Franky A. Brown

Hunks and glamour pusses get ready because UK house favourite Hed Kandi is back at the one and only Ocean Beach Ibiza for another sun-drenched summer in 2018. For all of you partial to a bit of glitz and glam, this is an absolute must. Hed Kandi has been at Ocean Beach for a few years now, the San Antonio poolside venue proving the perfect fit for a brand that has built its name on feel-good house. Ocean Beach epitomises the Hed Kandi mantra of sparkling house classics, so these two really are a match made in Ibiza heaven. Experienced Ibiza until you’ve experienced a HedKandi party at Ocean Beach. There is simply no where better to listen to soaring, soulful, feel-good house music than under the sun of the White Isle, set to a Balearic back-drop of the Island’s favourite pool-side destination.

This compilation 2019 Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited displays a variety of stylistic content of the material, that is, will be, and perhaps will be, just a discovery. Ministry of Sounds round-up of the years biggest dance records. The album features chart-topping hits from the year's biggest artists and of course, no Annual would be complete without tipping a nod to the emerging talent of tomorrow. Despite these eccentricities, the night was a success and within a matter of weeks, word had spread that something special had landed smack bang in the middle of London’s club scene

House music has enjoyed yet another incredible year, with 2019 looking set to continue to provide yet more amazing additions to the genre. ‘Defected presents Most Rated 2019’ celebrates the wealth and variety of house created, played and enjoyed on dancefloors worldwide, showcasing the records that are dominating club sound systems right now, and the future classics that are emerging from this year.

Jukebox Favorieten 1958 contains the definitive Artists & Pop, Rock. The Best hits from Chuck Berry, Cliff Richard, Buddy Holly and many more.

Mark Knight & Co. are straight up with their latest title but considering their current 15th birthday celebrations, these guys can do whatever they want - they hardly do wrong anyway! House, Tech House, Techno does exactly what is says on the tin with a whopping 62 tracks and three continuous mixes each dedicated to said subgenre. From that massive remix of Fatboy Slims Right Here, Right Now by current scene favourites CamelPhat, Saved main man Nic Fanciullis collaboration with Damon Albarn on Saying Kolsch remix, label head honcho Knight himself steps up to deliver the pumping and white noise filled We Get High From The Music and the inimitable Danny Howells is always welcome particularly with a track as electrifying as the recently released Isolar.

This is 'Toolroom Amsterdam 2017'. Your ultimate soundtrack to one of the most influential music events in the Dance calendar. Toolroom are on hand to provide you with the hottest tracks from the biggest DJ's & producers of 2017 including Bicep, Shadow Child, Mark Knight, Basement Jaxx, Maya Jane Coles, Franky Rizardo, Josh Butler, Danny Howard, Max Chapman, Latmun, Richy Ahmed, Weiss, Christian Nielsen, Tiga, KiNK, Siege, Reset Robot, Darius Syrossian and many more, plus an impressive 19 exclusive new tracks from Tough Love, Man Without A Clue, Bodhi, Martin Ikin, Catchment, Sluggers, Tim Baresko, Del-30, Samuel Dan & Fancy Inc, Stonez & Namazi, Tenova and more.

Defected assemble the biggest house records making an impact on the island this season with the 2018 instalment of the annual Most Rated Ibiza compilation. Featuring 48 tracks and 3 expertly crafted mixes covering house music's finest upfront selections, CamelPhat & Ali Love kick things off with their killer 'Dopamine Machine' with its direct house sound and intoxicating vocal hook. More Defected dancefloor favourites come in the form of Ferreck Dawn & Robosonic's bassy 'In Arms' and Finn's unique pumper 'Sometimes The Going Gets A Little Tough'. Fresh from the label is Peggy Gou's highly-regarded remix of Shakedown's 'At Night'. Nasser Baker serves up his chart-topping 'Say Something' as well as more house hits including Weiss' feel-good 'Feel My Needs' and Peggy Gou's grooving 'Han Jan'.

Featuring essential new music from the world's leading DJ's and producers including Illyus & Barrientos, Weiss, Eli Brown, Wheats, Mark Knight, Danny Howard, Sonny Fodera, Shiba San, Max Chapman, Mat.Joe, Jack Back, Dosem, Chus & Ceballos, UMEK & Matt Sassari as well as over 15 exclusive, never before released cuts from Kideko, Siwell, David Tort, Groovebox, MDE, Thomaz Krauze and many more.

Most Rated is the series that consolidates the DJ essentials and biggest records of the moment and the future, presenting them in an unmissable package of full length, unedited, unmixed tracks. House music has enjoyed an incredible year and 2018 looks set to continue to provide yet more outstanding additions to the genre. With tracks and remixes from the biggest artists in house music. Defected presents Most Rated celebrates the wealth and variety of house created, played and enjoyed on dancefloors worldwide, showcasing the records doing the business in clubs right now, all the way through to the more soulful vocal cuts that characterise Defected enduring domination of the house universe, and reflecting on the big tracks from the past twelve months that are destined to become tomorrows classics.

Founded back in 2004 by former Credence Records boss Mark Brown, Cr2 Records has spent more than a decade releasing some of the world’s most forward-thinking dance music. Fedde Le Grand, Steve Angello, and Eric Prydz have all graced the label with tracks, while artists such as UZ and Michael Brun represent some of the more recent releases. Headed in to the summer months, and inevitably the start of the Ibiza season, Cr2 is releasing a compilation album. The Ibiza Opening Party 2017 compilation comes with featuring releases from heavy hitters such as Yotto, Arman van Helden, The Black Madonna, Tchami, Waze & Odyssey, Josh Butler, Paul Wolford, and the Christopher Kah record, ‘Shift’, which is being premiered today via Dance and Rave.