This is the second release on Mutant Disc, the new label from world renowned hit-makers and DJs Phats & Small. Harrison Crump is a Chicago new schooler who also records for Subliminal and Essence. Here he checks in with a classic, spoken word, nu-skool house record, much sought after since its exceptionally limited appearance on a sampler from the Deluxe Audio label last year.

The Energy UK awards received by Vicious Circle for 2001 were 'New Label Of The Year' No.1 and 'Overall Label Of The Year' No.2 (behind Nukleuz.) One of the most popular hard house tunes of all time, this track was massive when first released. A favourite of Tony De Vit's, the track made it on to classic albums such as the Trade 4 and Live in Tokyo. Here are two classic remixes that will most definitely be played for years to come. Respected as both a DJ and a producer, remixer Steve Thomas has always strived to push the boundaries of hard house and dance music. Resident at the infamous Trade, this man is a true legend. Here he again shows why he�s been on top of the game for so so long. With its big german bassline and pounding beat this is a no holds barred mix full of energy and power. Label boss of Cannon and master of all things pumping, our flipside remixer, Choci has been a name recognized with hard energetic music for over a decade. His early Hoover techno style helped shape the scene as we know it today. One thing you cold be certain of, if a record had the name Choci on it, you would be in for a most severe bit of tunage! Choci�s remix of this classic record has managed to stand the test of time. His remix of Beyond motion still sounds as fresh now as it did when it was originally released. Amazing stuff!

Kinky Vinyl is the funky brother of Whoop! Records and it's an outlet for quality, sexy house music. The label has established itself quickly through its first 3 releases with the product being branded through its unique funky logo and sexy PVC house bags. The debut production for Abraham Bam Boogie is an absolute corker! Kinky Vinyl won a bidding war over this with various other labels, an early indication of the strength of this production and package. After untold success as a producer, remixing the likes of Oliver Klein�s timeless classic 'Timeshift' (on Maelstrom), Lehner & Biebl's 'Let The Sunshine' (Virgin) and his massive club land smash from last year �Dance to the music� (Undercurrent), the man is destined for great things! The Lazlo Panaflex remix is a phat, stab driven houser. Vocal stabs are interspersed with clever edits, and mad filters when the filthy bassline comes in make the track a funky ass dance floor destroyer. The Original mix on the flip is chunky, funky house music that breaks down Tenaglia style with an awesome male spoken vocal which is not only memorable but also mass appealing.

Over the past few months, Alpha Zone have really come in to there own, responsible for DJ Kim�s �Jet Lag�, as well as remixing for a number of labels such as Nu Life and Nukleuz, they are with out a doubt Europe�s next big thing. 'Stay' has been a huge euro trancer over the past 6 months, courtesy of Water World, Germany. Full-on, elevating, peak-time dance-floor-pleasing music is the order of the day. Big on both the underground due to its toughness, and accessible enough for the commercial jocks due to its infectious main riff. There are 4 mixes to chose from ranging from commercial trance to UK hard trance to euro hard trance. Remixers, Darren Styles & Mark Breeze are riding extremely high on the accessible end of trance; these guys have become firm favorites with the like of Jules and Graham Gold and have had a number of great outings on Nukleuz including a Top 40. The other remixer, James Lawson is easily the hard dance producer of the year, with the massive �Energize� under his belt, as well as one of the remixes of the year with his reworking of 'Epidemic'.

First release from Tiësto�s new UK Black Hole off-shoot label and the top quality remixes means a strong start for a hot label. Black Hole UK is a dedicated UK division of Black Hole dealing with the bigger releases. Black Hole is famous for Tieuml;sto, Umek, Kamaya Painters, Ralphie B, Jaimy & Kenny D, Dance Nation, Midway, Tastexperience and DJ Montana. An original song and production from hot new 3 piece Andain from San Francisco, produced by Josh Gabriel ('Wave 3' on Nebula) with Mavie Marcos on vocals and musician Dave Penner. Remixes come from top Dutch outfit Airwave in club remix and new direction 'progressive' remix format, and also from hot future trance US duo Gabriel & Dresden. Also features limited edition remixes by DJ Tomcraft from Germany and DJ Dazzle from Holland, available in two weeks.

