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Review: Having released their fifth album, Dreams, on Darup Associates in April, Danish punk-funk trio Whomadewho jump ship to the Plexmaster's Ellum Audio label for this raft of big name remixes. Maceo Plex naturally features, delivering one of his typically muscular yet emotive remixes of "Heads Above", transforming it into the kind of end of night fare you can imagine closing out a festival set beside the Adriatic Sea. The hypnotic piano loop and sun-soaked vibes of Mario Basanov's take on "Hiding In Darkness" show just why he's such a hit with the Innervisions crew, while FoF Music artist Kyson delivers a sumptuous downtempo version of the same track, swathing the original vocals in symphonic strings and heart-wrenching melody.

Review: Andy Vaz's first EP on Persistencebit is remixed by four masters of the art - Jan Jelinek, Detroit's Anthony Shake Shakir, Krikor and Mapstation (aka Stefan Schneider / To Rococo Rot). All mixes relay different contexts and approaches, creating a unique 12". Andy Vaz's original elements of deep house are reinterpreted as serious dance floor hits. Jan Jelinek (as Farben), delivers a minimal house version of 'People Change' that swings and flows like there’s no tomorrow, while Mapstation steps it up a notch in a more old school techno manner. On Side B, Krikor delivers a dark, sinister, bomb shelter mix, in a pumping, analogue-sounding, noisy cut-up style that he is so well known for. A superb mix that will initially twist up the floor and blow the speakers in the true sense of the meaning. Last but not least, Detroit's legend and one of the originators of the initial wave of Detroit techno Anthony Shake Shakir, takes it back to the good old days, delivering an authentic Detroit techno ain't-never-going-out-of-style mix of pure madness. This remix EP is guaranteed to stand out from the norm and is bound to be heard repeatedly. Tip

Review: 2012 saw Berlin kings, Ostgut Ton create their considerably more housey, Unterton sub-label, giving the opportunity to some of Berlin's less pounding tracks to surface and emanate from those cavernous Berghain walls. For their first release, Berliner Tobias is remixed by two inarguably charismatic artists. "Leaning Over Backwards" is given a re-touch by none other than Efdemin, who has shaped the original into a deeper, leftfield excursion - raw as hell percussion glides freely among a whirlpool of strange bleeps and enchanting effects. For the B-side we have Meister Villalobos and Max Loderbauer giving some of their peerless organic beats and subtle harmonics. Great stuff as always from the German capital!

Review: Pete Josef's album for Sonar Kollektiv, the aptly named Colour, was a fitting piece of future soul and downtempo for this now legendary leftfield jazz outpost. Luckily, the label are as open-minded as the music on their catalogue, and they've decided to have a selection of tunes from the LP remixed and rewired into minimal dance cuts by a fine group of names. LV adds a subtle kick-hat to "Hope", while Fabian Dikof's dub version of "Colour" spirals the listener into a deep, trip web of strobe-light minimal for the peak hours. On the flip, "Spring At Last" is retouched by The Black 80s and transformed into a delicate, bouncy house chiller, followed by another glorious remix of colour by Potatohead People Lights Off, this time taking the tune to slower, more hip-hop-leaning territories.