Justin Bourne debuted on Stimulant with two huge dancefloor destroyers in the form of �Scratch The Bass� and the mighty �In Effect� - both of which featured in many DJs' sets and also appeared on numerous compilations. For his follow up single Justin has teamed up with the infamous Mik Cree a.k.a Dynamic Intervention to deliver an absolutely firing AA side that is currently ripping up clubs all the over the UK and beyond. 'Save Our Souls' is a perfect example of the current evolution of hard house. It fuses the euphoria of trance with the raw power of hard house and NRG, supplying a no nonsense, relentless and uplifting journey peppered with mind blowing elements. 'I Need You' continues the sonic assault but with an altogether funkier edge. Chunky beats, lush vocal bites and annoyingly infectious riffs are all underpinned by a driving yet bubbly bassline that has people grinning from ear to ear. With mammoth reactions from early acetate recipients and numerous phone calls asking �when�s it out?!� this is destined to rock many a dancefloor over the coming months. Get on it and stimulant your dancefloor�

The next two releases from Functional will be samplers for the forthcoming debut album from Spoon Wizard. Spoony asked four of his favorite producers to pick a track from �Believe or Suffer� and remix their choice. The end result is an interesting mix of styles, giving each of the tracks a different slant. FB016 sees Will White who has taken time out from working on the new Propellerheads album to turn �Spoonkey� into an upbeat housey number aimed straight for the dancefloor. Final remix duty goes to Phantom Beats with their reworking of �Stop Forking Around�, giving the track a real electro feel again a quite different slant to previous tracks the boys have released through Functional.

During last summer Armin was a resident in Godskitchen, Ibiza and played at all the big festivals like Gatecrasher Summer Sound System, Godskitchen's Global Gathering, Creamfields and Homelands. He has a residency at Glow, Washington, till the end of this year and has just finished remixes for the new Riva, Solid Sessions and Shane. Armin's very populair radioshow, 'State Of Trance' on ID&T Radio (www.id-t.com) is broadcast every Thursday from 20:00-22:00

Track Listing:

CD1:
01-SARAH MCLACHLAN / FEAR (HYBRID'S SUPER COLLIDER MIX)
02-WAY OUT WEST / MINDCIRCUS (DJ DAZZLE'S ROYAL AIRFORCE MIX)
03-BUSY BOYS / FLOW EMOTION (GALEA & LUSH MIX)
04-VIRIDIAN / SUNHUMP (CLASSIFIED PROJECT MIX)
05-JOKER JAM / INNOCENCE06-WEEKEND PLAYERS / INTOT HE SUN (RIVA MIX)
07-SPACE LOVERS / SPACELOVER (DANIELLE TINO SPACE DARK MIX)
08-KONKRETE-LAW UNTO MYSELF
09-ALPHA BREED / BEYOND THE MOON (FREEJACK'S ENERGY MIX)
10-ROBERT & JARON / WALLS OF INDONESIA
11-AQUANUTS / DEEP SEA
12-TASTE EXPERIENCE / HIGHLANDER
13-SHANE / TOO LATE TO TURN (ARMIN VAN BUUREN MIX)

CD2:
01-PROJECT MUDUSA VS EXOR / MOONSHINE (EXOR MIX PART II)
02-2 PLAYERS / SIGNET
03-MIDWAY / MONKEY FOREST
04-FUTURA LEGEND / RESTLESS NATURE (SIGNUM REMIX)
05-BODY SHOCK / MARS PLASTIC
06-4 STRINGS / INTO THE NIGHT (COAST TO COAST REMIX)
07-AVALANCHE / FRIENDZONE
08-PUSH / TRANZY STATE OF MIND
09-PERPETUOUS DREAMER / DUB WAY
10-AIRWAVE vs. RISING STAR / SUNSPOT
11-M DIVA / REACHIN' OUT
12-RANK 1 / AWAKENING

'Sky' is a stunningly beautiful trance tune. Already huge support by Paul van Djk and Tiësto. The Magik Muzik mix (coordinated by Tiësto) has that warm MM feeling, spheric and uplifting. The flipside has the Hardy Heller mix which is more funky progressive and the original club mix. Hardy Heller and Ray Boye have had previous releases on Black Hole. High expectations on this one , since the Magik Muzik remixes are doing really well internationally. Has already had interest from the likes of Hooj Choons and Ministry of Sound.

