Club Concrete was a regular after party event in London run by Gabriel Ferrer that delivered hours of intense, heavy duty hard house to clubbers who always craved a few hours more on the dance floor! In 2004, Club Concrete started a collaboration with Electronica Exposed to exclusively manage their record label which focussed on releasing music by their resident DJs RFO and Ren, as well as music by The Mexican and James Xavier, who were joint label managers. The initial releases were well received with Anne Savage championing Club Concrete, and she included RFO & James Xavier 'Floor Burner' and RFO & George E 'God Almighty' on her DJ mix on the Frantic Euphoria compilation album released on Ministry Of Sound.

Club Concrete then fired out a series of massive releases such as The Mexican & James Xavier's 'Was It Something I Said?' and 'Beating Heart', and James Xavier's 'So Easy', before James Xavier left to pursue other interests. The Mexican then took sole control of running Club Concrete and brought in the biggest hard house producers to remix some of the key Club Concrete compositions which lead to Equinox and Alex Calver remixing RFO & James Xaiver 'Floor Burner' and The Mexican & James Xavier 'Waiting To Die' respectively. The Mexican then signed music by a new wave of producers including Traced, WMD (Alex Calver), System Addict, Jason Roberts and AC Slater and commissioned remixes by Defective Audio, Nik Denton and James Nardi & Julian Dwyer. All of these releases were highly regarded in hard house circles with compositions such as System Addict 'Take That', Traced & The Mexican v WMD 'Body Movin' and Traced & The Mexican 'Pulsating Sound (Defective Audio Remix)' becoming instant hard house classics!

The first nine Club Concrete releases were distributed by Jedi / Jed-Eye Distribution, before the label switched to Toolbox Music who distributed all of the other releases. Unfortunately, Club Concrete closed in 2007 due to distribution issues, which ended its impressive run of releases. Club Concrete was supported by a who's who of hard house DJs including Anne Savage, Tom Harding, Guffy, Simon Eve, James Lawson, Ed Real, Olly Perris, Nik Denton, James Nardi and many more!

All Club Concrete releases were pressed as limited edition vinyl editions and are out of print. The entire Club Concrete catalogue was released on CD and digital download on Electronica Exposed on:

-> EECD018 - Club Concrete - The Complete Works

A. RFO & James Xavier 'Floor Burner'
B. Ren 'Rich Get Richer'

A. Written by Richard O'Brien and James Thompson. Produced by Richard O'Brien and James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by Darren Swainston and James Thompson. Produced by Darren Swainston and James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. The Mexican & James Xavier 'Weird Things'
B. Ren 'Nuff Said'

12.2004 - Review By Anne Savage In M8 Magazine
"This is only the second release from this new label that is showing great promise. This one and the first release landed on my doorstep at the same time and I have since played all the tracks in my set. 'Weird Things' is the perfect blend of tough driving percussion, throbbing bass, hints of female vocal and synth melody, when it comes to evoking emotions. All this drops to a lethal break with old school stabs contrasting perfectly. 'Nuff Said' is exceptional in its production. Again it's got great percussion, a synth riff with awesome effects that fills a main room like no other, and a nice filthy synth for the build. All in all it's very fresh sounding - look out for the first release, 'Floor Burner' by RFO & James Xavier. M7/M8."

12.2004 - Review In Hard To Find Records Christmas 2004 Catalogue
"Solid hard house from The Mexican & James Xavier on the new Club Concrete label. Check the quality old school riff in the drop on the A side of this one!"

A. Written by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Produced by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by Darren Swainston and James Thompson. Produced by Darren Swainston and James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. RFO & George E 'God Almighty'
B. James Xavier & Daniel Reynolds 'Echoes'

12.2004 - Review By Tom Harding In IDJ Magazine
"If you want some no-nonsense romping hard house then you could do a lot worse than track this little baby down. Club Concrete are a relatively new label, and with the market being how it is, it's great to see some new talent shining through. 'God Almighty' is a fast and furious hard dance workout that thankfully doesn't rely on the tried and tested formula of a simple offbeat bassline and huge trancey riff stuck on top. Nope, not these boys - they instead opt for a winning combination of a rolling bassline and several synth stabs. Great stuff. 3/5."

04.2005 - Review In Hard To Find Records Spring 2005 Catalogue
"It's all about the hoover filled nrg track on the A side on this one. Top London DJ George E teams up with RFO to devastating effect. Plays from Anne Savage."

A. Written by Richard O'Brien and George Norval. Produced by Richard O'Brien and George Norval. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by James Thompson and Daniel Reynolds. Produced by James Thompson and Daniel Reynolds. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. The Mexican & James Xavier 'Waiting To Die'
B. Ren 'Believe In The Devil'

12.2004 - Review By Guffy In Mixmag Magazine
"The Concrete boys have been laying some solid musical foundations recently. 'Waiting To Die' has an old school feel."

04.2005 - Review In Hard To Find Records Spring 2005 Catalogue
"Another fine two track EP lands on the popular Club Concrete label. A track from Ren is backed with a tuff old skool style stormer from The Mexican & James Xavier."

A. Written by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Produced by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by Darren Swainston and James Thompson. Produced by Darren Swainston and James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. James Xavier 'Where Am I'
B. The Mexican & James Xavier 'Was It Something I Said?'

01.2005 - Review By Tom Harding In IDJ Magazine
"Starting with a complex and clever percussion intro, 'Where Am I' soon launches into a throbbing bassline which is bound to get those hands in the air. Add to this some excellent question and answer phrases and you have a truly invigorating hard dance anthem on your hands. If they keep putting tracks out like this then Club Concrete will soon make a great name for themselves. Excellent! 4/5."

01.2005 - Review By Simon Eve In DJ Magazine
"The Club Concrete crew bring us release 5 early due to pressing plant problems with 3 and 4, and we find James Xavier at the helm once again here. His solo effort 'Where Am I' one of the most twisted tracks around, luring listeners in with a throbbing Euro trance bassline, then roughing them up with snarling synth bursts before going for the jugular after the break with a full-on assault of sawing, stinging synth lines and the chilling vocals "the future... people are going to die!" Scary stuff indeed, so if you're looking for something a little less sinister, then the 'Was It Something I Said?' collaboration with The Mexican leaves out the reminders of impending death and instead concentrates on laying down some storming hard trance riffs. A rock solid release once again from Concrete. 4/5."

01.2005 - Review By Guffy In Mixmag Magazine
"This double A-side has enough dark, gritty riffs packed into it to ensure that any sweaty club gets even sweatier come 3 A.M."

04.2005 - Review In Hard To Find Records Spring 2005 Catalogue
"2 tracks of quality hard dance here from the new Club Concrete label."

A. Written by James Thompson. Produced by James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Produced by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. James Xavier & The Mexican 'Beating Heart'
B. James Xavier 'Video Star'

01.2005 - Review By Tom Harding In IDJ Magazine
"As some of you may have noticed, I've been giving Club Concrete a lot of support recently, since I think they're a label who can go far. 'Beating Heart' is yet another fine track from CC, and a great example of a hard dance record that's had some thought put into it. With ideas aplenty and oodles of energy throughout, 'Beating Heart' is all you can hope for in a hard dance track and will set your dance floor alight. 4/5."

03.2005 - Review By Guffy In Mixmag Magazine
"The Club Concrete gang have been sending over some good tackle from release one but it's number six where it comes of age. 'Beating Heart' is dark, moody chugger but it's 'Video Star' that screams 'anthem'." "Club Concrete comes of age with this groover."

03.2005 - Review By Simon Eve In DJ Magazine
"It's no surprise to hear of a Mexican trying to cross borders, and The Mexican and James Xavier nimbly traverse several hard dance boundaries in 'Beating Heart'. It's an intriguing mix of tech-edged grooves overlaid with energetic hard house stabs and gritty, bubbly synth lines that have psy-trance qualities, all topped off by a dark and distinctive vocal that should get your heart beating double-time. James Xavier goes solo on the flipside in 'Video Star', a hooky cut 'n' loop vocal number underpinned by an underground groove in another forward-thinking production for more discerning listeners. 3/5."

05.2005 - Review By Guy Garrett In Update Magazine
"An interesting combination of hard dance, disco rhythms and scary vocals sum up this beefy tune on Club Concrete. It may not be hands in the air but it¹s a good quality acid track to break up your set. Worth a play for many genre's. 3/5."

A. Written by James Thompson and Richard Andrews. Produced by James Thompson and Richard Andrews. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by James Thompson. Produced by James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. James Xavier 'So Easy'
B. James Xavier 'Legion'

04.2005 - Review By James Lawson In Upfront Magazine
"'So Easy' is hard house with a twist. It's an acid laced, hoover free, psy trance influenced ball dropper with attitude. The production is warm on the bottom end and crunchy and vibey on the top end. Together these elements are the perfect ingredients for a slamming club track that will get them begging for more."

04.2005 - Review By Guffy In Mixmag Magazine
"Fans of Concrete will go for these hard trance antics."

Written by James Thompson. Produced by James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. James Xavier 'Look Into The Mirror'
B1. James Xavier & The Mexican 'God Created The Darkness'
B2. James Xavier & The Mexican 'God Created The Darkness (Funky Mix)'

10.2005 - Review By Guffy In Mixmag Magazine
"It's been a while since we had the Concrete boys in the Mixmag chart so it's a welcome return for James Xavier and The Mexican. Not wanting to waste any more time, it's business as usual with more quality riff-driven hardness and phased vocals but keep an eye out for the funky rendition of 'God Created The Darkness' that's tucked away on there. Club Concrete is back with more NRG-fuelled goodies for your box."

A. Written by James Thompson. Produced by James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. B1-B2. Written by James Thompson and Richard Andrews. Produced by James Thompson and Richard Andrews. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm / 33rpm

A. RFO & James Xavier 'Floor Burner (Equinox Remix)'
B. James Xavier 'Muzuma'

09.2006 >> Review By Ed Real In IDJ Magazine
"Ex-Nukleuz stalwart RFO has only had a few limited releases on vinyl and this is my favourite. Equinox delivers a storming hard-ass remix that's gonna get some serious support. It's heads-down bass face business with a dash of mild hysteria. Club Concrete seem to be all over this end of the scene and long may it continue. 4/5."

A. Written by Richard O'Brien and James Thompson. Produced by Richard O'Brien and James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Remix and additional production by Jason Burgess. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by James Thompson. Produced by James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. The Mexican & James Xavier 'Waiting To Die (Alex Calver Remix)'
B. Jason Roberts v WMD 'Inside Information'

30.08-12.09.2006 - Review By Simon Eve In DJ Magazine
"It's the Alex Calver show on the tenth Club Concrete release. He dons his remix hat on the A-side here in an update of the old Concrete classic 'Waiting To Die' and it's an intriguing shift back to Alex's hard house roots with piercing rave stabs and vocal samples laid over a rampaging techno groove for a real white knuckle ride. Turn over for Alex under his WMD guise with Jason Roberts for the 'Devil's Advocate' sampling 'Inside Information' that's as sinister sounding as satan himself. 4/5."

09.2006 - Review By Ed Real In IDJ Magazine
"Bloody hell, this came through the letterbox on vinyl! The postman had to get me out of bed to open the door to deliver it.. a rare occurence in this day I can tell you. Just as with the old skool method of delivery, 'Inside Information' is a classic peak-time hard houser that adopts all the attributes of its peers from the last 4 years to good effect. It's angsty with a moody film sample and a wasp-like synth leads that just pumps pure stomp. 3/5."

