This week was pretty exciting for me. The top ten nearly picked itself. Adam Beyer, Lee Curtiss, Patrice Baumel, Matt(hew) John(son), Kiki by way of Visionquest… Wow. Enough talk. Hear this with your ears.

1. them from (Original Mix) – Daniel d.Curtis – Playtracks Records. I probably spent more time than I should have rearranging things in the mix to accommodate this track. It just works for me.

2. Reverse Caress (Matt John’s Tickle Mix) – Lee Curtiss / Matt John – Cityfox. Reverse Caress has a lot of strange things happening in it, but manages to retain a straightforward groove. It’s probably that Detroit water.

3. Crocodilian (Freza Remix) – Mike Healey – Cubism. This could be quite the crowd-pleaser.

4. Good Voodoo (Visionquest Remix) – Kiki – BPitch Control. Speaking of pleased crowds and Detroit, I’ve been waiting for this one to hit the site since DEMF. If you’d like to see Eddie B interview Lee Curtiss at DEMF and hear a little more about this song, click here.

5. Save As Document 1 (Baumel and Dos Santos Threesixty Remix) – Eric B Young – Manual Music. Both Baumel and Manual always catch my eyes and ears, so you can imagine my reaction when this release came across the desk. Score. Times 2.

6. It’s Only Flesh (What We Call Brain) (Glitterbug Remix) – Mathias Schaffhäuser & friends – Ware. I’m always pleased when a release with a cool cover also contains good music.

7. For The Deep (Original Mix) – Jake Childs – Operating System. For the Deep is right- you can get lost in this one.

8. Acid Bath (Satoshi Fumi Acid Rain Mix) – Dave Storm – Cabrio. Despite being a guitar player, I’m easily put off by the kind of “deep house” that really sounds like a terrible lounge band with smooth jazz guitar and a drum machine. Conversely, Acid Bath is on the money with one small guitar part that adds a nice texture, and it’s just enough.

9. Count (Original Mix) – Special Guests – 11HZ Recordings. Kennedy, space, and techno. Yes.

10. Death By House (Adam Beyer & Jesper Dahlbäck Remix) – Len Faki – Cocoon Recordings. I can’t think of a better way to end a mix than with Adam Beyer and Jesper Dahlback rocking it out on Cocoon.

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