"Peter Rauhofer teams up with no other than the Pet Shop Boys to deliver a quality remake of this old time classic. Michael Moog delivers another top quality mix with his trademarks all over it, the likes of which have made him one of the most sought after producers this year.Richard Morel goes tribal, but keeps to the original with respect."

"Matt and Kel Darkhouse originate from Nottingham, and have been producing for ten years. Thi track was spun heavily by Craig Richards,Lee Burridge and Mr C at their respective club residencies and also featured on the classic forward thinking 'Tyrant' compilation. With big support from Terry Francis and Sander Kleinenberg from recent test pressings, and with the immense Infusion remix, it is set to grow on the underground circuit at all the cool clubs. The remix disc comes complete with two great tracks, one original, and a remix of Darklight by King of Spin. 'I Robot', is another tech-house groover, and has gained notoriety at clubs such as Fabric and Wiggle."

Satoshi Tomiie has enjoyed an immensely successful year. January was the launch date of his own label, Saw Recordings, which has gone on, in the words of Pete Tong, to be "a DJ's favourite label". 'Re-lick-ed is a triple 12" of remixes of selected tracks from the 'Full Lick' album from last year. All mixes are previously un-released and available on this limited edition triple pack for the first time. The remixers include: John Digweed and Nick Muir (Bedrock), Boris Dlugosch, Pete Heller, D-Influence and Frankie Knuckles. All other tracks have been remixed by Satoshi himself.

The 49th release on Eve Records comes courtesy of production duo Pablo Gargano and Kevin Griffiths. Their last outing on Eve (number 38) was included in the Renaissance compilation mixed by Deep Dish and earned plays and respect from DJs from both sides of the Atlantic. Tribal infused funkyness with a subtle touch of bassline and filtered metallic stabs create one hypnotic groove that is 'Charged'. The flip is a slightly more full-on affair, with filtering riffs and a thunderous breakdown. Coming up are the celebrations for EVE's 50th release, and they'll be doing it in style....

Both of these talented producers have steadily built a name for themselves as they continue to put out hard house which is perfect for DJs and clubbers alike. Full of pace, energy and plenty of bounce, these two tracks are no different. 'The King Of Rock', which samples Run DMC, in a hard, tough, rocking track, full of banging bass, crazy drops, sped up vocals and mental breakdowns. The next track 'Make The Beat Pound', is more on the bouncy side, but still has all the necessary hooks, drops, rocking beats and pulsating energy.

K90 shows us once again with this new release why he's one of the most hard-working artists on the live circuit. Taken from his forthcoming album (due out in march 2002), the double whammy of 'Colours' and 'Hyper Intelligence' is set to consolidate his rising-star status, and convince even the most hardened sceptics of his talent. The A side opens with a reworking of the classic 'Colours'. A firm favourite with K90 fans, it has always been one of the main tracks featured in K90's gigs and contains all his classic hallmarks. 'Hyper Intelligence' on the flip is again classic K90: filtered synth lines, triggered riffs, washy pads and massive melody lines all sprinkled with a good dose of offbeat stabs and nervous hi-hats.

Purple & Ronan have produced a futuristic slice of tech-trance with strong house undertones. A big, dark, synth line is the key component of this track, a fine selection of less obvious riffs and synth lines are layered into the mix with skippy percussion patterns and a funky-ass bassline driving the track along. Flip it over and you're treated to a moody, progressive remix of 'Future Blue' in which the main riffs from the original are drenched in reverb to give a dubbed out effect and a low frequency acid line is played in a jazz-funk style which adds extra groove to the mix. Has had dancefloors at clubs such as Bedrock absolutely rocking.

The original mix is produced by Club Caviar, who were responsible for the winning mix of Lock & Load's 'Blow your Mind', and once again demonstrate their formula to great effect. On the flip, Marco V stamps his authority with a harder mix, which has already been getting strong support at home from DJ Tiësto.

The latest installment from the Dutch house masters Hardsoul. Out of the United Recordings stable this is good time house music at it best. The original mix with its uplifting vocal and funky guitar will have the crowds singing all the way to the dance floor, and if the reactions of early plays are anything to go by, this could be a serious contender for crossover success.

"Charlie May is a name that may be familiar to some of you. He was in seminal progressive band Spooky and is the man behind the Scorchio collaboration, as well as being the man that pushed the buttons for William Orbit on Madonna's album. Clever guy basically. On the 'Bug' EP Charlie takes us on a bit of a musical journey. 1st track is 'Behemoth' which starts like Kraftwerk and then develops into a beautiful piano led track. This is sharply followed by 'Lost In Haste', a moody driving record that sounds like Basic Channel running with Sasha. 'Feeding The Hand That Bites' takes you on a musical mind-fuck of a trip with 'GKP' (an alternative mix of 'Behemoth') finishing the EP. It's in an amazing sleeve and cut supa-loud on 2 bits of vinyl."

