Philip Arruda - Feels Like Space

The last of the year from Canada's very hip Roots + Wings imprint is this very now-sounding slice of tech-house from Philip Arrruda.

Just the two mixes to tell you about. Arruda's original uses some traditional-sounding NY-style tuff percussion to drive the track forward, topped off with an endlessly wibbling synth and snatches of male (spoken) vocal, while The Junkies' mix tones down the snares and instead goes slightly deeper and groovier.

Either one should keep the floor moving nicely.

Out: This week

About: Roots + Wings are based, as you probably know by now anyway, in Toronto, Canada. You can find 'em on Facebook and Soundcloud, and here's Philip Arruda's own Facebook page as well

Marc Romboy Vs Blake Baxter - Muzik

Fresh from his iDJ Top Tune-winning collaboration with Stefan Bodzin, Drei Monde, here the Systematic boss teams up with Detroit legend Blake Baxter for another surefire dancefloor destroyer that should work for house and techno jocks alike.

There are two mixes on offer. Baxter's remix of Romboy's Muzik has Sneak-ish disco loops underpinning the 'back to the old school'-type spoken male vocal, while the KiNK Dub of the same is a more overtly techno affair in a Cajual-esque kinda vein – just listen to those militant snares! – with a little added organ parpery thrown in.

Romboy/Systematic have been on fire lately. Blake Baxter is probably my favourite techno artist of all time. So apologies to anyone who was hoping I wouldn't love this, cos you're going to be disappointed...

Out: This week

About: I suppose I should probably mention this is available on very limited vinyl (3oo copies)... if you want to get hold of one, you might want to start your search at the Systematic website. And here's their MySpace as well.