Aphex Twin Cheetah and a Dance with the Ratpack.

Aphex Twin Cheetah EP is out now, based on a cheapo brand drum machine from Joystick manufacturer Cheetah.  its not half bad and a pro tip try and snag the file or cd versions of this as they have all the tracks, the vinyl version is missing one. Have a listen to CIRKLON3 (Russian track) and yeah there is a kid directing in this one.  Which is cool.

Also really digging a really old Ratpack track on a white label called Ooh ooh ahh ahh. 

Made in about 1990 and sampling Blondie Heart Of Glass, its an excellent example from when hardcore wasn't fully formed from house and breakbeat yet. Its all the more best for this as it sounds like 3 different styles.

Legowelt Podcast for Creme

Been listening to this on my phone and yes you thought this place was dead.  Few good bits there that I can place a re edit of Kate Bush, some Snap that doesn't suck and the bonus beats from Deeelites Groove is in the Heart.  Along with a shed load of acid and house but no track list apart from what I've cobbled together above.

Listen Here.

Kariya

This is a stone cold British House classic anthem but, until today I never realised that it was reedited and reworked back in the day for this bootleg.  Found out via Discogs and Youtube while looking for all things a version of Salsa House with Xaviera Golds you used to hold me over the top, and vague comments about a bootleg with a topless lady on the label.  It was done by Evil Eddie Richards, a name I remember from growing up (mainly due to his work on remixing Coldcut and The Shamen) and is a belter.
You can here it here.

Daft Punk

Nice deep house rework of the Daft Punk / Nile Rogers summer smash Get Lucky.  Incidentally I would love to hear Fred Ventura or some other Italo Disco royalty sing this, hell this would sound better heavily accented.

MNEK

First of all the original version by Rosie Gaines is possibly one of the worst of the whole speed garage genre in my eyes. An overblown intro that turns into a pedestrian beat, to be honest we're not impressed.

So its a shock to discover that there is a cover by MNEK that blows it out of the water and restores it with its slow mo Garage / Dubstep cover thing that is awesome.

Its not available and sadly not downloadable currently so you'll have to listen on line here.

Roy Davis Jnr Cover.

Welcome to the new year, I know its February already but this is a quick update to show you this, a deep cover version of Roy Davis Jnrs Gabirel.  It needs a trumpet in there somehow but its pretty darn solid without it.  Robot mode off.

Elitechnique

Specifically Rooftops, I know its been ages since we gave you an update, to be honest I've heard nothing worthwile until now.

We'll link to the video here as its rather special, it shows the making of and the actual song which is some dreamy disco played out on Guitar and various old analogue synths (including an SH101).

Perseus Traxx.

Its not often we link to the Clone shop, but damn if Perseus Traxx Misspent Emotions isn't the best thing evar.  Its the sort of old house that clone specialise in but with a healthy edge of Detroit Techno to it as well.

Apoena

Apoena Cooler, Techno or tech house listen and decide. Oh and sorry about ignoring the blog but haven't heard a lot of good stuff lately.

Haddaway not shite.

What is love on 8 floppy drives.

From MrSolidSnake745.

The real haddaway can be found here with Wolfram on 2011s Ep Thing Called love.

Florence and the Machine

We didn't know they covered Drake & Rihannas Take Care, already a great song if you edit out all of Drakes rap, but this remix is absolutely Storming.   Its by a group / called ColeCo who we don't know too much about but I think are awesome.

Jared Wilson

There's a new 7777 release out now for those interested in the more classic acid sound (i.e mental twisting analogue abuse and 808 overdrives).   If you loved This love from the Drug related stories EP these will be right up your street.  Discogs page and video link can be found here.

Objection.

Normally don't rock much so you won't get this often, but this is cool.  Far as  I can tell Mystery skulls are an unsigned house rock band. 
They have a band camp where you can buy tracks (linkied above) and this fan made video involving Phoenix Wright / Gyakuten Saiban.

Enjoy.