Junkie XL

Dutchman Tom Holkenborg 2006 opus offers not only his trademark big-room progressive house energy but also some melodic mid-tempo numbers, featuring more rock guitar stylings than before -- a testament he says, to three years living in Los Angeles. Whilst tracks like "Mushroom" would slot nicely into any given Sasha set, "Honey" is dreamy Chicane-esque gorgeousness, and "Drift Away" is the best song the Cure never wrote. A nightclubbing Robert Smith in clogs, anyone?