There are very few producers in modern electronic music that can consistently give that goosebump feeling in the way that a Levon Vincent production can.

He seems to have that balance of not too much, nor too little down and always raw machine made soul.

It was impossible to pick five so here are ten LV essentials…

So it was 303 day yesterday but for some of us it’s acid every day, a classic sound that never dates and something we always find room for in our sets.

It did get me thinking about five timeless acid numbers that still sound as fresh as the day they were conceived though…

Still on a Manchester tip!

There is a shop here that unsurprsingly seems to have an endless stream of Factory records. I have a bit of a routine whereby I stop off on the way to the airport back to Belfast for a dig at the weekends. Recently I bought a couple of releases that I wasn’t aware of. One of those moments where you wonder why you didn’t know this stuff?

Anyway… It’s reminded me how ridiculously good, diverse and broad Factory and it’s offshoots were.

Five below that touch upon their genius.

Remember when MK was great?

No, well forget the recent tech house by numbers Marc Kinchen but in the early days, raw house so bloody amazing that it still works the room over today.

You know the drill by now, five still good to go below…

It’s all gone a bit wrong out there in the real world. So here are five to soothe the soul…

I’ve collected most of Allen Saei’s records since the 90s because the music is always first class machine made soul.

Rough, raw and to this day still work a dancefloor over better than most 12″s.

Here are five Aubrey had a hand in & a recent remix of him that are all timeless late night jams…

I’ve been working in Manchester for the last couple of months and had a morning off, so jumped on the bus to King Bee records. It’s a lovely little shop and a great way to spend an hour. Just as I was leaving I also spotted on the wall of 45’s, The Electric Chairs – So Many Ways (not on this list) produced by the mighty David Cunningham, which I wrote about before. It’s not a record you see that often so had to scoop it as well.

Both Mr Black and I agree on this duo as go to room wreckers.

If you didn’t already love these two cowbots, here are five reasons why you really should…

Something to ease you into 2019…and a couple of instrumental bangers from the main man.