The biggest underground hard dance tune of the year gets the opportunity to cross-over into the mainstream with this set of stunning new remixes and the addition of a double a-side with 'POS 51' and the long-awaited remix of 'Bad Ass'. Split over three 12� and a mini-album on CD, this product covers all bases and is a high-value chart eligible release that has the broadest appeal. Just look at the remixes: ALPHAZONE � Fresh from remixing Ian Van Dahl for Dave Pearce�s Nulife and DJ Kim�s �Get Ready to Explode� and �Jetlag� singles on Nukleuz Alphazone deliver a hard dance anthemic remix. The remix has it all with a great acid lead line, driving bass line and a massive euphoric break that just goes right off in the break.
POEPPELBAUM & HELMEDACH � A firm favourite of Fergie and the hard-edged brigade Poeppelbaum & Helmedach deliver a German hard trance remix of 'POS 51' that is simply awesome with a pounding bass line, techno percussion and filtered riff that delivers more punch than Mike Tyson after 12 rounds. The German legends have also scored a club hit around Europe with 25.17 on Alphabet City with a similar Samuel Jackson speech taken from the Hollywood hit Pulp Fiction.
MR BISHI � Pumping commercial hard house from the masters of the scene Mr Bishi aka Steve Hill from Y2K / Tripoli Trax Records and Jon Langford who is also Knuckleheadz. The guys have remixed everything under the sun and have recently remixed Kylie! The mix is commercial but with a drive that will be massive with Lisa Pin-Up, Nick Rafferty, Tidy Boys etc. PAGANO � Italy�s No. 1 hard house DJ has recently remixed tracks by Nick Sentience and the Organ Donors for Nukleuz. Pagano is becoming increasingly popular in the UK scene having had support from Andy Farley and from BK himself.
JAMES LAWSON � One half of roof-raising duo The Edison Factor and hard house producer de jour for the UK scene Jame�s Nukleuz debut �Energize� topped the charts of Lisa Lashes, Paul Glazby, Phil Reynolds et al. The new reworking of the classic Hard Beat 15 track �Bad Ass� is a typical end of the night classic track that has already been viewed as re-writing the hard house history books with this awesome driving remix. Single of the month in July's Mixmag, Ministry, Muzik, and DJ.

'Corruption' is an infectious hard house cut that's been devastating dancefloors off TP - further evidence why Justin is one of the hottest production talents around. Recharge has always aimed to stand out from the crowd, and once again they've dared to be different, enlisting the services of Weirdo for the remix. Weirdo has remained a closely guarded secret of Tinrib Recordings, and this is his debut remix away from the label. The results are breathtaking: a hard trance anthem in the making, and a stroke of hard dance musical genius. Tastemaker support has flooded in from the TP mailout, including Paul Glazby, "Recharge is back with a vengeance!", Phil Reynolds "Excellent � 10/10" and Nick Sentience. I-DJ Magazine made it the 'Recommended' release in the November issue.

Amato are pleased to announce the exclusive signing of MN2S to our roster. MN2S Recordings see's the welcome return of Italian jazz house maestro Cricco Castelli, presenting his latest release �It Aint Nothing�. The original mix is a classic �Cricco� production with chunky punching beats, filtered guitar and enchanting jazzy Rhodes melodies. All masterfully interspersed with disco strings, horn stabs and a captivating vocal hook that makes for an uplifting party tune that's already going down a storm at Milk�n�2 Sugars! On the B, Cricco provides a tougher filtered remix. Phazing strings, keys and vocals make for an explosive mix that simply rocks. Cricco was the man responsible for the seminal house track �Life Is Changing� and has released over 60 records on labels such as JBO, Yelloworange, NRK and Defected to name a few. He is also rapidly becoming one of the most sought after DJs on the circuit, having toured Australia, Asia and Europe. He possesses the ability to work the crowd, and has technical skills second to none. This man is destined for greater things! Already receiving big support from the likes of Roger Sanchez, Brian Tappert, Bobby & Steve, DJ Heather, Deepswing, ATFC, Graeme Park and Deli G to name a few and currently riding high in The Buzz, Hype and �Coolcuts� charts.

Signed from Joe T Vanelli�s JT Company label in Italy. �Coffee Beats� is a percussion-heavy groove designed for maximum dancefloor devastation. Warren Clarke (one half of the Labrats) toughens up the bass and layers the percussion in a driving re-working. A simply massive, funky, tribal workout. Featured on Roger Sanchez�s 'Release Yourself' compilation.

