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!

One of my all time favourite house producers from the last twenty years is Dave Lee.

You may not know him by that name but I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve heard one or more of his tunes. He’s been known to saunter around the dance charts in many different guises such as Joey Negro, Sessomatto, Z Factor, Jakatta, Raven Maize, Akabu - the list goes on!

Last month, he released a compilation of material he’s created under one of his cheekier pseudonyms, Doug Willis. (Don’t get him mixed up with that Ozzy soap character who fathered another wannabe popstar.)

Throughout the previous twenty years, Dave has been releasing some outstanding productions as Doug Willis. The sound is a lot more disco heavy compared to his other material but don’t let that put you off - in my opinion, Dave is one of the finest disco house producers on the circuit and this eclectic collection confirms just that.

It still holds some of his trademark samples that you tend to notice now and then and with backing from some stunning vocalists, you’re sure to find a few firm favourites among the 2 disc set.

My personal favourites include “Shake“, “Gotta Thing“, “Get Down Tonight” and “Doug’s Place” but that’s being picky. All 21 tracks on the album are worthy in their own right.

Disc 1

1. Intro
2. Power To The People
3. Get Your Own
4. Dougdastardly
5. Begun 2 Luv U
6. Dougswana
7. Spread Love
8. You & I (Timmy Vegas Remix)
9. Two Tons Of Doug
10. Shake
11. Disco Owl

Disc 2

1. Skate Dancer
2. Discotizer
3. Gotta Thing
4. Think
5. Get Down Tonight
6. The Lovin’ Game
7. Doug’s Place
8. Dancin To The Beat
9. Tonight’s The Night (Sensory Elements Remix)
10. Dancin’

The EP is actually available from most big name online stores - iTunes are selling it for £9.48, grab it on CD from Amazon for £10.99, Play have got it for £10.99, Juno have it on download from £8.99 and CD for £9.99 and Traxsource have a high quality download for $17.99 (about £12.23 on today’s exchange rate).

Any house music fan should grab a copy right now. For about a tenner, it’s an absolute bargain and sure to get regular plays both out in the clubs and on your own.