Gilles is irrepressibly enthusiastic about this compilation for Defected and he readily admits that the selection has taken him right back to his soul boy roots in South London.

"I started off with disco not quite realising I was being engulfed in future classics at an early age," reflects Gilles. "It was kind of disco meets jazz...Candido's 'Jingo', Idris Muhammed's 'Heaven Could Be Like This', Silk's Space Bass'. Then there was Prelude records... Sharon Redd's 'Can You Handle It,' Stikers' 'Body Music', D Train and all those Francois K productions."

It's easy to visualise a teenage Gilles Peterson in his leather pegs, pods and a soul boy T shirt bought at a Caister weekender, clutching his vinyl copies of Earth Wind and Fire or Cerrone while enthusing about the Mizell Brothers production on 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' by Taste Of Honey.

This triple CD selection is based on over two decades of deep dj experiences. The impact of seeing jazz dancer, Michael Knot of IDJ, dancing to 'Acid Trax' by Phuture, in the back room of a pub in Teddington, produced one of those seminal moments that, Gilles maintains, radically changed his view of acid house. For his take on the contemporary house scene you simply need to touch down on Disc 1. It's soulful and upfront and collects together a wickedly eclectic selection he's picked up on his worldwide travels. There's Mario Vidis, Phil Asher (Phlash & friends) and "a really big tune by Simbad feat. Abdul Shylion called 'Supersonic Revelation'"

It is important to say that this is certainly not a club album as some of the predecessors in this series have been. CD2 has other Peterson gems included, showing the true broadness of his musical tastes. His soul boy and disco sides show up with inclusions of such records like Earth, Wind & Fire 'Let Your Feelings Show' and A Taste Of Honey 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' where he never stops waxing lyrical about how good the live drum production is (a record that pre dates drum machines).

That brings us onto CD three which is a very special bonus in this package. This CD contains a selection of exclusive unmixed tracks specially commissioned by Gilles by some of his closest contemporaries. Artists in this selection include tracks by DJ Sneak, Karizma, Switch and Carl Craig. Gilles Peterson is deep in the house and of his selection he declares, "I know it's a cliché but it 's all about the passion. Look, we're here, listening to Jon Lucien's 'Mi Vida' and I'm loving it!"

Gilles Peterson In The House 15-minute Teaser Mix