MNKY (Freqbeat) DJ Chart

1. Basement Jaxx - Nifty EP (Atlantic Jaxx) The Jaxxters throw yet another curve ball here. Four tracks ranging from the dark and driving Northern Clubs to the hardcore inspired Nifty. Brilliantly refreshing stuff.

2. Phonique & Erlende Oye - Casualities (Dessous) A nice Morgan Geist (Metro Area) Remix - but the Club Mix Does it for me. Reminds me a bit of Royksopp in their clubbier moments.

3. Brothers Bud Feat THC - Feel Like Dancin [Madox's Space Disco Remix](Finger Lickin) A monstrous nine minute build through italo disco inspired house/breaks: this is one of my tunes of the year.

4. The Dub Beatles - Eleanor Rigby - (Cunning Stunts) I never thought I'd like a tune that samples the Beatles until now.

5. Justice - Stress (Ed Banger) It's Justice, it's Ed Banger - what else do I need to say?

6. The Loose Headz - The Party [Alex D'Elia vs Fabio Giannelli Remix] (Sound Division Italy) Funky, minimal - but not minimal acidic house.

7. TOOB - Monkey Drummer (Lo Recordings) Our August guest, Jake One, is one half of this outfit who emerged from the ashes of the seminal Red Snapper. From their forthcoming second album, Monkey Drummer is growling breaks sounding like The Chemical Brothers meeting Alabama 3 down the Cowgate on a Saturday night.

8. Noisia - Yellow Brick/Raar (Division) One side is a slow 4/4 electro monster and the other is a mix of electro, breaks and techno - I don't care, its great!

9. Sparks - Tryouts For the Human Race (Virgin) Thanks To Beefy at Oxfam Music for putting me on to this. The 1979 Giorgio Moroder-produced italo classic which had its bassline resurrected for 2001's Musak by Trisco.

10. Rennie Pilgrem - Eraser (TCR) Stripped down metallic breaks/techno crossover from one of the masters