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It's not a problem that I can't fix, coz' I can do it… IN DA MIX

Looks like Nik Weston has definitely not been been able to fix it this week (his Japan's corner column) as originally scheduled, due to too many activities at the time. This leaving our Nu Groove man Irie, doin' the do alone and he has much on offer… Ooops, by the way, if there's any nite you intend go to this evening, you'd rather check out our Detroit brothers, Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes, Theo Parrish and Norm Talley's halt in Paris for a Beatdown Sounds party at Le Rex…

NU GROOVE (SOUL, JAZZ, BREAKS, BROKEN BEATS+ MORE…) Like last week's issue, let's start the dance with some (more) goodies from France, as shown amongst others by Gilb'R's label Versatile ready to deliver two new LP's from Chateauflight (I:Cube + the aforementioned) and Kirk Degiorgio as well as 12" from british techno friend Future Beat Alliance and our man of the moment, Franck Roger… Another promising producer from the Straight Up roaster is DJ Roy away from the latest this time to focus on a wild jazz funk project with his uncle, saxophonist Stéphane Bédrossian, under the cabalistic avatar of Atsilut. While their friends Shade Of Soul are finishing some new remix work on "Come Closer" for The Visualistics on Erik Rug's label, Maine Recordings. Lanoiraude seing his latest work to be delivered with an additional relifting from Belgium's supreme, Fabrice Lig, himself with his new album, Roots Of The Future, now available on Raygun via Cyber. Finally, get ready for some serious dope from L'Aroye and Romain Caillard awaited any time now on Faces label London is busy as always. As the incredible Seiji (Bugz In The Attic's secret weapon) keeps unleashing remixes without being too redundant. Should it be for the afro-futurist man from Strasbourg, Steppah Huntah with "Walk This Step" on Compost as for the electropical combo consisting of Chris Frank and Patrick Forge aka Da Lata on the first offshot from their album, Serious, on Palm Pictures. London where heroes can rise out of the vibrant underground in a split second, like Ear Dis for instance. A geezer that humbly created a broken ragga serenade entitled "Big Up Da Girl", released by popular demand as they say, after some circulation on CDR ! What would be a Nu Groove sheet without a line about 4Hero ? A tea without its drop of milk, the San Antonio Bay without sunset ! With numerous reissues of classics from the early daze on their original label Reinforced (runnin’ since 1989 !) as well as their best remixes gathered on a fabulous compilation to come, they’re for ever and ever in full effect. And watch out in da future for… Dego on his side with the super amazing concept DKD (associated to Kaidi Tatham and Daz I Kue) finally announced for january, preceeded by the furious "Future Rage", has also found time to work on Nutmeg's LP (for Neroli), with Alex Attias (aka Plutonia), and has collaborated with Philadelphia’s very own Capitol A, not forgetting the mesmerising vocal presence of Bembe Segue amongst others. Meanwhile Marc Mac in his own time and space has drawn more and more in his Visioneers retro-futuristic vision, and put his magic hands on a nice little cover of Marvin Gaye by UK singer Allen Hoist entitled "In Her City Blues", before working on a long overdue due deep techno EP under the Nu Era moniker… A little look to the Far East, although it's Nik's job, leads us to japanese combo Jazzy Sport Kru. DJ Mitsu The Beats with his New Awakening album on Planet Groove. An outstanding achievement from the delicious R&Bish "Right Here" (with a cute sample from Gary Bartz, starring Dwele himself) to "Do Right" with some movin' spoken word delivered by the mighty Rich Medina, via the broken nonchalant "Music Mate". Let's cross the Atlantic to end up this selection and acclaim one of this autumn's headliners as the beautiful Erykah Badu adds her own