House music has enjoyed an incredible year and 2018 looks set to continue to provide yet more outstanding additions to the genre. 'Defected presents Most Rated 2018' celebrates the wealth and variety of house created, played and enjoyed on dancefloors worldwide, showcasing the records doing the business in clubs right now, previewing the hits of the year ahead, and reflecting on the big tracks from the past twelve months that are destined to become tomorrow's classics.
Most Rated is the series that consolidates the DJ essentials and biggest records of the moment and the future, presenting them in an unmissable package of full length, unedited, unmixed tracks. With tracks and remixes from the biggest artists in house music, including Jamie Jones, KiNK and Kolsch featuring alongside Defected friends and family Mele, Amine Edge & DANCE and Luke Solomon.
Most Rated 2018 features standout tracks taken from some of the biggest albums of the year by artists like Folamour and Honey Dijon. Folamour's 'Devoted To U' and Honey's 'State of Confusion' featuring Joi Cardwell are reflective of a fantastic year for both. Feel-good tracks like Bwi-Bwi's 'Insight' and Dario D'Attis' 'Sunshine People' stand alongside chart-topping hits like Amine Edge & DANCE vs Blaze (Kevin Hedge) 'Lovelee Dae', which reached the #1 spot on the Beatport House chart. The album reflects the recent resurge of disco with cuts like The Shapeshifters 'When Love Breaks Down' and Mousse T.'s remix of CamelPhat & Elderbrook's global hit 'Cola', whilst also highlighting the diversity of today's dancefloors, ranging from tech-inclined sounds from the likes of Mele, all the way through to the more soulful vocal cuts that characterise Defected's enduring domination of the house universe.
Defected presents Most Rated 2018
1. Various Artists 'Defected presents Most Rated 2018 Mix 1' (Continuous Mix)
2. Various Artists 'Defected presents Most Rated 2018 Mix 2' (Continuous Mix)
3. Various Artists 'Defected presents Most Rated 2018 Mix 3' (Continuous Mix)
4. CamelPhat & Elderbrook 'Cola' (Mousse T.?s Glitterbox Mix)
Written by Mike Di Scala, David Whelan & Alexander Kotz
Produced by CamelPhat
Vocals by Elderbrook
Remix & Additional Production by Mousse T. for Peppermint Jam
Recorded at Peppermint Pavillon
Published by Defected Music & BMG
P&C 2017 Defected Records Limited
5. John Tejada 'Sweat (On The Walls)' (Franky Rizardo Remix)
Written by John Tejada & Susan Langan
Produced by John Tejada
Vocals by Qzen
Remix & Additional Production by Franky Rizardo
Published by Parallax Musik (BMI)
P&C 2017 Defected Records Limited under exclusive license from Poker Flat Recordings
6. Amine Edge & DANCE vs Blaze (Kevin Hedge) 'Lovelee Dae'
Written & Produced by Blaze
Additional Production by Amine Edge & DANCE
Published by Music Of Nia Songs
P&C 2017 Defected Records Limited
7. Tom Misch 'South Of The River' (Detroit Swindle Remix)
Written by Thomas Misch, Tobie Tripp & Jessica Carmody Nathan
Produced by Tom Misch
Vocals by Tom Misch
Backing Vocals by Abbie Smith
Strings by Tobie Tripp
Mixed by Lexxx
Mastered by Lewis Hopkin at Star Delta Audio
Remixed by Detroit Swindle (Maarten Smeets & Lars Dales)
Published by Copyright C
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