The week's second update is online now at Primalrecords.com and alongside new releases from Moezee, Moody, Casa Del Soul, Yoshitoshi, and more, we've also got a full restock of quality titles from the Nightshift label--including the official pressing of the latest EP from Fries & Bridges. As always, check the Restocks and the New Releases as you make your way through the catalog.

Here's a few recommended bits:

SLADE STILES "Ding Bling" (Original & Haris Mxs) Casa Del Soul [House, Tribal, Tech-house] Denver's Casa Del Soul store and record label has launched the careers of several top-notch producers, including Wyatt Earp, DJ Foxx, Ty Tek, Little Mike, and DJ Sense, to name a few. Here, the trusted tech-house imprint launches the first release from a mysterious young man named Nathan Slade Chapman, known here as Slade Stiles. We don't know much about this young pimp, but we do know that this EP was not titled "Ding Bling" out of irony. The original mix is a tribal tech-house floorfiller--dark, but not creepy; hard, but not funk-less. And it's true to the signature sound that the Casa boys have fostered over the years. On the flip, London DJ/producer Haris reinterprets the original into a Swag-like tech-houser; still, with its deep funk and SF-styled acidic b-line, the track recalls Lance Desardi much more than it does Grant Dell. A class job all around, it's this week's essential pick.

DEMARKUS LEWIS "Different Tokes" / "Turn Up The Sirens" Moezee [House] As Demarkus Lewis becomes much more prolific these days, it's good to see him diversify. Best known for his warm and sexy deep house output, Lewis turns it up a notch for this 4-track EP on Moezee. "Different Tokes" is a deep acid rub that will work well for early evening airplay, while "Turn Up The Sirens" brings up the BPM to a jackable tempo, beefing up the kicks and letting loose on a jazzy, but tough-enough synth lead. The flip offers a beefy Latin house trip ("U Say") and "Last Night," a tripped and tracky cut for a more warped environment, but I'm going with the A-side on this one. Either track will do the job nicely.

BAKAZOU "Risky Disco" (Original & Belgian Conga Dub) Specialists Interest [House, Tribal] In this week's where-did-that-come-from file comes "Risky Disco," a fantastic old school house cut that is currently being playlisted by Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon, among many others. What's the hoopla? This is bona fide dance music that borrows from the leftfield disco era as much as it does Giorgio Moroder, all the while retaining a modern relevance that will have contemporary dancefloors feeling it. The B-side takes a tribal-based cut for the afro-groove set, but the sophisticated original is where my money's at. If Chicken Lips and Metro Area changed the way you packed your crate, you'll need to hear this one.

RADIO 4 "Dance To The Underground" (Original, Playgroup, The Faint, and DFA Mxs) City Slang [House, Leftfield] Long before I was a globetrotting house DJ, I was a New York City punk kid with a New York City post-punk band. So was Radio 4's Anthony Roman, and through that scene, we became friends and musical peers. Years later, our paths have reconvened as his P.I.L. and Gang of Four-inspired band have teamed up with the Brooklyn Neptunes, DFA, and have released this fantastic dance-punk 4-tracker. While the original is angsty punk tune, both DFA and Trevor Jackson's Playgroup do remarkable things to give it a dancefloor translation. DFA's remix is what's resonating with me most, tying a purely New York City groove to a dirty German electro synth riff that emulates Roman's original bass line. The sound of pure party music? It's pretty damn close.

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WINK "Superfreak" Pt. 1 (Blakkat Rmxs) / Pt. 2 (Mr. G & Dean Coleman Rmxs) Ovum [House, Tech-house, Techno] The remixes for Wink's massive summer hit "Superfreak" have arrived, all of which come offering something of note. Mark Bell's Blakkat gets his own disc of remixes with good reason: Blakkat's Acid Mix is upbeat, techy, and ultra-climactic, while his Big Bass Mix lives up to its name through a blueprint of funky drum sequencing and room-absorbing synth bass. On Plate 2, Mr. G conjures up a quality loop-based techno-house track, while Dean Coleman goes on a bit of a bender, giving the track its only true peak-time remix. It's absolutely huge.

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Also in this week is new remix and production work from Bad Boy Bill, Lego, Wally Lopez, Chicken Lips, BRS, Magik J and Soane, and more. New label output from Paper Recordings, Cyclo, Yoshitoshi, Moody, Oblong, Hypnotic, and Wha? Roots is also in, among others.

Good luck, and be good!

(Norman Arenas)