Artist: Paul Allen Label: Addictive Global Genre: House

Finish born and bred Michael Cassette delivers this stunning remix on Addictive. Having had releases this year already on heavy labels such as Anjunadeep and Armada, it's easy to see why this is so good! Sun drenched progressive house that we simply love!!

Artist: StuC4C Label: Sudden Def Genre: Drum & Bass

Coming hot on the heels of Static Chicken comes this brute from Cause 4 Concern's Stu. Basher takes the track to task and tears strips off it big time. Make sure you got some sub on your speakers as that's what it's about baby. Low slung drum and bass son of a gun.

Artist: Ramirez Label: Expanded Genre: House

Producer of the year Radio Slave returns once again on the buttons and this time it's to turn in two cracking remixes of the legendary techno anthem by Ramirez. Anyone with an old Reactivate album will know this and other anthems by this Spanish lunatic and RS turns in two epic tribal deep house voyages that brings 1991 crashing into the 21st Century!

Artist: Various Label: Noga Records Genre: Trance

Nine tracks of slick super psy trance from Noga Records. Charting the spiritual and electronic links between Japan and Israel this is an intergalactic super highway of bleeps, sweeps and sick basslines. Featuring tracks from; Sesto Sento, System Nipel, Vibe Tribe, Cosmic Tone and many more. Turbo charged!

Artist: Brisker & Magitman Label: Echoes Records Genre: Tech House / Minimal

Having released tracks on Sprout, SAS, Iboga and many more leading psy progressive labels this team are on a mission to wonk up the world with their hybrid trippy tech house sounds. Epic vibes on all three tracks and we can't get enough of the deep deep grooves.

Artist: Alter Breed Label: Echoplast Digital Genre: House

Awesome tough progressive house from Israel's Echoplast Digital camp. The production weaves throughout the epic eight minute selection and there are five brilliant mixes for you to choose from including Luke Porter, Manuel Duego and Electrixx.

Artist: Levan Label: Autist. Genre: Tech House / Minimal

Something a little deeper for your ears now in the shape of this awesome remix from Greenbeam & Leon! very much on the progressive tip with some great synth stabs, flowing percussion and a rolling tech groove. Various mixes here so give them all a listen!

Artist: Shin Nishimura Label: Sleaze Records Genre: Tech House / Minimal

Only number 3 on this Sleaze imprint and already we are BIg fans! Mr Copy is an artist we are not too familiar with, but listening to this, I'd say we are about to hear a whole lot more about him! Tribal tech house with amazing production and the toughest groove ever! LARGE!!

Artist: Leonardus Label: Freaks Culture Records Genre: Tech House / Minimal

A simple but effective track here from Leonardus on freaks Culture! Minimal percussion, very subtle bass line but a nagging riff that is filtered up over the breakdown and check the drop around the 2.10 mark in the preview - MASSIVE! We like this, more please!

Artist: Mandis & Durden Label: 040-Recordings Genre: Tech House / Minimal

040-Recordings have had a huge year on TID and has played host to many A-list artists on the tech scene such as Piemont, Swen Weber and Matthias Richter. Felkix Bernhardt is on remix duties here and does not disappoint with a tribal tech house-athon that we LOVE!

Artist: Utku Dalmaz Label: Bosphorus Underground Recordings Genre: Tech House / Minimal

Great track here from Utku Dalmaz on the Bosphorus label! Various mixes on offer, all differing between the posts of minimal techno and tribal tech house, this being the latter of that description. Freakslum turns is an awesome remix aimed at the purist tech heads out there, MASSIVE!

Artist: Jon The Baptist Label: Future Sound Corporation Genre: Hard Dance

One of the most underrated UK producers delivers yet another stonking hard trance anthem for Italy's Future Sound Corporation. These European hard trance vibes are becoming a popular alternative to hardstyle sounds out there as grooves match but the edge is taken off. Euphoric.

Artist: Deepcutt Label: Scion Records Genre: Drum & Bass

Highlight of the new three track EP from Deepcutt. Covering the world of techstep drum and bass and dubstep this new producer shows his skills across the board. Karma is a killer dubstep monster that prowls out of the speakers and makes a nest in your brain. Evil business.