Jon The Dentist returns with another monster trance anthem that�s once again won the hearts of clubland 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.

DTE is the creation of Pim Aldridge and John Roshuevel, musicians of ever-changing world of UK 2-Step Garage who with Copasetik proudly present Strange Voices. Pim started his recording career at 15 years of age with this first hip hop group and later with a more London orientated sound system called �Extra Bounce� which held a string of successful nights in and around London. A life changing moment came when attending hard-edged drum & bass night �AWOL� at Paradise where Pim began to realize his own ambitions. Whilst signed to John Sexton management Pim got involved in working and co-producing with his fellow stable mate Alex Reece on genre smash hits such as �Pulp Fiction�. He then formed the group �Original Playboys� with Alex Reece with releases on Giles Petersons �Talkin Loud� label as well as Mo� Wax and seminal techno label R&S. Pim then went solo with releases on historic drum & bass label All Good Vinyl as well as producing for Kym Mazelle (Soul 2 Soul).

Flightcrank returns with the excellent �What I Need� from his debut album �Beyond All Reasonable Doubt� released through Copasetik Records. Flightcrank is once again back to bless us with a beat heavy, breakbeat tune. Featuring 18-year old vocalist Charli Tucker this single gives us another side of Flightcranks sound, with Charli�s smooth vocals making this track sound so chilled and mystical. Here we also have some great mixes by none other than Adamski, Maxim (Prodigy) and Genaside II. They have all contributed in giving the original track a very different sound: the Adamski mix is futuristic and a definite dance track. The Maxim mix offers a more laid back, heavy bass, hip hop feel. Genaside II�s mix give a more uptempo break beat feel.

Bringing the Stimulant catalogue up to a healthy and respectable 25 releases are the Stimulant DJs themselves who go head to head with Ireland�s number one hard house DJ, Mark Kavanagh. As a Tripoli Trax artist, Muzik columnist and owner of Baby Doll Records it is fair to say Mark knows a thing or two about this genre and together, the boys have crafted a peak time monster of a track that has been receiving rapturous response from the ever-hungry dance-floor brigade. Fierce beats, chunky bass and huge hands-to-heaven riffs rain down on unprotected heads as this little gem weaves its magic on the dancefloor. Remix duties go to the mighty Prime Mover who, as well as being nominated as best newcomers of the year by none other than Andy Farley having remixed for Y2K, Warners, Triploli Trax, Nukleuz and Stimulant, they have also (under their Grinder guise) had a track signed to Duty Free�s off shoot Intensive which is currently being hammered by Paul Van Dyke, Dave Pearce and Judge Jules. These guys are on fire at the moment and their exceptional genre-crossing talent put them at the top of the Stimulant remix list. Check the mix for a relentless hard house knees up destined for many a DJ�s box. Get on it and stimulate your dancefloor�

BXR UK is the part of the Media Records, number one 12� selling independent dance label of 2002 and number one 12� selling label overall in 2001! Home to Mauro Picotto, Mario Piu�, Joy Kitikonti and Ricky Effe. Taub is one of Mauro Picotto�s biggest underground tracks and was featured on the Noisemaker 5 EP that has sold over 6000 copies since release in 1999 and was a favourite for Judge Jules. Mauro has now reworked the track and brought in bang up to date. The track features a spoken vocal �Welcome to the twilight zone� and amazing driving percussion. Underworld's �Cowgirl� meets Mauro Picotto, it has acid lines, wicked breaks and driving bubbling bass line - truly an anthem for the Xmas period. Already featured on Fergie's show with 3 plays including 2 �Speaker Freaker� awards in the last 2 weeks! Judge Jules support on Radio 1.

The 37th release from Y2K Recordings who've recently release JFK's 'Good God', Exit EEE's �Epidemic' and DJ Gert's 'Gimme Some More'. Y2K is home to artists such as JFK, Kumara, Nylon, and Grinder and has featured remixes recently from artists as diverse as Public Domain, Warp Brothers, Phunk Investigations, Minimalistix, Tony De Vit, K90 and the Edison Factor. DJ Meister is a DJ and producer from Germany. This is his debut release. Also included on the package is a pumping hard trance remix from Frantic and Superfish resident and one half of Mr Bishi / Nylon / Volts Wagen, Steve Hill. Already on high rotation with the Tidy Boys, Lee Haslam, Rob Tiserra, Rachel Auburn, Mark Kavanagh, Lisa Pin Up and Ed Real amongst others this track is gaining huge momentum in clubs such as Sundissential, Slinky, Frantic and at the Tidy Weekender.

