998 vinyl

FXHE maintain their monthly heat emission for 2012, with label boss Omar S displaying all aspects of his production prowess (as well as skill for a humorous track titles) across four productions - one of which features the button bashing assistance of one Patrik Sjeren. There's something icily brilliant about the restrained "Income Tax Refund Dance" melding a dark piano riff with snapping 808 kicks and rippling lo fi rhythms which only further justifies the title of Omar S's killer 2011 LP. It's complemented by the far rowdier box jam "The White Castle Song" which jackhammers a simple yet highly flammable key riff over low rent percussion for FXHE's most potent ode to the perfect warehouse moment since the all conquering "Here's Your Trance..." Given the lack of additional info, we presume the Patrik Sjeren that produces the B Side "Untitled" track is the same Patrik Sjeren that released in the mid 90s under a multiplicity of aliases, and his contribution is every bit as incendiary as the track preceding it, whilst "3c 273" sees Omar S slip into pensive utopian electro mode with aplomb.

Ben Sims, Jimpster, Domenic Cappello, Stojche, Flori, Steve Macri (s_m Music/Two&Eight), Ethyl, Ernie (Minuendo Recordings), Owain Kimber (Owain K), Mental Vibe Construction, Eamon Harkin, Mister Saturday Night, Attan, REVERIE, Carlos Nilmmns, Dan Curtin, Charlton, Satore (Hizou Deep Rooted Music), Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo), Juno Recommends Deep House, Jamie Behan, Zoo Look, Sisterhood, Ney Faustini, Frawl, Felix Bergleiter (Nonetheless), Sleep D / Butter Sessions, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, East Soul Person, Villa Savoye, Desos, Sev Dah, Colman Buckley