February: 16 house releases you need to hear this month

Waterson 'Shelter' EP (Back To The World)

Waterson has already wowed us before, with his track ‘Tell Me’ producing major ripples. Now he’s back with a new EP produced by Back To The World label boss Ashley Beedle. Waterson’s vocal sits somewhere between Robert Owens and David McAlmont, and acts as a disco call to arms. ‘Ego’ is 80s-tinged synthopia that could have come out of Lipps Inc’s studio, while ‘Say My Name’ nods to Studio 54-era Grace Jones. There’s also a glut of remixes of the title track included, too: Moodymanc tones down the pop element with his deep rework and Hannah Holland takes things up a notch by addinga relentless groove, before Kryptogram signs off with a contemporary Chi-town groover.

6/10