Here's the albums we got excited about in 2008...

Hood creates a minimalist blend of subtle shades with this Grey Area mix

A comic disco sci-fi extravaganza of gems from all over the place

Matthew Herbert gets experimental with his sampler while the UKs newest jazz talents provide back up for this new album on Accidental

Soulsavers Soundystem & DJ Format produce a great mix of unearthed gems dug out from deep within the crates

15 years recreating the sound of the JBs is brought together with this funk bomb

Sonar Kollectiv's 200th release is celebrated with this Jazzanova mix CD

Stefan Betke's ~scape label releases a new compilation of dubby excellence

Ninja Tune CD & DVD looking back at all of Hexstatic's inspirational moments

After a great celelebration at The End, Ninja Tune bring us this retrospective look at the most influential underground independent radio show in the world

Weatherall's Rotters Golf Club label releases this collaboration with musicians and producers working in Steve Boardman's Boardroom Studios

After Dave Clarke's mix last year Boys Noize step up to the plate to give us their take on the 'I Love Techno' series

Brighton's favourite label gives us a selection of hip hop from their roster

Second in the series of compilations from the hot Jalapeno Records

Monster mix from the guys that brought us FSOL, taking a look back at classic psychedelic moments from the past

CD & DVD showing us what it's like to see Ed Banger's electro favourites live

Freestyle Records keep us up-to-date with the cream of the latest funk 45s doing the rounds recently

Retrospective look at the Twisted Nerve output over the 10 years it's been established

First in a 7 volume series of the entire B12 Records back catalogue between 1990 and 1996, with all the tracks that sparked the groundbreaking Warp Records 'Artificial Intelligence' compilations

Morgan Geist is the latest to get the Fabric treatment, with his Environ label sound showcased via this Metro Area mix

Latest in the Body Language series

Cut and paste legend Steinski releases this double CD retrospective treat

This year's Electric Proms saw Coldcut meet the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and a great show was born. This 50th Anniversary compilation highlights some of the Workshop's finest moments...turn the sampler on!

A selection of Shaw Brothers soundtracks from the De Wolfe Music Library

Modern funk from the QSO touring band on Tru Thoughts

Warp release a selection of remixes from the B12 album return

Quannum off-shoot with an impressive array of guests including DJ Shadow

Volume 6 in the BGP series collection of rare funk from the 60s and 70s

3CD Soul of Man retrospective mix of the groundbreaking breaks label

Retrospective 'Best of' from Tirk Records, mixed by The Unabombers

Ralph Lawson's 2020Vision releases some disco from the new wave

Compendium of tracks from the Dubstep scene, many not available elsewhere

DVD Documentary of New York avant garde producer Arthur Russell

Retrospective double CD of classics from House Music's Golden Era

Innervisions label creators bring their expertise to the Fabric table

Long awaited new material from Environ label boss

Debut on Lo Recordings from just one artist to feature on the Milky Disco comp

After a great album on ~scape, Shannon moves to Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 to show off his talent for making minimal techno grooves

Rapster Records release the latest Beat Konducta recordings

Holmes writing his own lyrics and doing his own vocals? We're going to stay open-minded and give it a listen

Everything The Orb recorded at the BBC, including previously released shows for John Peel, plus some for Mark Radcliffe and Steve Lamacq

Long awaited new material from Mr Scruff out on Ninja Tune, including a limited edition fish shaped 2Gb memory stick!

More politically charged than previous outings, Thievery Corporation verse their opinions of the 'War on Terror', amongst other things

Carl Craig's Planet E releases it's first album for some time, from fellow detroit pioneer Kenny Larkin

The one to watch out for is the 2CD boxset version with all the 'Electronic Battle Weapons' up til now only available on vinyl

New release on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood label

Various reworks and remixes of The Godfather's funk output previously only available as a series of 7"s, compiled by Gamm records

Echospace release these remixes of Juan Atkin's Model 500 1995 album 'Starlight'

5CD Set retrospective look at the legendary Network label

New album from Warp's downtempo darling

Gilles Peterson's record label releases the third in the series of compilations

Latest in the Fabric Live series

After seeing him at Cargo with The Heliocentrics, this CD needs to be checked out!

Reissue of classic tracks from XL Record's groundbreaking Golden Era

Double CD extended reissues of the albums that put The Prodigy on the map

Compilation of remixes from the back catalogue

2CD Mix by Justin Robertson on Harmless celebrating 20 years of Acid House

First chance to own the Wax On Records 12" back catalogue on CD, presented by label owners NoW

New material from Ninja Tune's Hint, this time via Brighton's Tru Thoughts label

Mix CD from the latest Stones Throw discovery

Ambient compilation series on Innervisions

Tropical dub and reggae compilation selected by Tru Thoughts Will Holland

This years Southport Weekender's best DJ sets are given the studio treatment

Compilation mix of the seminal 'Ultimate Breaks and Beats' albums mixed by DJ Superfix, ramming in 160 tracks over 2 CDs

New CD on Rapster Records consisting entirely of covers of David Bowie songs from the likes of Mathew Dear, Kelly Polar, Carl Craig and Susumo Yokota

