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This is another track that was in the Beatport 20 of 2008, the ‘Do Us Part‘ remixes by Par Grindvik. This release covers two remixes by Len Faki and 2000 and One. Len Faki‘s remix was featured in the 20 of 2008 and is a really solid track to begin with. 2000 and One adds his typical funky Dutch trademark by using the same trippy synth hooks but also adding funky bass patterns and warped synth fx! All and all an amazing release on Adam Beyer‘s Drumcode (Sweden).

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This came out of the Beatport 20 of 2008, and is already a solid, if I may say so. This remix by one of my favourite artists (Deep Dish‘s Dubfire), is simply another amazing track by Minilogue, and made even better. Both the original and this remix came out mid 2008 on Sven Väth‘s label Cocoon Recordings (Germany). Besides ‘Jamaica‘, the B-side contains a remix of ‘Hispaniola‘, made by The Mole. Very, very nice track also. To sum things up, a really solid track from 2008, which I’m glad I caught at Beatport.

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I’ve been looking over and over for this track for a long time now, and actually thought the lyrics were “John John”, but now I finally found this release in Laidback Luke‘s Essential Mix; it makes sense: ‘Chaa Chaa‘ (Size Records, Sweden). Already released in July of this year; Laidback Luke and Sebastian Ingrosso produced a monster! This one really gets to the crowd when played at gigs (for example the Haarlemse DJ Contest). The B-side contains a more progressive feel to the record, as remixed by EDX. Nonetheless a monster record!

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More of a solid than a new release, this track by Gel Abril. On Be As One (Israel) Gel delivers two singles that offer a slightly different twist on Gel‘s output. Sitting on the A-side ‘Spells of Yoruba‘ is that kind of tune that once dropped on the floor it will make the people groove like mad. My favourite track of this release, with its simplicity, will have dance floor rockin’ to the chunky groove and the mesmerizing vocal snippet. Ask the handful of lucky ones who are already dropping it world wide. On the B-side, ‘Marir‘ has a good mix of tribal groove and up-tempo rhythm that gives the tracks it driving force and energy and guarantee another sure hit on the floor.

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I already posted about Daniele Papini a few days ago, but I’ve discovered another release which really caught my attention. This sampler by Alchemy (Italy) contains two tracks which I really, really like. The A-side is a collaboration between Daniele Papini and Riccardo Ferri, called ‘Jellesei‘. Probably my favourite track on this release. The B-side contains a track by Hale, called ‘Freaky Voices‘, which is another club banger! Though this already came out in March, I still like this sampler very much!

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