno. On first listen, I think the last track is my favorite, but they’re all nice fo sho.

Various Artists : Sun Ra Dedication – The Myth Lives On – Late catching up on this one, but very happy to have done so. I think the Alex Attias (Mustang) version of Nuclear War is the stand-out for me so far, with the Vanessa Freeman version of Astro Black in close second at the moment, but can tell I’ll really need some time with this one.

(and yes you’re right, I shouldn’t have)

The AM Feat. Sky : Choose To Believe Already mentioned lots. Short new (possibly) Alton Miller thing on Mahogani. Tasty.

Chicken Lips : Bad Skin / Skin Bad Not sure what to make of this one yet, but sounds quirky and good from the online snip. Took a chance on it for £5er.

Fabrice Lig : Meet U In Brooklyn Very disco-y but with some characteristic Fabricing therein. Nice.

Meg : MGRMX Theo Parrish and Hiroshe Watanabe remixes of this Japanese vocalist. The Theo one sounds dope.

Various Artists : A Secret History Looks to be a fantastic compilation of ’80s pre-techno, from Alexandre Robotnik, Klein & M.B.O., Telex, even Paul McCartney and many others. So far everything I’m reading sez this is also a brilliant package and high quality, heavy vinyl. Can’t wait to get my mits on it. Compiled by New Religion’s Dan Keeling and Alex Bond.

Various Artists : Iridite Productions Present Electron Music Really tasty Detroitish techno from Scotland that finally made its way into my basket.

Various Artists : Sun Ra Dedication – The Myth Lives On Remixes from Recloose, Theo Parrish, Jimi Tenor, YNQ w/Dudley Perkins, Mustang, King Britt and many interludes/remixes by Francisco Morra of Inner/Outerzone fame.

The 2×12 of Remixed on the 24th of July is out now. Very good it is as well.

I particularly like the gritty Theo Parrish remix, the Pepe Braddock remix,

Charles Webster’s own Presence remix and the Jimpster one. Already had the

Herbert one, but it’s great too of course.

Also got the Times Like These… 12″ by James Duncan on Le Systeme. Sounds a

lot like the disco-y material on Ferris Park, or Pal Joey in cut-up mode.

Really subtle, funky and quite diverse and coherent.

Going through some of the other semi-relevant purchases of late, I’ve been

really impressed with the new Cai ‘Calling Out EP’ on Out of the Loop, or at

least the a-side anyway. The first Cai did not please me nearly as much, and

the b-sides of the new one seem a bit less imaginative, but the a-side is

pure class. Woke up yesterday morning with it looping through my head,

making my start to Tuesday much nicer than Monday. 😉 It reminds me a lot of

Norma Jean Bell’s ‘Dreams’, especially that wonderful feeling of seeing her

open with it at the 2nd DEMF. Takes me right back.

A lot of people seem to be getting really lazy with their Theo

Parrish/Moodymann comparisons. There is a whole lot more Detroit house out

there than those two, and while I love them, the overuse of them as ‘style

markers’ is becoming nearly epidemic! Apologies for the rant, it’s just that

it’s almost like these two fellas have become marketing icons in the

underground, and it cheeses me off a bit to see a record like the above

lazilly lumped in with them when it clearly sounds a whole lot more like

NJB.

Sonar Lodge & Max 404 : Celsius – picked this up for the Domu mix, but was

intrigued by Max 404’s involvement all over it. Have to say his hand in it

is not such a selling point. I love his older stuff, but this really doesn’t

touch it in any way. It’s not to say that Max 404 hasn’t occasionally been

cheesy in the past, but this is certainly not a revival of his finer

moments. The Domu mix, however is yet more severe funk from the man who is

on an unstoppable roll. Definitely worth seeking out for the Domu devotees.

Also got a copy of the forthcoming debut on 11th Hour from Shawn Rudiman. On

receipt, I played the A2 track on a fairly loud system and it sounded very

nice! On further listens in headphones, that track has not done quite so

much for me though. Think it needs to be really loud. A1 is good, but

doesn’t stand out quite enough for me to listen repeatedly, and the B sides

are total winners. B1 is an almost Aril Brikha-ish track, but with signature

Rudiman all over it. Drenched with melody and slick beatwork, this one

should be tearing up a dancefloor near you soon (or near me at least). B2 is

a thick electro cut reminding me of a cross between Shawn’s epic melodies

and the same from UR. The beat is pretty devastating too. I think the big UR

electro fans will probably go for this one most. Matt’s label should be

churning out some more goodies down the road, so keep your eyes peeled for

more 11th Hour tastiness!

Cai : Calling Out EP (new Detroit house sounds on Russ Gabriel’s Out of the Loop – much better than the last Cai IMO)

Mark De Clive-Lowe : Relax… Unwind (classic, finally out fo real)

Declaime : Life / Enjoy Your Stay (Dudley Perkins and Madlib getting nutty again)

Diverse : One AM (Everyone and their mom on the hip hop tip – who’s got more info on this?)

James Duncan : Times Like These…

James Duncan : Dub With Me / City Life (one older, one new from Metro Area and Pal Joey cohort – both nice)

Hanna : Faceless Emotion (can do without the Landslide mix, although it is pretty good, just not necessary. Never heard the original before though, and like it plenty)

Justice (Vs Simian & Gambit) / Espion : Never Be Alone / Steamulation / Anything Is Possible (Chateau Flight Remix) (not seen this one before. Suddenly becoming completist with the Chateau Flight stuffs)

OutKast : Speakerboxxx / The Love Below (a whole lot of wax)

Sonar Lodge & Max 404 : Celsius (Domu mix + original both sound groovy)

Charles Webster : Remixed On The 24th Of July (can’t wait to hear the Braddock and Theo Parrish mixes loud)

Quasimoto : The Unseen (furthering my Madlib craze at the moment)