Summer is officially here, nearly, and hot on its heels it is one of the most eagerly anticipated Hed Kandi titles of the year, Beach House. Hed Kandi’s Beach House encapsulates the feel of its spiritual home, Ibiza, and flies the flag for sexy, mid-tempo house with grooving Balearic basslines and sultry soulful vocals. The next offering however, falls on the milestone catalogue number HEDK100 so naturally, something extra special is in store. An ideal candidate for the 100th release, Beach House has a back catalogue littered with stunning material, so the inclusion of a third, mixed, classics CD is…

Amongst the plethora of top-notch, dancefloor house and techno releases from the Soma stable are a number of special hidden gems designed specifically for the afterhours. With artists like Slam, The Black Dog, Alex Smoke and Silicone Soul controlling masses of bodies across the world’s clubs, the SOMA COMA series aims instead to bring attention to the atmospheric, melodic and mesmerising side to the label’s music. Exclusive tracks on the album include works from label stalwarts Slam & Silicone Soul.

With the success and support of volumes I, II and III, Soma couldn’t resist the opportunity to peruse the back…

First we must share with you that a baby was born in the Kitsuné family recently, he’s called Yumé – ‘dream’ in Japanese. This new album was thought out, conceived and put together whilst this young child was being breastfed in the room next door. So logically the toddler has had some kind of influence on the new Kitsuné Maison compilation.

Indeed here is officially the most snuggly, peaceful, motherly Kitsuné compilation until now – soft as cotton. In the midst of one of the worst winters Paris has known for a long time and with so many conflicts…

If you need a little warm blood pumping through the veins of your dance music, then make sure you pick up Fedde Le Grand’s new ‘Toolroom Knights’, which features a gorgeous selection of cutting edge House, zesty European percussive beats and rolling Tech House.

Having discretely passed from international chart topping success with the ubiquitous ‘Put Your Hands Up for Detroit’ back in 2006, to establishing position as one of the industry’s premier DJ’s, Fedde Le Grand continues to purvey his talent to worldwide dance floors bringing his unique blend of fine House music in all its glorious forms.

Fedde’s…

Through his work as DJ, producer, dancefloor experimentalist, remixer, collaborator and label owner, Paul Woolford has succeeded in bringing a rare level of artistry to the world of modern dance music and in doing so, made an enduring global impact. Paul’s name is synonymous with quality through his work with everyone from Depeche Mode, Simian Mobile Disco, Delphic, The Juan Maclean, Morgan Geist, DJ Hell and Underworld, through to working with vocals by Skunk Anansie, Freeform Five, Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys and Jamie Lidell. Turning to original work, output on his Intimacy imprint always sparks feverish reactions, all of…

Enhanced serve up the third instalment of their acclaimed Digitally Enhanced series, with 2 CDs featuring big recent tracks and upcoming material, from the label that’s fast becoming our favourite. At just 27, Will Holland is owner of Enhanced, a fine producer regularly appearing on this very page, and resident / promoter at Leeds event Digital Society – arguably the UK’s coolest trance night.

Anyhoo… you know what to expect from an Enhanced comp by now… there’s progressive offerings alongside the euphoria that the label does so well, and the tracklist features Will himself, Temple One, Ferry Tayle and Estiva,…