Artist: DJ Chus & Peter Gelderblom Label: Tiger Records Genre: House

2 big house players team up here for a massive outing on Tiger Records! DJ Chus & Peter Gelderblom are the pairing, the latter of whom was responsible for the chart smash cover of the Red Hot Chilly peppers 'By The Way' last year. Starkillers & Austin Leeds turn in this mainstream electro house mix, LARGE!

Artist: Ruckus Roboticus Label: Grease Records Genre: Electronica

Fun time scratched up trip hop album from Ruckus Roboticus. If you love DJ Yoda - and let's face it who doesn't - then you'll be all over this good time business. 15 or so tracks to pick up here so let the good times roll.

Artist: Ramirez Label: Expanded Genre: Trance

Wow, now here is a blast from the past! The original track was around in the mid 90's and gets a 2008 re-release on Expanded. The riff sounds simple enough, but on the dance floor, this ROCKS! Various house mixes on offer too so get on his one!

Artist: Epic Gold Label: La Musique du Beau Monde Genre: Trance

Fred Baker exploded onto the trance scene a few years back now with releases on heavyweight labels such as Captivating Sounds and Magik Music. Here he stays true to form and delivers a rocking tech trance remix for the masses and we love it! Give this a listen folks.

Artist: Phynn featuring Tiff Lacey Label: Black Hole Recordings Genre: Trance

Phynn turns in this great track on the legendary Black Hole aimed more at the mainstream trance and progressive crowds. Really big production with pads and strings a-plenty, warms synths and a general sense of euphoria! Vocal edit and radio mix available too...

Artist: Existone Label: In Trance We Trust Genre: Trance

Top drawer trance label ITWT are back with this Existone double whammy. As you'd expect from this artist and label, production is spot on, the track is uplifting as hell and you can expect all the big guns to be all over it! Check the flip too...

Artist: Not Marzetti Label: Sovereign House Records Genre: Breaks

Sovereign White continue to deliver the goods with this quirky electro breaks outing! Not Marzetti is the artist here and 'Lick This Pussy' is the track - Sound like a good combo already huh? Full on party breaks that will rock that dance floor this weekend!

Artist: Feat Label: DS Records Genre: Breaks

DS Records deliver this double header from Feat that is aimed straight at the dance floor! Proper old school breaks here with analogue bass and some crisp production. The old school vibe continues into the breakdown where we're treated to a nice twisted synth - Nice!

Artist: BK & Sam Townend Label: Riot Recordings Genre: Hard Dance

Something that has left a bit of a void in the Hard Dance community in the last few years is quality diva style house vocals with that get up & go for it party vibe, we can safely say this ticks all those boxes & more with a simply stunning vocal anthem that gets better on every listen and is bound to stick in your head for ages.

Artist: Tarda Label: Proud Sound Productions Genre: Trance

Here is the latest release on Proud Sound, the last of which reached number 7 in our trance chart! This is a massively uplifting number with awesome production and nice arrangement. Support from trance new found hero Sean Tyas so if it's good enough for him, you need to hear it!

Artist: Steve Noxx & Big Al Label: Phase Seven Records Genre: House

TRACKITDOWN EXCLUSIVE!! Steve Noxx returns with a blistering bass driven filth infatuated collaboration with the legendary Big Al. The original of 'Filter Red' is a complete cross genre track with elements of driving techno and electro. Check the Vodka remix for a trancier affair.

Artist: NEOPHYTE Label: Mid-Town Records Genre: Hardcore

Fancy a crash course in Dutch gabba? Well for the last fifteen years or more these guys have probably put more ravers in rehab than the rest put together. Screaming, cursing and slashing their way through the world of hardcore, Neophyte are the dark lords of the dance. Handle with care!

Artist: DJ Robbo Label: Electrik Euphoria Records Genre: Hardcore

Well I never! And I thought last weeks Wonderwall was going to be the biggest UK hardcore tune of the year. How wrong can we be? DJ Robbo turns in a mighty remix of the Tango advert theme tune and clears up completely. Bigger than mount Everest.

