Great little edits label run by John Talabot. Nice to hear some leftfield cuts rather than the disco norm. Lots of personality on display and just the type of records that never leave the bag.

US band Zru Vogue have been recording for decades, I love them most in woozy guitar, weird drum programming and tripped out vocal mode. Kinda touches of Talking Heads, Simple Minds, ACR & other bands who make club music in a unique way.

Here are 5 from their back cat that sound great in the dark.

Platform 23 is probably my favourite label ran by Stuart Leath aka Chuggy. He actually co-runs this one. Everything he touches is pretty much gold, but to my ears this stuff finds my sweet spot every time. A bit more left field in general but still with one squinty eye on the dance floor.

There’s been a lot of reflective posts on here of late but Mr Black and I are always on the hunt for fresh music, whether that means an old often overlooked cheap record or something brand new and expensive, it’s the style of music that draws us in never the era.

Someone from the new school that’s caught both our ears of late is Guglielmo Barzacchini, a man with a great understanding of percussion and nods to the 80s and Detroit on his synth lines.

Five speaking our language below…

Magazine is a pretty interesting label coming out of Cologne. Thankfully they have avoided the polite posh trance that has seemed surprisingly popular amongst clubbers and disco dads alike. They have a strong visual narrative and wide musical palate that takes in grinding techno to ambient and krautrock. 5 that have stood out below.