Hot on the heels of �Stop The Groove� and �Rebelz� come the Stimulants themselves with yet another surefire crowd-pleaser. �Blow Da Roof� has been rippin� up dancefloors across Australia since the boys went down under for the whole of March, and has made its way onto the next instalment of the Hard Kandy compilation already! It is full-on, hi-octane, euphoric trance-tinged NRG for the masses � use with care! Flipside remix duties go to Billy �Daniel� Bunter and Jon Doe as they dust down the early Stimulant classic, �Non Stop NRG� and give it their infamous UK Hard rework. Huge synth lines, rumbling bass, driving beats and epic, hands-to-heaven breakdowns are all in effect, leaving the crowd shaken and stirred. Get on it and stimulate your dancefloor.

Over the past four years, Fat City Recordings have set up three highly acclaimed compilation series: Mystic Brew, Special Brew and Fat �n� Funky. The label has become known for representing a whole host of musical genres. Uncovering back catalogue classics whilst commissioning the freshest of productions from future heavyweight producers. The label attempts to represent the culture behind Fat City, which includes the Fat City Record shop (circa 1993) and the clubs we�ve run over the past 10 years in the UK and across Europe. This is the fifth instalment of Fat City Recordings much lauded compilation series, which represents the musical culture behind Fat City & Grand Central (two of Manchester�s premier labels). Mystic Brew compilations are diverse, crossing styles and genres. They include tried and tested club favourites of the Fat City / Grand Central DJs combined with old and new productions that are influential to the producers on both labels.

Track Listing:

REUBEN BELL - �SUPERJOCK� (Alarm)
AIM � �JUST PASSIN THROUGH� (Grand Central)
CONROY SMITH � �DANGEROUS� (Redman Int.)
NOVA CAIN ��RU READY FOR NOVA� (Phat Groov)
N.O.W � �WHAT I�M FEELIN� Rae & Christian Remix (Warp)
SMOKED SUGAR � �I�M A WINNER� (Universal)
SUBSTANTIAL � �HOME SWEET HOME� (Hyde Out)
SMOKED SUGAR � �I�M A WINNER� (Universal)
BALLISTIC BROTHERS �PECKINGS� (JBO)
MARTIN BREW � T.B.A (Fat City Recordings)
AXEL KRYGIER � �ESCHALE SEMILLA� Watch TV Remix (Hi Top)
LIGHTNING HEAD � �ME & ME PRINCESS� (Best Seven)
J LIVE - �THEM THAT�S NOT� (Seven Heads)

�Sparkling Message� is new release from Ton TB and Enrico, famed for their international summer hit �Greece 2000�. The track is a funky, progressive tune with a vocodered vocalspreading out his message over the dancefloor. An absolute floor-filler, influenced by Dance Nation�s �Dance�. �Fix the Border� is another pumpin� tune, much more techy and forcing, with a melodic breakwhich certainly gets a good response from the crowd. After the break the track continues with massive strings.

Born and bred in Los Angeles, DJ/Producer David Alvarado has been carefully developing his smooth, soulful house signature that�s deeper that the Atlantic Ocean since he was a teenager. Solidly entrenched in America's house underground and boasting a growing global following, he's played a pivotal role in shaping the dozen disparate cuts on his critically acclaimed Bomb Records indie, while cutting glistening tracks and remixes for labels like Definitive, Ovum, X-Rated and Groove On.It has taken close to 3 years for David to follow up the very successful �Klugh� from 1999, but �Auburn� / �Polygon� is a tremendous 2 tracker that has been charted by Carl Cox at #1 on his Muzik Magazine chart. Taking sensual female vocals talking about �touching my body,� David Alvarado builds a scorching techy house gem that delivers a sweeping synth pad over hard driving congas and a west coast house drum pattern. Going back to a traditional jackin� bassline to drive �Auburn,� Mr. Alvarado works with a haunting male spoken vocal and interlaces in a very hypnotic trancey synth to take off the edge, but take the track into the stratosphere.

Tinrib�s favourite production partnership, The Captain & Steve Thomas are at it again. Thisis the HUGE follow up to �New York, London, Amsterdam�, a track that resolutely refused to leave the charts of every Hard Dance DJ in the land for weeks on end at the beginning of this year. A Side: Turn Da Muzik Up: The deep tribal thumping rhythms merely hint at the true enormity of this track! Do as the Mental Muchacha says & TURN THE F**CKIN MUSIC UP! Exquisite production from the boys - crazy-odd-funky Waldorf flashes about & then a fiendishly advanced Juno stab (no samples here mate) gives it a kick like a speed-injected mule on heat! AA.Side : La Coupe Du Monde: Dedicated to our boys in Japan (still going for it by the time you read this we hope!) The deep-fried pounding rhythms are the key in this mesmerising track. Hypnotic & full of effects.