Nukleuz return with two Hardbeat EPs, which will take the label and this phenomenally successful series to new heights of greatness. The series has already sold over 64,000 12" so far, with the last 10 EPs averaging between 5-6000 units per title. In other words this series is 'the staple diet of hardhouse lovers and clubs across the globe.

HardBeat EP 19A
Eternal Rhythm - 'Eternal 99' (Paul Glazby Remix): Resident at Sheffield mad house Insomniacz and undisputed King of the North, Paul Glazby is by far the fastest-rising har dhouse star above the Watford Gap. His own Vicious Circle Records is one of the most respected new labels to emerge over the last 12 months, and his recent remix of Miss Shiva 'Dreams' on Virgin Records will undoubtably further highlight his abilities.
BK - 'Tragic' (Pants & Corset remix): The choice of major labels when they need the job done and the original cheeky bootleg merchants, P&C have made a name for themselves remixing and reworking such classics as Marmion's and Vincent De Moor's 'Flotation'.

HardBeat EP 19B
BK - 'Please F##k Me' (Andy Farley remix): The year 2001 undoubtably belongs to Andy Farley. As if six high-profile gigs every weekend weren't enough, Farley's production credits include original tracks and remixes on Nukleuz, Tidy Trax, Mohawk, Overdose, Solid State and many more making him one of the most in-demand people in the hardhouse scene.
BK - 'Don't Give Up' (Lee James Remix): Lee James is one of the up and coming, rising stars of the hard house scene with remixes for Nick Sentience's 'Feel Surreal' and 911's 'The 4 Commitments' as well as producing 'Don't Give Up', which was the lead track to the monster 'Hardbeat 14'.

'Bedrock Compiled and Unmixed' by Jimmy Van M is the follow up to John Digweed's first compilation in the series. This compilation showcases Jimmy's selection of music, from dark atmospheric minimal grooves to the more progressive and tribal sounds. Jimmy Van M was recently voted No. 76 in DJ Magazine's annual TOP 100 DJs Poll and is one of the few American DJs pioneering the progressive sound in the US. Responsible for introducing John Digweed and Sasha to America, by setting up their first Northern Exposure tour, Jimmy was instrumental in securing the monthly residency at Twilo in New York that all three DJs share.

DISC 1
A1: Mo Shic & Zeidan - 'Night Stalker'. (Original mix)
B1: Floppy Sounds - 'Late Night'. (Dissonant Dub)
B2: Tocharian - 'Lacuna'

DISC 2
A1: Bill Hamel presents Innate & Andy Moor - 'Barotek' (Blackwatch Threashold Dub)
B1: Jimmy Van M feat Terra Deva - 'Love Like Sleep' (Dub)
B2: Minimalistix - 'Struggle For Pleasure' (Filterheadz remix)

DISC 3
A1: Quivver - 'One Last Time' (Quivver's Amityville Dub)
B1: Nuclear Ramjet - 'Deep Blue'
B2: Termobee & Stratosphere - 'Diminished Responsibility'

Automatic return to the fray with this stunning houser, which is a departure from their recent material and signifies a greater intent to focus on a variety of genres which encompass the cooler vibe of Space and its world-famous terrace. Saviour is writer and producer Joel Edwards who has teamed up with Matt Shwartz (M Black) as co-writer on this track. 'Justify' is an hypnotic, house groover with a catchy male vocal refrain complimented by a selection of sweet female vocal lines and ragga-style chants. Big, warm chords provide a lush dreamy feel over the skippy drum patterns. Featured on Automatic's forthcoming compilation 'Response' mixed by Ashley Caselle out in November 2001.

'Junk Drive' is one of the grooviest mo' funkers you will hear this year.In its original form this cranking lil' beauty will put a gentle bounce on your dance floor and just like Bob, this is a builder. The track has a gentle little knack of crunching out layers of lush squelching tech driven twists and arse shaking grooves. Beats are met on demand and with a killer break down to boot.Standing to attention on the remix duties is our own Brian Stillwater with duty dub official Alex Garniel. The pair blatantly deliver a fierce reworking of the original with a chugging dark edge with the riff twisted out and spread across the track nicely, taking us in to the breakdown in perfect motion.

Azuli's new house imprint label returns for probably their strongest outing to date, 'Walk For Me'. Not much is known about this artist but when the music is this good...who cares? DJ S is one man by the name of Salvatore Catabiano who, judging by the quality of this track, is destined for big things. This is a funk-fuelled, deep, driving tech-disco workout, which uses the toughest of basslines, grooviest of stabs and melodies, hard percussion and rolling beats, creating a pulsating, dynamite groove, layered with a hugely effective male vocal chanting "Walk With Me", While the flip offers a deeper dub, more stripped down, but still with the same energy and unstoppable groove.

