Releases from the Upstairs Recordings label are few and far between, but usually pretty well-received when they do arrive. The label is owned and run by Don Verbrilli, who vigilantly certifies the label’s ethos of producing lush electronic instrumental albums featuring chunky breaks and dreamy melodies.

Artists on the label are few and far between, and pretty much all feature here, amongst others including Telefuzz, Solus, E.D. Swankz, Gel-Sol, The Hermit and several doses of Verbrilli himself. This is certainly a more upbeat release than what I’ve previously heard from the label.

Standout tracks are unfortunately at a premium. Much of UP.Remixed features pleasant, restrained electronic music, but nothing too provocative or capable of reaching the stars. E.D. Swankz – Gamefazed for example features sun-drenched beats, flickering melody shards and wavering synths – pleasant enough, but by the same token rather unambitious and clichéd. The same can be said of Verbrilli’s Interstellar Spy Story (Chris J Remix) – there must be a million other downtempo tracks like this, churning away unnoticeable background music. Then you have Telefuzz’ Sayshell (Hexes & Ohs Remix) a droll indie electro-pop track with cloying American vocals, whilst Sound Capsule’s remix of the Telefuzz track Sayshell pretty much removes the sense of purpose resident on an initially good track.

On the plus side, Bussetti’s Itch - remixed by Verbrilli Sound is a classy trip hop effort, which sparks into life when jazz saxophone splinters its dark, shadowy atmospheres. Gel-Sol tries to enliven The Hermit’s Find Someone Who Actually Loves You, adding breakneck programmed beats as an appendage to its lush electronica, whilst the closing Laura B track, Ice Cold Water (Telefuzz Remix) is probably the most intriguingly produced effort on the album, full of passive female vocals and cascading, watery guitar sounds.

One gets the impression that UP.Remixed tries to take the label away from its comfort zone, moving half way towards a more commercial template – where it often flaps like a fish out of water. However, in today’s pick-a-track download culture there’s still a couple of cherry’s worth picking.