Just before Christmas, I received an nice early present from my friends at Fierce Angels HQ. I had been speaking with Mark Doyle and his better half about upcoming releases last month so wasn’t completely unsurprised to open the envelope to find in all it’s glory the latest compilation, A Little Fierce III.

In theme with previous A Little Fierce releases, this is a single CD “sampler” compilation of tunes featured in Fierce Angels DJ boxes - past, present and future. Mark has been a busy man in 2008, DJing all around Europe and Asia, and he has certainly amassed an eclectic selection of tunes from his travels.

There are appearances from some regular Angels such as The Bassmonkeys and Peyton, as well as new Angels such as Lol and Gianluca Motta plus a handful of dance legends remixed for good measure - I’m sure most of you are familiar with the likes of Crystal Waters, Gusto and Alison Limerick.

The beauty of A Little Fierce III is the price. With everyone scrounging for pennies during the “credit crunch”, Fierce Angels are only asking for a penny less of a fiver for all 15 tracks (the price may vary slightly from store to store). How can you argue with that?

I’ve been listening to A Little Fierce III for a few weeks now and must say I love it! There are a few tracks I felt could have made way for newer tracks - Peyton’s “Sensitivity” is not exactly new to my ears, surely he’s due something new by now - but, in general, it’s a great mix of tunes sure to keep your head bopping and feet tapping for 80 minutes. Tracks that particularly stand out for me include the Out Of Office remix of Energy 52’s “Cafe Del Mar” - an amazing remix of an all time classic - and “Good Times” from Wheels & Disco - terrificly uplifting with fantastic vocals.

I’m also glad to hear Fierce Angels will be releasing A Little Fierce III (and all their future releases) as a digital download, making it a lot easier to grab your copy and also a lot quicker (no waiting for CDs to arrive in the post). This is one of my only pet-peeves with the Fierce Angels releases previously - it’s great to see they’ve realised the potential of digital downloads.

You can buy a CD copy of A Little Fierce III from Play for £6 or Amazon for £4.98 from January 26th 2009.

A special download version of A Little Fierce III is also available on iTunes for £4.74 which includes all the tracks as DJ friendly unmixed MP3s.

Track Listing

1. Bassmonkeys & Etherfox - Another Valentine (Club Mix)
2. Lol - Love Leaves No Scar (Paulo Aliberti Mix)
3. Peyton - Sensitivity (EK’s Angelic Club Mix)
4. Wi-Fi ft Siobhan - Last Night (Extended Vocal Mix)
5. Crystal Waters - Never Enough (Harlem Hustlers Lova Club Edit)
6. Verde ft Siobhan - Angel In My Pocket (Extended Vocal Mix)
7. K-Klass - Getting Ready (Wideboys Miami Mix)
8. Gusto - Discos Revenge (Freemasons Vocal Mix)
9. Wheels & Disco - Good Times (Club Mix)
10. Buzzjunkies ft Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives (Club Mix)
11. Steve Mac - Paddy’s Revenge (Cahill Re-Rub)
12. Gianluca Motta ft Molly - Not Alone (Vandalism Mix)
13. Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Out Of Office Mix)
14. Laurent Wolf - No Stress (12″ Mix)
15. Bassmonkeys ft Naomi Marsh - Here’s Where The Story Ends (12″ Mix)