Momu is a power tag-team vigilante duo made up of Jondi (of Jondi & Spesh and Loöq Records) and one of San Francisco's most acclaimed breaks DJs, Mark Musselman. Momu's sound to date consists of wicked breaks, big weird sounds, breathtaking melodies, and patient, devastating arrangements that wreak havoc on the dancefloor. Their first single 'This Is Momu' was recently licensed to Global Underground, and upcoming releases are bursting out of the pipeline with big support from the world's top DJs including DJ Hyper, Jonathan Lisle, Adam Freeland, Ashley Casselle, Nick Warren, Lee Burridge, and Cass. Jondi and Mark have not been resting their laurels on the remix front either. Momu's recent remixes of Cass's 'Mind Rewind' (Fire) and Justin O'Brien & Jonathan�s 'Levitate' (Stellar) have had DJs worldwide scrapping for the pre-release CDRs. Functional Breaks will be lining the boys up with some remix work over the next few months so keep your eyes and ears peeled. Remix duties again fall to Spoon Wizard who has produced an up-tempo mix aiming straight for peak time dance floor action. Spooney�s mix has been doing some serious damage on CDR and has become a bit of an anthem at Looq's night in San Francisco.

Hot on the heels of the superb Q Project 12� and Tricksta�s �Mixed Emotions� mixed album, Nu Directions are back once again with two more forward thinking gems. We are proud to unleash two superb tracks by one of America�s rising stars....we welcome you to the scientific sounds of Orion. Originally from North Carolina, John O�Brien has been steadily building up a reputation for quality intelligent productions since his debut release �Requiem� on Dutch label Fokus. Since then he has had interest from DJs from all corners of the globe, as well as unleashing the excellent �Ol Janx Spirit� on LTJ Bukem�s Good Looking imprint, �Emerge� on the Canadian label Gamma Ray, �Dark Dreams� on Breakbeat Science, �Set Free� on Purified Audio, as well as having �Desolate Plains� as the opening tune on Reid Speed's Resonance Mix CD and �Slanked� on the Empress�s �Stateside 2 Mix CD�. 'Twisted' is the deep melodic roller that featured on Tricksta�s current mixed album �Mixed Emotions� CD, as well as being championed by Blame on his World Tour and becoming an anthem with Chris Inperspective and the mighty ASC down at the infamous mid-week sessions at �Technicality� (Herbal, London). 'Shock Therapy' blazes with sharp pumping drums and drops into a breakdown to die for. It takes you deep with gentle atmospherics before whipping you up into a frenzy of tuff bass and swirling acidic bleeps. This track is sure to be just as massive in the clubs just like its flipside.

One of the stand out tracks from John Digweed's 'MMII' album earlier this year (so much so he picked it up for his label), 'Dust' is a brilliant cut from the proven Belgian talents Pole Folder & CP. The same scale and grandeur of 'Apollo Vibes' and 'Enter The Rhythm', 'Dust' has a fantastic break hook and haunting vocal. All this added to and given further cross-genre appeal by reixes from The Flash Brothers, James Zabiela and Tim Fretwell. As 2002 draws on Pole Folder (Benoit Franquet) looks back on two fantastic years of success and excellent production. Once again he teams up with CP, a combination that's proven its quality in past releases on Bedrock, 'Enter The Rythm' and 'Apollo Vibes'. Pole Folder is unquestionably one of the strongest, most talented and unique producers to force his way to the forefront of a scene. Deft production in the finish of an array of work that he has come up with is the coating on what is some truly awesome material. Pole Folder sets himself apart with a unique sound and looks set to be an extremely significant dance artist of the future across genres. The Flash Brother's, Tim Fretwell, James Zabiela and even Pole Folder & CP themselves provide additional mixes. Vinyl 1 includes the original mix and remix from Bedrock favourites The Flash Brothers. The Israeli trio lend 'Dust' their brooding eastern edge and pull the spine tingling vocal out to superb effect with an echoing atmospheric treatment. Vinyl 2 features a club mix from Pole Folder & CP themselves, the original given a housier feel with a dark and brooding edge whilst Tim Fretwell provides the B-side remix. Fretwell's is a funkier cut which makes great use of the break hook as the drums at the top end and the techy stabs rise to the surface. In the third limited 12" to come, James Zabiela comes up with a full on funked up breaks mix. The 'Dakota Bar Slam' takes it's name from the room at Bedrock's London venue where James is well used to tearing the place up! Tim Fretwell provides the a dub mix on the B-side, a stripped down, driving twist on the remix.

