LOVEHRTZ Vinilo y CD

Review: More edit action from Richy Ahmed and Jansons' hush-hush Lovehrtz project, which has previously seen them given the disco-house treatment to tracks by Gino Soccio and The Supermen Lovers, amongst others. Volume three of the self-titled series opens with "Gotta Dance", a loopy chunky of synth-heavy Euro-disco-goes-house cheeriness rich in undulating electronic lead lines, echoing drum hits, arpeggio style bass and a sparkling female lead vocal. Their Italo-disco influence is explored further on muscular flipside "I Need Your Love", a sweaty late-night affair in which selected male and female vocal snippets, and ear-catching melodic motifs ride a thrusting electronic bassline and all-action mid-80s drums.

Review: In case you've not heard, Lovehrtz is a new collaboration between Hot Creations heavyweight Richy Ahmed and Four Thirty Two regular Jansons. Their first 12" under the alias is a party-rocking affair, with the experienced duo dishing up some serious peak-time gold in the shape of A-side "Classic Case". Built around the manipulation of life-affirming loops from a much-loved Gladys Knight and the Pips disco favourite, it sits somewhere between a tooled-up re-edit and a slamming, Hot Creations style powder house smasher. The even bouncier "Touch My Soul", where slap bass and female vocal loops ride a bustling house rhythm, is every bit as endearing.