Artist: Lock 'n Load Label: Mid-Town Records Genre: Hard Dance

Yoinks! The dark destroyer of all things hardstyle gets his evil hands on one of the biggest hard house anthems of all time and the result is CARNAGE! There's not a single person out there in clubland who doesn't know this vocal and I'm sure they'll be happy as hell to hear the results of this massacre. Kick ass music.

Artist: K90 Label: Dataless Recordings Genre: Trance

One of K90's biggest hits to date gets a re-rub from one of Trance's hardest working and nicest chaps, Ian Betts! He retains a lot of the original but toughens up proceedings with a pounding kick and some crisp percussion! The production is great too, big room fodder indeed!

Artist: Daniele Mondello vs Krash Label: E-Centric Records Genre: Hard Dance

Italy's king of hardstyle needs no introduction to the party faithful. Frequency is yet another block rocking beast that features what sounds like Busta Rhymes on MC duties. Either way, it takes an average track and turns it into one hell of a catchy brute. Gladiator on the flip is also definitely worth a listen.

Artist: Limewax Label: Lost Soul Recordings Genre: Drum & Bass

Ain't no party like a techno-amen break smashing party! Limewax mashes up all styles of drum and bass, dubstep and techno to create this totally unique off key badboy. Could this be the next Disco Dodo? Who knows but anyone whose seriously into their beats needs to hear this!

Artist: The ColdFreeks Label: Rafale Records Genre: Drum & Bass

Cheeky stuff here from France's Rafale camp. Taking the vocal from the classic house cut Hold That Sucka Down by the OT Quartet and spreading it thickly over a basic jump up drum and bass groove here's another infectious outing that'll rock the rave.

Artist: Deadmau5 Label: Ministry of Sound UK Genre: House

It's a Mau5!! Panic not, it's only a Deadmau5! Probably the most in demand producer of the year delivers his stunning debut album that's packed to the rafters with all his biggest and best tracks! 'Complications', 'Alone With You', 'Not Exactly', 'Arguru' - They're all here UNMIXED for you!

Artist: Visionary Underground Label: VU Recordings Genre: Drum & Bass

Props to these guys! London based soundsystem collective Visionary Collective are a new live act that mix up all breakbeat styles from full on drum and bass to breaks and UK G with great vocals and vibes. This is their second album and we say give these guys some support - it's a mission to get stuff like this rolling so big up!

Artist: Asphexia Label: The Digital Pot Genre: Drum & Bass

Now this is nasty! Sleezy rolling drum and bass from Asphexia that has the TID office throwing their best shapes in the office. Simple and complex at the same time this is a mixers tune and an MC record. Rave groove delux.

Artist: Mark Knight & Funkagenda. Label: Toolroom Records Genre: Tech House / Minimal

The biggest house record of the year gets a tech re-rub from Mar T & Bekoto and a re-release on Uk's finest house imprint Toolroom! There is a whole host of remixes on offer but this is the toughest and the techiest and those traits always sit well with us here at TID! LARGE!

Artist: Giorgia B & Planeta Boracho Label: Big Love Digital Genre: Tech House / Minimal

Kim Fai is a name that we will be hearing a lot more from on 2009 trust us! He has just had an album signed to the mighty Toolroom Records here in the UK and looks set for big, big things! Here he turns in a dark, big room tech remix for Seamus Haji's label that is seriously good! RECOMMENDED!

Artist: Eye-D Label: PRSPCT Recordings Genre: Drum & Bass

Hot on the heels of his recent collaboration with Evol Intent comes Eye-D's latest release on PRSPCT. Pure face melting severe tech edged drum and bass that sounds like the sound track to some interplanetary warfare. We love it.

Artist: Mark Knight & Funkagenda. Label: Toolroom Records Genre: House

Probably the biggest house record of the year gets a funky re-rub from and re-release on the mighty Toolroom Records! This one comes from Morris T who we do not know a great deal about, but judging by the fact that Toolroom are all over him, we can expect to see more from him! Other tasty mixes here too folks...

