Hairy Claw kicks off 2008 with new artists, a more consistent release schedule, a new A&R (alongside label man Stevie Kotey) in our man Dean Muhsin and some serious releases. First up comes from Dan Drastic. Dan is a German producer and DJ with impeccable taste. Previous output for Highgrade has been superb and he has some amazing stuff due to drop on Moon Harbour (where he takes care of promotions in fine style) so Hairy Claw have handpicked him for the first release of 2008. Deep, groovy and with just the right amount of drive, >Xibeca< is a mordern house cut of the highest order. Supernature and Tsuba artists Bearweasel take the techier elements of Dan’s original and twist them into a flowing tech-house cut too - so there’s something for the heavier crowds too. There are big things afoot with Hairy Claw, we’ll keep you posted