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The tracks you need to check this month
1 Hot Since 82
'Veins' (Truesoul)
A monster, and a double-headed one at that. Out soon on Truesoul (Adam Beyer's imprint), 'Damage' is underpinned by dark, foreboding riffs with nasty teeth while the lighter, nimbler 'Veins' will find favour with anyone playing the main room at Space – we're looking at you, Coxy…
Best mix There's only one
Out Now
2 Seven Davis Junior
'Friends' (Detroit Swindle Friends On Acid remix) (Classic)
What could go wrong with a remix title like that? Detroit Swindle's rerub of 'Friends' is classic Classic, but with an added dose of acid. All we can say is, Derrick Carter must surely approve.
Best mix Detroit Swindle
Out Now
3 Jamie Woon
'Sharpness' (PMR)
First heard on Mary-Anne Hobbs' show in August, this is the first taster from the long-awaited new LP. It's slow, soulful and understated, but packed with the kind of melodic punch that'll have Michel Cleis reaching for his remix console.
Best mix There's only one
Out Now on SoundCloud and download, new album "later in the year" on PMR
4 St Germain
'Real Blues' (Parlophone)
St Germain seems to bring out a banger once every 10 years. First it was 'Alabama Blues', then 'Rose Rouge' and here comes a fresh new slab of bluesy, Afro-tinged goodness. The new album, meanwhile, features eight sublime new jams for late nights and early mornings.
Best mix There's only one
Out October on the album 'Saint Germain'
5 Hayden James
'Something About You' (Pete Tong Kingstown remix) (Virgin EMI / Future Classic)
Bouncing around clubland for a while since its original Australian release, the new remix package for the world includes smart new re-rubs from Pete Tong and d'n'b dons Spectrasoul.
Best mix Pete Tong's
Out Soon!
6 Editors
'Our Love' (Solomun remix) (PIAS)
Once in a while, Solomun knocks a remix out of the park – and that's true of this, for UK indie-funkateers Editors, first aired at IMS back in May. Dark and brooding, it's eight minutes of pure madness.
Best mix Solomun's, natch
Out Now
7 Róisín Murphy
'Jealousy' (remixes) (Crosstown Rebels)
The original was mixed by legendary NY house don Eric Kupper, but now its Chic-style guitar grooves have been augmented by a mix package from Timo Maas, Citizenn and the best of the bunch, a nine-minute odyssey from Greg Wilson & Derek Kaye.
Best mix Greg Wilson & Derek Kaye
Out Soon
8 Special Request
'Amnesia' (XL)
Paul Woolford is having the time of his life, remixing everyone from The Chems to Jamie xx in 2015. His second LP is a revelation, as this soulful, piano-flecked anthem testifies. The bassline may be the best since Koze's take on 'Bad Kingdom'.
Best mix There's only one
Out October on album 'Modern Warfare'
9 S-Man & Man Without A Clue
'Drop The Needle' (Kevin Knapp mix) (Undr The Radr)
S-Man, for those who remember the 90s, was the underground moniker of Roger Sanchez. Custom-built for both Berlin and DC10, the Mixmag-tipped Kevin Knapp again provides the wobble bass-fuelled remix ace in the pack.
Best mix Kevin Knapp's. Oof
Out Now
10 Magic Touch feat Charlie Sputnik
'Found Love' (Vocal mix) (True Romance)
Underpinned by a solid vocal, the production here sounds like its been inspired by Morales' mix of Mariah Carey's 'Dream Lover'. No bad thing, right Eats Everything?
Best mix Vocal mix; also check Art Bleek's
Out Now
