It’s the case that forward-looking and quality of production are properties of music that almost invariably sit on opposite ends of a spectrum, but Crosstown Rebels really broke that model in 2011 with a string of releases for artists such as Maceo Plex, Subb-an, Damian Lazarus, Soul Clap, Art Department, and Deniz Kurtel (to name just a few of the extremely talented musicians working with Crosstown Rebels).

2012 is going to be just as big – certainly, the bookings are rolling in for these artists now, and there is a very good chance that we will see the sound they’ve been crafting and pushing forward cross over in to the fore of global dance music.