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The Dadub duo, resident mastering wizards at Stroboscopic Artefacts HQ blast open 2012 with this blistering hunk of an EP. Inducing pure concentration on mystical noise, defty dub beats and intricately carved cavernous techno, fans of Sandwell District and Blackest Ever Black miss it at your peril.

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Alexis Benard appears once more as on esteemed Paris house label Circus Company, 'Lutetia' warm and shuffly heady house with attention to soulful detail, 'Don't Trust' wistful addictive vocals over tense chords. Stylish, immaculately produced house music with a melancholic-euphoric edge.

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Leila's intricate and intense sound worlds are taken to new territories with guest appearances from Gigolo's Mt. Sims for her latest album on Warp. At times riotous upbeat electronics, at times melancholic blurry dreamscapes, noisy pop gems with Leila's ever-intriguing unpredictability. Recommended.

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Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka's excellent full-length debut oscillates between the poles of funked-up Berlin-style techno and dreamy, Mount-Kimbie-esque dubstep pop. An absolute stunner and one of the finest album's of the year so far.

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Barcelona's John Talabot drops his debut album on Permanent Vacation, all previously unreleased tracks of his sturdy roasting warm sunshine sound, traces of heady disco and low-swung house grooves. An album that makes you forget the winter and gets better with every listen, excellent!

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Another confident showing by Sei A, who mixes Terrence-Fixmer-style Berghain techno with dubstep elements and chiptune bleeps. Add a pumping, rumbling Martyn remix for a highly recommended package.

Exquisitely assaulting futurist jungle dimensions, Radio 1xtra's DJ Q dishes out this devilish EP on UTTU, 'All Junglist' teasing a synapse-hotwired synthline direct to your darkcore dancebone and 'Will I Ever Be Free' tootling epic bassline whimsies to new energy levels. Woah.

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Boys Noize Alex Ridha's Cocoon debut 'Adonis' from late last year was a svelte shimmering 90s house corker, now it gets treated to a riot of remixes. Mark E's remix brilliantly conjuring its wilder spirits up, Terence Fixmer's stripped techno version and Djedjotronic's extra rave energy amongst them.

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The debut EP on Hotflush for the young Belgian producer Tim Van de Meutter nudging the Berghain techno, UKG and deep house intersection of the Hotflush body. 'Rooted's housey chords are succeeded with fidgety, acid-tinged beats, 'Drowning' a quaking techno stomper and 'Change' a dubbier groover. One to watch!

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Jazzanova compile an entire volume of other artists remixing their music - deep house and techno flavours dominate the selection with Motor City Drum Ensemble, Âme, Mark E, Henrik Schwarz, while a disco edit by Danny Krivit and a funky house take by Lensco provide diversity. Solid!

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Two of Germany's acclaimed house protagonists collaborate proper for the first time for France's Circus Company. 'Sumback' deep, sunbeam house effortlessly activating the dance bone, two versions of 'Steam', which delves into more experimental robotic terrain and a softer Aera mix. Recommended.

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