contribution to the Motown legacy in the third millennium with Worldwide Underground. A sublime collection of female sensuality, from the hypnotic “I Want You’ to the sublime reprise of "Think Twice" (heavy weight composition by Donald Byrd and the Mizell brothers, a quite popular one now after the reinterpretations by Jaydee and Detroit Experiment)… In other words, leaving you with the best, til' next time ! IRIE NU GROOVE HOT 10 JAYLIB featuring TALIB KWELI That Raw Shit (Stones Throw) ERYKAH BADU Think Twice (Motown) THE VISUALISTICS Come Closer — Shade Of Soul Remix (Maine) TITONTON Hentaï (Bitasweet) EAR DIS Big Up Da Girl (?) L’AROYE Hiraki & Iglizious (Faces) ATSILUT Saro's Theme (Straight Up) DA LATA Serious — Seiji Remix (Palm Pictures) DKD Super Amazing (2000 Black/Bitasweet) CHARLES EARLAND Leaving This Planet — Yam Who Remix (?) IN DA MIX TENNERZ INFINITY featuring MALIK Back To Chicago (King Street/CDR) LEFUNKEN featuring TYRAH Do Right — Eclectic Original (ECR) RE:JAZZ Mental Strength — Akufen Interpretation featuring CHRISTINE MAISONEUVE (INFRACom!/CD)* THE SOULPLANET JAZZ ENSEMBLE Is It The Way (U) (Soulplanet) MAXINE INNISS I Appreciate (Jellybean) ALTOM MILLER Deep In My Soul (Peacefrog/CD)** RAW COLLECTIVE Nu Beings (Fossifuel) TANTAN Dopesnotfunkae — Cuica Remix (Head 2 Toe) MAFIKIZOLO Morena — Kenny Dope Main Mix (MAW) * from (Re:Mix) album ** from Stories From Bohemia album 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 : BNX (Zimpala, Bordeaux) PEPE BRADOCK featuring MICHELE WEEKS Set Me Free (Kif) ZIMPALA Can't Fall Asleep — Yuksek On Plonk Remix (Platinum) HENRIK SCHWARZ Chicago (Moodmusic) 4 SIDERS Sol Y Mas (Project) JOHN BELTRAN Kissed By The Sun (Ubiquity) COLLAGE SINGERS Uni, Tule Silma Peale ! (Hyper) ROY AYERS Lost Tapes (Track N°12) (BBE) ETHEL BEATTY I Know U Care (Unomelodic) ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Milongo Del Angel — Two Banks Of 4 Remix (Chicooligan) URSULA RUCKER Release — Louie Vega Remix (!K7) DJ SPIDER (Plein Gaz Productions, Lyon) ZUCO 103 Brazil 2000 — Nutropic Remix (CDR) RAMSEY LEWIS — Mr Scruff Remix (Verve) MAGA BO Tudo Bem (Tru Thoughts) PHARRELL featuring Jay-Z Frontin' (Arista) NUTROPIC featuring Fernanda Porto Leva E Traz (CDR) MAX SEDLEY Happy (Schema) TRUBY TRIO JALEO — Original & Remix (Compost) THE ROOM ALL STARS Anger (Sony-Japan) KOOP Remixes — featuring NICOLA CONTE & CARLITO (JCR) AYRO & SZYMANSKI Drink — Remixes (Omoa Music) RICHARD E (Solar Apple Quarktette, London) SOLAR APPLE QUARKTETTE Solar Bossa/Summer Love ad2231 (Further Out) SPIRITUAL SOUTH Green Gold (Afro Art) BREAK REFORM Ghosts/What Do You Do (Abstract Blue) MITCHELL & DEWBURY Beyond The Rains — Remixes (Mumo) MAGA BO Tudo Bem/Tanto Faz (Tru Thoughts) D'NELL Time 2 Say/Abstract Blue (Furious Styles) FENOMENON Lucy Said (HiFi Terapi) THE AMALGAMATION OF SOUNDZ DAF EP (Shadow Cryptic) DIGITAL MIDGETS We Always Have Been (Cookshop) UNFORSCENE New World Disorder LP (Kudos) GERD (4lux, Rotterdam) BAKURA Veya Veya (Especial/CDR) STEVE AZARRA In For Deep — Duplex Remix (Fortek/CDR) SPACEK Stars — King Britt Remix (!K7) INCOGNITO Can't Get You Ou Of My Head (Dome) IZZI DUNN Out Of My Hands (Fireworx) FLOWRIDERS Different Spaces (4lux/test) KABUKI featuring CLEVELAND WATKISS After The Fire (Sonar Kollektiv) MARCUS ENOCHSON featuring E-MAN I Am The Road — Bugz In The Attic Remix (MAW/CDR) SIRIUS MO Synthie (Sonar Kollektiv) HEAVENLY SOCIAL State Of Mind & Just Me — Remixes (4lux/test) RALF GUM (GoGo Music & Airport Club, Würzburg) DEEP BROS featuring DAWN TALLMAN Go Deep (GoGo Music) URSULA RUCKER Release (!K7) TERRI WALKER Drawing Board (Def Soul) MANZEL It’s Over Now (Dopebrother) INAYA DAY meetz RALF GUM What I like (CDR) H FOUNDATION Tonight (Soma) VICTOR DAVIES Morena (white) ALEXKID Come With Me — Album Mix (F-Ccom) )NATHAN HAINES Doot Dude (Chillifunk) LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES The Venezuelan Zinga Son Vol. 1 (Long Lost Brother )