After a layoff of nine months the Rockafellas are back in the fray. Following their huge interpretations of Azzido da Bass, Size Nine and DJ Hell here is �Voyager 1�. Mr Spring�s whoppingly good club anthem from �96 is brought bang up to date for 2002. The A side Rockafellas remix is a firing revamp taking Voyager into tough house territory. On the flip the charging congas remix drops a mighty break-beat mid-section which ramps right back up at the end.

Back with their 45th release, Thumpers have called on the �Skin Thieves� for a dirty, banging EP of epic proportions. The A side �2 The AM� is a pumping track with hard lead synths and a rave break down that weaves throughout this stomp-fest of a track. The vocal introduces a wicked breakbeat section mid-tune that is splattered with classic old analogue �spits� before the fat rounded bassline kicks in. All in all a solid A side to introduce the world to the Skin Thieves on 12� Thumpers. The AA side, �Clean House�, has a more industrial percussive sound to it. The intro chugs along before introducing the mean bassline. This track just seems to get ruder and ruder as fat synths accentuate the driving feel that this track captures. Sirens build the tension before, maybe surprisingly, a lighter synth picks up the mood. It�s quite bizarre how the contrast retains its banging sound and as for the build up��.phew !!! Has to be heard to be believed.

�Ignition� was originally signed from PSR Records, Switzerland, and over the past few month has found its self on a number of top selling compilations including Extreme Euphoria and Resonate. (SHOKK Remix). Tidy2 is a label that is going from strength to strength and we are very proud to announce for this release the services of one of the biggest names within the hard dance scene, a debut remix from the almighty Nick Sentience. Nick needs no introduction, his outstanding work over the past few years has crossed the globe and made him one of the hottest properties around. His remix of 'Ignition' is arguably some of his best work to date, delivering a very cool and superbly produced remix that has been igniting (pun intended) floors across the country with plays from the Tidy Boys and Lee Haslam. On the flip we have Shokk, fresh from their gargantuan remix of Signum's 'Coming On Strong'. This remix featured on the original import but to this day is still played by many big names and still has the capability of doing damage on any floor.

The Retek label makes a triumphant return following the runaway success of Sam Reeve & Jon Rundell's 'Africaine', a track that won widespread support from leading DJs right across the dance scene, including Radio 1 plays from Fergie. We now bring you another tasty slab of genre defying, hard-edged dance music from Todd Tobias. 'Headspace' is a mean and moody groover that's been doing the business for Andy Farley off CDR, prompting a flurry of phone calls to our office from DJs after a copy of the next Retek release. Having already featured the talents of Paul Glazby and Nick Sentience on the previous two releases, they once again delved into the top drawer for a remix on 'Headspace', with OD404 adding a different slant to the original in their own inimitable style, pushing several musical boundaries in one swoop and delighting the likes of Nick Sentience ("Love the OD404 remix") while Anne Savage went so far as to say "Retek is the new Vicious Circle."

Following on from their last release 'This Is Not A Breakdown', the dynamic duo of Steve Jones and Ricky Simmonds return to the floor with yet another guaranteed club anthem. Upfront and in your face, the original is a huge vocal number, which will appeal to a wide range of mainstream and underground DJs alike. With a bassline snipped from Donna Summer�s 'I Feel Love' and Steve�s epic vocal which will stick in your head for weeks, the track pounds along at as alarming rate, bobbing hooks and layered synth strings fill the gaps perfectly, building up and up to a quality breakdown. Flip it for the instrumental dub mix, which includes all the elements of the original in a slightly difference format and without the vocal.