Winter warmers

So it appears we're in for a blast of winter this week, and I for one could not be happier. Nothing annoys me more than mild, wet, dull conditions over Xmas so if we get anything like the winter we had last year then I'm getting the sledge out, donning the xmas cardigan and living the festive dream. Old school.

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Anyway, with little over a month now til 2011, it's time to start looking forward and ear-marking the name's who you think might be making noise in the new year. Personally, I'm placing my bets on this up and coming Italian producer by the name of Broke One. The Radio 1 dance fraternity are already singing his praises on the late shift and if he keeps making 90's influenced, jacking filter house of this quality then I think the likes of Surkin et al might need to up their game a little.

Broke One - Tribute To An Era



Ever since the gorgeously seductive single 'Don't Turn The Light's On', we all knew we were in for a treat with Chromeo's new album 'Business Casual'. 'Hot Mess' is the latest single and other than being quite possibly the sexiest slice of electro-funk to drop this side of Dave 1's talkbox, they've gone and enlisted Elly Jackson of La Roux to give it that much needed female perspective.

Chromeo ft/Elly Jackson - Hot Mess



Brookes Brother's are back! They've been a bit quiet recently apart from a few key remixes but new single 'Last Night' is shaping up to be a fantastic return to the drum & bass arena. I doubt this will have the same commercial impact as 'Tear You Down' back in 2008, but with introspective vocals and drifting pianos it will certainly see the boys back in the thick of it.

The Brookes Brother's - Last Night



I'm not quite sure what the deal with this is at the moment. Originally released back in May 2009, Tensnake's 8min wonder 'Holding Back My Love' has been enjoying a lot of radio play recently, so I'm hoping it's going to get some big, shiny re-release and storm it's way to Xmas number 1. Clocking in around the 110 BPM mark, is wanders effortlessly through the type of uber-cool, cosmic disco landscape we've come to expect from Tensnake. Playing the Sub Club Dec 11th....oh yeah.

Tensnake - Holding Back My Love