Turbo 25

Tiga’s Turbo label has never been content to stick to a single lane. The Montreal DJ founded the imprint in 1998 with a series of mix CDs that swerved effortlessly between deep house, minimal techno, and the mischievous sound of Y2K-era electroclash, and Turbo has remained impossible to pin down ever since. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Turbo assembles a mammoth 25-track compilation illustrating the breadth of its range. There’s acid galore (The Hacker’s chugging “Forcefield,” Biesmans’ squirrelly “Jus Fine”), quick-stepping breakbeat rave (Skeksa’s “Str 645”), euphoric trance (Nocow’s “Peathon”), EBM (Adrian Marth’s “Clone Division”), and even a firm nod in the direction of gabber (Clouds’ gargantuan “Lines of Acid Flow Over You”). Several classics from Turbo’s vaults get a timely update; shadowy techno punisher Gesloten Cirkel turns Tiga’s gonzo “Easy” into a menacing electro juggernaut. And, of course, there’s plenty of hard-charging electro house to evoke the no-holds-barred hedonism of the early 2000s. No matter the style, they all share in common a free-spirited celebration of the dance floor and a commitment to the headiest sort of late-night mischief.