Compilation Recommendations May 2014

Review: New York's Slow To Speak (AKA Francis Englehart and Paul Nickerson) are hardly newcomers to the edit game, having first picked up a scalpel back in 1999. Here, they've raided their archives to put together a two-disc set of their personal favourites, including no less than 11 previously unreleased cuts. While rooted in US house - and particularly deep house, Sound Factory era darkroom tackle and New Jersey garage - Edits 1999-2014 also takes in thunderous techno (a sublime version of Mark Imperial & Co), acid jack, hip-house, '80s goth rock (Beige's "Emperor"), David Byrne and Bjork (the duo's sparkling edit of "Sun in My Mouth" is arguably the album's stand out moment).

Review: Mexican producer Rebolledo has always been a bit of a maverick. While his sound is very much rooted in wonky techno, he has some curious influences, from the heavy percussion of South America and strobe light disco, to the glistening guitar textures of Wally Gonzalez and baggy, saucer-eyed house of his Pachanga Boys collaboration with Superpitcher. On Momento Drive, his first mix CD for Kompakt, he touches on all these strands and more, laying down a set that moves from murky, new wave-inspired techno (Wolfgang Voigt) to surging post-punk rave (The Twins' superb "There's a Twin in The Attic You Lunatic") via organic new disco (Love Supreme) and fuzzy, rock-tinged electro (Gebr Teichmann).

Review: Cologne duo Andhim could never be accused of lacking warmth. Their productions to date - and they have been numerous - have been blessed with an organic swing and hazy, atmospheric feel that's not always associated with Germanic tech-house. Unsurprisingly, there's the same lazy, loose feel to their contribution to Get Physical's usually excellent Body Language mix series. While rooted in the dancefloor, there's a gentle, undulating feel to the mix, as the duo joins the dots between downtempo grooves (Gold Panda, their own remix of Super Flu's "Gether"), long-forgotten British deep house (Chateau Flight remixing Atjazz), jaunty synth-house (Bostro Pesopeo) and yearning tech-house (Robag Wruhme).

Review: Amazingly, the first (and previously only) installment of Leftroom's Don't Be Leftout series was released way back in 2007. That time, it was simply Matt Tolfrey at the controls; here, he joins forces with Visionquest regular Ryan Crosson for a typically deep, intoxicating, tech-tinged mix-up. Interestingly, every track is exclusive to the compilation, with previously unheard originals from Huxley, Gavin Herlihy and H-Foundation being joined by a slew of brand new remixes and re-edits from Mr Fingers, Matt Tolfrey and Ryan Crosson. As a result, there's a fluid freshness to Don't Be Leftout that's hard to deny. It is, to put it bluntly, an impressively intoxicating journey.