Courtesy of Jon Freer from mosoul.co.uk here are seven 12″ reviews (sorry no cover shots or tracklistings this time):

Solu Music feat. Kai Martin – It Ain’t Love (Solu Music)

Quentin Harris has had the NY House faithful dribbling over their decks and mixers for the past few months, courtesy of a string of dancefloor arresting remixes and original productions. Here, he sends Solu’s ode to being spurned to new heights, with the help of some aggrieved keys, sulking strings and a flying sax. Joey Youngman’s mix is held aloft by some strong-armed synths, whilst the original is a jubilant saxer, with grinning keys and sedated guitars.

David Borsu – Reminiscent EP (Counterpoint)

Jazz fanatic David Borsu follows up his near perfect “Monster EP” with a slightly less fiendishly titled, but impressive EP of hard-hitting floor directed Jazzed up grooves. “Late Nite Swing” will make most shake a leg or two, courtesy of true jazzual keys, a lounging sax and romanticizing vocals that urge a Mr. ‘Right’ to enter the singer’s life. “Reminiscent” uses luminous keys, shuffling drum percussion and a trumpeting tirade to create that sense of déjà vu. “East Beaumont” takes a gargling rotund bass, vitalising brass crescendos and bongocentric percussion on a funked out journey. “Coltrance” sees a sax with two sides expose both slimness, and paradoxically, a full figure, over cymbadelic beats and a fuzzied bass.

Jonathan Krisp – Tangible Gains (Flevans RMX) (Cookshop)

Tru Thoughts artist Flevans gives model car-racing fan Jonathan Krisp’s philosophising “Tangible Gains” a forceful shove in the right direction. Shakers, destructive cymbal smashes, a distressed flute and a hard as nails bass guitar combine on this first-rate revision.

Daníel – If You Leave Me Now (One Little Indian)

This release from former GusGus guy Daníel contains two tracks that are the musical equivalent of glass, which are somehow fragile yet sturdy at the same time. “If You Leave Me Now” is a fed up number, with a muddied bassline, courteous strings and sketchy percussion. “Someone Who Swallowed A Star” is suspended in water, as elegant strings swim gracefully alongside genteel vocals.

Ying Yang Twins – Wait (The Whisper Song) (TVT)

Rude murmured chat up lines are the order of the day on this release from Atlanta based rapsters, the Ying Yang Twins. The finest version of “Wait(The Whisper Song)” sees Lil Scrappy, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliot join the dirty south twosome for some filthy flirted fun, backed by an inverted bass and the occasional moan and groan. The similarly smutty original version is also featured, alongside the brutal bass driven “What’s Happnin’”.

Jazzy Eyewear – Doin’ Wrong (Nordic Trax)

Jumpy House guy DJ Mood brings Canada’s fine Nordic Trax imprint a double helping of intricate dancefloor pleasing musica. “Doin’ Wrong” features a rubbery bassline, pinprick keys and violent synth stabs, which sit under throaty vox snippets. “Take Control” sees headbangin’ beats, backwards keys and petit acid bass slurps do just that.

Hystereo – Validity Revision / Resistance (Soma)

Hystereo sound like the spawn of Daft Punk, if the Robotic duo had offspring in the 90s, at the time they couldn’t make up their mind if they wanted to make full-on Technoid bangers or filtered House groovers. “Validity Revision” is a hard-hitting cut, where possessed strings and jumping keys dance over a confusing bassline and hitting beats. Clasped closed to chest guitars, slammed beats and distinctly French-sounding synth loop work meet on “Resistance”, which really sounds like it was a product of the mid 90s Parisian House scene!