"Get Your Walk On"
Xzibit
Loud
X-to-the-Z drops another funky hip-hop number that’s lyrically unflinching and explicit. The production includes a slick, synth-driven hook that radio should love and yet X keeps it underground. On the remix, Dat Ni**a Daz and W.C. lend their talents on what amounts to a more busy, commercial-vibe remix. There’s a little bit of Parliament’s “Flashlight” in the groove and that should make it a crowd favorite.
– Phil Turnipseed

“Drums Come Alive”
Tomba Vira
… Records
Produced by DJ Zki and Dobre (aka Jack Prongo and the Goodmen), this educational track offers a cool male vocal that addresses certain elements of a dance song (such as a snare or kick drum) before they actually come crashing in to drive the dancefloor wild. Both the Buddah Morales and Eddie X mixes are top-notch and are certain to make your floor come alive.
– Joe Bermudez

“What Do You Want From”
Joy Enriquez
Arista
Working a very radio-friendly vocal hook on top of a cool R&B vibe, Enriquez’s vocals are confident and true. She doesn’t break any new ground here, sticking with a pretty common formula in today’s R&B, but she definitely works it to perfection on this enjoyable production.
– Phil Turnipseed

“Lifetime”
Maxwell
Columbia
As one half of Everything But The Girl, Ben Watt has been bringing us great dance music for a long time, but his remixing has really come on strong in the past couple years. This latest creation is a lively deep-house piece, full of smooth piano riffs and soulful keys. But his ability to turn Maxwell’s R&B number into a truly energetic dancefloor worker is really mindblowing. This is a peak-hour record with an explosive break. Check it!
– Shawn Christopher

“Hide U”
Suzanne Palmer
Star 69
With a hard-hitting intro, Palmer’s powerful vocals, some major keyboard work and a heavy beat assault, Peter Rauhofer’s got another club-ready hit. A top-notch production, this one’s an instant winner.
– Mikey D. Merola

“You Set Me Free”
Abigail
Groovilicious
An enormous tribal-edged record, “Free” showcases Abigail’s distinctive vocals while its percussion serves up energy aplenty. Produced by Andy and The Lamboy, this 12-inch offers top mixes from Mindtrap’s Motomo and Jason Ojeda. This one will rock your crowd.
– Mikey D. Merola

“Single Child Syndrome” b/w “Inside Your Mind”
Chris Organic & Prisoners of the Sun
Organic
Chris Organic has always been one of those rare pixies on exactly the right wavelength. Never too fluffy, never too dark, he delivers quality trance with a fully intact sense of humor at all times. “Single Child Syndrome” is one of the genre’s tunes of the year – a solid bassline with sublime high-end melodies and a very classic sample chucked in for good measure. It builds percussively, has a breakdown bigger than two juggernauts getting’ jiggy, and finishes up with a classy, yet restrained climax. “Inside Your Mind” is a deeper bag of mushrooms, more for the bum-wigglers than the straight footstompers. It’s a breakbeaty spacehopper – wonderful stuff.
– Damion Brown

“Wave 3”
Josh Gabriel
Organized Nature
Progressive and spatial, Gabriel’s original mix builds with a clever melody, chimey hooks and throbbing beats. Trippy, warm and musical. The club mix hits a little harder, but ups the ante in the disorientation department. Prog-leaning jocks should love this.
– Jim Tremayne

“Soon”
Leann Rimes
Curb
Rimes’ powerful vocals alone are enough to drive a dancefloor crazy, so add some cutting-edge production from Hex Hector and DJs have themselves a club smash. Not only are we graced with an amazing vocal mix, but Hex also gives us a dub that ratchets the intensity to another level. Both mixes are flawless and deserve your immediate attention.
– Joe Bermudez

Not My Cup of Tea
Various
Demon Tea
On this fine collection of twisted underground psy-funk, Odd Harmonic’s “Super Tripper” stands out as a techy breakbeat delight with its odd and warping rhythms, while Rip Van Hippy’s “Manufacturing Consent” is a proper organic groover. Top marks, though, go to Benza’s “West of The Sun,” which has everything you ever needed to fly – dozens of changes, melodies to die for, a silly guitar break, and a Homer Simpson sample. Pucker. This is proper psychedelia.
– Damion Brown

