Particularly in the faddish realm of electronic dance music, 20 years is a long time for a label to maintain relevancy. Against the odds stands Glasgow’s Soma Records, which has managed to maintain a consistently steady course with a number of heavy-hitting and era-defining releases under its belt. Celebrating its run—and with no intention of slowing down—the label is releasing Soma Records 20 Years, a three-CD compilation. Containing an impressive amount of material from the label’s catalog—two DJ mixes and an unmixed retrospective—the release also marks the first time that Daft Punk’s (pictured above) “Driving” will see official release. Found on a DAT tape deep in the archive, “Driving” was originally submitted to the label with “Rollin’ and Scratchin” to be released as Soma25, but was shelved to make room for crowd favorite “Da Funk.” Soma Records 20 Years drops September 19, but in the meantime you can check out the tracklist and album art below.

DISC 1 – SOMA CLASSICS
01. Daft Punk – Drive unreleased 1994
02. Scott Grooves (feat. Parliament/Funkadelic) – Mothership Reconnection (Daft Punk Remix)
03. Silicone Soul – Right On, Right On
04. Slam – Azure (Part 1)
05. Funk D’Void – Diabla (Heavenly Mix)
06. Slam – Positive Education
07. The Black Dog – Cost II
08. Samuel L Session – Can You Relate (Joris Voorn Flooding The Market with Remixes)
09. Percy X – X-Trak 1
10. Desert Storm – Desert Storm
11. Slam – Eterna

DISC 2 – SLAM DJ MIX
01. Slam – Groovelock (Deepchord Atmospheric Rebuild)
02. Eastmen – U Dig (Loco Dice Remix)
03. H-Foundation – Slayin’ the Dragon (Klartraum Remix)
04. Hatikvah – In the Spirit (Rod Modell | Deepchord Vector and Velocity Mix)
05. Slam – Human (Oxia Remix)
06. Silicone Soul – Right On, Right On (Nick Curly Remix)
07. Pablo – Turn the Page (Alex Under Remix)
08. Vector Lovers – Computrfnk (Sebrok’s Funk You Remix)
09. Itamar Sagi – One Million Oaks (Mark Broom Remix)
10. H-Foundation – Passage of Time (D1Julz Remix)
11. Master H – Magic K (Paul Ritch 31 Trudaine Mix)
12. Silicone Soul – 3am (Maetrik Jazzersize Mix)
13. Slam – Lifetimes (Pan-Pot Bass Times Mix)
14. Slam – Stepback (Mark Henning Remix)
15. Slam – Positive Education (Zero T Remix)
16. Slam – Stepback (Adam Beyer & Jesper Dahlback Remix
17. Tony Thomas – Beginnings (Gary Beck Remix)
18. Funk D’Void – Diabla (Christian Smith and Wehbba Remix)
19. Funk D’Void – Diabla (Joash Remix)

DISC 3 – SILICONE SOUL DJ MIX
01. [Intro] Percy X Vs Bloodsugar – -3 (Emissons 2) / Scott Grooves feat. Roy Ayers – Expansions (Vocal)
02. Counterplan – 90 Degrees (DJ Q Mix) / Scott Grooves (feat. Parliament / Funkadelic) – Mothership Reconnection (Vocal)
03. Otaku – Percussion Obsession
04. Chaser – Destination Unknown
05. Mark Henning – Last Night
06. Alex Smoke – Chica Wappa
07. Desert Storm – Scoraig ‘93
08. Schatrax – Mispent years (Silicone Soul’s Darkroom Dub) / Hatikvah – In The Spirit (Vocal)
09. Rejuvination – Requiem
10. Slam – Positive Education
11. Universal Principles – Inspiration & Light (Vocal)
12. Slam – This world (Wighnomy Bros. & Robag Wruhme Dub) / Silicone Soul – The Snake Charmer Edit (Vocal)
13. Funk D’ Void – Diabla (Heavenly Edit)
14. Silicone Soul – Chic-O-Laa (H-Foundation Remix)
15. Eastmen – U Dig (Vocal)
16. Silicone Soul – Right On, Right On (Original Mix)
17. [Outro] Hatikvah – Daedalus / H-Foundation feat. Aion – Tonight (Vocal) [Until The Sun Edit]

Granted, the entire notion of “witch house” was pretty fucking lame from the get-go, but the news that Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has launched a new project called ††† (pronounced “Crosses”) is pretty much the genre’s death knell, right? The three-piece group, which claims Los Angeles as its hometown—what happened to Sacramento?—has also released a free, five-song EP, entitled—you guessed it—†. Witch-house diehards and the morbidly curious can head here to download the release. We’ve gone ahead and posted the complete tracklist below, and it’s loaded with † symbols too. Yikes. (via Altered Zones)

01 †his Is A †rick
02 Op†ion
03 Bermuda Locke†
04 †hholyghs†
05 †

Update: ††† member Shaun Lopez replied to our story on Twitter with this classy graphic. Sick burn dude.

New York’s DFA Records is nothing if not diverse, and today it continued to speak to that general sentiment with the release of two 12″s, from Gavin Russom and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard. As is often the case with Russom’s records, the DFA studio engineer and resident gear geek offers up more analog-synth madness with the “Night Sky” single, which also contains an “Adjustment” from Mutant Dance Beat (a.k.a. the collab between Beau Wanzer and Melvin Oliphant III, the latter of whom is usually known as Traxx). Goddard’s EP, Gabriel, on the other hand, sees the Hot Chip vocalist go the house route, to nice effect. Both records are out today, but you can stream the whole of Gabriel below, as well as check out artwork and tracklists for both.

