- Muschihaus has made a name for itself as one of the biggest house compilations Germany has to offer and from their website Muschihaus Online it appears they've already produced five volumes of Muschihaus and are now into a new compilation series - Biggies. For the first installment of Biggies, Muschihaus has enlisted the mixing skills of DJ Mannix of Whipped Creem, which is one of the most popular house clubs in Vienna.
Mannix sets the mood right from the start with the funky beats on Rawsoul Orchestra's Superlover laden with disco vibes, synth hooks and funky guitar licks. It also features an acappela of Knee Deep's Latin Deluxe which appears later in the mix. In true latin style, Latin Deluxe maintains a sweet latin influenced melody throughout and lots of latin percussion beating throughout.
Whipped Creem provide one of their own tunes with the help of Dina Vass on vocals. Diva-esque house in a similar style to that of Ultra Nate - even the guitar riff sounds like her style. House legend Ron Carroll lends his vocals to Hardsoul's piano laden tune, Back Together.
Already a big tune, Ron Carroll delivers a sing-a-long vocal with a warm melody.
Crystal Waters has been experiencing somewhat of a comeback lately and she appears on Gaudino's Destination Nowhere - a latin flavoured trip through carnival house filled with big horn arrangements and bumping basslines. Lee Cabrera's Shake It has been a massive club classic for the past year with its familiar vocals and piano riff. It's one of those accessible club tunes that club goers will easily relate to.
Whipped Creem return again as Bowel Movement for their track Burn moving the mix to a deeper electro level before Mannix closes off with the punk fused rhythms on Today by The Hinges. Think Audio Bullys with an uncanny live feel thanks to the samples and punk guitar and bass riffs.
For those who are already familiar with compilations like Defected's In The House won't really find anything new here, however if you can't get enough funky house in your collection, Biggies would be perfect.