A - Bonkas
B - To The Beat

12 Inch Thumpers have welcomed Nik Denton to their already huge talent base with this, his first release under the skull and cross-bones. �2 The Beat� is an uplifting track with many-a-popular sample revamped and blended to produce a sure-fire winner. The track is not what you might class as a traditional bouncy hard house track, since the bassline is not that familiar 'pong'. However, the samples chosen throughout this track give it a bounce of its own. It has a build in the middle that is going to lift the roof of every venue in clubland, so be sure it�s in your box. �Bonkas� is a tougher tune than �2 the Beat� with a ticking bass that gives this track its drive. The mid riff would fool you into believing that this track might be a quite deep affair but tasty hoover stabs quickly return you to the hard house fold. With these two tracks Denton has unleashed his own brand of south coast hard house on Thumpers, which has undoubtedly added an extra string to their already solid bow.

A - Number One (Breaks mix)
B - Number One

After a period of collaborating with Thomas Degn, under the project names AlterNative and The Untamed and following his acclaimed UG records debut here in the UK last year, DJ Asle has spent the last two years developing his own style of "tight, funky and pumping house". His production talents have previously received support from the likes of Sasha, Nick Warren, Paul Oakenfold, Sander Kleinenberg, Digweed, Judge Jules, Paul van Dyk and Jerry Bonham, and the Dane has already featured on record labels like Brother Brown, Oven Ready and Bigstar. The A-side features the forward-thinking breakbeat mix: a late-night groover that unfurls into a mesmerising blend of growling bass and oriental-tinged beats, and the catchy vocal hook, that subsequently christened the track. Flip onto the AA for the almost psychedelic original mix, a more tribal-tinged epic.

A - Drum Beats (Hard dub mix)
B1 - Drum Beats (Club mix)
B2 - Thanx We Get (Hard dub mix)

The buzz around this record from Club Promotions has been overwhelming! Blank & Jones, Pulsedriver, Marco V, Cosmic Gate, Don Diablo, DJ Quicksilver and DJ Ghost are supporting this monster track heavily. The �E-Craig Hard Dub Mix� is a hard dance/trance track with a great hook, groove and massive (drum) beats - supreme piece of quality production that will explode on the dance floors for sure. On the flip-side is the �Club Mix�. The same hooks and grooves as the �E-Craig Hard Dub Mix� only with a more club orientated beat .E-Craig�s former release �Thanx We Get� was a huge club anthem, so it�s time for an awesome hard dance remix. This wicked remix contains all ingredients that will drive the crowd totally crazy.

A - Genesis
B - Affray (Club mix)

Recharge follow up Justin Bourne�s �Corruption� (licensed onto Lisa Lashes� best selling Extreme Euphoria 2 album) with a corking two tracker by label owner Simon Eve, who teams up with DMF, of �Rock Da Spot� fame . First up is 'Genesis', a pumped up hard dance groove that really comes into it's own during the breakdown where a killer hard trance riff is introduced. This one has been getting a massive hands in the air response for the tastemaker DJs wherever played, with hard house and hard trance crowds both into this. If you like your sounds a bit deeper, darker, or just downright dirty, then check out 'Affray' on the flip side - a riff fuelled monster that takes no prisoners. If your dancefloors like it hard and heavy, then do as the vocal says - "hit 'em with this!" Paul Glazby said "Rockin� it�, Anne Savage �worn out my acetate!�, �Pete Wardman �Suberb, hammering both sides!�. Confirmed as the #2 hard house release for the month in Mixmag (March.)

A - Unification
B - Unification (Stupid Youth mix)

'Unification' is a tough slice of Cosmic Gate style trance that's already seen support from Judge Jules, who has been supporting the label since its first release. Insider provided the remix on the last Safety release 'E-Ject - The Pressure' which won Jules�s web chart competition and got played a total of 5 times on Radio One. Insider also goes under the name of Morb and is probably best know for the massive Fergie anthem 'Tornado' and from his remix of Jurgen Vries' 'Opera Song' which Jules dropped at midnight live on Radio One NYE. The Stupid Youth mix on the flip adds a more driving interpretation which uses the Zombie Nation style riff to great effect.

