Various – Finest NY House 2012

Not one but two sampler EPs here from King Street, following the label's usual, somewhat confusing strategy of putting out completely different yet identically titled EPs for Beatport and Traxsource.

In the red corner then we have the Beatport Edition. This is a seven-track affair, with contributions from Fisher & Fiebak, Satoshi Fumi, T Ruggieri, Iban Reus & Oliver Schmitz, M2, vexuS T and Mass Digital. Here, the emphasis is mostly on drummy, tracky shit: Ruggieri's Love Shines Through, Fumi's Shiny and Mass Digital's deeper Those Moments stand out.

In the blue corner, meanwhile, the Traxsource edition features a further seven cuts, this time on a more melodic/musical/funkier tip. Marco Bruzzano's Rebirth is one highlight, Quentin Kane's euphoric, Rod Stewart-sampling M.U.S.I.C another, with further contributions coming from Washerman, Alex Font, Phazed Groove, Urban Soul and Hamza.

As you might expect from a collection focusing mostly on up-and-coming names, there are a couple of tracks that fail to hit the spot but overall, both EPs do their job of showcasing the current house sound of NYC admirably.

Out: This week for the Traxsource edition; you'll have to wait till December 24 for the Beatport one.

About: As well as their own website you can now find King Street/Nite Grooves/Street King on Facebook and Soundcloud.

Demarkus Lewis – Place In The Shade

Dallas's own deep house legend Demarkus Lewis returns to San Francisco label Headset Recordings.

There are three mixes of Place In The Shade to choose from. The original's a lively little number with intricate percussion, nu disco-tastic synths and some old skool-sounding vocal snips, while Ross Richards' Shady Rework is more heads-down and chuggy, with the emphasis firmly on the groove. But the standout for me is the remix by Serbia's Mass Digital, in whose hands the track becomes a proper bassy 5am throbber whose essential darkness is alleviated by some more of those sparkling synths.

Whichever mix you plump for, though, you're getting a Demarkus Lewis record – and I don't think he's made a bad one yet…

Out: This week

About: Headset Recordings can be found on Facebook, on Soundcloud or at their own website.

Dual T – Beyond Your Dreams

Three on a more-or-less straight-up deep house tip for ya tonight, starting with this latest from the ever-reliable Savoir Faire Musique.

There's three mixes of Beyond Your Dreams to choose from. The original is a midtempo chugger with SFM's trademark little bit of garage-y swing. Mass Digital's remix is more floaty, ethereal and late-night, while Nick Devon brings a little added bounce to his mix with the addition of a chunky, techy bassline.

I think Nick's rub takes top honours for me here, being the mix with the most obvious floor appeal, but it's a close-run thing and all three are eminently playable for sure.

Out: This week

About: You can find Savoir Faire Musique on Facebook and Soundcloud.

Various - Nightbird ADE Sampler 2012

Our second ADE sampler tonight comes from Sebastian Davidson's ever-reliable Nightbird Music.

The EP gets off to a slow-burning, deeper-than-deep start with Rami Deejay's soul-drenched Burn Burn, then picks up the pace in fine style with the vintage/retro Chi-town deepness of 4BeatClub's The Warehouse. Phonic Funk's proper garage-y Aus follows, then comes Mass Digital's dark room vocal anthem-in-waiting Things We Done Together, before Fil Lavin's Nude takes us into the 4am eyes-wide-shut jacking zone and Peter O's gorgeous come-down treat Back In The Day soothes us off into the stratosphere.

Or to put it another way: six superb slices of deep house and proper garage done very, very right. It's a bit unmissable this one, really.

Out: Sunday (Oct 14)

About: If you happen to be going to ADE then I believe Nightbird are having a bit of a do on the 18th… otherwise you can find 'em on Facebook, on Soundcloud or at their own website.