Released Friday 25 October, Defected XXV features 30-tracks from its 25th anniversary series Together, including previously unreleased digital exclusives alongside 2024 favourites.
We're so proud to present XXV, a digital compilation of extra special collaborative releases from our Together series - alongside standout releases from the 2024 Defected catalogue.
Integrating talent from our storied past and stars of the future through striking originals and transformative remixes, our Together series continues to celebrate unity and collective creativity while championing a wide range of voices and styles within the house music genre.
"From all of its amazing releases, to all of the amazing artists that have been on the label, Defected has touched so many lives. To think they're celebrating 25 years is absolutely astonishing." - Ron Carroll
"Apart from being the front-runners and groundbreakers of independent dance music, I think they're a family. Whenever I've been asked to be part of a release or an event, or just in the building, I've always been made to feel a big part of that family which is really lovely." - Jem Cooke
Featured on Defected XXV are choice cuts from the our standalone releases, including the brand-new SG Lewis remix of Moby & Anfisa Letyago ‘You & Me’, appearing alongside Defected summer smash ‘Tell Me What You Want’ from Oden & Fatzo and Poppy Baskcomb. BLOND:ISH and KeeQ’s headsy ‘The Cure’ joins chart-topping releases like Purple Disco Machine’s ‘Beat Fantasy’ and HUGEL with ‘La Verdolaga’.
Joining them on this very special anniversary compilation are previous Defected Together releases, spotlighting industry leaders and fresh talent like Todd Edwards, Shermanology, Rudimental, TSHA, Jack Back, THEMBA, Hannah Wants, Sam Divine, Jem Cooke, IDRIS, Riva Starr, Hilit Kolet, Candi Staton, Larse, Dennis Ferrer, Da Capo, Kitty Amor, Kid Fonque, MEDUZA, Ferreck Dawn, Clementine Douglas, Darius Syrossian, Joseph Capriati, Fish Go Deep, Soulsearcher, Prunk, Masters At Work and many more.
"Defected Records is very special to me... I'm 25 years into my journey as a DJ, so we started at the same time. I started off as a fan, I used to walk into record shops when I started and see all the Defected vinyl on the wall. And here we are, now I'm a part of the label, releasing on the label, DJ for the label, so yeah very special to be a part of it today." - Low Steppa
"For us, Defected is all about the perfect balance between club and vocals, that's what Defected has meant for us for the last 25 years." - Shermanology
A number of digital exclusives make Defected XXV an unmissable cop, setting this release apart from the accompanying vinyl box set. They include several previously unreleased records from our Together series; ‘House Music’ by UK favourite Majestic and Chicago legend Mike Dunn, Parisian producer Alex Wann’s remix of FCL’s modern classic ‘It’s You’, Hot Since 82’s remix of Sandy Rivera staple ‘Fall For You’, and Made My Pete’s expansive remix of CamelPhat’s seminal hit ‘Cola’ with Elderbrook.
Various Artists - Defected XXV is out now. Stream and download at: https://defected.lnk.to/DFTDXXVD
TRACKLIST
1. Oden & Fatzo x Poppy Baskcomb ‘Tell Me What You Want’
2. Jack Back & THEMBA ‘Give Me Something To Hold’
3. Hannah Wants x Sam Divine x Jem Cooke ‘Cruel Intentions’
4. Hugel ft. Toto La Momposina ‘La Verdolaga’
5. Riva Starr x Hilit Kolet ft. NEZ ‘Twerq It’
6. Purple Disco Machine ‘Beat Fantasy’
7. Moby & Anifisa Letyago - You & Me (SG Lewis Remix)
8. FCL ‘It’s You’ (Alex Wann Remix)
9. Kings Of Tomorrow ft. April Morgan ‘Fall For You’ (Hot Since 82 Remix)
10. Candi Staton ‘Hallelujah Anyway’ (Larse VIP)
11. Hot Since 82 ‘Preach’ ft. Ron Carroll
12. Dennis Ferrer ‘Hey Hey’ (Da Capo & Kitty Amor Remix)
13. Kid Fonque x Sio ‘Rekindled’
14. MEDUZA x Ferreck Dawn x Clementine Douglas ‘I Got Nothing’ (Ferreck Dawn Mix)
15. Zach Witness ‘Can’t Get It Out Of My Head’ (MK Remix)
16. BLOND:ISH x KeeQ ft. Chloe Paige ‘The Cure’
17. Johnny Corporate ‘Sunday Shoutin’’ (TSHA Remix)
18. Low Steppa & Crusy ‘Bullerengue’
19. Kings Of Tomorrow feat. Julie McKnight ‘Finally’ (Mochakk, Jay Mariani, Cesar Nardini Remix)
20. Cristoph x Sandy Rivera ft. Hayze ‘Changes’
21. Majestic x Mike Dunn ‘House Music’
22. Darius Syrossian & Olive F ft. Fountain Sound ‘Cereal Groover’
23. Sandy Rivera ‘I Can’t Stop’ (Joseph Capriati Groove Mix)
24. Fish Go Deep & Tracey K ‘The Cure & The Cause’ (IDRIS Remix)
25. Todd Edwards x Shermanology x Rudimental ‘Rain’
26. Soulsearcher ‘Can’t Get Enough’ (Prunk Remix)
27. Dennis Ferrer ft. Janelle Kroll ‘Mind Ur Step’ (Sam Divine Remix)
28. YOURS ‘DONDE ESTA’ (Masters At Work Rowdy Remix)
29. Intruder (A Murk Production) feat Jei ‘Amame’ (Dunmore Brothers Remix)
30. CamelPhat - Cola (Made By Pete Remix)
