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Where did the time go?

199 releases and 10 years after label owner Tomcraft released the label-founding anthem Great Stuff with Eniac, Great Stuff Recordings proudly presents its 200th release. One of Resident Advisor&#8217;s Top 20 Most Charted Labels of all time, they&#8217;ve had countless underground and overground successes alike, blending the two sides of the commercial coin in a way few others have managed for such a duration.

Harking back to a funkier time in house music, its hard-grooving bassline and chunky beats provide the perfect counterweight to its euphoric melodies. Those Depeche Mode-esque, trance-tinged breakdown chords pointed a finger to the future of stadium-sized house, while gliding orchestral and sampled strings alike added yet more class. Epic &#8216;80s rock style guitars completed the package, all woven into nine minutes of electronic epicness. Remastered in all its glory here, it&#8217;s sounding fresher than ever.

Three killer remixes bring this 2002 classic up to date. D-Nox &amp; Beckers keep things simple and respectful, with delicate synth arpeggios and the original&#8217;s glorious strings paired with a warm bassline and consistent rhythmic energy. Alex Kenji &amp; NKDj up the bounce factor with offbeat stabs doing battle with those string blasts and seriously pumping beats, while all manner of huge FX and builds bring the track up to fever pitch. Prince Club round off with a more demure effort, skippy classic house beats and rugged low-slung bass building a dark atmosphere around the sampled strings. All three remixes bring something different to this classic and make this milestone package an unmissable piece of house music history.

Look out for another two special celebratory releases, coming soon.

Here&#8217;s to the next 200!

Deux - Deux (Prince Club Remix)

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Returning to Great Stuff after his huge Inside Me on Great Stuff Grooves 6 earlier this year, Italian talent Ruben Mandolini brings another banger to the label in Automatic. Having also appeared on Toolroom, Defected and Riva Starr&#8217;s Snatch! in 2013, he&#8217;s on serious form.

Automatic centres around a turgid, hard-jacking beast of a slinky techno groove, with punchy, heavily swung beats thumping away around atonal womps of sub bass. It barely needs anything more to make it an irresistible proposition, but Mandolini&#8217;s chopped and screwed vocals, epic pads and breakbeats in the breakdowns and warped pitch-bending synths take this to another level entirely. Seductive, dirty and cool, it&#8217;s everything you could want from a cutting-edge tech romper.

Piemont are left with a formidable task on the remix - but hey, this is Piemont we&#8217;re talking about. Throwing a load of metallic percussion, a rugged bassline and much FX trickery into their kit bag, they set off on a mission to pump the track up into something with a more atmospheric, hypnotic and haunting feel - and succeed in very impressive fashion.

Ruben Mandolini - Automatic (Original Mix)

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Returning to Great Stuff after his huge Inside Me on Great Stuff Grooves 6 earlier this year, Italian talent Ruben Mandolini brings another banger to the label in Automatic. Having also appeared on Toolroom, Defected and Riva Starr&#8217;s Snatch! in 2013, he&#8217;s on serious form.

Automatic centres around a turgid, hard-jacking beast of a slinky techno groove, with punchy, heavily swung beats thumping away around atonal womps of sub bass. It barely needs anything more to make it an irresistible proposition, but Mandolini&#8217;s chopped and screwed vocals, epic pads and breakbeats in the breakdowns and warped pitch-bending synths take this to another level entirely. Seductive, dirty and cool, it&#8217;s everything you could want from a cutting-edge tech romper.

Piemont are left with a formidable task on the remix - but hey, this is Piemont we&#8217;re talking about. Throwing a load of metallic percussion, a rugged bassline and much FX trickery into their kit bag, they set off on a mission to pump the track up into something with a more atmospheric, hypnotic and haunting feel - and succeed in very impressive fashion.

Ruben Mandolini - Automatic (Piemont Remix)

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PHNTM 
Out Of Africa
Great Stuff Recordings

New York techno legend Bryan Cox dons his PHNTM guise once again for the latest slice of Great Stuff, returning to the imprint after his 2011 collaboration with Christian Cambas, Inferno. With releases on imprints like Toolroom, 1605 Music Therapy, Blu Fin and Hotfingers, his alter-ego has been blazing a trail through the world of new skool tech in recent years.

Out Of Africa falls just the right side of moody, with its brooding, dramatic tones and bombastic tribal percussion. With plenty of chunk for your Euro, it layers percussion in thick layers, driven by droning atonal bass and unrelenting rhythm. Ominous horns sound at key moments of tension during the track, creating a dramatic slab of dancefloor gold.

