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Artist |
Max Graham |
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Title |
Does She Know Yet / Automatic Weapons |
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Label |
Little Mountain Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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No doubt that Max Graham is the man of the
moment and that the year 2005 surely will be his biggest. On Little Mountain
Recordings he releases his massive track “Does She Know Yet” that builds
layer upon layer just as we know and love him and once more he delivers a to
die for melody line that will make you scream for more – it’s a killer track.
“Automatic Weapons” is another massive track with a killer bassline. This is
without doubt the best release from Sander Klienenberg’s Little Mountain
Recordings label. (CA) Rating: 10 / 10
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Artist |
Yunus Guvenen |
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Title |
Let Go / Fever |
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Label |
Bedrock Records |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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Frenchman Yunus Guvenen is back with two
fantastic melodic tunes. His trademark sound is a mixture of breaks and
progressive house music combined with amazing riffs and melodies. “Let Go”
kicks off slowly and builds up perfectly to the break. You would have
expected that the track continues in the same style after the break – but no
here Yunus kicks in the beat and the track takes you on a journey – simply
amazing. On the flip a driving deep track “Fever” can be found and is
another example of Yunus´s brilliant skills. Yunus Guvenen also brought us
“Invasion EP” on Bedrock in 2003 and several massive releases on Silver
Planet. He now runs his own label RedFlagCollective. (CA)
Rating: 9 / 10
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Artist |
Hernan Cattaneo & John Tonks |
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Title |
Warsaw |
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Label |
Bedrock Breaks |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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An amazing dreamy break beat track sees it
release on the Bedrock Breaks label. Behind “Warsaw” are Hernan Cattaneo and
his production partner John Tonks. Hernan Cattaneo is perhaps best know for
his progressive house “Masters” mix album released on Renaissance and his
releases on the Perfecto label. On “Warsaw” he takes on the fine art of
break beat and nails it perfectly. On the flip a “Big Bass mix” is included
with a dirty deep funky bassline for the dancefloor. (CA) Rating: 9 / 10
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Artist |
Petter |
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Title |
These Days |
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Label |
Trojan |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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At last Sasha´s great remix of Petter´s
“These Days” has been released. This dreamy mix was featured on Sasha´s
groundbreaking “Involver” release. On the flip an amazing 4/4 to the floor
remix by label head honcho Luke Chable can be found – an amazing release. (CA)
Rating: 9 / 10
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Artist |
Terry Grant feat. Jennifer Horne |
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Title |
Be My Guide |
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Label |
Deep Records |
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Genre |
House |
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Another super release from Deep Records.
Terry Grant turns in a fantastic melodic house masterpiece. It so pleasing
for the ears that you can’t get enough and Jennifer Horne’s voice fit
perfectly into the track. 16 Bit Lolita remix takes the track into a mixture
of rock elements and a hard hitting bass – massive dance potential. (CA)
Rating: 9 / 10
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Artist |
Kasey Taylor |
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Title |
Trapped |
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Label |
Vapour Recordings |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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Label boss Kasey Taylor´s track “Trapped”
gets the royal treatment by one of my favorite producers Chris Micali.
