The Reflex's reworks of million-selling disco, soul and pop hits may be sneered at by snooty, self-styled "collector" DJs, but the rest of us can't get enough of them. There's a reason for that, of course: they're invariably brilliant. Here he serves up two more gems guaranteed to start the party. On the A-side you'll find his legendary revision of the sparser LP mix of Wham's "Everything She Wants". The London-based Frenchman extends and dubs out the track's delicious machine drums and synths before introducing the late, great George Michael's fantastic vocals. The results are, of course, impressive. Over on the flip, he gets busy with Eddie Kendricks' classic "A Date With The Rain", making merry with the original's killer percussion, horns and reverb-drenched vocals.

Throughout his four year recording career, Larry "Bruce" McCarthy has managed to carve out a sonic space all of his own - one that mangles dystopian analogue techno, post-dubstep grooves, Young Echo style soundscapes, trippy electro and dub-wise sounds into thrilling new audio shapes. This unique musical mixture is the key to the success of debut album "Sonder Somatic", which cannily emphasizes the intoxicating, otherworldly side of McCarthy's output. Although there are a few dancefloor-focussed workouts on show - see the deep creep of "Baychimo", percussively punchy "What" and rugged "Cacao" - the majority of the album is more atmospheric and unusual, with clear nods towards fellow Bristol residents Young Echo, vintage IDM and the dub-fired electronica of Jay Glass Dubs.

Some three years on from their sole 12" release, Italian twosome DT-90 finally return to action with a thoroughly atmospheric debut album on Space of Variants. In keeping with the label's suitably horizontal, head-in-the-clouds ethos, "Kone" offers an attractive, heady and pungent blend of manipulated field recordings, spaced-out electronics, dub-wise rhythms, mind-altering ambience and hypnotic, Deepchord style dub techno. Highlights are plentiful, from the head-nodding ambient dub skank of "Motion Fluid" and ambient techno/dub techno fusion of "COAS", to the drifting aural clouds and glimpse of audio sunshine that is "Gravity". "Northern Wood", an ultra-deep, reverberating meander through mid-tempo dub techno, is also inspiring.

Persophonic Sirens struck out in bold fashion in 2017, with an inaugural release by the label boss Ancient Methods, followed by Italian Sharplines aka Nathaniel, It is now over to mysterious newcomer Aoud, whose only previous outing thus far has been for Miami based digital imprint The Revera Corporation. It's a collection of seriously brooding and nefarious tracks here: from the euphoric adrenalizer that is "SEMKII" featuring tunnelling arpeggios reminiscent of Vitalic or The Hacker, the dystopian rave terror of "I One" and the slow burning EBM grind on "Surd". You can can rely on these three versatile sonic weapons for various environments.

Mixed & Produced by M. Bryce

It's been two years since Thomas Berg's "Versions" stable initiated the Mystic Versions project, which delivers untitled chunks of cosmic techno goodness from un-credited artists. There's plenty to excite on this delayed second instalment, from the creepy, dub techno-in-the-rainforest flex of "Track 2" and wildly wonky, reggae-tinged heaviness of "Track 3", to the swirling, rising and falling melodies of dense dancefloor techno roller "Track 5" and the ambient techno style early morning psychedelia of "Track 7". Those hankering after some dense and intense peak-time techno should check out the ballsy drum assault that is "Track 6".

As an Afrobeat-influenced band, you know you're onto something when Tony Allen starts singing your praises. Dutch nine-piece Jungle By Night has received plenty of plaudits from the Fela Kuti sticksman over the years, and it's easy to see why. Although there's very little straight-up Afrobeat on their latest must-have album, "Livingstone", there's plenty of rasping, Fela-style horns, polyrhythmic grooves, Highlife-esque guitar riffs and vintage synthesizer motifs. Combine these with an impressive range of influences - boogie, jazz, Giallo horror movie soundtracks, jazz-funk and disco - and the result is a wonderfully expansive, impeccably played and produced set of tracks that entertain and inspire in equal measure. They might be hard to pin-down, but the Amsterdam band is at least consistent: consistently good, that is.

Not to be mistaken for the charity pop behemoth, this Band Aid were a band from Bologna that released a handful of albums and singles in the early 80s. Best Italy have dug out this loose and limber slice of sunny funk and given it a spruce up with a little help from Early Sounds crew member Pellegrino, whose "Mediterranean Version" of "A Tour In Italy" adorns the A side. It's all peppy brass, dreamy guitars and a kooky vocal line about the titular tour, guaranteed to break out some smiles on the dancefloor. On the B side you can indulge in Tony Carrasco's original vocal and dub versions, all of which equally exude summery vibes to keep you warm through the winter months.