DMZ Diary

This is the intro track we play at the start of every show. Slammin Beats!

This vocal is typical of so much mainstream US rock music, thank god someone used it in this half decent progressive house number.

What - no elvis samples? Well there's always been a lot more to Junkie XL than that throwaway Elvis moment, like this proggy number with an interesting female vocal. Not sure I'm a huge fan, but it's definately a big record.

A breaks remix of quite possibly the greatest moment in the illustrious history of the TB 303.

Plump DJ's continue to lead the way through the world of breaks with this massively groove laden breaks monster.

Roland Clarke sounding like the godfather of soul in his prime, and providing a primetime breaks track that manages to fill the dancefloor every time.

Yet another floor filler from Norman Cook's Label, unapologetic good fun.

Kitschy old school soul clone from Skeewiff, this is on their Overdrive EP and it's full of great tracks which manage to all sound different from the run of the mill dance tracks.

Stop Arresting Artists was a remix compilation from David Holmes landmark 'Let's Get Killed Album', this is part of the musical journey through New York city, remixed in suitably laid back style by the Stereo MC's

Surprisingly laid back record from the masters of cryptic lyrics and synth loops, the Francois K remix adds some more drums, but even at 140bpm it can't sound anything more than relaxed.

Massive number one record, bringing it back for everyone that requested it.

Trancier remix of the techno monster from Eastern Europe, techno fans will kill me for sure now.

I haven't played nearly enough Mauro Picotto, he is the master of the italian tech-trance scene and produced one of my favourite mix CD's for mixmag.

Evil evil evil Bassline evil evil bassline bassline.........

The original was a rave classic, the remix is a breaks anthem, some things are just ageless.

I mentioned Joanna Law last week, well I thought I'd bring her back, at least in another record which sampled her - this is a great epic house record from '97.