The week in house (20th-27th March)

Old Benassi favorite 'Satisfaction' has seen a 2010 re-work just in time to build some hype for the forthcoming season. I am usually skeptical of re-runs of classic tunes (take the unnecessary re-mode of Fatboy Slim's 'Praise you' by Fedde Le Grand or PVD's 'For an Angel' 2009 remix), but luckily a fresh take has made this classic club floor shaker a welcome blast from the past. Sub Assasins 2010 remix would be my recommended cut, standing out from the other four three mixes which fail to bring anything fresh to the table.

The week has seen some highly anticipated mixes bring the ever popular Miami sound back to the UK. Riva Starr's offering with Defected Miami 2010 is fresh, though mainly for Riva's own offerings (check out 'Maria' dub edit, as well as his remix of Lake and Lys 'La Tromba': funky and brass orientated the whole way. Some say that Defected are a one trick pony but when it comes to house they are still throwing a lot of diverse dance music our way. Miami 2010 is no exception. Add a nice chunk of Steve Angello and label mates AN21 and we have a mix that flows with the precise energy that has been sending people crazy for so many years. Despite being a different sound, i would argue this tops Defected Amsterdam and comes within range of their Ibiza 2009 mix, a tough feat, though i eagerly anticipate Ibiza 2010.

Toolroom record's Miami 2010 offering is not quite as inspirational, though obviously we are talking about a completely different side of the Miami sound. Mark Knight, Funkagenda and Dirty South offerings make this number, while the staggeringly uninspiring David Guetta offering 'Grrr' suggests that his travels over to the world of R&b have not done house music any favors. Let's not write him off just yet though as we all know he is capable of beautiful music despite this dodgy release.

On the singles front we have new offering from Afrojack on Size Records with 'Pacha on Acid'. Whether the Acid sound is your thing or not this tune is big and i would be interested to see some of the remixes that are going to come out of this. While the tune itself isn't life changing it serves as a nice addition to the heavy sound of Afrojack. Watch this space!

On the Electro-house front the winner this week is Wolfgang Gartner with 'Undertaker'. Once again a gorgeous offering of filthy Justice-esque electro with some of the workings of a potential Maustrap masterpiece. Sounding better than any recent Deadmau5 offering and i know this is going to be working the circuits for the next few months. Epic little number.

Blast from the past for this week is Laidback Luke-'Hey' (Foamo remix). Still heavier and dirtier than anything i have heard before. Gorgeous tune that does down like nothing else in the clubs.

Signing out for this week. Check the tunes on Beatport, Itunes or the always reliable (and free) Youtube and don't forget you heard the word here at The House That Dan Built.