March: 14 house releases you need to hear this month

Outstrip 'My Pain' EP (Fingers Crossed Records)

Ukraine-based outfit Outstrip have already released on labels including Rejected, Immotion and Stil Vor Talent. The title track from their new EP, which makes use of frenetic drums, orchestra hits and a hypnotic sonar bleep, will be perfect for that moment when you need to start to put the pressure on the dancefloor. The track is then given to fellow Ukranian Hector Cooper, who calms things down by taking it on a trip to the Windy City with his classy Chicago house mix, before Katal’s staunch rework turns it into something more suitable for a debauched afterparty. ‘Lopata’, meanwhile, has deranged screams and a screwball top- line with a loop that will infiltrate your brain.

7/10