Dave Moufang's latest offering that digs deep and wide for it's influences

Latest offering from John Tejada marks Pallette Recordings' 50th release

Long awaited 3rd album on Warp Records

The thriving Dubstep scene makes a mark on the Ninja Tune catalogue

Limited Edition release of collaborations and incidental music in lush packaging

Kitsune Records compilation, compiled and mixed by Digitalism

Something of a change of direction, with no loss of quality, The Herbaliser release a new album of material on !K7 Records

The electro master dabbles in another side project, with a bonus CD of beatless darkness

First album from Daedelus with the exclusive support of the Ninja Tune camp

Follow up compilation on J Saul Kane's DC Recordings with a few unreleased gems

Latest offering from the Finger Lickin' crew

Debut LP on Stones Throw that promises good things for the future...described elsewhere as 'slow, sexy, druggy punk funk disco'...whatever that means?

Return of the old Warp favourites after a long silence. If you're quick you can get a special limited edition signed copy of this album here

Finger Lickin' Records latest comp, mixed by Utah Saints

A selection of Premo's lesser known tracks, mixed by the man himself

Finally the DVD goes on sale of Colette McWilliams' documentary following Shlomo's experiments in beatboxing. Read the review here or get more details including the trailer at "All From The Mouth"

Follow up album 15 years after the first! Luke Vibert's latest offering on Rephlex

Album of 12" remixes and unreleased mixes from tracks off "Why Not?" on Klang

Debut full length album on DC Recordings after a 6 year long string of quality EPs

Retrospective compilation of classic and lost tracks from New York's underground

Lush packaging for this reissue of moody downtempo magic

Keith Tenniswood releases new material, this time on his own Control Tower label

Q-Bert and DJ Shadow approved hip hop from Chinese Man Records

Return of the Jeff Mills project from the early years on Tresor, with a live incarnation that's bound to be one of the highlights at this year's Sonar Festival

Latest in the Fabric series sees Yoda do his cut and paste thang

Twisted Nerve founder Andy Votel gives his twist on the Brazilika series

Latest in the compilation series on Harmless, but taking a very different journey to the Scratch Perverts, Tom Findlay, DJ Zinc and High Contrast editions previously released. Who's to argue though eh?

After a long break, the much anticipated, aptly named, third studio album!

At last, the recording of 'that gig' is released, and we can all live content in the knowledge that we were there...read the review by scrolling down on the 'past events' page or see here for the press release on the Ninja Tune site

10 year old shelved LP that finally gets a release after original DAT remastering

Impossible to find 70s Jazz Funk album gets a CD release

Detroit legend Robert Hood resurfaces in the form of another Fabric mix

Members of the Quantic Soul Orchestra and Stone's Throw's The Heliocentrics fuse funk and Brazilian rhythms to produce another great release on Brighton's Tru Thoughts label

Having found a new home on Soma, and a well deserved revisit to the back catalogue is over, some new material is released to darken up your day

Bully Records compilation of rare 60s and 70s psychedelia from around the world

!K7 release this mix of downtempo gems from the Whatever We Want label

Extended version of the previously released 'Hard Sell' show on CD, and a separate DVD extravaganza including a live show, documentary and 40 page booklet of pictures from the tour, only available online via DJ Shadow's web-site here

Re-live those amazing tour moments with this DVD of the performance in La Marinaquerie, Paris

Previous DMC Champion DJ Craze gets the Fabriclive nod and a wink

Electro album that demonstrates some self control amid the mayhem

Double CD of remixes and classics from Carl Craig's massive portfolio

Second in the series of excellent compilations on Klang Elektronik, compiled and mixed by Roman Flugel aka Alter Ego

Morgan Geists Environ label releases this follow up album of outer space disco

Latest in the excellent retrospective series on BBE with choice cuts from those well and truly in the know. Unmissable....

Aphex Twin's Rephlex Records releases this 2CD compilation of warped electro

Warp legends Autechre release new material

Following up Jazzanova's contribution to this series, 4 Hero supply their compendium of influences with a concise but wide ranging mix on Sonar Kollektiv

Welcome new release on J. Saul Kane's DC Recordings imprint

Diverse stuff from Dutch label Delsin - one of our favourites

Must be that time of year? Yet another 3CD compilation, this time from the Ninja Tune camp, following up previous 'Ninja Cuts' releases, and giving a more than adequate account of recent label activity. Pre-order it now!

Another 3CD collection of sounds from Tom's Cosmos, offering a Club, Home and Studio perspective of what's going round Tom's head, including a few exclusives!

3 CDs of Gilles Peterson magic including......wait for it......a House mix?

An Axis records release compiling some of Jeff Mill's finest moments

A teenage film maker from Yorkshire gets Freddy Fresh's backing for a debut on Howlin'? Check out his myspace

Dragonfly Records release the latest Orb incarnation. Expect an electronic dub treat...

Techno's latest favourite releases more remixes from the excellent "Asa Breed"

The 'Back to Mine' series returns with some turntablist mayhem

Keeping alive traditional funk and soul is the Dap-Kings purpose in life, and Sharon Jones joins them to produce an extremely authentic sounding LP. Apparently, their live shows are not to be missed...