This week's second update is online now at Primalrecords.com rounding out over 100 new releases added to our House, Tech-house, Progressive, Breaks, and Techno catalogs this week alone. As always, there's exclusive promo action, and this week's second batch of whites come from our friends at Detour and Inversus. All that and all of this week's hottest new records, handpicked by us and delivered to your doorstep.

Here's the shortlist:

PHIL WEEKS "Back For More" (Original & Swirl People Mxs) Detour [House, Tech-house] Hot on the heels of his debut artist album, our favorite Frenchie Phil Weeks is literally "Back For More" with this absolutely unreal tech-house bomb. Utilizing his trademark less-is-more aesthetic, Weeks focuses on the quality of the groove here, contributing what might be one of the best b-lines you'll hear this year. Perfect for clean, long mixes. On the flip, Belgian favorites Swirl People make their Detour debut with a remix that interprets the original through the ears of a stuttered Chicago rhythm--fans of Justin Long or Greenskeepers take note. Essential.

www.detourrecordings.com

JAY TRIPWIRE "Robot Smoothies" EP Inversus (Promo) [House, Tribal, Tech-house] Jay Tripwire is obsessed with robots and Battlestar Galactica and marmite. Oh, okay, not marmite. But robots and spaceships have sure been inspiring much of his recent work. Inversus had the right mind to pick up these two tracks for one of Tripsy's finest moments: "Living" is an electro-tinged dub houser with a nasty bass line and an R2D2-vacations-in-the-Carribean vibe, while "Vibefunk" is vintage Tripwire dancefloor action on acid. He's come up with better song titles in his career, but as far as songs go, these two rank among his best. Also be sure to check out new releases on his own Northern Lights and Spaced Out labels, also in this week.

www.inversusrecords.com

21st CENTURY FUX "Sunspirit" (Original and Luke Chable & Ivan Gough's Breakbeat Rmx) Inversus Limited (Promo) [Progressive, Breaks] Variety is the spice of life and Inversus is putting their money where their mouth is this week. After a successful EP for Satoshi Tomiie's SAW Recordings imprint, 21st Century Fux--better known as Martin Accorsi, Luke Chable, and Austin Leeds--team up with Inversus for this diverse two-tracker. "Sunspirit" is a deep and dark progressive houser with a clear techno influence that will no doubt make waves on traditional dancefloors, but my money is on Luke Chable & Ivan Gough's breakbeat mix--a raw, but melodic nu-school breaks cut that harks back to Junior Boys Own-era Chems as much as it does Plump DJs.

www.inversusrecords.com

GRANT DELL & HOGI pres. MASONIC NOODLES "Gonna Get You" (2 Mixes) Electrogusto [House, Tribal, Tech-house] This one has been at the front of my crate for the past month, hands down. On their second release, Grant Dell and SF local Hogi truly find their rhythm, navigating a tight and crisp production led by a perfect cast of vocal samples and a flawless bottom heavy mixdown. There's a vocal and a dub on here, but you'll want to go with the vocal for its sheer timeless value. Think classic Murk or early Tribal America, the kind that Garth and Jeno made famous. Fantastic.

www.electrogusto.com

RALPH FALCON "Every Now And Then" Pt. 1 (Original & Kenny Hawkes Mxs) / Pt. 2 (Pete Heller Mxs) NRK [House, Tech-house, Progressive] As long as we're talking vintage Murk, we might as well go back and wax nostalgically over the Ralph Falcon classic "Every Now And Then." The original mix still does the business in the clubs, so if you missed the Miami Soul version, you'll need this. Either way, NRK has hooked us up with an absolutely phenomenal remix courtesy of MFF alumnus Kenny Hawkes that is both true to the original and faithful to the London tech-house sound Hawkes has had a massive hand in creating. On Disc 2, London house pioneer Pete Heller gives the original a classic Junior-styled tribal house rub that pays an obvious homage to Falcon and Oscar G's Murk catalog. This is house music history here--still
relevant, still glorious.

www.nrkmusic.com

RITHMA "Love & Music" (Original, Kaskade, Joshua, and Michael Tello Mxs) OM Records [House, Tech-house] OM really came back with a bang this year and this package will no doubt continue to fuel the flames. Etienne Stehelin's Rithma project returns with "Love & Music," a laidback jazzy vocal house cut with a slight disco feel, perfect for late night revelry or early evening moodsetting. On the remix is current OM favorite Kaskade who steps things up a notch with a chunky deep houser that utilizes the vocal to its maximum potential, underpinning his trademark low-slung bass antics and locked-in groove. On the flip, comes SF favorite Joshua who gets all Detroit on the original, charging ahead with a techier, acid house affair that rivals Kaskade's mix for my pick. Michael Tello wraps up this solid package with a jacked-up version that maintains the original's jazzier moments with added punch.

www.om-records.com

LAVISH HABITS "Dance Wit' You" Select [House, Tech-house] Part of the burgeoning scene of Texan producers and ex-patriates, Paul Paredes and Mike Constantino, here known as Lavish Habits, join peers like Brett Johnson, Spettro, Scott Pace, and Thomas Sahs, in an illustrious list of producers changing the face of house music this year. "Dance Wit' You" is a techier take on the deeper side of folks like Lance Desardi or JT Donaldson, focusing on the rhythm section and a playful and percussive method of sample-splicing that has become an earmark for the Texas sound. More names to watch here, and if you're not familiar with the label yet, you will be.

www.selectrecordings.com

Also in this week is new remix and production work from Alexander East, Martin Venetjoki, Francois K & Eric Kupper, Peace Division, Ubu, Tony Thomas, Blakdoktor, Silver City, Planet Funk, Claude Stout (Justin Drake & Quinn Whalley), Ian Pooley, Joey Negro, JV & Red Eye, Onionz, Owen Sands, LHK & Alex Moran, Murk, Austin Leeds, Shawn Rudnick & Ben Grassini, and much, much more.

New label output from Planet East, Camouflage, Wave, Soma, Westbound, Shaboom, 20/20 Vision, Wallop, Azuli, Groove Pleasure, Vibernt, Silver Pearl, 3AM Recordings, Northern Lights, Sound Ritual, and more is also in.

And don't forget restocks: H-Foundation's full-length on Soma is back in full, as is the much-in-demand Tom Middleton Cosmos remixes of Coldplay's "Clocks." It's still absolutely blissful.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

(Norman Arenas)