"An offshoot of the infamous 'Azuli' label, Anodyne is set to be on a lot of peoples shopping lists...Watch out for the Anodyne!"
- Muzik magazine October 2001

The sampler features tracks that are exclusive to Honeypot's forthcoming CD, 'Tasty Volume 1', mixed by Billy 'Daniel' Bunter and Jon Doe. The A side, 'Your Mind Can't Work', was originally out in the summer of 97 and was a massive anthem with Tony De Vit, Pete Wardman, Choci and Mark Sinclair. The AA side is 2 remixes by the UK Hard Boys (Mr Doe & Mr Bunter), one of an unreleased track by Roosta & Andy Farley, the other of a track signed in Australia by The Kandy Kollective. All 3 tracks touch on the more futuristic side of hard house and hard trance, and the dance floors are lapping it up.

"Exactly what this scene needs"
- IDJ

"Vital release, sweet as honey"
- Muzik.

Brotherhood provides the magic touch for Wax Recordings with the latest being a collaboration between Rob Davies (Spiller) and Julian Napollitano (JDS). The A side consists of a classic trance sound with some good use of vocals in the long euphoric breakdown while the B side mix gives us that 'big room' trance sound that is already starting to become popular in the super clubs throughout the country again. It's a high standard that you'd expect from these two very experienced producers and they certainly don't disappoint.

The Grinder is the first release on 23/7 recordings under the guise of Man Into Space, also working under the name Toxen for Redemption Records and has just released his first single for them called 'Nightmare Walkin' and the follow up single 'Gloria'. Brian Hope has been DJing for 12 years, starting off back in 1989 when he entered the DMC Technics mixing championships in Scotland. Having won in both 1989 & 1990 he then went to Grand Cannaria to DJ for 1 year. At present he is currently resident DJ in Expo (Kilmarnock) and grinding them out in his recording studio.

Disc 2 of hard pop sausage is yet again another absolutely storming track, which has been causing mayhem amongst clubbers for several months. This track is a driving hard house monster filled with hard stabs and a very uplifting, nagging, in-your-face riff, along with hard percussion and boisterous bass which to make it a sure fire winner. There are two mixes to choose from: Justin Bourne delivers a rolling galloping bassline remix and Illogik adds a bouncy banger remix.

The first track, 'All Systems' has an enchanting two-way bass line that rolls through the track masterfully, combining well with the horns and bells that drop in throughout. It's very pleasant on the ear and extremely catching, and is certain to be popular amongst house DJs who like it pumping, as well as the usual hard house suspects. On the flip it's 'Count The Ways' which takes a slightly tougher stance in comparison to 'All Systems'. It comes with one fat, dirty, growling dog of a bass line, and some wicked stabs and drum rolls. It's hard house that doesn't try to be too hard, and yet still has all the strength and power to knock out the opposition with one killer jab.

Good:As has been revamped with a fresh new image and logo for 2001. They have scored bigtime with Francesco Pico and Fu Man Chu, but they are still keen to be diverse as a label and not about "just one style". Found on a CDR sent by Barcelona resident Leszek Gasiorek, Good As immediately saw the potential of the 3 tracks on this tough slamming vinyl. Top driving progressive trance not for the fainthearted, already doing it for those that matter and requested by Scott Bond for the next 'Crasher album.

Junk are Joe Willams and Benji Vaughan. Joe Willams will need no introduction to many. He is one half of The Light, who are huge in the States and big favourites of Sasha, Digweed and Dave Seaman among other big names. He then formed PFN on 10 Kilo, which pulled in a whole series of new high profile supporters across the tech-house, progressive and breakbeat circles. Every track Joe is involved with seems to end up on many of the big DJ mix albums and with 10 Kilo he has had dance chart success, regularly appearing in the Cool Cuts, Buzz, Beats charts and also reached No 13 in the Club chart with his mix of Renegade Soundwave's 'Phantom' which was a massive club and radio hit that was nearly on course for the nationals! Benji is a multi-talented and prolific producer and musician who has a variety of guises from Cyberbabas, Prometheus to Process and Citizen Caned and does a lot of film and advert soundtracks. Junk, has just been picked up by a big Hollywood film called 'Rave Macbeth'. On this, their debut single, they deliver an outstanding package that is so deep it�s subterranean. ' Wildlife' is a chugging, pulsing, dancefloor monster that sits somewhere between tech, prog and tribal house while Latin Girl' is a straight-up, deep, tribal mother of a tune!

Wallop continue their onslaught on the progressive scene with the new signing Last Man Standing. A name to look out for "Intastella" delivers a deep chunky percussive number which adds layer upon layer to create a hypnotic solid groove. On the flip and the original mix slows down the tempo and adds an extra dose of funkiness. The cool spoken vocal in the break takes us down to nothin', as the title suggests, and then without hanging around takes us straight back into the groove. Also, for those who want to play it loud, there's a tasteful acapella.