Snowed in....

That old saying 'you better be careful what you wish for...' has never rung more true than now. After hankering for a big blast of Winter last week, my wishes were well and truly answered with up to 20 inches of snow falling overnight. I took the above image on Saturday afternoon, hours before a blizzard engulfed Central Scotland for a sustained and relentless period. Now I'm snowed in and pretty much desperate to get back to Glasgow...

BLOG BURNER:

No doubt if your even remotely up on your dub fixtures you will have already heard this but with no release date as yet in sight I really think it deserves some additional exposure. Dub Police protege Emalkay had one of the sleeper hits of 2009 with 'When I Look At You' so it was only a matter of time before he produced something of similar quality. New single 'Crusader' is straight up heat, taking the form of a garage-dubplate hybrid with a bassline which could strike the fear of God into you. I recently caught him supporting Caspa for Mixed Bizness and he completely RIPPED IT. Trust.

Emalkay - Crusader




It seems the Italians are fast becoming a force to be reckoned with at the moment, with Broke One stealing last week's official Blog Burner and Riva Starr continuingly churning out quality house. Reset! are the next name to add to that ever expanding list as the five man troupe from Milan storm back with their new EP 'Your Army'. 'Sabarage' is my favourite cut, a disco-house, electro groover which delivers more than your fair share of glittering filter-funk in 6 bouncy minutes. Catch Reset! with Ado at Stereo this Friday for a special Dirty Noise, Muck, Killer Kitsch uber-party.

Reset! - Sabarage




Next, my favourite up and coming Aussie producer Cassian gives Monkey Safari the remix treatment on their new single 'Those Dancing Days'. Every so often there comes a point when I cant find an appropriate existing genre to describe a song and this is it, so let's call it 'Circus-tech'. Big, fun and straddling the tightrope between serious head-nodding and mega party-funk this will certainly wake up a dancefloor.

Monkey Safari - Those Dancing Days (Cassian Remix)




Finally, some super-suave disco vibes from DFA collective Still Going. Taking on Patrick Wolf's new single 'Time Of My life', the New York duo go positively intergalactic while maintaining the type of retro elements which make this track too cool for school. Grooving basslines, dancing disco violins and some seriously grand piano chords will make this a must for the likes of Aeroplane, Villa et al...

Patrick Wolf - Time Of My Life (Still Going Remix)