Gavin Russom’s “Night Sky” Tracklist:
1. Night Sky
2. Night Sky (Mutant Dance Beat Adjustment)

One of our favorite non-producing DJs, Ben UFO, is set to man the controls for the next disc in Rinse’s mix series. Naturally, Rinse 16: Ben UFO, whose tracklist you’ll find after the jump, relies heavily on the bassy, housey side of things, featuring the likes of Bok Bok, Boddika, and the recently departed Aaron-Carl. The mix arrives via Rinse Recordings on September 19. And if you’re not convinced of Ben UFO’s mixing prowess, let Exhibit A steer your verdict. (via FACT)

Tracklist:
1. Crucified (XDB Edit) – Aaron Carl
2. 012A – Kassem Mosse
3. Extended Epic – Dro Carey
4. Andy – Third Side
5. Dark Energy – STL
6. Caretaker – Karenn
7. Winamp Melodrama – 2562
8. Swims – Boddika & Joy O
9. Tanned Legs – Lerosa
10. Arpjam VIP – Jam City
11. Future (Carl Craig Remix) – Mister Monday
12. Cactus – Objekt
13. Sensitivity – Champion
14. Ghosts Have A Heaven – Actress
15. Nibiru – Snugs
16. Dunkel Jam – Elgato
17. Lady Science (Tek Mix) – Soul Capsule
18. Keep Your Love (Def Club Mix) – Ordinary People
19. Sweet Love (Remix feat. General Levy) – M Dubs meets Fierce
20. Hex – Pangaea
21. Stacks Riddim – Helix
22. Deadman – Shackleton
23. Curbside – Unknown artist
24. Pump It Up – Bassboy
25. Ice – Kode9
26. Silo Pass – Bok Bok
27. Sicko Cell (Pearson Sound Remix) – Unknown
28. Systems Of Chaos – Andrew Coltrane
29. Escape Before The Rain – How To Dress Well

Berlin-based beat pulverizer Kid606 (pictured above left) just tipped us to a new mix he’s posted on his SoundCloud, entitled This Kid606 Life #2: Positive Affirmations For Studio Nerds To Play On The Way To The Club. Along with the nearly 30-song tracklist, the producer (known to many as Miguel De Pedro) offered these words:

It’s 11 p.m. on a Friday, and you’re trying to decide what to put on your iPod to listen to en route to the club. You’re all deflated from too many hours spent in front of the computer, maybe programming, if you’re gainfully employed, but most likely stalking people on Facebook or installing new software you really don’t need. And now that you need to go crazy and let the beast out, you need the perfect soundtrack to get yourself PUMPED UP!

Well, have we got just the right thing for you: The perfect blend between brainy, complex, IDM-tinged electronica, (Eskmo, HecQ, Phoenecia, Siriusmo, FSOL, Cex), and hot, sweaty, unpretentious, fun dance music (DJ Funk, ARK, Bassment Jaxx, R. Kelly, Proxy, Waka Flocka Flame, Ludacris), and everything in between (Adult., Bok Bok, Machinedrum, Rustie).

So put away those Tony Robbins cassettes your aunt gave you, and pump this mix instead!

‘Nuff said! Hear the mix and peep the tracklist below.

This Kid606 Life #2: Positive Affirmations For Studio Nerds To Play On The Way To The Club mix by Tigerbeat6

Tracklist:
1. Nick Bugayev – Study No.1 Impulse and Resonance
2. Eskmo – We Got More (Loops Haunt 35K^^O Remix)
3. Waka Flocka Flame- Fuck the Club Up feat. Pastor Troy
4. Proxy – Vibrate
5. Ark – Le Magicien D’Os
6. HECQ – Sura
7. Bassment Jaxx – Cish Cash (Vitalic Remix)
8. Acid Jacks – Apocalypse Meow
9. R. Kelly / Plastician – I’m a Flirt/Gully (the 6M$KID refix)
10. Phoenecia – Odd Job (Compurhythm Version by Adult.)
11. Bok Bok – Hyperpass
12. Kid606 – Let’s Get Radioactive (demo)
13. CEO – Sick Alarm (Wascal Mix)
14. I-Cube + RZA – Can You Deal With That?
15. Dreadsquad & Lady Chann – Island Lovin (original soca mix acapella)
16. Kuoyah – Convex Gravity (Desto remix)
17. Current Value and Rodell feat. Underhill – User Error
18. Future Sound of London – We Have Explosive [7″ Edit]
19. DJ Funk – If This Don’t Make Your Booty Move Your Booty Must Be Dead
20. Darq E Freaker – WAKA x CHERRYADE (Sinden Edit)
21. Siriusmo – The Plasterer of Love
22. Cardopusher – We Want Ca$h feat. Sensational (nehuen_remix)
23. Machine Drum – Listen 2 Me
24. Stagga & Monky – Original Misty
25. Rustie – Starwolf
26. Ludacris – How Low [Tommie Sunshine ‘5AM’ Edit]
27. Kid606 -Ejaculazer Tag (demo)
28. Ludacris – How Low
29. Cex – Dream Neighbour (Vaetxh remix)