Artist: Fortress Label: Smptm Genre: Drum & Bass

Smptm proudly presents its third release featuring Fortress. This Canadian collective also know as Subtone & Stalker who have been responsible for releases on Dsci4, Syndrome, Resolute and Citrus and are certainly one of the finest future funk producers out there. Noisia lovers check these skills!

Artist: VFR Label: Global Underground Genre: House

The man who created THAT tune from the Citroen advert a couple of years back continues to impress the masses with yet another rip-roaring electro outing! Appearing on the GU label Luke turns in a great remix that sits on the electro and progressive cusp perfectly!

Artist: Teo Moss & Jeremy Reyes Label: DJ Center Records Genre: House

House legend Teo Moss teams up with Jeremy Reyes for an awesome outing on DJ Center! A concoction of tribal and latino influences with a chunky electro bass line and some latin vocals that make this track really stand out in a crowd! Remixes on offer too...

Artist: PITCH, NIZE5IVE, SULPHUR, HEDJ Label: Collective Recordings Genre: Drum & Bass

Angry drum and bass music from the Collective Recordings crew. Micro edited and deadly production runs throughout to complete a natty techstep vibe. Bubbling like a cauldron.

Artist: Giorgia B & Planeta Boracho Label: Big Love Digital Genre: House

Seamus Haji's 'Big Love' label are back and spreading love amongst us all with this new release from Giorgia B & Planeta Boracho! A real mixture of genres here with tribal percussion, full on mexican synths and vocal hits, funky bass and plenty of builds to cause dance floor mayhem! Other mixes here too...

Artist: Kamuki Label: Spin Out Records Genre: House

Good old Spinout Records are back with the next installment in their musical series! Kamuiki Supplies the original and remix duties fall to fRew and Markus Lange. fRrew's mix is topping our pile with it's electro meets fidget bass line, uplifting pads and crisp production!

Artist: Cirez D Label: Jericho Genre: Tech House / Minimal

One of our favourate production teams are back with yet another awesome remix! Pig & Dan are on remix duty for Eric Prydz (AKA Cirez D) and his new 'Laget' track and as per usual they deliver the goods in the shape of a deep edged tech track that will blow the roof off!

Artist: Kanio Label: Autist. Genre: Tech House / Minimal

Really into this track from Kanio! 'Stupid Techno' is just what it is not people, big room tech house for fans of the underground sound! Some cool tribal loops, a really groovy bass line and some nice big production! Check the Pick n Mix version too as both are r r r rocking!

Artist: Legend B Label: 3Lanka Genre: Trance

Woweeeee! One of trance's all time classic tracks sees the light of day once more on 3Lanka! Taken from this legend B collection 'Lost In Trance' we are reminded just HOW good this really is! If you missed it first time round then grab it now and remember the good old days!

Artist: Grizzly & Dynasty Label: Tranztek Recordings Genre: Breaks

The Forth Release from Tranztek Recordings see's Grizzzly & Dynasty delve into the marvelous world of cross genre experimentation. This is the breaks mix and it does just what it says on the tin; big drum patterns, uplifting synth stabs and a rolling bass line - Nice!

Artist: Electrotec Label: Punk Funk Genre: Breaks

The Punk Funk play host to this awesome release from Electrotec. The breaks legends that are JDS turn in an electro laced funky monster that ups the wonk factor to +10! Check the original for a more 4 x 4 house outing, depending what is your bag!

Artist: Grizzly & Dynasty Label: Tranztek Recordings Genre: Techno

The Forth Release from Tranztek Recordings see's Grizzly & Dynasty delve into the marvellous world of cross genre experimentation. The Original brings a solid chugging techno beat in with a stabby and slighly uplifting synth. Whilst the breaks remix boasts a massive club beat with acid synth and catchy rhythmic melodies!

Artist: Cirez D Label: Jericho Genre: Techno

House hero Eric Prydz puts on his techno hat for another rocking Cirez D release and we love it! tribal grooves here with some nice deep synths all put together with Eric's masterful production skills! Pig & Dam remix also available on more of a tech house tip, both are great!

Artist: Deadmau5 & Kaskade Label: Ministry of Sound UK Genre: House