Rebel Rave 2: Droog
~ Various Artists

The admirable Rebel Rave series is back for round two, showcasing new versions of the best releases from 2011's most forwarding thinking label, Crosstown Rebels, with disc three mixed by high flying LA three-piece collective Droog. In what proved to be the biggest year to date, Rebel Rave returns with another three discs of upfront material from the Crosstown Rebels recent catalogue. Digging up treasures from their notorious artists Jamie Jones and head honcho Damian Lazarus, a sea of new faces in Russ Yallop, Fur Coat and Quenum, and highlights from seminal albums from the year from Deniz Kurtel, Art Department and Maceo Plex, the collection is a map of their climb to the top of the house music circuit. The first two discs are unmixed and span buried B-sides, reedits and remixes from some of this year's biggest releases. Disc three is an illustrious stream of forthcoming and fresh material from the imprint stiched together by LA's Droog. Hypnotic and alluring, this timeless journey cements a victorious year for both the imprint and its expanding family of artists.

Born in 2008 as a prolific film series that follows some of the most charismatic and formidable characters of the underground dance music scene as their career takes them around the globe (www.rebelrave.tv), Rebel Rave has become a benchmark for a new coming of age for house and techno music. Put together by global pioneers of the industry, Crosstown Rebels, Rebel Rave is a beacon of kudos, keeping a foot firmly in the underground while carving its own path into the mainstream.

The first compilation came from Clive Henry and for the second episode we meet Droog, a unique three piece collective from Lazarus' new home in Los Angeles. Droog are Andrei Osyka, Brett Griffin and Justin Sloe, a dynamic trio of producers, DJs and music lovers that have set about instilling their passion into their beat hungry West Coast environment. Droog are behind the infamous rooftop soirees at LA's Standard hotel that brought the elite of house and techno to the city for the first time. Now regularly showcasing the best talent and with Steve Bug, Magda, Dixon and Guy Gerber all big fans of the series, Culprit sessions are undoubtedly the superior event in LA for cutting edge music. In 2009, Droog started their Culprit label, initiated with the debut release from Hot Natured. Since then it has supported the careers of local talent such as Kenneth James Gibson and Lee Foss (before his relocation to London) and brought early releases from Matt Tolfrey & Inxec and Ovum star M A N I K.