It's not a
problem
that I can't fix, coz' I can do it…
IN DA MIX
Just managed to get my hands
for the first time behind the desks at Cargo in London on 09/20 and would like
to thank Rollercone for the invite, as well as his percussionnist for his
impressive work during the whole nite, not to mention the crowd for being so
receptive at the time. Really good vibes indeed in this monthly residency called
Suburb. This short trip to London givin'me the opportunity to record
shoppin' prior to the gig and find some good plates here and there…
Time to get funky…
Funny how things have appeared
to go for some time now. We might say deeper and groovier as if there was a need
for some genuine vibes after all these DJ toolsalike tracks that we've had for
the past decade, and we could (also) say thank you to all of those — should it
be the ones who've made their names in the broken beat area or those considered
as true masters in terms or re-editing— who, by their works, have revived our
search for some good seminal grooves. Is it time (again) to get funky ? This, we
shall see, even though good music (and true happiness for the lovers) is
definitely around the bent…
Remember Carol Williams
and the Vanguard label ? Well, it seems like the "pair" resurfaces today via the
re-issue of "Can't Get Away" some 20 years after its original release. For those
who may not know, the aforementioned song is nothing but one of the five (including
Sharon Redd's "Beat The Street") that producer Darryl Payne
managed to have at the same time in the Bilboard's 'Black Singles' chart. Will
it follow the same path today ? Dunno neither but this one-sided release with a
Ray 'Pinky' Velasquez remix smells good that ol'disco daze period,
reminding us these flavors that were around at the time with labels like West
End Records…
Remember last week, Irie,
our Nu Groove selector, was revealing some info to please the true music lovers
with some unreleased material from Roy Ayers that should be given a bith
by BBE in the near future ! Well, the vibraphone maestro is here again,
accompanying the legendary acid jazz combo JTQ (James Taylor Quartet)
on the post-disco funk'n'jazzy "Get Down To The Floor (Can You Feel It ?"), not
to mention some true 70's B-side (Freestyle). Meanwhile, brit-soul singer,
Kenny Thomas, resurfaces alongide Souledz on a cover version of
David Joseph's classic "You Can't Hide Your Love" (SuSu). Also woth to
mention, a white label calld "Dance 4 Free" by Thugg, built with some
elements (this wah wah rhythm guitar line amongst others) that remind somehow
Mystic Merlin's classic "Can't Give You Up". This added to the not to be
missed Tasty Hoagies presents… where both sides — respectively by Paul
Baron and The Mofo Orchestra — are other exemples of what club music
was in the seventies, say for instance at the Loft. Tracks that, no doubt,
should reach Dimitri from Paris's interest…
Ten years later (at the
beginning of the nineties), New Jersey and its famous club (The Zanzibar) was
touted as the center of the world by european A&R making their shopping over
there. We was talking about the… New Jersey Sound at the time and one of the
favourite tunes was Earth People's "Dance". Well, the other good thing is
that this Pal Joey's classic gets an official re-release on
Cabaret after being notoriously sampled by MAW on one of their remixes of
Black Magic's "Dance (Do That Thing)" and baddly bootlegged over
these last years, and this stays today as a true must have.
Another ten years and we're
nowhere else than today at Clubshelter with his resident, Timmy Regisford,
signing according to what we've been said the house remix of "Fallin'" by R&B
diva Alicia Keys. A quite strange construction that we could divide into
two ≠ parts, from a relatively hard perspective at the beginning to some
smoother approach after the break (white).
Moods & Grooves…
Frankie Feliciano
delivers some piece of sultry midtempo soul vibes, remixing Stephanie
Cooke's "I Never Told You (You could Stay)" (King Street). On a smoother
abstract touch, Solu Music gives us the caribbean atmospheric and
intimate "Marcello" from A Night At Barracuda EP ; a true gem for the ones in
search of some sunset soundtrack (Solu Music).
Under My Skin definitely stands
as another label to watch. Check out their newest release under the form of the
smooth afro jazzy "Speaking In Tongues" by Nikos melting musicians
comming from various universes. Meanwhile Afterhours' regular signee, Daniel
Spencer goes for some deep soul vibes, assisted by vocalist, Downtown
(sounding somehow like Marvin Gaye) on "Butterfly" (Chez). Out of Baltimore
Oji's partner DJ Pope aka b-Soul has a true soul jazz monster
classy song. Simply entitled Love" with the help of singer Sheila Ford, its
brings us into some scatt territory on a feel between 'Little' Louie Vega
and Blaze's "Elements Of Life" concept (Poji Records). Up to further
North with this nu 12" from Chicagoan vet, Boo Williams, called "Virtual
Vaults" under the Moon Man moniker, containing the introspective "73rd
& Lowe Street" on some afro/calypso driven patterns (Moods & Grooves). And the
same thing ought to be said about Canadian rising star Rise Ashen (a true
name to follow if you've never heard of him so far), this time associated to
Trevor Walker on the afro/phonky vocoderised "Music Is My Life". And if that
wasn't enuff, this 12" is delivered with the insame "Nu Beings" by RAW
Collective on the B-side. A tune that melts in a terrific and subtle way
afro, dub and soul elements (Fossifuel). Ending up this issue 23 with some good
news regarding the forthcoming release on King Street of one of the last WMC's
tunes. A monstrous groove called "Back To Chicago" born from the collaboration
between Roy Davis Jr and Detroit genuine newcomer Malik (Alston)
under the name of Infinity and this one should rock the floors.
Peace ya'all,
MFSB
R E A R C H E S
IN DA MIX TENNERZ
INFINITY featuring MALIK Back
To Chicago (King Street/CDR)
ALISON DAVID
Dreams Come True (Goya)
TASTY HOAGIES presents THE MOFO ORCHESTRA Do
The Bumblebug (white)
SOULSTATION You (West
End)
RAW COLLECTIVE Nu Beings (Fossifuel)
B-SOUL featuring SHEILA
FORD Love — B-sOUL's Live Music Jam (Poji)
STEPHANIE COOKE I Never
Told You (You Could Stay) — Ricanstruction Vocal Mix (King Street)
RIVER PLATE SAMBA
ORCHESTRA Congo — Sao Benitez Cut (Mr Bongo)
IVE MENDES Natural High
— Sumo Rebounce Mix (Mr Bongo)
SOLID GROOVE 3-Stylin'EP
(Lounging Records)
Your reactions and infos (press statements and
playlists) to be e-mailed to
twistdavibe@aol.com and your
material (test pressings, vinyl, 12", LP, CD, CDR) to be sent for reviews to the
following address :
Frederic 'MFSB' Messent
98, rue de Paris
F-94220 Charenton
France
Playlists of the week come
courtesy of :
CLAUDE
MONNET (Penso Positivo / Paris)
DJ GREGORY
You Know Melendro (Faya Combo)
CLAUDE
MONNET presents MONICA NOGUEIRA Infancia Magica (SSOH/CDR)
ALISON
DAVID DREAM COME TRUE — Afronaught Mix (Goya Music)
DONNIE
Cloud 9 — Remixes (Giant Step)
LOUIS VEGA
Nico’s Song/Africa Brazil (Vega Records)
DJ GREGORY
Elle — MAW Remixes (Faya Combo/CDR)
ROY AYER
presents SYLVIA STRIPLIN Give Me Your Love — Album (Uno Melodic Records)
CHOZEN 2
feat MAZEN Get On Up (Do It Right)
LOS AMIGOS
INVISBILES Superfucker (Long Lost Brother Records)
ELTON JOHN
Are You Ready For Love (Southern Fried Records)
DANCE
TRACKS (New York)
LOUIE VEGA
Nicos Song/Africa Brazil (Vega Records)
ALISON
DAVID Dreams Come True — Afronaught Remix (Goya Music)
ALIX
ALVAREZ Reflections (Dancetracks)
DONNIE
Cloud 9 — Quentin Harris Shelter (Giant Step)
GEORG
LEVIN featuring CLARA Somebody New (Sonar Kollektiv)
VARIOUS
ARTISTS Detroit Beat down Remxes Vol.1 (Third Ear)
ONLY CHILD
You Bring Me Vibes (Grand Central)
SOLID
GROOVE 3-Stylin EP (Lounging Records)
JOHN
BELTRAN Kissed By The Sun/Dia Brilhoso
SHAUN
ESCOFFERY Soulonica EP — Kruder/De Clive-Lowe Mixes (Oyster Music)
ERIK RUG (Maine Recordings,
Waxgroove / Paris)
ANTIBALAS AFRO ORCHESTRA Ché
Ché Colé Makossa (Daptone)
QUANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA
Pushin'On (Tru Thoughts)
BAKER BROTHERS Barrington's
Groove (Arse)
ICUBE/RZA - Can U Deal With Dat
? (Versatile)
THE VISUALISTICS Come Closer —
Meakelange Remix (Maine Recordings)
ROSCO P COLDCHAIN Hot (Startrak)
SEASONS Juice — Afronaught
Remix (Nuevo Ritmo)
MARCOS VALLE Parabens — Bugz
Remix (Far Out)
PATCHWORKS PROD Sugar — Amp
Fiddler Remix (Still Music)
ANDREW EDWARD BROWN Growing
Stronger (People)
TUTTOMATTO (London)
PEPE
DELUXE Ask For A Kiss — Bangkok Impact Remix (Catskills)
THE LOOSE
CANNONS Superstars — Boris Dlugosh & Michi Lange Mix (Island)
GOLDFRAPP
Yes Sir — Perversion Dub Extended Mix (Mute)
THE PLEB
Play Music (from Don't Break EPVinyl Two) (Turntable On The
Hudson/Giant
Step)
LOS
CHICHARRONS When The Sun Goes Down (Vodoo Recordings)
MR SCRUFF
Giffin — Original (Ninja Tune)
CAPOEIRA
TWINS Southpaw (Hope)
PEPO KING
King Of Deep (Gourmet Recordings)
BOBBY
BEERGUT Kebabylon Beats Volume One (Trashtalk)
RALPH
MYERZ & THE JACK HERREN BAND Casino — Radio Slave Remix (Emperor Norton)
CYRIL K
(Dialect Recordings / Paris)
GWEN MAZE
featuring KOVA REA Selectorama EP (Dialect)
I CUBE
featuring RZA Can You Deal With that ? (Versatile)
VARIOUS
ARTISTS Mis-shapes Vol.2 (Odori 21)
LULLABIES
featuring KARINE This Way — Rob Mello & Lanoiraude Remixes (Missive)
CIUDAD
FELIZ Revisited (Silver Network)
ARISTACRAT
See Me (Non Stop)
RICCARDO
VILLALOBOS Alcachofa (Playhouse)
MANHEAD B.
S. W. D. (Output)
ALEXKID
Come With Me — Llorca Remix (F Com)
KERRI
CHANDLER Trinionisphere VI / Ye Yo Ma — Kaoz Drumz (King Street)
INTERVIEW