The second release from Roger Sanchez�s new UK label is this deep and soulful groove with some sweet vocals courtesy of Chroma. With two UK top twenty hits under his belt, a number of top underground tunes and a reputation for consistently delivering quality remixes ATFC is increasingly in demand. He is also one half of Labrats and runs his own label and production company Onephatdeeva. His top 40 hits include �In and Out of My Life�, �Bad Habit� and �Sleeptalk�. And his recent remix of Banda Sonora�s �Pressure Cooker� with Warren Clarke under the Labrats moniker is currently receiving widespread support. Here he delivers once again. Featured on Roger Sanchez�s new Release Yourself compilation.

Numero uno on this big EP has a dark feel to it that is created not only by the heavy bassline but the delayed synth main lead that sweeps across the track with authority. Panned percussive rolls introduce a build that is more �get down and dirty� than �hands in the air� which is sure to please loads of clubbers currently gracing the scene. I�m sure this track will be in the bag of many a DJ. On the flip is a fairly minimal tune with a mellower bassline than the norm, which is a nice surprise. The hard sound to the lead provides the real excitement to this track and it�s bound to build any crowd into a melee of excitement after the imaginative build up.

'U Got 2 Know' sold in excess of 200,000 copies upon release a decade ago. It got to number 6 in the UK Top 40 and heralded a golden age of Italian dance anthems that spawned the mighty Media Records that we all know and love. Capella is Gianfranco Bortolotti, the founding father of Media Records and BXR Records. Over the last 12 years he has been one of the most influential people in the global dance industry, often influencing and creating new scenes. As Capella, he followed the success of 'U Got 2 Know' with 'Let The Music'. RAF is the alter ego of Mauro Picotto. Joy Kitikonti is the madcap producer of 'Joyenergizer' and 'Joydontstop' � the two zaniest global techno anthems of the last year. 'Let The Music' hit number 2 in the UK Top 40 making the act a household name. 'U Got 2 Know' is one of the biggest dance tracks of all time given and trance and techno treatment by the two biggest names in the field this year. �Nuff said!

Given their name and heavy presence in the gazettes of Hoxton twattery, you'd expect this single to be style-over-content garage rock bobbins. Wrong!! Crack Village are actually a hip-hop act as clever, funny and sexually charged as Gonzales, their associate and obvious inspiration. 'Deep Penetration' is the superior song - a fiddle through pop's forgotten back pages (East 17's 'Deep' and The Village People's 'Go West' both get a mention) before a female singer makes her needs clear - "I need seven and a half inches/I need deep penetration". Well, if you don't ask, you don't get. As Crack Village say elsewhere in the song, "It could never be as boring as The Stereophonics." Respect. Crack Village are the kind of act Damon Albarn would love to muscle in on. Self-deprecating and stylish, this is hip-hop with ethnicity and melody- it may just shake some life into the scene before it dies of taking itself way too seriously. Crack Village come from Wales, London, Essex, Birmingham, and lots of other places. They are Akira, Kool Kid Fresh, P$, Baby Bo and DJ Slepton. They are the first family of the New Breed Crew, who feature among their members Chilly Gonzales, Mothboy, Matrioshka, and lots of other fools, whom only time shall reveal.

"A hip hop act as clever, funny and sexually charged as Gonzales..." � NME
�(Deep Penetration is) one of the most attention grabbing tunes of recent times. We like this.� � Jockey Slut
�Comedy hip-hop carnage.� � The Guardian
�Barely legal boy on girl action�They saw the future of rock �n� roll in a post millennium comedown and turned themselves into it.� � Dazed And Confused
�Punk Rock Digital Hip-hop � the fucking future.� � The Face
�In their uniquely perverse way, Crack Village - despite their OTT live spectacles involving masks, horns and crucifixion - are realer than a thousand ultra-sincere folk bores. They are the spectacle that mocks itself in order to expose a myriad of targets.� � PlayLouder

Jon The Dentist returns with another monster trance anthem that�s once again one the hearts of club land and DJs alike. Uprising continue in good tradition for coming up with some of the strongest crossover trance that is currently being made. Good support from the radio jocks and strong forthcoming reviews in DJ and Muzik magazines.

Following his recent participation in a string of successful production projects including Paris & Healey on Plastic Fantastic and Slide Vs Healey on Fire, Electric Tease returns with another genre-busting marathon of deep driving beats and sultry vocals. The strangely familiar lyrics are borrowed from The Jungle Book�s �Python Song�, sung by Kaa to hypnotise Mowgli. Here, Tim Healey has fused the same mesmerising vocal with atmospheric rhythms and dark melodies to create this spell-binding masterpiece. Featuring vocals from Natacha, �The Python Song� creeps under your skin while the bassline penetrates your brain as �slowly and surely your senses will cease to resist!!� On the flip Electric Tease�s redub is a banging 4 to the floor groover with dubbed out fx and minimalist use of the vocal which will appeal to the DJs and dancefloors that like their music tough and twisted. 'The Python Song' is yet another stunningly produced piece of music that has bags of anthemic potential and further confirms Electric Tease�s position as one of the hottest producer�s on the block.

