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Memorial day means it's time for Detroit. A healthy dose of the Belleville Three as well as some second wavers.1. Cybotron - Clear (Fantasy) - Buy2. A Number Of Names - Sharevari (Capriccio) - Info3. The Reese Project - Direct Me (Network Records) - Info4. Fade To Black - In Sync (Fragile) - Buy5. Neal Howard - Perpetual Motion (Future Sounds) - Info6. R-Tyme - R-Theme (Transmat) - Info7. Blake Baxter - When We Used To Play (Incognito) - Buy8. Reese - Just Want Another Chance (Incognito) - Info9. Psyche - From Beyond (Transmat) - Buy10. Inner City - Praise (Ten Records) - Info11. Detroit Escalator Company - Flail (Peacefrog) - Buy

Artist - Track - Label1. Ame - Rej (Innervision) Buy2. Recloose - Landed (Peacefrog) Buy3. Leela - My Joy (Restricted Access) Buy4. Dennis Ferrer - Dem People Go (Nite Grooves) Buy5. Brain Harden - Nomadic Jazz (Moods & Grooves) Buy6. Osunlade - Sokinsikartep (BBE) Buy7. 3.2.6. - Under The Cherry Tree (Dance Mania) Info8. R Tyme - Use Me (Trance Fusion) Info9. Byron Stingly - Hate Won't Change Me (Unrestricted Access) Buy10. Peven Everett - Stuck (Soul Heaven) Buy

One of the mixes from the archives.Tracklisting1. Theo Parrish - 'Can't Take It' (Sound Signature) Info2. Only Child - 'U Bring Me Vibes' (Grand Central) Buy3. Patchworks - 'Shoutsly' (Still Music) Buy4. Directions - 'Busted Trees' (Dispora) Buy5. Metro Area - 'Miura' (Environ) Buy6. Prince - 'Erotic City' (Warner) Buy7. The Sun People - 'Revelation' (Earth, Moon & Sun) Info8. Pepe Bradock - '4' (Atavisme) Info9. Quiet Daze - 'Being Quiet' (Transmat) Buy10. Eternal Sun - '6/8 Drumz' (Wave) Info

Title - Artist - Album - Label 1. 'Esteban' - DJ Oji - 12" (Ibadan) 2. 'Gin-Go-Lo-Ba' - Ojatunji - 12" (Columbia) 3. 'Quando O Couro Fala' - Fernandao - 12" (Mr. bongo) 4. 'Salsa Rappsody' - Modern Romance - 12" (Ibadan) 5. 'Erotic Discourse' - Bobby Peru - 12" (20/20 Vision) 6. 'Darkness' - Carl Craig - 12" (Planet E) 7. 'Life Immoreal' - Joe Lewis - 12" (Relief) 8. 'The Speech' - Reggie Dokes - CD (Psychostasia Recordings) 9. 'Ghost' - Pepe Bradock - 12" (Atavisme) 10. 'The Audience' - Herbert - CD (K7)

Title - Artist - Album - Label 1. 'Tabulator' - Moxie - 12" (Moxie 001) 2. 'I Understand You (Ian O'Brian Edit)' - Charles Webster - 12" (Peacefrog) 3. 'Angola (Carl Craig Mix)' - Cesaria Evora - 'Club Sodade' (BMG/RCA) 4. 'Rhythm Reel #6' - Metro Area - 12" (Environ) 5. 'Dance' - Earth People - 12" (Cabaret) 6. 'Watch Them Come (Derrick Carter Mix)' - Men From The Nile - 12" (Bombay Records) 7. 'Awade' - Instant House - 12" (Jungle Sounds Records) 8. 'You Got The Love (Acapella)' - Candi Staton - 12" (ZYX Records) 9. 'Thousand Fingered Man' - Louie Vega - 12" (Vega Records)

D&B producer Calibre gives us a fine deep house track. Ame do a Basic Channel. Kerri Chandler gets insprired by Steve Reich. Jamal Moss sounds like he's blown a fuse. Carl Craig the remix king at it again. A gem out of the Ferox vault from Mike Huckaby. Derrick Carter shows how acid house should be done. Rodenbush gives a soundtrack for late night drives. Title - Artist - Album - Label 1. 'These Few' - Calibre - 10" (Signature) 2. 'Rej EP' - Ame - 12" (Sonar Kollective) 3. 'Six Pianos' - Kerri Chandler - 12" (Deeply Rooted House) 4. 'Machines For Lovers' - Hieroglyphic Being - 12" (Spectral) 5. 'Falling Up (C Craig Remix)' - Theo Parrish - 10" (Third Ear) 6. 'Sandcastle' - Precession - 12" (Deep Transportation) 7. 'Poverty DeLuxe' - Tone Theory Vs. Oneiro - 12" (Icon Recordings) 8. 'Awakenings' - Rodenbush - 12" (Transmat)

A few of my favourite tracks from 2005. Title - Artist - Album - Label 1. 'A Journey Into...' - Blvd East & Louie Gorbea - 12" (Coco Soul) Spiritual house of the highest order with epic afro beat horns, percussion and latin vocals. The smoother b-side instrumental features superb organ work and is equally as good as the a-side vocal version. 2. 'Just Another Day' - Carl Craig - 12" (Planet E) Carl Craig can't put a foot wrong. With a spate of excellent remixes and a re-recorded full length, it's pretty tough to pick one release. However, 'Just Another Day' in my opinion is Carl's best original production in many years. Similar in style to his early works on Transmat/Fragile. Haunting strings and brooding melodies, this is Detroit techno at its finest. 3. 'Quarantine' - Domu - 'The Electric Institute' (New Religion) New Religion's busy year ends strongly with the best techno compilation in years. The contributors read like a who's who of the techno world with all tracks previously unreleased and exclusive to this album. Consistently good from beginning to end, this is an essential album for electronic music lovers. 4. 'Reachin / Still Reachin" - Herbest Moon - 12" (Life Line) The Japanese crew, who created one of my favorite records of 2004 ('Blow Your Body'), follows up with 'Reachin/Still Reachin'. Like its forebear, it's a slowed down house track that just keeps building and building. Rich sounding piano and strings, this is a beautiful piece of music.