In May, do whatever you want, as said in France and we definitely have to get ourselves ready for tons of events here and there, starting at the end of this week with the Southport Weekender and an impressive array of interesting names including UK don of disco, Joey Negro (our interview of the week) ready to release his Sunburst Band outfit's new album. Meanwhile, MFSB is back on da blocks with an other selection of the finest grooves around, including some he ironically had to pay for i_n his will to provide you with the most complete info. That's the way house goes…  

IN DA MIX (HOUSE, GARAGE & OTHER ILLICIT GROOVES)

In May, do whatever you want and ther's no reason why you shouldn't do so at the end of the day. Send us some feedback, tell us that IDMW.com is baaaad… or crap ! Provide us with mixes of yours… or mixtapes. Get linked to us, join our ever growing commùunity and why not get your hands on this site with contributions of yours, tell us what we may do for you… Well, make yourself home, while we provide you with some good vibes.

Long time haven't seen so many ladies in the house at the same time and guess I have to say that there's really nothing to complain about this. Starting up this new selection with the much touted Goapele (read Qua-Pa-Lay) who sees one track – "Love" - from her Even Closer Album on Skyblaze Recordings licensed by Loveslap! with additional mixes from Miguel Migs and the ever charismatic DJ Spinna signing another peace of beauty he's much reputed for on an atmospheric soulful tip. In other words THAT something to kill you softly with this song. Equally shiny although exploring some different territory is Lady Alma's newie called "Living In The City". Quite like the jazzyphonk groove of this cut and its fluid environment as provided by Soul Dhamma, not talking about some infectious dub of theirs on the flipside to rock the deepest floors (King Street).

Quite a while without a word about Underground Collective Recordings label. Looks like this NYC label has had a look somewhere in the West calling Californian Kiko Navarro and our Soulplanet Jazz Ensemble brothers to relift DJ Chus and David Penn's written "The Perfect Place" for Concha Buika and guess what ? It's the SJE remix on the flipside that feeds our expectations on an organic classy jazzyphonk vein.

Couldn't tell you who's done the latest remix of "You Don't Know My Name" by R&B diva Alicia Keys but no doubt it gives extra flava to this already anthemic song rereleased as a white label by Rotgut under "The MuthaFunkin Keys" title.

Never heard neither so far of Smooth Agent Records nor from the people involved on what appears already as their 5th release - I mean "Africa" by Black_Mamba featuring Sarudzayi - although I come to understand that this label is based in Canada and no heard neither of the people who've been commissionned to remix it : Sean Smith & Oscar Ramirez, apart from Kenny Carjaval. Anyway, if you're looking for some cool afro atmospheric vibes, this 12 is most definitely for you, meanwhile the latest gives it a more NY housey approach.

Jephte Guillaume goes further politically with "Onè- Respè" bringing us back to the souvenir of his homeland – Haiti – which, although it was the first proclaimed Black Republic ever, reminds under the influence of dictatorship two centuries after its declaration of independance, melting conscious Creole lyrics with afro tribal vibes (Tet Kalé).

Duron Turik joins Space Kat label with the smooth'n'groovy "No Over" melting soulful, gospel and atmospheric jazz elements over some cool afro soul beat. Meanwhile, Nikos adds a bit of N-R-G on the B-side with the same amount of fluidity.

Blaze's new cut "Found Love" has finally hit the shelves an dit was, as usual, worth to wait. A song which we incidentally happened to hear for the very first time last summer at the Sunslice Festival in Toulon, seing the duet flirting with equal happiness with cool bossa vibes. Not to mention this other release on the same label from Joi (a guy we undertand as coming from Japan) on the same vibrant vein. In addition to this, Blaze is also on the run, providing smooth remixes for UK soulman Omar alongside Angie Stone on their rendition of William DeVaughn's classic "Be Thankful (For What You've Got), originally produced by Guru (Spun Records).

Back to some more groovy tip although on the same deep kinda vibes is the intimate "If You Leave Me Know" from The Moves. A cut that receives some Alix Alvarez treatment which happens to be the one of a definitely silky touch. Check most definitely the Part 1 of this 2 vinyl release (Central Park). A couple of step further rhythmically speaking is "My Way" from b-Soul aka DJ Pope on Poji Records, seing DJ Oji's partner purveying some lush keys on a jazzy'n'groovy tune enlighted by spoken words from Teresa. Really worth to check out as Roy Davis Jr's newie – "Moving Up" – a three track sampler taken for his new album which has recently been released on Canadian label Nice + Smooth. So howizit ? Well, well, well, carrying all those elements the combination of which have made Roy's reputation on a modern housey soulfunkjazzy tip as notoriously shown by its title track featuring words and vocals by Marcellus. Meanwhile the flipside explores some smoother territories.

Another Chicago heroe is with no doubt Glenn Underground, providing us with another corker : "Follow Me" featuring Swaylo on Shelter. Meanwhile, the Abicah Soul Project has resurfaced with a new 12 on Waako/Zyx strangely credited to a certain Stax but carrying nevertheless all those thangz that are a part of G.U.'s touch. Leavin' you for now with another absolute delitte hailing from Detroit, a soulful phonky light groove called "About Last Night" by Randolph on Mahogani Music and this sounds like waooooow ! Can't wait to get 2 the Motorcity's festival at the end of this month… MFSB

IN DA MIX TENNERZ
RANDOLPH About Last Night (Mahogani Music)
GOAPELE Love – DJ Spinna Remix (Loveslap!)
b-SOUL The Movement (Poji Records)
LADY ALMA Living In The City – Soul Dhamma Mixes (King Street)
BLAZE Found Love (West End)
DURON TURIK present No Over (Space Kat)
BLACK_MAMBA featuring SARUDZAYI Africa – Pico De Gallo Mix (Smooth Agent Records)
CONCHA BUIKA The Perfect Place – Soulplanet Jazz Ensemble Remix (Underground collective)
ROY DAVIS Jr featuring MARCELLUS Moving Up (Nice + Smooth)
JEPHTE GUILLAUME ONE-RESPE (Tet Kalé)