Vacuum returns with yet another storming release in the unmistakable style of Guy Octane (Ingo.) This time it's backed up with a firin' remix from the UK's leading light on the hard trance scene, Honeypot's Jon Doe! The original opens with a firm kick, cool fx and tight percussion that builds and builds. A rolling bassline and warped synth are added before introducing the vocal and teasing in the main riff. Exploding out of the stylish breakdown, all the sounds are fused together for the ultimate hands in the air results. This should certainly open a few minds. From the outset, the remix has all the hallmarks of an epic. The vocal is introduced early on along with the original riff, atmospheric fx and a heavy kick, leading into a German influenced middle section. The second break has more spacey fx and another blast of the main riff which reaches the peak of euphoria as it roars into the drop - Jon Doe at his best. With support from all the right people, this one is set to further cement Vacuum�s reputation as a major player in the hard dance scene.

Ilogik returns with what was probably the biggest track he ever made. The original caught the attention of every major jock and publication alike. Ilogik supplies his own remake here to full, devastating effect. Much harder than the original and more menacing. This has more quirky little effects in it than the original and bounds along at an incredible pace. The Mark Kavanagh mix is slightly slower but manages to keep the raw elements of the original while adding a trademark break beat breakdown, for which the Irish wonder is famed for. All in all both mixes are sure fire winners.

Nebula � responsible for big chart crossover dance tracks from the likes of DJ Tiësto and 4 Strings, the label has a strong fan base and now a good retail presence from a top 15 and two top 20 hits this year. Also a really strong underground trance following. Produced by Francois Louvers � resident at Holland's biggest club Time Out and a veteran producer of over 30 releases and remixes from Tall Paul to Toni De Bart. Dutch artists Motivation are the originators of the Dutch 'funky trance' sound. Timecode is their alter ego on a darker tip. Licensed to Cream's 'Future Trance'

Hot from the icey depths of Sweden comes yet another solid debut on Freakaboom, this time from two producers who have already established themselves as a breakbeat force to be reckoned with. Tommy Stisch and Johan O have, until now, been more widely recognised from their work with the amazing Sound Of Habib label, but that could all be about to change. 'My Mind� is a stunning piece of vocal breakbeat that swings smoothly from its moody intro to full force with ease. On remix duties for this mission come label founder and owner, Databass (Justin Owen) with his new techier sound which has been developed after months of playing across Europe and holding down the dawn raids on Breaks FM. A tough mechanised beat carries a funky bassline along the edge of many styles of breaks without losing sight of the original vibe. Switchshift steps up next with his trademark, smooth as silk and funky as fuck style. From making his production debut on Freakaboom a couple of years ago to his current status as a favourite of people like Danny McMillan, Tayo and others, this fella has come a long way. As always, this release will make some welcome new friends and turn some surprised heads.

�One of the most accessible releases to date � a true masterpiece� � DJ Magazine

Bellboy are home to producers including Vegas Soul, Frankie Bones and 808 State. The label was the brainchild of Aberdeen�s ubiquitous Chris Cowie, one of the most talented and hardest working artists in the UK dance music industry. Originally formed in 1992 in Scotland�s �Granite City�. Chris found himself re-launching on his own about a year later. Bellboy concentrated on doing likewise within the house and techno sphere. In parallel with the London-spawned tech-house scene, releases from the likes of Chris Cowie�s Vegas Soul project pursued a uniquely identifiable sound that combined the steely edge of techno with the warmth and emotional subtlety of deep house. This release is by DJ Misjah, probably best known for his hugely successful �Access� on X Trax, and has produced a string of classics to date including �Trippin, The Club, Special Acid Edition and many more. At The Bar EP is Misjah�s debut single for Bellboy Records. Undoubtedly one of Europe�s most underated DJ/Producers, Misjah delivers a unique 4 tracker of unequalled hip swinging moody tech-house floor fillers. DJ Misjah�s first outing for the Bellboy label �At The Bar� EP will find a home in many a DJ�s box. It�s funky, techy, housey all rolled into 1 perfectly round shiny 12�.

Written by Stefano Noferini and Corrado Niccoli, with additional production by Ricky Montanari and Davide Ruberto. Two sides of Anodyne fury! 'Get On Down' features the seductive tones of Miss Peaches. Make sure you check both sides.

