BEYONCE Vinyl & CDs

Review: Beyonce's last album was widely heralded as a triumph by all. It found her diving into house music and working with scene stalwarts like Luke Solomon and Honey Dijon. It won a Grammy for its efforts. Now, even though plenty of the originals were ready to work a club dancefloor, we get treated to some remixes. They all focus on the standout single 'Break My Soul' and we get funky and soulful stuff from Terry Hunter, broken beat from Will I Am, house thumps from Honey Dijon, and filter-heavy stuff from The Queens. Add in the Nita Aviance club mix and the original version and you have a useful package indeed.

Review: Beyonce Knowles' most recent LP 'Renaissance' took pop heads by storm with its appropriation of dance styles like Jersey club and deep house, and the lead single 'Break My Soul' was arguably its strongest, with Robin S organs, slapping beats and soul-feeder lyrics all combining to form a fierce statement of psychic integrity. Now comes the track's full remix EP; along with the instrumental and acapella, we've got a star-studded cast of remixers for Will.I.Am to Honey Dijon to Madonna to Nita Aviance, each laying down alternative takes on the cut.

Review: If you went out in the 2000s - particularly to eclectic, open-minded parties such as Manchester's Electric Chair - you'd have found yourself dancing to these two next-level R&B jams rather a lot. It goes without saying that they're both stone cold classics and the kind of brilliantly produced, chart-bothering cuts that are capable of setting any dancefloor alight. Beyonce's Chi-Lites sampling and Jay-Z sporting "Crazy In Love" remains one of her most potent and club-ready cuts, while Amerie's "1 Thing" offers a similar blend of unlikely drum breaks, fuzzy funk samples and a lead vocal that will have you singing along in no time at all.