A - Alive (Vocal)
B - Alive

Nick Lunn is the promoter of Storm, one of the biggest hard dance promotions in the world. He also DJ�s all over the UK and Australia. Paul Janes is one of the most well-known hard dance producers and remixers with productions on Tidy, Nukleuz, Vicious Circle and Tripoli/Y2K. The debut production from these partners was called �Conspiracy� and has sold in excess of 4000 copies so far on Nukleuz Purple. It was Fergie�s number one tune of 2002 and played ten times on Radio One. It has also appeared on compilations in Australia, Holland, Italy and of course, the UK. 'Alive' features the vocal from the classic tune from Enzo Schifo by the same name. Techno meets dirty trance. Tuff and twisted!

A - Deliverance
B - I Don't Mind

Originating from Paris, Nugen is gaining more and more support from big names in the progressive scene. He started his ascension to success on Imago Records, Chab's label At this stage, he's already had support from Top DJs like Satoshi Tomiie, Saeed & Palash, Cass, Max Graham, Bill Hamel, Martin Villeneuve (Envy) and Trendroid. Nugen is now a name you should keep in mind.

A - Angel
B - Rise To The Sun

A huge return to form for one of Belgium's most reknowned progressive house labels, Sadie. 'Angel' is a lush yet driving track of the highest order, whilst 'Rise To The Sun' on the flip sees the label displaying its more edgy A&R policy with a track that's going to surprise a lot of people. This has been a massive record for Sasha and Sander Kleinenberg on acetate for months. Two amazingly talented producers from Spain join the Sadie stable!

A - And Then They Start To Dance (Wavestorm remix)
B - And Then They Start To Dance (Dumonde remix)

Recover favourite Wavestorm gets things started with his most ferocious mix yet, stripping back the melodies from the original to the bare minimum for a full on aural assault. This is already the mix of choice for the likes of Lisa Lashes, Tom Harding and Colin Tevendale off TP, with I-DJ Magazine saying �the Wavestorm remix is the one you should track down as it�s an absolute monster.� (Jan 03) On the flipside is the first remix on Recover by the mighty DuMonde, a.k.a. Jam X and DeLeon. This mix has topped the charts of everybody from Judge Jules to Fergie, with the latter giving it back to back plays on BBC Radio 1. DJ Magazine described it as a �hard trance anthem in the making.�, and Danny Slade (I-DJ) �a totally awesome record.� The support seems to be unanimous. The only thing to decide for most is which of the stunning remixes to play! I-DJ Magazine said, "Recover really are on a roll at the moment and I have a feeling that this is the track that will truly herald their arrival at the top of the scene�an absolute monster."

A - State Of Motion
B - I'm Still Free

Tomcat is a new name to any label within the scene but the man behind the name is no stranger at all. Dom Sweeten is famous for his Base Graffiti guise as well as his partnership in the amazing duo that is OD404. 'State of Motion' and 'I�m Still Free' are two gargantuan hard trance productions of the highest order, with thunderous bass and kicks, mangled with twisted acid leads and lush chords embraced by two unique and lush riffs respectably. Both tracks have been getting early support off CDR from Lee Haslam and the Tidy Boys with early album support on Resonate 2. This is the first of many things from Tomcat so watch this space.

A - It Starts Hard Again (Prime Mover remix)
B - It Starts Hard Again (Knuckleheadz remix)

The first of many productions by Willem Faber (Vinyl Inside / 2 Play) who has recorded under more guises than we can remember but includes Perfect Phase and Mac Zimms amongst others!! Willem Faber has remixed for major labels under the Mac Zimms guise including Positiva, Manifesto, Tidy Trax and Tripoli Trax. Perfect Phase�s first release went to no. 30 in the UK national charts on Positiva. The original is being saved for a future EP but included on this package are two top mixes from the on-form Prime Mover boys and the Knuckleheadz.