Fresh from his full Summer stay in Ibiza, Ron Carroll is back with passion and fury; on a mission to make music that will make you dance no matter what. �The Body Music Anthem� has a stop / start intro, the drums teasing in and out of the mix while a vocal pulses through a filter and echoes far, far away. Just as you begin to feel the groove from nowhere comes a siren call out for dance floor arrival. Not just a siren, a huge siren letting you know this is going to be a BIG record and its arrival is NOW. The breakdown is even BIGGER and comes back in with a bass line that will kick your ass and make you shake all night long. Ron serves up a one-sider here, respectable House Music gear here for the jocks that can rock a party right and want big results from their floor. Roger S. has been killing this record all summer in Ibiza.

Spending much time since the 80�s singing and writing songs for other people, Ron Carroll got the bug to want to do things his way. The consequence of such feelings brought about the creation of Body Music. Having worked on over forty releases, Ron is an unstoppable force in Chicago Vocal House Music. The primary artist on Body Music (launched in 2001), Ron is unquestionably able to bear the task of both A&R and artist with his studio savvy and critical ear for music that is both relevant to the both the critics and the punters, in the magazine office and out on the 2am dancefloor. A world traveled DJ; Ron knows what the people want. Receiving the positive honor of being named one of �NME�s 10 Best Tracks of WMC 2001� and accumulating support from David Morales, Deli G, Satoshi Tomiie, Eddie Amador and even Brian Middleton on Chicago�s own B-96, it is well understood that this label is going to be a cross-over sensation throughout the globe and Ron is going to take us on a madcap voyage. The plan set in motion here is for Ron to be involved, but always alongside a superb cast of remixers, engineers and collaborators. This approach has already brought Richie Heller, E-Smoove, Jason Dunne and Lady D into the picture and assuredly will find Ron alongside many other fixtures in the business on his future releases. Rather than taking baby steps on the way to establishing itself, Body Music has launched right into the consciousness of the electronic music collective where it has been making waves since note number one. This is Ron at the helm offering music that is unpredictable, yet on the same page effective in the dance market; that will rock the floors no matter the style or direction each release travels down. This is trend setting House Music and you better pay attention because snoozing equals losing.

Bunchlox Music is a new label set to present Chicago House Music and all of its facets. Rees Urban [Pro-jex and Dance Mania recording artist] and partner Karl Almaria launch this debut release with a production by Karl, remixed by one of Dance Music�s most sought-after producers of-the-moment, Hatiras. He gives production newcomer Almaria a re-rub in his trademark Toronto House style: tough shuffling drums, wicked filters, tripped-out breakdowns, and build-ups that nail you to the floor. All this is hot on the heels of his remixes of Kylie Minogue and Junior Jack�s huge �My Feeling� and, of course, his world-wide mega-smash �Spaced Invader�. Wrapping up the A-side is �Things Just Don�t Matter� from Chicago Track House and Techno legend DJ Rush. This is a return to form for Rush, reminiscent of his early work on Relief. A very special and rare stateside vinyl appearance from the drum major, this revisits his Chicago Track House roots and updates them 2001 style. Analog sounds, crunchy percussion, dirty drums and M.F. bass in your face, what else would you expect from this Techno Samurai? On the flip we start off with �Bang� from Angel Alanis working under the cloak of A Squared, hot on the heels of his massive release �Do You Like The Way You Feel When You Shake?� on his own imprint A Squared Muzik. This beating filter workout is essential for all working DJs and is guaranteed to be a hit with Disco House enthusiasts from all over the world. Catchy loop + heavy effects + tremendous breakdown = �Bang�. Of course, the track lives up to its name and finds Angel in top form. The closing track is �I�m Cumin� Baby� from Chicago�s rising star Rees Urban. Relentless European touring and major support from DJs like Dave Clarke and DJ Rush have catapulted him into the globetrotting world of the DJ/Producer. This is a phasing Disco loop that dances circles around a female vocal stab with mature drum programming and smooth breakdowns that will have feet tappin� and the punters screaming. Urban is on top of his game here and we await the rest of the Bunchlox releases with bated breath.

First released in August 1997 through Sony, Vegas has gone on to be a Platinum selling (1,000,000 units!!) album in the US. Many people will be aware of some of the tracks as Busy Child was used GAP for an advert and Busy Child and Keep Hope Alive were featured in the soundtrack to the box office smash film �Lost In Space�. This was the album that launched the Crystal Method in to the limelight and Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan have not looked back since.