“Get UR Freak On”
Missy Elliott
Elektra
On this, her first single from Miss E…So Addictive, Elliott beautifully fuses pop, hip-hop, and R&B with electro-inspired beats and spicy rhymes. To make this song more dancefloor friendly, Superchumbo graces us with a remix that maintains the integrity of the original while pumping up the tempo at the same time. This will easily be a huge record.
– Joe Bermudez

“Feel This”
Robbie Rivera
Strictly Rhythm
You may remember this classic tribal record from about a year ago. There was a very limited number of copies pressed and “Feel This” was extremely hard to come by. Now the original mix has been re-released on Strictly Rhythm, which also offers some even more memorable remixes by Rivera himself. The kicks in this ass-shakin’ record are funky and relentless, plus the tribal stabs are enough to make any dancefloor go bananas. There are some great bonus beats here as well. This is your second chance to get this one. Don’t miss the boat again.
– Shawn Christopher

Global Hardhouse
Jon Bishop
ICU
If you like hardhouse and progressive sounds then this new mixed CD compilation is just what the party ordered. An unrelenting mix of furious rhythms and pounding beats, the comp finds DJ Jon Bishop unleashing a body-breaking assault for hardhouse clubs everywhere. Winning tracks include “Go Back” by S-Wick, “Game Over” by Club Cavier, “Throw Your Hands In The Air” by Mr Bishi, “Direct Hit” by Smak, and Bishop’s own “Yes I’m Groovin’” and “I’m In Control.”
– Phil Turnipseed

“Always Remember To Respect & Honor Your Mother”
Dusted
Nettwerk
We were feeling this one months ago when we got our hands on the “Deep Dish Loves Their Motha” remix and that’s the pick mix here – an epic tour de force of dark, dramatic beats and ambient tech-house vibes. With an operatic female vocal and a break that is to die for, Sharam and Dubfire work a deliciously deep remix. Also, Paul van Dyk drops a harder trance-style mix with sharp beats and edgy synths. The “Euphoric Mix” by Dusted goes more toward the ambient level with some wicked tribal drums.
– Phil Turnipseed

Foundations Granite
Various Artists
Bedrock
One of the U.K.’s top dance labels lets us in on some of their coolest tracks to date. Very much on the deep tech-house style made famous by artists like Timewriter and Terry Lee Brown, Jr., this new unmixed collection offers some of the most incredible deep house you’ll find. Hypnotic and narcotic, the vibe here is an experience in underground grooves. Standouts include Jimmy Van M’s “Sanctuary,” Pole Folder & CP’s “Apollo Vibes,” Jerry Bonham’s “Erendira,” Tijuana’s “Groove Is In The Air” and G-Pal’s “Decadence.”
– Phil Turnipseed

“Ballin’ Out Of Control”
Jermaine Dupree feat. Nate Dogg
So So Def
Super producer Jermaine Dupree knows a good thing when he hears it and using Nate Dogg’s low-key vocals on this chunky R&B/hip-hop track is surely a good thing. Employing a simple, but effective hook and describing the ways of a “baller” (that’s a mack daddy, for those who don’t know), “Out Of Control” offers a real infectious vibe. And Nate Dogg’s vocals along with J-Dupree’s rapping work perfectly on top of that perky little groove. It’s working.
– Phil Turnipseed

“Guitarra G”
G-Club
Defected
With its beautiful guitar combined with some soft spacey keys, this monstrous double-pack includes an original “Chill Out Mix” that has Ibiza written all over it – a perfect record for the beach. The “G-Club Mix” takes a completely opposite turn with some off-the-wall congas and a steady, roaring bassline that make this a wicked tribal anthem. The “Warren Clarke Mix” gives us a bit of a disco feel with a sample of Ashford and Simpson’s “Bourgie Bourgie” in the break and an equally pumping bassline. 
– Shawn Christopher