A. Written by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Produced by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Engineered by James Thompson. Remix and additional production by Alex Calver. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by Jason Roberts and Alex Calver. Produced by Jason Roberts and Alex Calver. Engineered by Alex Calver. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews and James Thompson. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. Traced & The Mexican 'Pulsating Sound (Defective Audio Remix)'
B. Traced & The Mexican 'Pulsating Sound'

10.2006 - Review By Simon Eve In DJ Magazine
"Instantly recognisable by the chavtastic timestretched vocals about "Pulsating Sound", the star of the show here is the hard as nails Defective Audio rework that will pulsate and pound your senses. 3/5."

10.2006 - Review By Olly Perris In IDJ Magazine
"It's great to see labels still pushing the vinyl in hard dance, and one of those labels is Club Concrete who have sent us their new release on this beloved format. On offer here is 'Pulsating Sound', a track in a no-nonsense, heads-down style which is actually quite refreshing, as this style has been missing from a lot of hard house output lately. It's big, it's clever and if it had any more elements, the Periodic Table would need rewriting. Defective Audio provides the remix and it's a trip to filth city, as one would expect. Bound to please the fans of Glazby et al - harder heads should go right for this. 4/5."

Written by Daniel Taylor and Richard Andrews. Produced by Daniel Taylor and Richard Andrews. Engineered by Daniel Taylor. Published by Copyright Control. A. Remix and additional production by Dom Sweeten. Executive production by Richard Andrews. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. System Addict 'Take That'
B. Traced & The Mexican 'Eyes Wide Shut'

12.2006 - Review By Olly Perris In IDJ Magazine
"RECOMMENDED. Two forward thinking slices of hard dance on offer here on the brilliant Club Concrete imprint. 'Eyes Wide Shut' by Traced & The Mexican stomps along nicely but it's the A-side, 'Take That' by System Addict that will deservedly grab your attention. Thankfully nothing to do with the boy band, this track is a fresh hard dancer filled to the brim with cheeky riffs, cool sounds and even a sample from Usher (which gains my respect even more). Hunt this one down at your local stores immediately! 5/5."

A. Written by Laurence Collyer. Produced by Laurence Collyer. Engineered by DMF. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by Daniel Taylor and Richard Andrews. Produced by Daniel Taylor and Richard Andrews. Engineered by Daniel Taylor. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. Traced & The Mexican v WMD 'Body Movin'
B. Traced '20mm'

A. Written by Daniel Taylor, Richard Andrews and Alex Calver. Produced by Daniel Taylor, Richard Andrews and Alex Calver. Engineered by Alex Calver. Published by Copyright Control. B. Written by Daniel Taylor. Produced by Daniel Taylor. Engineered by Daniel Taylor. Published by Copyright Control. Executive production by Richard Andrews. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. AC Slater 'Make Some Noise! (Nik Denton Remix)'
B. AC Slater 'Make Some Noise!'

28.03-10.04.2007 - Review By Simon Eve In DJ Magazine
"Retro style hard house with a hoovers and horns theme here from AC Slater, complete with crowd hyping MC vocals. Nik Denton brings a more up-to-date feel in his rework. 3/5."

Written by Aaron Clevenger. Produced by Aaron Clevenger. Engineered by Aaron Clevenger. Published by Copyright Control. A. Remix and additional production by Nik Denton. Engineered by Dave Robertson. Nik Denton appears courtesy of Toolbox Music. Executive production by Richard Andrews. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm

A. Traced & The Mexican 'Future Tense (James Nardi & Julian Dwyer Remix)'
B. Traced & The Mexican 'Future Tense'

Written by Daniel Taylor and Richard Andrews. Produced by Daniel Taylor and Richard Andrews. Vocal written and performed by Richard Andrews. Engineered by Daniel Taylor. Published by Copyright Control. A. Remix and additional production by James Nardi and Julian Dwyer. Executive production by Richard Andrews. Mastered by Tim Dennen at Unity Mastering. Artwork by Kerry Sumner.

Packaged In A Club Concrete 12" Disco Bag | 306mm x 312mm x 2mm | 190g | 45rpm