Ministry of Sound’s first ever ‘Clubbers Guide to Spring’ is out, with GT and Raye Antonelli taking the reins across two huge discs. While GT is a household name in the Australian dance scene, Ministry have freshened things up by handing a disc for Queenslander Raye Antonelli to debut. Antonelli has been damaging dancefloors in his native state for the better part of a decade, and he’s cemented himself as one of the nation’s top DJs having placed 8th on the recent inthemix50 DJ Poll. With nearly every MOS release you know what you are going to get. A couple of discs jam packed with the latest and greatest house and electro anthems; Clubbers Guide to Spring is certainly no different.

GT takes the controls for disc one, kicking off in typical MOS house fashion with the Tonite Only remix of ‘The Best Thing’ from Hook n Sling. Everywhere you look on the first half of the album there are heavyweight house anthems, it’s like the ARIA Club Chart has been brought together and mixed on one huge disc. Cut Copy, Pnau, Deadmau5, Laidback Luke and Buy Now are just some of the artists featured. Early on Hook n Sling is featured again, this time with his remix of ‘Are You With Me’ by The Potbellez. This anthem is one of the biggest in clubland from the past 12 months, getting more airtime than Qantas. It’s been flogged to death by radio stations and club DJs, yet it still receives a raucous reception whenever played.

The Calvin Harris mix of Cut Copy ‘Hearts on Fire’ is also a standout through the middle of the mix. Relative new kids on the block, Grafton Primary are featured with one of the biggest indie anthems in the past year, ‘It’s A War’ by Dukes of Windsor. Easily the pick of the first disc is Herve ‘Cheap Thrills’ (Count of Monte Cristal Remix). This is DEVASTATING electro house, and it has been destroying dancefloors worldwide since its release. It’s electro house in its very finest hour. The penultimate track, ‘Body Crash’ by Buy Now, is given a distinctly Daft Punk sound by the Streetlife DJs, before GT closes with ‘So Strong’ by Meck.

Flipping over to disc two, and debutant Raye Antonelli takes control immediately with a brilliant opener ‘Keep Quiet’ by Deadset. With glitchy tech first up, it certainly lays the foundation for the rest of the mix. From here Antonelli weaves his magic, taking the audience on an eargasmic journey, ducking and weaving between electro, house, tech and all things in between. He masterfully pieces together 20 slinky selections of the most upfront party music in clubland. There’s quality throughout the mix from dance music royalty Benny Benassi, Alan Braxe, Tommie Sunshine, Kaskade, Deadmau5 and Fedde Le Grand, just to name but a few.

The mix explodes into life early on with the Santiago & Busihido mix of ‘Move for Me’, the Kaskade and Deadmau5 collaboration. Antonelli really comes into his own through the middle of the mix, exploring and canvassing a wide range of genres and sounds. ‘Slipstream’ is a brokenbeat-cum-hip hop-cum-soul track by Klaus Hill and Spikey Tee, and it breaks up the mix brilliantly, setting the standard for a stunning second half. HiJack’s ‘Party People’ is an anthem in the waiting, and the track truly encapsulates Antonelli’s style in my mind; a little bit cheeky, a little bit quirky, a little bit tech, a little bit electro.

Straight off the back of ‘Party People’ is my pick of the tunes on this second mix, Sinden’s remix of ‘Let’s Finish’ by Kudu. Antonelli is in his element, taking the audience for an eargasmic ride. As the mix draws to an unfortunate close (all good things must come to an end!) there’s still time for sleep, in particular Benny Benassi’s latest ‘I Am Not Drunk’ proving to the world that he is definitely no one-hit-wonder. ‘Dance in the Dark’ by Proxy is another hallmark track, and it leads into the closing tune, Surkin’s ‘White Knight Two’.

When people pick up this mix it’ll be because of the household names – Ministry of Sound and GT – but it’s Raye Antonelli’s disc that will burn a hole in your stereo for months to come. A stunning debut from one of the nation’s most talented DJs and a sure fire sign of things to come from Queensland.