TRACK LISTING:

1 TRIP LIKE I DO
2 BUSY CHILD
3 CHERRY TWIST
4 HIGH ROLLER
5 COMIN� BACK
6 KEEP HOPE ALIVE
7 VAPOR TRAIL
8 SHE�S MY PUSHER
9 JADED
10 BAD STONE

10,000 BC are Yousef and Paul Woolford. The rising Radio One star has just had his first mix CD out and is absolutely everywhere at the moment ��closely followed by Paul Woolford in his Bobby Peru guise. Now taking 10,000 BC on the road together, they look set to storm the UK�s clubland. �Whatever� is 10,000 BC�s debut release on Junior. Fresh off the back of their first 4 deck performance at Homelands, good early support has been flying in from the likes of Pete Tong, Seb Fontaine, Huggy, Lottie etc. This is funky house music with a twist at its best. Already licensed to the Exit Festival Compilation Mix.

New outing on Frenetic � a division of Warner Music Benelux. The original is from the Nestor of Dutch House Eddy de Clercq, who works with Bernard Oattes as Bahia Patrol. Mac Zimms has made 2 groovy pumping remixes of this bossa track. He is well-known for his own productions and remixes on various BPM (Holland) labels such as Jinx and Bango. Here he delivers 2 groovy pumping remixes of this bossa track, which is licensed to Welke compilaties zijn er behaald.

Base Graffiti is Dom Sweeten, one half of OD404 / Satellite Kidz.

Andy Farley for M8 Magazine June 2002:
�Nice little groover from Dom Sweeten!! First up is his original mix, which has chunky bassline, cheeky stabs and a clanky breakdown. No real big riffs as such, and that makes it all the better!! Over on the flip is a Knuckleheadz remix, which toughen things up a touch, giving added bounce without the cheese!!� (7/8)

Muzik � Mark Kavanagh June 2002:
�Even more rough and dirty tumbles from Langford's camp - and he is, isn't he? - with Dom Sweeten going FX crazy on 'Spank Da Base', cracking a percussion-dominated whip 145 times a minute wearing full PVC cat-suit and dog collar. A tasteful but firm spank in comparison, the Knuckleheadz remix is nonetheless one of their best - oh bondage up yours!" 4/5

If you hadn�t heard of Digby & Olivier before, let me tell you that Jason & Gab are two of Melbourne�s most respected DJs and are rapidly turning into one of the country�s most exciting production teams as well. Last year�s �Human� track got the thumbs up from most and went on to become the label�s biggest seller to date. �Seven Stones� has been floating around for a while, got a UK release on March 25th and was included on Anthony Pappa�s recent �Resolution� CD for React. Their �Oracle� track was licensed to Dave Seaman�s Renaissance �Desire� CD and Dave liked it so much he went on to sign it for his own Therapy label. 'Sunshower' is a cool as ice house number. The track was in fact due to be the first release for the chaps but was held back to allow for further tweaking and road-testing. Rolling basslines combine with fucked up vocal samples that drive towards a funky as hell mid section before the track kicks back off towards the finale. On the flip there�s also a dub mix and a cool intro mix for maximum DJ usage. You know what to expect with all ZT releases. Cool underground house as only they know how - already an anthem with the likes of Burridge.

This 2 x 12" marks Shmuel Flash�s latest development in a building relationship with Bedrock Records. Following the Deep Amok remix on OBA's 'Noah's Ark' in the early days of black, and Shmoo's fantastic 'Sophisticated' / 'Afro Doom', comes the biggest marker to date. Two fantastic 12"s featuring two brilliant tracks 'Chilling Moments' and 'Doyzz' and another storming remix package from the Digweed / Muir combo that is Bedrock the artist. Shmuel Flash has surged to the forefront of the progressive house production world alongside his brothers as part of Shmoo and the Flash Brothers, but revealed his own distinct abilities as Shmuel Flash and Deep Amok. Quickly revealing itself as a hotbed of underground talent, Israel offers up Shmuel as part of a young, vibrant and immensely talented new wave in dance production. Shmuel has also released tracks on Paolo Mojo's 'Enter Music' label and has a forthcoming assocaition with Yoshitoshi. This looks like just the beginning of a blossoming career. Inspired by Shmuel�s Israeli roots and with a spine tingling middle eastern soul to it, 'Chilling Moments' builds layer on layer of superb production, until the fantastic, haunting wail swells to the surface. This is a deviation from Shmuel�s past material, a lower tempo number in which he combines that brooding, atmospheric feel with something uplifing and optimistic. Dub and vocal mixes provide the unique Bedrock vibe to what is already a superb groove. Bedrock drop the beats back in, creating 2 classic progressive cuts designed for the peak of the night. If all that wasn't enough, the second 12" features another track by this emerging star, 'Doyzz'. �Chilling Moments� has been licensed to Hernan Cattaneo�s Positiva Album and Satoshi Tomiie�s Global Underground compilation.

