Part 2 a1. Simon Beeston // what crisis a2. Mihai Popoviciu // these times b1. Todd Bodine // metamorph b2. Phage and Daniel Dreier // high five 2009 is certainly shaping up as an exciting year for Highgrade. A lot of great releases have made their way into the stores, and the circle of artists has expanded to include some promising new faces. As always, the priority has remained to be a platform for innovative club music. Well then, high time for the next musical offering from the Highgrade family. The “Inner Circle“ release presents an opportunity to bring the core group of Highgrade artists like Tom Clark, Jens Bond, Todd Bodine, Markus Homm, Heinrichs & Hirtenfellner, Phage & Daniel Dreier and Mihai Popoviciu, together with some of highgrade´s recent newcomers: Asem Shama, Demir & Seymen, Marcus Schatz and Simon Beeston. The result is “Our Thing Vol. 2 - The Inner Circle“, to be released as double Maxi 12“, flanked by three digital only bonus tracks. All in all, a musical statement that shows where Highgrade stands musically, and suggests where we’re planning to travel in the future. And now to the music: Part I Marcus Homm provides the starting point with “Transposer“: Funky, impulsive and peppered with unusual sounds. Next up, Tom Clark takes the helm with “Ultimo” and steers a course towards the dancefloor peaktime! On the flip, Asem Shama and Demir & Seymen splash out. Asem’s “Erato“ rocks in exhilarating fashion, and the fresh new Highgrade lads Demir & Seymen provide rolling percussion and powerful orchestral stabs on “Ethnos“, which really give the dancefloor some legs.