A massive first release from Tiësto�s new UK Magik Muzik label and a �man of the moment� techno star. Top quality remixes and extensive national radio support mean a strong start for a hot label. Magik Muzik is the sister label to Black Hole, dealing with releases that Ti&emul;sto has made or A&R�d himself. Magik Muzik is famous for Ti�sto releases in Europe.�Gatex� was originally released on Potential via Prime. Magik Muzik licensed it and here it is again but with 5 new and exclusive remixes. Umek is �THE� techno wonder kid and man of the moment. Now also producing for Novamute. This is one of his classic and possibly biggest tracks. Top level remixes from Tiësto and Oliver Lieb. A new interpretation by Umek himself and mixes from new boys DJ Montana and DJ Leblanc, up & coming techno DJs from Holland. As Featured on 'Cream Collect Techno'. Judge Jules Tried And Tested � Radio One � 28/09/02

Full on BXR techno from Italy�s finest techno producers Ricky Effe and Zicky (Mario Piu, Joy Kitikonti and Pagano). Ricky Effe is Mauro Picotto�s engineer and prolific live PA performer. Ricky has wooed the masses at all the biggest events this year with his live show at Godskitchen UK and Ibiza, Gatecrasher, Inside Out and Creamfields Ireland and Global Gathering. Zicky is made up of an all star production team including Mario Piu and Joy Kitikonti (with Joy Kitikonti delivering a stunning reworking of the track). 'Rectifier� is on the Judge Jules 'Tried & Tested' album on Serious records. Both tracks have at least 3 plays each on Judge Jule�s and Fergie on Radio 1.This is part of the massive selling Noisemaker series that have sold 5-600 units consistently over the last 3 years. Both tracks are some on the biggest BXR UK material released this year.

Produced by Michiel Holgreve & Dennis Visser a.k.a. Blair Bitch. 'Air Of Love' is a catchy commercial tune with warm beautiful string-chords which will make the crowd go wild. Once played it it stays in your head. The flipside, 'Infected', is a real no-nonsense trancer and should be in the bag of everyone who's totally into their trance.

Libertina is the first original release from Wok Institute and every mix oozes class. The highlight of this tune is without doubt the haunting vocals of Sydney's Morika Elek. Reflective and dramatic, the original mix is an ambient track with an abundance of layers, creating a vast melodic soundscape. The 'Wok The Fuk' mix adds a 4/4 kick for a brilliant and epic progressive houser, characterised by addictively rhythmic percussion. The 'Tonemeister' mix is a more uptempo breaks interpretation while the 'Rub-A-Dub' is a dirty, tribal version perfect for early morning Tenaglia-esque dance floors. Wok Institute have recently remixed Banda Sonora's 'Guittara G' to great acclaim as well as 'One Day' by Den Hetrix & Galliard, soon to be released on Subliminal Records and MOS. Locally, Wok Institute have been busy remixing The Rockmelons and Scott Cain.

The debut of Palma de Majorca DJs Willy de Loren and Javi de Colors on Stereo Productions, and what a debut. Tribal madness from the peninsula. The Iberican sound continues to strike.

Hailing from Hong Kong, Musicnow is very proud to introduce Tszpun as part of the Musicnow family. 'Lost Language' is his debut single and showcases some seriously polished production skills from across the globe. This exotic track rumbles along with a brooding bassline and eerie primordial chants that build into a twisted frenzy. In fact, it has already caught the attention of some high profile DJs, such as Chris Fortier, who featured it on the latest and highly acclaimed Bedrock compilation. On the flip, 'Solar System' takes a slightly more relaxed journey through a dark percussive audio landscape, pausing briefly for an alien-sounding encounter before resuming its ethereal trip. We recommend that you keep your eyes open for more excellent releases from this impressive talent, but we�ll let his tunes do the talking.

As Ron Carroll puts the finishing touches to his first full-length album, here comes the fourth installment in the Body Music legacy, Kings Of The Underground. Ron features on one side and his trusted engineer Josh Collins on the other. Side One offers up 'I�ll Be There'. Beginning with an intro that balances on the techy/detroit tip, this track rounds out with Ron on vocals and with the perfect delay applied for maximum sonic delirium. This is a proper prime time club anthem and is vital, main room house music. The flip, 'Feed Back Melodica' featuring Josh Collins is another techy venture made for long mixing and wouldn�t be out of place on Derrick May�s Transmat imprint. With its rat-a-tat percussion and filtered loop that fades in slowly for maximum effect as it�s foundation, the real kicker is the guitar-like synths that wash over the track like a delicate tidal wave. Ron and Josh deliver and are, in fact Kings Of The Underground. This is Body Music to the extreme and this is the future. Tomorrow is here!

