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2 Billion Beats -- Mega City One

1. Mega City One (Original)
2. Mega City One (Ralph Myerz & The Kosmik Diamondz Dub Train Mix)
3. Mega City One (Joe Morris Remix)
4. Mega City One (Flash Atkins Mix)

2 Billion Beats mix their love of the 80s, house music, disco, handlebar moustaches and side chaining in to a sound that references the past but puts it firmly in the phuture. With recent releases on 3am Records and getting love from DJs like Pete Herbert, Crazy P, Toby Tobias and Psychemagik they are one of the next generation of producers spinning house on it's head.

For Mega City One they have gone deep and widescreen. With a sparkly riff that a rock solid bass nails down, the track introduces some Rhodes before building to the break. Then comes the acid and it's a trip for the head and feet as the tracks ebbs and flows with the atmosphere and dance floor dynamics set to 10.

Next up, the King of Norway Ralph Myerz suitably steps up to the plate, being 2 Billion Beats' favourite ever producer. Keeping it deep but with a lighter mood, he goes for a Balearic disco vibe and hits a bullseye! Vocoders, NRG bass, crisp production and the original riff give it a classic Paper house sound.

Joe Morris goes more nu-disco with analogue bass and acid, sax and stabbing synths that lock things down before the piano chords. When they come in it's that dance floor moment you go looking for.

Finally Flash Atkins heads in the opposite direction with a mix that's deep and moody. Over broken beats, it weaves it's way through a soundscape of arpeggiated synths, live bass, delayed guitars and percussion to the break where it drops to nothing but a messed up gospel vocal. Then the track elements are re-introduced before strings finish things off nicely.

Bill; Brewster (DJ History) - Original is very oddball but kinda cool. Reminds me a bit of those proggy early 90s UK house records.

Bonar Bradberry - Joe Morris mix lovely and deep!

Severino Panzetta (Horsemeat Disco) - The original is super nice.

Greg Fenton (DMC) - Flash Atkins version works best for me.

Murray Richardson - Nice mixes all round here, Joe's mix is lovely but Lord Flash pants lifts the trophy for me.

Nutritious - Impeccable!

Danielle Moore (Crazy P) - Very good release-nice optins on the mixes. Uplifting chords and all very playable-maybe the Flash Atkins is not a dancefloor option but its mood and progression makes it fave.

Cowbell Radio - Cracking stuff as always. Very hard to pick a favourite but I'm a sucker for strings and we don't hear enough of them nowadays, so the Flash remix tips the scales for me!