DJ Magazine - Issue 318 29 June to 12 July:
"K90's 'Red Snapper' has become something of an underground hard trance anthem in recent times following a limited pressing on the Telica label. To coincide with the release of K90's 'Urban Anthems' album, Recover have dusted down this classic and given it two fresh new remixes. Jon Doe's mix has been the one causing a stir amongst hard house jocks, providing a near perfect update on the melodic original by fusing blissful melodies with blistering beats in a powerful remake that will batter the dancefloor close to submission until the unmistakable melodies send their arms aloft for an uplifting finale. For those that prefer a slightly less full-on sound, be sure to check out the slick trance interpretation provided by Wavestorm on the flip side." Rating: 5/5 (Sure Player)

Clubbing.com Magazine Ireland (Jay Pidgeon):"Possibly one of the most popular UK live PA's use Jon Doe and Wavestorm to remix one of their top past release's to date. Jon Doe one of the pioneers of UK Hard trance produces a hard and growling remix with a head banging baseline, he uses lots of ride percussion and makes the main riff sound airy and big room with an amazing atmosphere. Wavestorm now a regular on this label keeps it trancy but more uplifting, two really top class productions."

Licensed to Resonate (Tidy Trax) mixed by Lee Haslam.

Kansas are in fact Jaimy and Kenny D. After their remix of Lange�s �Drifting Away� Kansas have returned with this progressive slammer .Includes a Jaimy & Kenny D Remix. Played by Paul van Dyk, Graham Gold.

Originally produced by Armin van Buuren and DJ Tiësto. Released again with Lost Witness and Kansas remixes.

Check out these brand new mixes by Cream Team and High Fidelity. RR Recordings has been responsible for releases such as: Connector � Interference, Peran � Good Time, Mystery � The Mystery, Mystery � All I ever wanted (Devotion), Exor � The Bells, Alane � Index.

Muzik Magazine June 2002:
"Head of Italian hard house mafia Mauro is positively schizophrenic on 'Back To Cali'. On the non-DJ friendly 'Original Claxixx Mix', a sea of summer sounds and swirling synths are so happy there should be a law against them. The dark drums and analogue whines and schreeches of 'Megavoices Mix', meanwhile, are about as dark as it gets. At least I hope so. It will be masssive, mind."

Retek launches its first release, and has already got the hard house scene rockin' courtesy of two awesome mixes.

DJ Magazine (Issue 317) (Simon Eve):
"Retek is another brand new label about to enter the fray, and is brought to us by Sam Reeve of Hotwax Traxx fame. Those expecting more of the bouncing Hotwax style will be in for a surprise though, as the sound is somewhat more refined, with Sam Reeve laying down a rough, tough, techno edged groove with warbling vocal loops washing over the top. The pace steps up noticeably on the second side, with Paul Glazby cranking up the BPMs with the aid of a bounding bassline. Relentless energy and a neatly worked arrangement take the listener on a roller coaster journey, and leave the crowd literally gasping for more." 4/5

Clubbing.com Magazine Ireland (Jay Pidgeon):
"A brand new label with brand new sounds and artist, Sam Reeve might be known for his old Hotwax stuff, but this new sound, it rocks. Tec it fuses and combines elements from Hard House, Trance and Techno with a pounding baseline and a speaker screeching lead line. Paul Glazby does the remix, obviously the man has 48 hour days, claiming it is his best ever remix to date, even better that beautiful. Even after one quick listen you will agree, things look great for Retek."

Surround Sounds has 3 main acts: Kodiak, Red Moon and STEREO PIE. All 4 have their own distinctive sound and each receive good support from a broad cross-section of the big-name and cooler, more underground DJ�s. The label tends to sit in the middle of a few genres. You�ll hear tech-house, prog and tribal and a few things in between. The main ethos is quality, DJ friendly releases. You may as well give in now, the label has you 'Surrounded'. This is the first in a series�of the Pancakes! The sound is a compressed, distorted, phat tech-funk with a killer groove. The flipside is a twisted techno / acid affair which really sucks you in and then spits you out. Cool stuff! Stereo Pie is Arian who lives in Ibiza and has residencies at DC10, KM5, The Motel and Cala Jondal. He also records for Peppermint Jam.