Maxine Garman is a lady who is on the rise in the House music scene. Her debut release, a remix of ‘Closer Than Close’ by, Rosie Gains, was picked up early doors by the likes of Rinse FM and KISS FM, who couldn’t wait to send it through the airwaves and rightly so to. Since then, Maxine has had a full diary of gigs and has set to work full steam ahead in the studio.

Maxine has also attracted the attentions of, Data Transmission, who sent out an invite for her to feature in their ‘Spotlight Mix’ series. Maxine happily replied with a yes and sent over this incredibly classy one hour Tech House mix. It’s very clear that this is a lady who not only knows her music, but one that also knows how to piece it together tune by tune to create a journey you never want to end. On the mix you can also hear a new tune from Maxine herself, which she will be giving more details of very soon. Follow her on the links below so that you don’t miss out.

Download Maxine’s mix here via Hypeddit.

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Lapsus Music’ latest release,  Sante Sansone’s ‘Street Stuff EP’ has all the hallmarks of a trendsetter for 2017.

We’re off to a potent preamble with the quirky samples and momentous bassline of ‘Take Off’. Pulsating drums and a vocal ode to the great producers of the past give a classy distinction to ‘Lost’. The sweet cinematic lead on ‘Set Me Free’ makes for a contender for 2017’s answer to ‘American Dream’ (for those who know!).

This leaves the title track, our absolute stone cold favourite on this EP. Shades of the Simma Black sound on this chunky banger complete with scratch/Hip Hop samples and pumping beats to indeed rock the house!!!!

Sante Sansone – Street Stuff EP

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Guy Johnson brings the Lo-Fi House music sound to Closer To Truth with the ‘Escapism EP’

The three tracks on the ‘Escapism EP’ are simply labelled R1, 2, & 3. R1 is a mellow disco infused stomp, the warm up to R2, a classic Closer To Truth style incorporeal Garage groove. R3 picks up the tempo for some opaque Deep House that will get your head floating in the sky!!!

Guy Johnson- Escapism

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Tru Fonix teams up with Culprate for ‘LO’ out now on Saucy Records. 3 tracks, 2 remixes and one killer collab that run the entire track of Bass music styles!!!

‘LO’ in original form is a fine skanking bass/garage anthem while Chee inclines towards a slammin’ Glitch remix

‘Permutation’ switches to a 4×4 beat for some tasty Nu-Disco/Bass House action

For the collab with Culprate, we get straight up Bristol Bass bounciness for the Rinse FM crew while once again on the flip, Klax takes things in a more experimental direction. Sauce of many flavours!!

Tru Fonix ft. Culprate – LO EP

Pack London have an absolutely huge tune on their hands from Manchester based, Korzi. His track ‘Sticky’ is an Acid fuelled rocket ship that’s gonna blast it’s way into your mind and twist it in ways you never knew were possible. There’s a chance you could feel pretty dirty after a listen but don’t worry, it’s all very worth it!

Download ‘Sticky’ here from Pack London’s website.

Links for Korzi :

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For this months ‘Power Hour Free Download’, Breakbeat Paradise Recordings are introducing us all to a rising star in the Ghetto Funk scene who goes by the name of, The Funk Philosopher. It’s a name you need to remember because if he dishes out fat midtempo Breaks with a retro Funk feel like in his new track ‘Party People’, it’s one you’re going to hear a lot more of! Check his tune and then go find out more on the links below and get him followed for future offers of Funk filled goodness.

Download ‘Party People’ here via Hypeddit.

Links for The Funk Philosopher :

Soundcloud / Facebook

A filling our lives full of Funk and Soul with his mix for our ‘Christmas Advent Calendar‘, DJ Snatch returns to the ward with yet another of his diamond studded edits. His track of choice this time comes from the legendary, Etta James and her classic track ‘I Got You’. DJ Snatch has added a touch of crispness and a bit more bite to the beat in his edit and when you throw in the horns and Etta’s incredible vocal from the original, you’ve got a track that’s gonna make you feel so good, you won’t be able to leave it alone. I’m hooked and I bet you will be too.

Download DJ Snatch’s edit here via Hypeddit.

Links for DJ Snatch :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Bandcamp / Mixcloud / YouTube

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DJ T’s here to ‘Werk It’ on Moon Harbour Recordings. Thier new 3 track EP for the label features the rolling title track with UK Grime style synths and bold abrasive percussion. ‘Pressure’ with Lazarusman reminds us not to collapse under the..pressure!!! This candid reminder is bolstered by stabby synth work and industrious beats. ‘On and On’ keeps engaging the ears with an enticing intro. The main body of the track comes in at just the right time. It reminds us a little of the excellent ‘Urgent Power’ by Marlin due to the subtly effective deep bass hook.

‘On and On’ keeps engaging the ears with an enticing intro. The main body of the track comes in at just the right time. It reminds us a little of the excellent ‘Urgent Power’ by Marlin due to the subtly effective deep bass hook. The big room keys towards the end of the track ensure you stay captivated all the way to the end. After that, you will be hitting play plenty more times!!!

DJ T.- Werk It EP

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Justin Pak’s star shines brightly wherever good house music is mentioned. Head to Traxsource and you will find plenty of his tracks doing very well as they rightly should. This latest addition to that growing and glowing back cat of music is a release for top imprint, InYou Records.

The ‘Raw Business EP’ features 3 tracks, they all start with ‘Raw’ in the title. No doubt drawing attention to the delightfully rugged beats and oldskool analogue sound of each tune on this EP. The ‘raw’ bangers on this release hit home with swinging chunky drums, a dash of the tribal house sound, and a whole lotta US style jackin’ funky rhythm. Best served raw!!!

Justin Pak – Raw Business EP

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Way Out West’s huge track ‘Set My Mind’ rumbles into 2017 with fresh remixes by Maxxi Soundsystem, Brassica, and Luttrell. We sense a nod to  Jody Wisternoff’s oldskool rave roots in the notable vocal sample in this track, taken from Tony Terry ‘Forget The Girl’.

The House mixes are predictably excellent but we can’t get enough of Brassica’s breaks style rerub which also appears to deference to the raving days of the early 90’s!!

Way Out West – Set My Mind (The Remixes)