Pete Tong with Jules Buckley and The Heritage Orchestra - Ibiza Classics

Last year Pete Tong teamed up with Jules Buckley and The Heritage Orchestra to release Classic House, a masterful album of covers of some of Ibiza's favourite songs. After featuring the likes of Katy B, Ella Eyre, and John Newman, Tong and Buckley have tapped Jessie Ware, Becky Hill and even Seal for their new album, Ibiza Classics. This new hour and a quarter epic sees The Chemical Brothers, Armand Van Helden, Kolsch, The Prodigy and more take on a new symphonic sound. After the success of the first album, it's hard to believe that things could get better, but dare I say it, they may have achieved the impossible. Hearing Seal sing "Killer" and RAYE sing "Body Language" is one thing, but once again the win in my ears comes with the multi-track melodies "Running/Finally" and "Rej/Man With The Red Face/Yeke Yeke." I know I'll be enjoying the entirety of this undeniable excellence for days, weeks and most likely months to come. Stream Ibiza Classics below, and download from iTunes here.FOLLOW PETE TONG: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER

Lil Hank - EDM's Last Hope

Pupper producer and good boy, Lil Hank has just graced us with his debut EP, and just in time, as he's EDM's Last Hope. I'm fairly confident in saying you've never heard anything quite like this before, unless you've been to an alternate reality in which dogs played the rebels and cats played the galactic empire in Star Wars. In that reality, Dog Williams composed this as the Star Wars soundtrack.

The first track "A Young Puppo Is Born" is one of the most beautiful and uplifting tracks 2017 has heard. It is the most like any other Lil Hank track you've heard previously, whereas the following three find a more forceful delivery than we're used to. Of course with a name like "Attack Of The Mean DJs," you'd expect a brash and baleful number, and that's just what we get. It's all mechanized malevolence as it seems our pupper is up against insurmountable odds. The title track then arrives as "EDM's Last Hope" plays host to a hellacious battle between good and evil. There's loses on both sides and while the hero seems cornered and nearly defeated, his secret weapon is set free. Love wins out with "A Legend Unleashed." This finale is half ceremony, half celebration. The losses are grieved, while the win is rejoiced, at least for now. Knowing the nature of the universe, a sequel seems immanent.Fifty percent of the proceeds of each purchase go to Animal Shelters affected by hurricanes this year. Do the right thing and support all good animals by picking up EDM's Last Hope from iTunes, here.

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Benzi - Girl Trapz 13

King Benzi is back with the lucky 13th edition of his famed Girl Trapz mix series. Of course it's got the usual "rare edits and world premieres" that it's become known for, but it's just as much about Benzi's rapid fire mixing style and incredible eclectic collection of tracks. There's R. Kelly, Spice Girls and Lil Pump, in the first three tracks alone. There's also regulars San Holo, What So Not and Ookay, who premieres his track "Cool" near the end. This nearly 50 minutes of mayhem once again establishes Benzi as the preeminent purveyor of all things future bass and trap, managing to maintain freshness with familiarity. Download the mix from Dropbox here, find tracklist here and follow Benzi below.FOLLOW BENZI: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER