Panama’s first single, ‘Magic’ is a modern summer anthem. And what better way to celebrate the party season than some bonus remix action by the worlds most avid dance enthusiasts? Panama joins forces with DFA heavyweights and Panama fans, Midnight Magic and Gavin Russom (The Crystal Ark) on remixing duties.

The Jewish culture is as much steeped in its dark and beautiful history as it is in stereotypes such as Jewish guilt and kosher brisket. Sydney-based quartet, The Asthmatix respond to this with an irreverent, off-the-wall-anything-goes brand of hip hop that is equal measures Marx Brothers and Scott Storch, Monty Python and John Zorn.

Lester The Fierce is the newest project from Anita Lester, the irresistable chanteuse who is set to release her stunning debut EP ‘The Summer Deluge’ this November.

If good things take time then ‘Elementary’, the debut album from Byron Bay’s The Black Stars, should be brilliant. After a two-year gestation, the three-piece unleash ten tracks in less than 35 minutes, taking listeners through four-on-the-floor dance beats to relentless chain-sawing guitars.

Watussi’s latest single, Cuando Sera (‘When Will It Stop’), blends warm cumbia reggae with doleful horns in an uplifting musical call to action. The song tells the story of Clara Rojas, just one of many women who fall victim to kidnapping in Colombia every year – a frightening symptom of a country rife with corruption and violence.