Glasgow's Numbers crew usually sticks to the fast lane heading towards club music's future: The imprint's cutting-edge mash-up of dubstep, funky house, grime and techno has gained the young label a rapidly growing fan base and numerous mentions as one of the best labels of 2010.

Its hipness doesn't imply a disregard for electronic music's history however, as anyone who has ever witnessed the label's A&R, Jackmaster, behind the decks will be able to attest. On the contrary, Numbers' precursor label Wireblock was keen to feature pioneering artists like Dopplereffekt's Heinrich Müller and Italian techno legend Lory D besides up and coming talent.

Now Lory D has released his first single for Numbers, 'Strange Days Vol. 1'. It's a great slice of sawtooth-infused techno, positively old-school, but at the same time sounding oddly contemporary in the light of young artists increasingly picking up 90s club sounds in their productions. One of them is Deadboy, whose simultaneously released EP 'Here' merges elements of classic house with modern garage, dubstep sounds, and a healthy dose of vocal pop.