Perfecto/Thrive kick things off with a slamming double CD from the highly successful Perfecto Presents series, Perfecto Presents: Seb Fontaine - Horizons. Seb Fontaine is the latest British DJ to obtain superstar DJ status on the other side of the Atlantic. Constantly touring the US with the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, and Timo Maas. Seb is one of the top 5 UK DJs voted by DJ Magazine, currently placed in the unique position to rip the benefits of such exposure. CD 1 shows Seb's gentler, funkier side as he eases through the kind of deep grooves that warm up hot California nights, like the sassy sci-fi funk from Layo & Bushwacka�s 'Love Story'. CD 2 is the peak-time energy pile up - wilder, faster, noisier. From the smash dancefloor hit 'La La Land' by Green Velvet to Electronica�s 'Burn Up' and Gaston & Rowell�s fierce 'Summer Skies', Seb Fontaine�s mix for Perfecto Presents is a classic DJ double album to be own by all dance music lovers

Track Listing:

CD1:
1 16th ELEMENT - WARP
2 FINGERFEST INC - AUTOPORNO CHOO CHOO
3 DIFFERENT GEAR - A LITTLE BIT PARANOID
4 PETER BAILEY - U NEED IT
5 LAYO AND BUSHWACK - A LOVE STORY (TIM DELUXE MIX)
6 FORCE MASS MOTION - HOLD BACK V DYLAN RHYMES
7 INDIANA - DO YOU HEAR ME (DINO LENNY MIX)
8 SIZZLAK - I COULD DO THAT
9 BODY PUMP - PARADISE LOST
10 DEVILFISH - WE GOT THE PHONK
11 DIRTY WALTZER - FINGER LICKIN

CD2:
1 GREEN VELVET - LALA LAND (FUTURESHOCK MIX)
2 NARCOTIC THRUST - SAFE FROM HARM
3 MAINFRAME - BLUE
4 LINK - ACTIVE SOUND
5 PRAHA - SHAKE BABY
6 SLACKER - LOOKY THING
7 ELECTRONICA - BURN UP
8 16 b - THE GAME
9 GASTON & ROWELL - SUMMER SKIES
10 SIDEKICK - TRICKS
11 CEQUENZA - BREATHE THE MUSIC

As one of the original pioneering labels Tinrib Recordings have decided that the time has come to look back at their not insignificant contribution to the world�s hard dance scene and who better to pick the tunes than the people that have been buying their records and going to their club nights and live performances for the last 6 years. The call to vote for their top ten Tinrib tunes was sent out to their 3000 strong email list plus extra notices on 20 relevant websites and voting began in August. Since then Tinrib has been inundated with lists and requests. Every person that registered a vote has been entered into a draw and the first 50 selected at random will receive a special pre-release signed copy plus guestlist to the launch party at Tinrib�s club night SUPERFISH! at the Fridge in London where Captain Tinrib will perform the final mix selection live on stage alongside the Tinrib DJs, most of whom will feature on the CD.

Track Listing:

Manta (Future Of Rock & Roll Mix) � Captain Tinrib
What Ya Got 4 Me � Signum (Captain Tinrib Mix)
2001 � The Final Frontnose �Captain Tinrib
Work It Out � Captain Tinrib
Get Down 2000 � The Captain & Steve Thomas
Blue Oyster � Captain Tinrib
Snap � The Captain & Steve Thomas
The Leader � The Captain & Steve Thomas
Turn Da Muzik Up � The Captain & Steve Thomas
Mackerel� Captain Tinrib
Coke, Cos I Learn to Cope � Captain Tinrib
Elvis � The Captain & RR Fierce
NWA � The Captain & Karim
Street Tab � The Captain & RR Fierce
Show Them We Can Do This � The Captain & Karim
I�ve Got Ya � The Captain & Karim
Curva Peligrosa � Weirdo
Photic Zone � Weirdo
The Other Side - Weirdo

Jolly Music have been tipped by the music media as a breakthrough act for 2003. This is a 16 track limited edition album containing the favourites 'Radio Jolly' and 'Talco Uno' plus 14 new tracks.

"Its not often I hear so much originality in records but I can in this" - Pete Tong

"So incredibly ace you want to keep their music a secret" - Jockey Slut

"Dirty electronics & dusty SFX that�s guaranteed to make you smile and dance" - I-D