Jahcoozi's third album comes forth via BPitch and shows the Berlin bass collective in top form. Booty bass collides with dubstep and a large dose of pop, covering the range from airplay to club workout. Even taking a jab at The Cure's 'Close To Me', this is sublime, contemporary bass music.

Austrian trip-hop figureheads Sofa Surfers further progress in the direction taken with their 2005 self-titled 'red album'. With Mani Obeya installed as a permanent front-man, 'Blindside' is their most intense album to date: Pressing guitar riffs meet a deep low end reminiscent of Skunk Anansie and Tricky. Fresh.

Moderat managed to please almost everybody with their self-titled album, fusing ecclecticism and pop appeal for some of the most advanced translations of current dance music trends into the realm of pop music. Add Pfadfinderei's outstanding videos and you got one of the biggest releases of 2009.

Hell finds his crossover potential with this ambitious two-part album. 'Night' dominates the first half with jacking beats, dirty electro grinds, and vocal tracks with P. Diddy and Bryan Ferry, while the 'Day' part combines Krautrock and experimental avant garde electronics.

An album delivered on a tide of hype and expectation, 'Vertical Ascent' justly deserved the praise - jazz impro meets dubbed-out sythns meets clockwork percussion on this supergroup effort by Moritz Von Oswald, Max Loderbauer, and Sasu Ripatti.

Jena's Mathias Kaden nailed it with his recent debut album 'Studio 10': Twelve modern house music tracks, alternating between minimalistic, dub-ladden and jazzy sounds. Featuring Ian Simmonds on vox and Wareika's Florian Schirmacher, this album is something both for the floor and the home stereo.

Classic album by French duo Nôze, combining blues, gypsy music, piano ballads, and of course their unique style of cut-up house music. Includes their all-time favourites 'Remember Love' and 'You Have To Dance', the title of which is to be taken quite literally, at least after a few drinks!

We've been looking forward to Clara Moto's debut album like a kid waiting for Christmas, and we were not disappointed: Clara's deep and soulful productions and Mimu's mesmerizing voice, featured on two tracks on the album, make for a beautiful album suited for dancefloors and sofas alike. Don't miss.

Round two for Christian Prommer's jazzed up interpretations of techno classics such as 'Knights of the Jaguar', 'Groove La Chord' or 'Acid Eiffel'. Engineered to perfection by Peter Kruder, 'Drumlesson Zwei' turns these classics into his own.

Bigtime artist line-up on the 2009 edition of the springfestival compilation, including producers like Ben Klock, Radio Slave, Joakim, Fennesz, Pinch, and Jazzanova, leaving a perfect snap-shot of the festival in our minds.