Let me begin by saying this is no artfully selected vanity mix, designed to illustrate how dazzlingly underground and diverse one’s musical tastes are. It’s a balls out party mix, Deekline and Wizard style. The concept was to recreate the vibe of a live Deekline and Wizard set, vocalists, MCs, booty dancers and all. The inimitable Topcat is our host for this journey into ghetto madness, and he does a fine job of keeping the party rolling. There is an unshakeable feeling of “last year” about a lot of the tracks here, but a smooth journey of cutting edge dubplates was hardly the intention.

The dark and druggy ‘Mad Cow’ is a different beast, entirely blinged-up with ragga vocals and scratches, providing the perfect lead-in for the first standout tune of the mix. ‘All Your Love’ is a triumph, Yolanda’s vocal and a Flamenco-esque guitar riff dancing like fiery lovers over an impossibly fat breakbeat. ‘Golddigga’ is similarly fabulous, with an extra helping of aggro courtesy of tearout kings Breakfastaz on the remix. “I’m gonna squeeze you dry, I’m gonna leave you smiling” indeed.

‘Get ‘Em High’ cops a rewind, and a highly amusing intro from Topcat. And although it’s getting a bit long in the tooth, it’s still a great track. I won’t go into D. Ramirez’ ‘Electric Disco’ rework, except to say it’s unimaginative and unnecessary, and it seems a bit out of place in this mix. Deekline and Wizard’s remix of Soto’s ‘Ghetto Blast Ya’ on the other hand is marvellous. Stanton’s ‘Shake It Up’ fits the ghetto booty brief nicely, as does Icey’s reggae-soaked ‘Taken Away’. Deekline & Wizard’s remix of ‘Dip & Get Low’ has remarkably little to do with the original track, but it’s a stormer nonetheless. Yolanda’s vocals are a treat, and finally Topcat gets a chance to shine with some outlandish rhyming. It’s completely chaotic, but extremely good fun.

The almost-classic ‘1 in the Front’ is a curious beast. This is the third major incarnation for this tune, the first being the original, and the second being the gloriously naughty booty with Booka Shade’s ‘Body Language’ that brought it to the attention of the world. This is a strange hybrid of the two, retaining most of the sonic hallmarks of the second version, but with the ‘Body Language’ synth line replaced with a just-different-enough-to-stay-out-of-trouble facsimile. It works, but it’s not quite the same.

If tunes like ‘All Your Love’ and ‘Golddigga’ are any indication, the forthcoming Deekline and Wizard album will be a joy to behold. In the meantime, this mix is immensely good fun, even if most of us own the majority of these tracks already. Juts between you and me, Topcat’s outro is worth the price alone.