2004 looks life a definitively fruitful years for Blaze with their label (West End) in super full effect, Kevin Hedge having a weekly residency at NYC Cielo alongside Louie Vega and a couple of quintessential projects in the air. Their Found Love compilation is one of them with a release this month on Slip'N'Slide for Europe then later on on West End for the rest of the world. A true event on its own as it's their first ever CD mix with additional overdub key parts from Josh Milan (our current Album of the Month) and a booming selection. On the same front, Jazzanova also give some serious demonstration of their capacity behind the decks providing us with an killing selection of absolute gems, from R&B/soul/jazz downtempo to hip hop beatz, nu jazz, broken beat, funk, house and a drop of slow tunes at the end, featuring Jill Scott, Carol Williams, Attica Blues, Deyampert, Bakura, Bahamadia, Sidsel Endresen & Bugge Wesseltoft and Georg Levin to name but a few. Not to mention some compositions of theirs including our recent "Glow And Glare/Dance The Dance" Single Of The Week (Sonar Kollektiv).

Sun definitely shines over the planet while having a listen to… In Brazil, the latest selection from Gilles Peterson. Wilson Simonal starts the collection with his most memorable "Nem Vem Que Nao Tem" and its numerous international cover versions leading amongst others to the souvenir of late Nino Ferrer with "Tu veux ou tu veux pas"… We most definitely jam on bossa there and I would suggest you to accompany the whole with a bit of camarões and a drop of Capoeira then enjoy this with your honey. As for the contemporary things on display on the CD2, they're no surprisingly carefully selected (and pasted) featuring the sensualissime Otto's "Bob" relifted by Edu K, the killing "Green Gold" from Spiritual South, not to mention some crazy work called "Futebol de Bar" by Cesar Mariano with a 'Heavy Üsker Mix'. Definitely worth to have a listen to (Either Records). On the same neo tropicalist wave is Brazilian Love Affair # 05 in the genre with a majority of horizontal cuts to come along on an appropriate chill out session on some (sunny) shore. Favours going to Democustico, Troubleman featuring Nina Miranda, Vertente (on a cool bossa rhythm), Friends from Rio 2, Viper Squad and Mamond over some sharp beats (Far Out).

We, in Europe, are lucky enough to be exposed to tons of different flavors, from ska to broken beat, hip hop, house, techno, Brazilian beats and almost anything you may imagine. What, to some (other extend), stands as the I(ndamix)DMW.com approach of the things which, at the end of the day, happens to be what the former conception of DJing was at the early ages. We then would have DJ's/selectors like Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay, Patrick Forge being the live proof of any kind of music may find its room on the dancefloors as long as it's good and carefully selected. Another exemple is to be given by Into Something co-resident DJ Florian Keller on his Party Keller set (as derived of his weekly night of the name) varying from reggae to hip hop and funk, meted with a touch of psychedelism and in a spirit to turn your mind upside down, featuring music from Chanson, Michel Legrand, Giorgio Moroder, Sam Brothers Five (with a wink to Chic's classic "Le Freak"), not to mention Daniel Sofer's presence for the ones into scratching and breakdance and the bluesy "Crazy Girl Pt." II by Freddie Love and a stunning cover reggae-ish version of the late Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up" by Greyhound (Compost). We've recently suggested you to get your hands on a collection called Detroit Soul put together by Unisex label. Well, that's about the same for their brand new selection regrouping NYC acts this time. Armel Larrieux, Q Tip, DJ Spinna, Cooly's Hot Box, Pete Rock, Marlon Saunders amongst others with pure moments of intimate groove.

One thing is to do sounds, another one is to produce music, not to mention the appropriate lyrics that would come with. UK trio Paul Cullen, Simon Lovejoy and female vocalist Jo Laundy aka Taxi get back in action with their second album. A collection of absolute modern groove incorporating fragments of house, jazz, funk, R&B, ambient and blues for what is to be entitled The Accessory. Is this so of this offering ? I'd say definitely No like their first one two years ago, judging by the quality of the atmospheres they've managed to come with, delivering mostly lascive grooves with a delicate pop feel alla Moloko/EBTG (INFRACom!).

Eclectism is definitely what we may expect from Roy Davis Jr and it's exactly what to find on his new Water For Thirsty Children album. The Chicago maestro manages to come up with a sort of double part effort made of pasted songs varying from cool grooves to more dance oriented one carrying all those elements that have made his reputation so far (hip hop, soul, funk, jazz, house) inside a contemporary amalgamation.

More jazzy fulled is French outfit NoJazz's No Limits album (Warner Jazz) and the fact is this collection is craziness at its best, made of various collaborations that the group would have while doing their recent worldwide tour. On board are no other than the late Claude Nougaro, Ibizenco producer Lennart Krarup (the one of the Ibizarre series) alongside toaster Mangli on the furious "Candela" ready to take the dancefloors by storm. And, wait a minute as there's also Maurice White + the Earth, Wind and Fire's horn section, African singer Ousmane on the mellowsaxy "What Time Is It" and some serious phat groove called "Pick Up 80" featuring Wally Badarou ! All of this making the offer quite interesting to have a listen to.

Ending up this issue # 56 the way we've started it with US respected purveyors of jams, in other words Mateo & Matos, who made their names both of post disco, latin house and afro oriented cuts. The latest being on offer on their new Essential Elements LP. A 13 tracker full of infectious abstract tribal sequencies to get your feet stucked on the floor although with some hypnotic brainy madness (NiteGrooves)