Here are 5 tunes that I particularly enjoyed from 2017. No reissues, edits or old gold. Impossible to give you a top 5 as it would change by tomorrow.

For me the Dewee label is absolutely killing it. The records consistently stand out from the norm and are sonically incredible. It certainly looks and sounds like a proper label with a real identity. Hopefully the Dewaele brothers continue to release/oversee more. These are followed by two beautiful late night/early morning life affirming heartbreakers. Enjoy!

From making tunes to making tees, Tom Millionhands in his Tee Mango guise has had a cracking year! Great album, singles, edits and to round off an all killer no filler four tracker on Clone’s Royal Oak, he’s definitely been on a bit of a roll. Here are five tried and tested Tom Mangan favourites.

This never fails to raise a cheer in a club, a proper hypnotic roller!

Cut and paste sampling workout executed in a kinda KDJ vein.

Sometimes all you need are some good drums and a few synth lines.

Great house music from a great artist on a great label = no brainer.

Stripped back but the power is definitely switched on, in this track from a new collaborative project with Will Saul.

Optimo, in all their forms, have and continue to be a massive influence on me. From frequenting their nights in The Sub Club (and various other places), to listening to the NTS shows as well as buying pretty much anything that has their stamp on it. Rather than resting on their laurels they continue to go from strength to strength.

One of their sub-labels is about to be put on ice for a while, Optimo Trax – pausing/stopping after 33 releases to make way for something else. I for one can’t wait to hear what’s in store next.

Below are 5 that I particularly love…

There is a wave of great electronic music coming from certain parts of the world right now that is mixing idiophone instruments with futuristic synth sounds and we can’t simply get enough of it. It’s obviously not the first time cowbells, wood block instruments and Middle-Eastern sounds have crept onto the dancefloor but there is something ridiculously fresh about the live instruments meets wires & cables output that is coming from the likes of Red Axes, Fango, Moscoman and more that is properly standing out in modern music.

Here are five that always seem to set the floor alight!

Dissident was DJ and producer Andy Blake’s short lived label. I always had a soft spot for these releases. Quality over quantity, made by and for those who eat, sleep and breathe this music. They reminded me a little of what was coming out of Holland at the time from labels such as Viewlexx. These records just don’t date and can unbelievably still be picked up for a decent price.

Andy also runs a club night in London called World Unknown, which is meant to be life changing and he has just resurrected the World Unknown label. Everything he does is done for the love.

Below are 5 of my favs.