Tinted Vinyl & CDs

Review: Tinted Records offer up the latest new single by LA-based funky pop house producer Birdee. A resident of the likes of Groove Culture and Body Heat among many other hot label names, Birdee delivers big newness on this stratospheric uplifter, replete with surrounded fingerclick claps and a serious vocal line. Three new mixes also feature, with a new dub mix on the A2, as well as a nighttime caban-bound flip by The Coney Island Rhythm Band on the B-side, as well as a closing piano weapon version by Jerk Boy.

Review: So far in his career, Dr Packer has mostly delivered remixes and re-edits, breathing new life into disco classics old and new. Here he tries something new, namely covering Candi Staton's 'You've Got The Love' - a track that famously became a hit via a bootleg remix that added her vocals to a house track based on Frankie Knuckles' 'Your Love'. Packer's version is an organic-sounding disco treat - all rubbery bass guitar, cut-glass strings and rolling drums - that sneakily replicates the breakdown from a classic electrofunk number midway through. The Aussie producer also delivers instrumental and acapella versions, while rising star St Croix re-imagines it as a rushing, bouncy, mid-90s style piano house anthem. A summer hit and then some.

Review: To celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the funky house anthem 'Salsoul Nugget' M&S have tapped Mighty Mouse and Toolroom chief Mark Knight for some amazing remixes to celebrate this milestone. Mighty Mouse's stuttered dub mix is followed by Knight's version, which expands on the rhythm section for greater dancefloor dynamics. The original vocal and original extended vocal mix and original extended Klub Mix are on the flip. Courtesy of Sydney, Australia's Tinted.