Bodyrox ‎– Yeah Yeah

Obviously it's all a matter of opinion, but for me this track signalled the return of decent house music after what was far too much time spent lingering around meagre 'funky house' offerings with disco samples and handbag vox. That era (2000-2005) was for me the low-point of house and once trance had faded away somewhat, funky disco crap didn't really fill the void.

But the summer of 2006 I will always remember being blown away by this punky slice of electro house, totally different to the glitzy diva stuff - this was house with attitude! Of course, this was by no means the very beginning of the electro house sound, but by 2006 I wasn't paying attention to the underground so this was the first taste I had of that twisted, sexy sound. Compare it to the pappy 80s remixes around that summer (Supermode, BeatFreakz etc), and you get a vague idea of how different this track seemed.

Of course five years on every producer is adding a layer of ravey synth over their records so the novelty has somewhat died away. But at least we never have to endure the mirrorball torture of 'Lola's Theme' ever again.

Quality remix of a classic, nice little jump up track that alot of people who are not so much into there dnb will recognise it and get there groove on!

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D. Ramirez' version of "Yeah Yeah" couldn't have been played more often, which is rather surprising for me: The track deserves an award for being one of the most annoying songs in 2006! The slightly distorted melody-loop manages it easily to become a pain in the ass, if you have to listen to it for too long at once - as the whole track repeats itself the whole time, this might happen quite soon. Unfortunately, there isn't anything else to pay attention to, as the whole track is rather dull - a perfect example for the lack of ideas in the oh-so-great-Electrohouse scene.

Meanwhile, Kris Menace's version can entertain more, with its simple but nice breakbeat, chirping and slight acid-related effects, and also seems to contain some 80ies-influences, which make the track quite interesting.

The Electro Club Vocal is probably the most underrated track on this record, which shouldn't be the case: With its Hiphouse-vocals and a similar breakbeat as used in Kris Menace's remix, the song gets almost an oldscool-touch and is a lot of fun.

Lush! A blissful remix of a modern dancefloor anthem. Chunky, sped up electro house-influenced bosher. Katana doesn't mess with the formula, going with the 'if it ain't broke, then don't fix it' theory, and he does a good job. To be honest, not much is changed, but at least you can play it in a harder, faster set. As for the flip? Well, the original is there in all its glory. Go find this!

I'm not the biggest fan of electro house, but that D. Ramirez remix literally drives me crazy. First good thing about this mix that Ramirez removed stupid vocals which in original they are just terrible. And so on, extra low basslines and electrified strings blows me out in whatever mood, bad of good I am. This is HARDCORE !