Album: Sunkissed Mixed By G-Ha & Olanskii (Smalltown Supersound)

It's a well-known fact in the industry that the music press are likely to shift units off the back of a scene. Most of these scenes are constructs and are doomed to fail, but if the NME get a spike in their numbers for a few weeks, who cares, right?

Anyone with half a brain will approach such scenes with a cynical eye, careful not to be sucked in, but there are always a few genuine movements borne of a sense of mutual appreciation and community spirit. One of the few worth taking an interest in is the Norwegian dance music scene. A vibrant part of Norway's counter-culture for the best part of a decade, it appears to be reaching somewhat of a peak with international interest in the country's fertile cosmic disco outpourings. Triggered by the likes of Lindstrom & Prins Thomas and Rune Lindbaek and culminating in this document curated by Norway's premier club night, Sunkissed, an astonishingly dynamic and energetic mix showcasing a winning eclecticism and sense of a group of like-minded people all pushing in the same direction.

My only gripe with the mix is that the Norway only policy feels limiting, hindering G-Ha & Olanskii's efforts to forge their own identity. As a snapshot of one of music's most fascinating subgenres though, it's a thrilling ride. Highlights come thick and fast, but it's worth pointing out Mungolian Jetset's two remix contributions for their all-over-the-shop cheekiness, Magnus International's New Order-esque atmos-disco, 'Kosmetisk' and Mental Overdrive's stunning space rock rework of 120 Days' 'Come Out, Come Down, Fade Out, Be Gone'. This is one that you're going to want to own, before all your hipster friends grow beards and start claiming that they had all Todd Terje's Supreme Edits series from the first press.

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