Detroit Visionaries vinyl

REPRESS ALERT: For those turned on by the far-sighted, sci-fi inspired sounds of Detroit deep house and techno, this EP from Michael Zucker's Finale Underground imprint (an offshoot of his Finale Sessions label) should be an essential purchase. With the likes of Patrice Scott, Keith Worthy and Luke Hess involved, you'd expect the quality threshold to be high. It is, of course, resulting in a quartet of killer tracks. Hess' hypnotic techno jam "Tolox" is a definite highlight, though it pales in comparison to the analogue futurism of Keith Worthy's brilliant "Cyclops". Best of all, though, is Scott's "Journey Into The Unknown", which bobs, weaves, bubbles and spits to the rush-inducing deep house sound of undulating synthesizer melodies and classic, Transmat-style Motor City rhythms.

DJ Mau Mau, Domenic Cappello, Tomi Chair, Life Recorder, Jepe, Mark Forshaw, Ernie (Minuendo Recordings), Dave Miller, Corbi, DJ QU, Alex Dallas, Tripeo, Michael Zucker - Finale / Balance, Carlos Nilmmns, Bobby O'Donnell, Patrice Scott, James Ornate, Dj Prophet, Steven Tang (Emphasis Recordings), Satore (Hizou Deep Rooted Music), Denny Trajkov, Nick Anthony Simoncino, Leandre Dj, Jimmy Maheras, Juno Recommends Deep House, Jorge Caiado / Conversion, Richard Zepezauer (RZ-1), Scott Ferguson (Ferrispark Records), K-HAND, Moustache Love, Giorgio Luceri, Rogér, Andy Green [Verdant Recordings], Brad P/Inner Shift/Common Dreams, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Andre Gardeja, Janeret, Juno Best Sellers 2016, Last Mood, James Priestley, Spittal (Craigie Knowes), Mike Sharon, Anaxander, Ka One (Flyance Records), CHEZZ, Oli Furness, Titonton Duvante (Residual), DJP (Soul Print Rec), Artileqt, Aleqs Notal, Jock Burton, John Daly, Bradford James (DS Records)