“Trapped” was original released under Kasey Taylor´s Oceanwave guise and
Chris Micali takes the track deep and progressive – simply outstanding. On
the flip Parham & Dominic Plaza takes the track into progressive trance land
and lays down a killer remix. (CA)
Rating: 9 / 10
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Artist |
Can Costa |
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Title |
Play Guru |
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Label |
VapouRise |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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From Kasey Taylor´s VapouRise label comes
Argentinean Ricky Ryan’s (Can Costa) slamming house tune “Play Guru”. It has
a great groove and a great staccato melody key. On the flip a funked up
remix by Paolo Mojo can be found. (CA)
Rating: 7 / 10
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Artist |
Red Drop |
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Title |
Music 4 Me |
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Label |
Extrema Music |
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Genre |
House |
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“Music 4 Me” is a moody houser from
Red Drop and features a wicked female vocal. Bart Van Wissen takes on the
remix duty and delivers a funked up electro mix. Also included in the
package is a stripped downed remix by Funkerman. (CA)
Rating: 7 / 10
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Artist |
Jordan Fields |
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Title |
The Klubbangeres EP |
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Label |
Carioca |
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Genre |
House |
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Out on Yousef’s Carioca label comes here a
3 track EP with some funked up house tunes for the dance floors by Jordan
Fields. “Purple Haze” is a deep bouncy track. On the flip “Kant Get Enough”
and “Blue Room Dub” can be found. These tracks were also incl. on Yousef’s
IDJ Magazine mix CD. (CA)
Rating: 7 / 10
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Artist |
Tronso |
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Title |
Bass On The Side |
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Label |
Löoq Records |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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Out on Jondi & Spesh’s label Löoq comes
Tronso “Bass on The Side” a massive bass driven track – hence the title. On
the flip a very cool progressive breaks track “Take A Break” done by Tronso
and Superandeus. (CA)
Rating: 8 / 10
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Artist |
René Amesz |
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Title |
Fragile |
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Label |
Little Mountain Recordings |
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Genre |
House |
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One of the up and coming producers René
Amesz delivers once more a track in his unique and distinct style. “Fragile”
is a techy drum´n bass electro styled affair with female voiceover and cool
effects. (CA)
Rating: 7 / 10
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Artist |
Audio Magnetics |
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Title |
Ghetto Blaster Deluxe (James Talk Remix) |
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Label |
Little Mountain Recordings |
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Genre |
House |
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DJ/Producers Bill Hamel and Barry Jamieson
have under the name Audio Magnetics, produced an electro monster of a track
that was released earlier in the year. Now a James Talk remix takes the
track further down the electro road. (CA)
Rating: 6 / 10
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Artist |
That Kid Chris feat. Melanie S. |
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Title |
Reflections |
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Label |
Tweek´d Records |
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Genre |
House |
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Wow – this rocks big time. Another classic
house tune has been released by Tweek´d Records. That Kid Chris feat.
Melanie S. “Reflections” has been remixed by That Kid Chris himself and a
monster remix by That Kid Chris and Victor Callderone tops off this super
release. (CA)
Rating: 8 / 10
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Artist |
54 Tunes |
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Title |
Enjoy The Silence |
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Label |
Tweek´d Records |
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Genre |
House |
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Get ready some deep funked up house tunes.
Tweek´d Records once more delivers some fantastic remixes. This time it’s
remixes of 54 Tunes classic "Enjoy the Silence". Angles Moraes takes on the
tribal approach and Peter Bailey has made a super production of the track. (CA)
Rating: 7 / 10
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Artist |
Presslaboys |
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Title |
Ionizer |
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Label |
Sentient Records |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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Out on Justin Garrett´s Sentient Records
comes here a dirty electro houser from the Italian production team
Presslaboys. On the release there are two versions of the track. Version 2
rocks big time and will take the dances floors with storm. (CA)
Rating: 8 / 10
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Artist |
Lee Mortimer |
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Title |
The Double Jointed E.P. |
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Label |
Carioca Records |
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Genre |
House |
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Out on Yousef´s Carioca Records comes Lee
Mortimer´s Double Jointed EP, and it features 3 electro house tracks. Sorry
I can’t write anything about the tracks, because it does nothing for me – so
better I don’t. (CA)
Rating: none
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Artist |
Jack Addicts |
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Title |
Illuminous Skys |
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Label |
Minimal Records |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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Shane Harris (Jack Addicts) has with
“Illuminous Skys” made a wicked progressive stomper with spacious female
vocals, effects and a driving beat - making this a main room destroyer. On
the flip “Repression” is a strange affair with effects flying around and a
chunky beat. (CA) Rating: 8 / 10
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Artist |
16 Bit Lolita´s |
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Title |
Hope 2 / Drifter |
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Label |
Nu Republic |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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One of Holland’s hottest duos 16 Bit
Lotita´s debuts on the Nu Repulic label with “Hope 2” a tech house tune with
nice bass line and melody. On the flip side “Drifter” is a super break beat
track with lush guitar riffs and funky bass line and rhythm. (CA)
Rating: 7 / 10
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Artist |
Total Confusion |
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Title |
Sunset / Somnus Corp – Sistema De Fe |
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Label |
Intrinsic |
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Genre |
Progressive |
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From the Intrinsic label comes this great
two track release. It includes two different artists. On the A-side Total
Confusion delivers a blinding progressive house tune in the form of “Sunset”
with a driving bass and nice tech edge effects and melody. On the B-Side
Somnus Corp goes deep into slow progressive country with “Sistema De Fe” and
brings you a deep hypnotic melodic tune that will swallow you up and
mesmerize you. (CA) Rating: 8 / 10
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