On the flip, Njabulo is phatter still, with a plump arpeggiated bassline chugging away beneath snappy beats and powerful but never-OTT builds raising the energy further. Little flecks of tribalism pepper the groove, and rousing drum fills punctuate the track&#8217;s progression. It&#8217;s a taut, meaty track that&#8217;s executed with expert finesse.

PHNTM - Out of Africa (Original Mix)

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PHNTM 
Out Of Africa 
Great Stuff Recordings

New York techno legend Bryan Cox dons his PHNTM guise once again for the latest slice of Great Stuff, returning to the imprint after his 2011 collaboration with Christian Cambas, Inferno. With releases on imprints like Toolroom, 1605 Music Therapy, Blu Fin and Hotfingers, his alter-ego has been blazing a trail through the world of new skool tech in recent years.

Out Of Africa falls just the right side of moody, with its brooding, dramatic tones and bombastic tribal percussion. With plenty of chunk for your Euro, it layers percussion in thick layers, driven by droning atonal bass and unrelenting rhythm. Ominous horns sound at key moments of tension during the track, creating a dramatic slab of dancefloor gold.

On the flip, Njabulo is phatter still, with a plump arpeggiated bassline chugging away beneath snappy beats and powerful but never-OTT builds raising the energy further. Little flecks of tribalism pepper the groove, and rousing drum fills punctuate the track&#8217;s progression. It&#8217;s a taut, meaty track that&#8217;s executed with expert finesse.

PHNTM - Njabulo (Original Mix)

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Aaron Martin - The Back (Original Mix)

Pakate Records hits release number 20 with a brand-new EP featuring one of the freshest newcomers of the year. With a string of successful releases which culminated in his Hot Creations debut, British talent Goosey has rapidly established himself as one to watch after relocating to Barcelona a couple of years ago, making bomb after bomb right next to Jean Pierre's studio. He now joins Pakate with "Fat Shaker" EP featuring a collaboration with his partner in crime Jamie G and recent Paradise b2b mate FIFI FORTE.

The lead track is indeed a fat dancefloor heater, where a full-bodied bassline drips underneath numerous layers of shakers, hats, rolling percussions, and hypnotic vocal chops, whilst "Body Movement" on the b-side expresses Goosey's signature sound at its maximum, with bubbling bass, electro-ish synths, and rubbery drums.

Goosey, FIFI FORTE, Jamie G - Fat Shaker

Check out PREMIERE for JSR - Love Affair is out on Metafloor Records

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PREMIERE: JSR - Love Affair [Metafloor Records]

A collective of minds shaping grooves with soul, intention and pure club emotion.
Each cut is a moment suspended — crafted for those who feel the music before they hear it.

Pietro Barbieri - Believe (Original Mix)

It's been a while since Antonio Romano's debut EP on La Zic back in March 2024: the cosmos has kept expanding, mutating its structure, and our musical universe has evolved like we would have never expected it before. Now, almost a year and a half later, the label A&R takes the lead once again with "Lonely" EP, which for the first time brings in British unstoppable rising act Joey London Style (Cuttin' Headz, Take Notes) on the remix duties.

Once again, Antonio provides his exquisite, refined, and groovy blend of minimal, dreamy sounds, with more techy, energetic grooves that fuel the three originals from start to finish. Bouncy, percussive drums, delicate vocal chops, and resonating, progressive synths are perfectly matched into a striking, elegant vision that soothes your soul and keeps your feet glued to the dancefloor. Rounding out the package, Joey London Style provides a nasty, mainroom version of the lead track featuring his trademark thunderous kickdrums, wobbly basslines, and tight drums that have made his productions some serious weapons over the last couple of years. You'll never feel lonely again with this.


Antonio Romano - Suspense

Aidan Bega - Make Us

As we approach the end of another fantastic year, Tamango Records' 36th release sees Yaya back on the label's throne. This time, he reached the most profound sound boundaries with "Always Talking" EP, which also sees the man himself, Reboot, deliver an impeccable rework. The track closely follows Yaya's rolling standards, with a sleek, propulsive cut built around contagious, evocative vocals, warping bass, and harsh 909 drums. On the flip, Frankfurt's legendary DJ, producer, and musician Reboot (Cecille, Cadenza) takes the track into even deeper territories, staying true to the original while offering a lush take on "Always Talking" for a sharp, floor-focused, hypnotic remix, whether the sun fades or rises in the morning hours.



DJ PP - Dark Side of the Moon (Original Mix)

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