Next Level

By adding some older flavors to his stew of future music, Miami's own trance-dance sound machine George Acosta has come up with an amazing record. Rounded by a frivolous sense of fun and 3 a.m. hip-shaking, Acosta gets the BPMs revved and hypnotic by his third selection, Perpetuous Dreamer's "The Sound of Goodbye (Above & Beyond Mix)." After that the party just gets harder. Moon Project's pumping "Moments Are Forever," the Sasha-tinged tones of Sunscreem vs Push's "Save Me (Push Remix)," and the joyous rave cheese of Planet Punk's "X-T-Cee" are all about pure, unadulterated glee. Acosta has fashioned a great Saturday night summer house party record for those who want to dance a lot, trance a bit, but never, ever chill out. --Steffan Chirazi