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Each week, we pick out all the best new releases so you don't have to, and also warn you which ones to avoid like a breaks bootleg of Britney Spears. Your hosts: Stewart Gudgeon, Missmax, Phase 2 and Sometimes Sean.

Far Too Loud

SINGLE OF THE WEEK

Far Too Loud
Dancefloor Destroyer
Funkatech
Probably the first truly solo release from Oli Cash as the last remaining member of Far Too Loud, Dancefloor Destroyer is exactly that. With it’s psychedelic zaps and glitches, tension building breakdowns and big stomping electro bass drops it could find its way into any number of DJ collections. The orchestral sample is arguably a bit cheesy, but the rest of the track more than makes up for it. (SG - Stewart@pogo-djs.co.uk)

Krapula Concept
Tekno-Machine
Metamorph Muzik
Spanish label Metamorph Muzik brings us the second collaboration from Venezuelan producer Krapula Concept and homegrown heroes Kultur & Columbo, who take on remix duties. The original rolls on through with a techy break, progressive rhythms and electro synths, while Kultur & Columbo amp things up a notch with a quality reworking full of heady bass, a sensual groove with climactic synths and warm clicks, buzzes and pops. This is a serious heads down dancefloor tune designed to seduce the senses of any dancefloor. Prepare for a blissout ... Don't talk to me I'm dancing! (MM - missmax@supatronix.org)

Kraymon
Papillon Rouge
Dead Famous
In a time when bass is boss and nuskool and oldskool are spending so much time cosying up behind the bikesheds, Bristol DJ legend and Kingpin co-promoter Kraymon, aka Pete Horsham, has stayed true to the mantra of elegant breakbeat and is steadily re-emerging as one of the leading lights of the genre. Following on from his sublime remix of BreakZhead's Going On, this week sees the release of his own production Papillon Rouge (Red Butterfly), with a host of remixes from the likes of LuQas, Mesmer & Mike Lennon. While the original is an elegant mixture of ethereal strings and crisp beats, cleverly underpinned with 303, it is the Mesmer remix that takes centre stage here. Maintaining the strings from the original, he retains that sense of elegance while adding a deeper, more menacing vibe through a dark, rumbling bassline and electro inspired effects. Elsewhere LuQas delivers a techy psy-breaks buider with an enormous drop and Mike Lennon's stripped down dubstep remix is one for the chillout zone. Altogether a solid release. (P2 - djphasetwo@live.co.uk)

Domino
Apathy / Compact
We Are Live

Just the second release from We Are Live and already they are proving to be quite the force to be reckoned with. Domino comes in full force with Apathy. A stomping tear-out track, dashed with ska horns, spacious atmospheres and a paranoid twinge, this is sure to rectify any sparse dancefloor problems that have been blighting your sets. On the flip, Compact has an industrial funk tone, with some nice slapping snares cutting through the zig zagging bassline. RuN Riot jacks things up a notch with remixes of both tracks (Apathy / Compact) but keeps things firmly in the same style. An all round top purchase for hard hitting breaks DJs that aren't interested in straying off the beaten track. (SS - sean_u2k@yahoo.com)

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