Citizen -  "U Don't Know"
London producer Citizen has become known for his huge sounding tune's that often make use of pitch shifted vocals and raucous percussion. Last year's Jagged Edge sampling, "So Submissive," featured in George Fitzgerald's excellent BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix was as infectious as dance music gets. His latest release for 2020Vision Recordings, entitled "U Don't Know," is another crisp cut with a subdued beat and highly inventive vocal sampling that carries the track with its' shifty melody.




The Juan Maclean - "Get Down (With My Love)"
Former LCD Soundsystem member Nancy Whang once again contributes vocals on, "Get Down (With My Love)," the latest single from DFA's The Juan Maclean. According the artist, the track marks the final installment of a "dancefloor trilogy" that included last year's "You Are My Destiny" and "Feel Like Movin." Look for a  new album from the band out this summer.




Rufus Du Sol - "Desert Night" (Groundislava Remix)
Often the most impressive remix work involves taking the most evocative elements of a track and using them to create a musical hybrid that manages to escape genre classification. Los Angeles producer and WEDIDIT collective member Groundislava's remix of Rufus Du Sol's "Desert Night" is a gorgeous, surreal cut with a deep bass line and hypnotizing vocals. The bright, bouncy nature of the original is flipped as the producer heads in a different direction, playing on subtle changes and giving the track space to make for a brilliant piece of reflective dance music.




Tom Richman - "Dro Montana" (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)
Over the past few years, Canadian producer Ryan Hemsworth has made a name for himself with his awe-inspiring remixes that draw upon hip-hop, R&B and bass music to create an effortless balance of tenacity and ethereal bliss. Much like his eclectic DJ sets, his latest rework of Kansas producer Tom Richman's "Dro Montana," features fierce hip hop production with soulful vocal sampling, which makes sense for an artist who has previously paired Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire with J-pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and A$AP Rocky with a Britney Spears instrumental.

Samo Sound Boy - "Your Love"
Los Angeles based producer and Body High label co-founder Samo Sound Boy is releasing a new EP October 8th which includes, "Your Love," an energetic acid-house jam with warm synth textures and hard-hitting percussion. Including an atmospheric vocal sample, the track adds an intensity to soulful house that creates an intriguing, forward-looking take on the genre.



Phaeleh - "Make You Feel"
Bristol producer Matt Preston, better known as Phaeleh, recently dropped this mellowed 2-step beat that uses layer upon layer of vocal samples for both atmosphere and to melodically carry the track. Despite being laden with array of interesting sounds, the track avoids coming across as overcrowded and elegantly breaks at the two and a half minute mark to transition to an ambient, blissful outro.



The Juan Maclean - "Feel Like Movin"
Taken from his incredible Essential Mix for BBC radio 1, this piano-driven house cut from DFA affiliate Juan Maclean features vocals from ex-LCD Soundsystem keyboardist and longtime collaborator Nancy Whang. The pair also teamed up for the single "You Are My Destiny" earlier this year and "Feel Like Movin" is no exception to the singer's routine habit of making insanely catchy dance floor jams. The track appears on a split 12" single with label mates Shit Robot released earlier this week.