A great collection of grooves put together by two of the hippest DJ/musicians on the London scene – one that blends old and new tracks, with work from Hugo Montenegro, Jan Hammer, Domu, Offworld, Jessica Williams, Nxs, Graham Central Station, Frankie Valentine, Catalyst, and Ian O'Brien! LP, Vinyl record album

One of the best of the Abstract Funk series – a blend underground tracks that includes some nice entries from the London scene and the Compost crew! Titles include "Full Circle" by Nathan Haines, "Motion" by Claude Young, "Midday Sun" by Ian O'Brien, "Fact Of The Matter" by Anthony Shakir, "Close To Greatness (Deep Joy mix)" by Classen Collective, "Vonga Vongue" by New Sector Movements, "Piano Black (Ian O'Brien rmx)" by Soundtrack From Cowboy Bebop, and "Introspection" by Jazzanova. 12 tracks in all. (New Grooves, Funky Compilations) LP, Vinyl record album

A wicked batch of melodic house – selected and mixed by Ian Pooley with a nice feel for a soaring groove! Titles include "Tears (classic voc)" by Frankie Knuckles, "Joy (Kerri Chandler mix)" by Janet Rushmore, "Feel It" by Ian Pooley, "Do You Want Me" by Cloud 9, "54" by Ron Trent & Chaz Damier, "12 Inches Of Pleasure" by Braxton Holmes, "Miss Took" by Johnny D & Nicky P Present Promonade, "Sueno Latino" by Sueno Latino, and "Lost" by The 2nd Symphonium. 18 cuts in all. CD

We couldn't think of a better name for this collection of futuristic grooves, compiled by Kirk Degiorgio and Ian O'Brien, two modern groove scientists who've always managed to infect their beat making machines with more than a little bit of soul. Spanning the spectrum from the classic fusion of Lonnie Liston Smith's "Love Beams" and Herbie Hancock's lost soundtrack number "The Spook Who Sat By The Door" to Syreeta's spacey soul take on Stevie's "I Love Every Little Thing About You" and Shuggie Otis' "XL30" to modern electronics and NuJazz like Seiji's "Into The Now" and Super-A-Loof's "Patience", plus tracks by David Axelrod, George Duke, Dunn Pearson Jr and more, 13 tracks in all. LP, Vinyl record album