Fierce Disco Remixed was released this morning - the second Fierce Disco compilation available as a digital download on .

Over the last five years, Fierce Angels have been releasing a great collection of Fierce Disco compilations, all compiled by the main man Mark Doyle and packaged up into a stunning set of collectible triple-CD packs.

This year, however, Fierce Angels have ventured into the world of digital download, first releasing Fierce Disco 3 back in March and now following it up with Fierce Disco Remixed.

Fierce Disco Remixed is available for download from for just £7.99 which includes 45 unmixed DJ-friendly tracks plus the 3 mixes as individual tracks at the end.

Not one to overlook the more popular CD market, Fierce Angels will be pressing just 100,000 CD copies of Fierce Disco Remixed so if you’re after a limited edition CD, make sure you pick up your copy quickly. Amazon are selling Fierce Disco Remixed for £9.98 (not including delivery), Play for £10.99 with free delivery and HMV for £9.99 with free UK delivery.

Fierce Disco Remixed is, in summary, a “best of” compilation from the last 5 years of releases. If I’m brutally honest, I’m not normally a fan of Best Of’s as I tend to lean on Fierce Angels for inspiration, delivering new and upcoming music that I haven’t heard elsewhere. That said, Fierce Disco Remixed is probably the only compilation I’ve heard in a long time that will get constantly played.

Mark Doyle has selected what could arguably be the ultimate collection of funky house. He’s mixed up some of his all-time favourites such as Praise Cats “Shined On Me” with some of my all-time favourites like the Bassmonkey’s “The Answer“. All the regulars are in there too such as Bonnie Bailey, Peyton, Buzzjunkies, Freemasons, Eric Kupper and Wideboys.

Each CD has a slightly different play on the disco house genre, all mixed by Mr Doyle himself for that added personal touch. I’m glad Mark has been a bit more creative with some of the transitions in this compilation too, making the most of the musical hooks of these disco house classics. It makes a pleasant change to Hed Kandi’s factory settings they tend to stick to.

Have a glance over the track listing to get an idea of the fine tunes featured…

Disc 1

1. Discrete ft Belle - Free (Club Mix)
2. Crystal Waters - Never Enough (Harlem Hustlers Love Club Edit)
3. Club 4 Life - Don’t Matter (12″ Club Mix)
4. Soulshaker vs Ce Ce Peniston - Shame Shame Shame (Club Mix)
5. The Wideboys ft Clare Evers - Bomb The Secret (Intention) (Full Club)
6. Fac15 ft Cathi O - Haven’t You Heard (EK’s Believe In The Magic Mix)
7. Whelan & Di Scala ft Nikki Belle - Teardrops (Hott 22 Mix)
8. Buzzjunkies ft Elesha - If You Love Me (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
9. Frankie Knuckles - Disco Shimmy (Eric Kupper Mix)
10. Eighteen ft Stephanie Mills - (You’re Putting) Rush On Me (Moto Blanco Mix)
11. Audio Fraud ft Peyton - Ride Like The Wind (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
12. Cahill ft Nikki Belle - Trippin On You (Extended Mix)
13. Marco Demark - Tiny Dancer (Moto Blanco Mix
14. Freemasons ft Amanda Wilson - Watchin (Club Mix)
15. Wi-Fi ft Melanie M - Be Without You (LMC Extended Mix)

Disc 2

1. Michael Grey - The Weekend (Main Mix)
2. Wi Fi ft Siobhan - Last Night (Club Mix)
3. Peyton - Falling (Eric Kupper Mix)
4. Bonnie Bailey - Kingdom Of Pretty (Bassmonkeys Club Mix)
5. Gusto - Disco’s Revenge (Freemasons Vocal Club Mix)
6. Grooveland - Tell Me Original (Vocal Mix)
7. Bassmonkeys ft Naomi Marsh - The Answer (Club Mix)
8. Dirty Old Anne - Turn Me On (Vocal Mix)
9. Riffs N’ Rays ft Kelly Llorrenna - Let The Music Play(Riffs N Rays Mix)
10. Elek-Tro Junkies - Don’t Hold Back On Me (Club Mix)
11. Freemasons ft Siedah Garrett - Rain Down Love (Walken Mix)
12. Whelan & Di Scala feat Nikki Belle Erskine - Sunset To Sunrise (Extended Mix)
13. Ultrabeat - Sure Feels Good Soulseekerz Mix
14. Stunt - I’ll Be There (Wideboys Mix)
15. Bassmonkeys ft Naomi Marsh - Here’s Where the Story Ends (Club Mix)

Disc 3

1. Soul Searcher - Feeling Love (Soulsearcher Club Mix)
2. Milk N Sugar - Stay Around (Club Mix)
3. Steven Anders vs Andrea T Mendoza - Can’t Fake It (Tibet Vocal Mix)
4. Inaya Day - Nasty Girl (Riffs N Ray’s Extended Mix)
5. Marly - You’ll Never Know (Morjac Extended Mix)
6. Gadjo - So Many Times (Extended Mix)
7. K-Klass ft Bobbi - Let Me Show You (2008 Re-Master)
8. Herd & Fitz - I Just Can’t Get Enough (Full Club Mix)
9. Blaze ft Barbara Tucker - Precious Love (DF Future 3000 Mix)
10. FR ft Jenny - Love Is The Music (Original Mix)
11. Praisecats - Shined On Me (Bini & Martini Mix)
12. Freeloaders - So Much Love To Give (Basscore Remix)
13. Therese - Put Em High (LMC Extended Mix)
14. Evoke - Arms Of Lloren (Steinway Mix)
15. Rhythm Fatale ft Redd Angel - Man In The Mirror (Extended Mix)

If you’re a fan of disco house (and those who enjoy my Funky House Finesse podcast are quite likely to be), I suggest you get yourself a copy of Fierce Disco Remixed right away. Whether you get in early for a CD or go for the digital download, you will not be disappointed!

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)