Artist: Booka Shade
Songs: 'Charlotte'
Album: 'The Sun & The Neon Light' [iTunes]
Sounds Like: M.A.N.D.Y., Argy

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Artist: Pink Skull
Songs: 'Crambodia' (Featuring Ghostface Killah, Spank Rock, And Amanda Blank) (Pink Skull Remix)
Album: Zeppelin 3 [iTunes]
Sounds Like: Crystal Castles, HEALTH

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Artist: Argy
Songs: 'PokeHerFlat'
Album: 'Night Ritual' EP [iTunes]
Sounds Like: Booka Shade, Richie Hawtin

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More than a decade-and-a-half ago, Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry bonded over their obsession for soul and rare groove, which sparked what we now know as the Herbaliser. Their self-described "James Brown meets James Bond" sound is constantly evolving and filling dancefloors of those in the know.

On their latest album, 'Same as it Never Was,' the Herbaliser hit their stride with the addition of young soulstress Jessica Darling tending to vocal duties (not unlike those of Sharon Jones). In a single-driven market the Herbaliser's vision to create an album that felt cohesive, while including a variety of influences and sounds that the band is known for. "When we're making a hip-hop record, we don't feel the need to have everything be at the same tempo, or have rhymes on every track," Teeba tells Spinner.

Artist: Sally Shapiro
Songs: 'Time to Let Go' (CFCF Remix)
Album: 'Remix Romance Vol. 2' [iTunes]
Sounds Like: Annie, Royksopp

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Artist: Kudu
Songs: 'Back For More' (Hess Is More Vs. Jenno Remix)
Album: 'Back For More: A Remix Collection' [iTunes]
Sounds Like: Goldfrapp, Ladytron

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Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Kaskade, a Chicago native whose real name is Ryan Raddon, got his start in Utah while in college, and later, doing A&R in San Francisco for OM Records. Since then, Kaskade has been bridging the gap between Chicago house and dirty electro, while walking the thin line between commercial success (Kaskade has worked with a slew of vocalists on original productions and remixes including Seal and Justin Timberlake) and club cred. His DJ sets never let the crowd down, and his productions maintain the rave-esque ethics of yesteryear. Needless to say, he draws upon a variety of influences.

"I have always been a big fan of Robert Smith, but lately I have really been feeling what Brandon Flowers from the Killers is doing," Raddon tells Spinner.

Artist: The Orb
Song: 'Katskills'
Album: 'The Dream' [iTunes]
Sounds Like: Moby, Underworld

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Detroit's Todd Osborn -- aka Osborne -- has been called house music's MacGyver, creating innovative tunes on just about anything he can string together, including homemade computers and custom software. His sounds range from smooth ambient techno to bangin' tech-house, and Euro-disco influenced four on the floor bangers. Osborne recently rounded-up a collection of floor-filling 12"s and launched them on one shiny disc, marking his debut self-titled LP.

Needless to say, Osborne plays by his own rules and holds no regard for reviews. "The worst review I had was a paper here in Detroit by some dude who thinks Benny Benassi and Feddi le Pew are the second coming," he tells Spinner. "But most people seem to enjoy [my music]."

Artist: Subtle
Songs: 'Sick Soft Perfection'
Album: 'ExitingARM' [iTunes]
Sounds Like: Four Tet, Jel

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Artist: Daedelus
Songs: 'Make It So' (XXXchange Remix)
Album: 'Make It So' [iTunes]
Sounds Like: The Chemical Brothers, Switch

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Artist: Osborne
Songs: 'Outta Sight'
Album: 'Swimming' [iTunes]
Sounds Like: Hercules and Love Affair, Carl Craig

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Artist: The Presets
Songs: 'This Boy's In Love' (LifeLike Remix)
Album: 'Apocalypso' [iTunes]
Sounds Like: Depeche Mode, Midnight Juggernauts

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Artist: James Pants
Songs: 'We're Through'
Album: 'Welcome'
Sounds Like: Hot Chip, Metro Area

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Alice Glass and Ethan Kath -- a duo from Toronto better known as Crystal Castles -- are multi-instrumentalists cooking up a unique take on electronic music combining bouncy beats with live instruments. Elements of Aphex Twin shine through their tweaked video-game rhythms mixed with riot grrrl influences have stirred up quite a buzz on the pair's self-titled album. And what's more, the couple have been tapped to open for Nine Inch Nails on select dates of Trent Reznor and Co's summer trek.

Having formed in 2005, Crystal Castles made noise with timely remixes of artists ranging from the Klaxons to Bloc Party. But they won't take on whatever comes their way. "Sometimes, there's a fraction of a sound I will use to create a new melody with," Kath tells Spinner. "I actually have not accepted a remix request in over a year."