Well, well, well… Time has finally come to pack for most of us here at IDMW.com and have a break to some sunny destinations. This said, those happening to honour us with their visits in the weeks to come won't be left alone as we've managed to provide you with some consistant stuff during the summer period. First up will be a full report about the 3rd edition of Sunslice Festival which opens tomorrow in Toulon (South Of France). Then, as started with our tribute to the late Barry White and its current follow up dedicated to Soul II Soul, we'll provide you each week with our series of summer edits with re-edtions of interviews of some of the people who've played a key role in contemporary music like José Padilla, Incognito, Larry Heard, Lil' Louis and The Time to name but a few. Meanwhile, our own MFSB is to resurrect some more mixtapes recorded back in the days with classics from early house to R&B hip hop and soul/jazz on a weekly basis.

IDMW.com is to be back with its usual sections by the beginning of September, starting with the interview of one of the most acclaimed DJ/producer in the world (feel free to make your bets on who we're talking about on our forum section !!!), not to mention the launches of our awaited online shop + our French version...

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

Everything comes to an end with this very last issue of In Da Mix B4 some fairly well deserved break and the good news is that we have once more tons of wonderful stuff to satisfy your appetite with an ultimate selection of true gems before we leave.

Amongst this year's favourites during the Winter Music Conference, "Love Is On The Way" is finally to have an official release in the days to come. One of those positive messages as we like here at IDMW.com which happens to be our current single of the week after weeks and weeks on our tennerz seing the association between more than ever (quality) purveyors Louie Vega and Blaze for the very best once more (Vega Records), both of'em never ceasing reaching nu heights on their owns these days. Mostly remembered for her "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" classic back in the days, soul diva Patti Labelle returns with a monster groove – "New Day" – receiving some remix treatment by… Louie Vega which aptly looks to stand as one of his best work to date, added with alternative versions from srs Quentin Harris and Darryl James both in a very classy way (Def Soul Classics). Elsewhere, he adds some deep mood revamping the soulful & classy "The World" for Sterling Ensemble featuring Juliet Moshea (MAW) staying true to the original craziness of the latin jazzy "La Descarga Del Bobo" that he and his partner (Kenny Dope) have retouched for Willie Bobo (Verve). Meanwhile, on the "opposite corner", Blaze have some other crazy remix commitment on Lonesome Echo Production's newie "Sweet Dream" featuring Byron Stingily, to be released on July 12 on Brighton label Disorient.

Open minded as ever, Joe Claussell delivers another experimentation of his own on the Far East territory on the footsteps of his reworks for Nitin Sawhney while covering Ustad Sultan Khan's "Sayaji" on a very subtle and emotional deep trancey vein (5 Points). A cut that UK based DJ Pathaan should no doubt jump on on some forthcoming selection of his own. Back to France for a couple of gigs succesively at Toulon's Sunslice Festival then at La Villa La Grange on the Atlantic Coast, Kerri Chandler has his new thing for Linda (of Downton 161 label) now available on the label of the name and would suggest you to have a careful listen to the seducive phonkyabstract "The Phone Call". And he's also responsible with Jerome Sydenham of the unmissable deep'n'moody "Rising The Sun" as a part of the DJ Tools vol.4 on Ibadan.

In the meantime, Wave Music has to be really thanked for delivering the shiny discophonky "Get You" by DJ Romain presents Soul City featuring Danil to get us on the right mood. Ooooh, I love this, man. Another man prooving once more that he's amongst the emerging forces being Detroit born Quentin Harris joining talents with nu vocalist Cordell McClary on the magnetic "Traveling", somehow closer to the so called nu soul than house strictly speaking (Space Kat). And the same thing should be said about Steal Vybe with their recent 4 tracker called Dance 4 Life EP, as most particularily demonstrated on the intimate deep'N'jazzy "After Hours" performed by vocalist Stephanie Renee (Steal Vybe). Meanwhile, NYC new label Primal Groove headz of Anthony Zalez and Frank Estevez are responsible of two of the most underrated gems of these last weeks – which happen to be the 2 first releases on their label – with Dee Holloway's "Say It" and its follow up from Danielle, "I Know You Love Me" which, given a better exposure, could well make a buzz in a similar friendly vein to DJ Oji & Una's "Nobody" on West End Records.

As a matter of fact Oji's got a new cut, this time on King Street and wiith Carolyn Victorian called "He's My DJ" and there's definitely something on it. Meanwhile his partner DJ Pope provides some solid and unmissable groove to Lynette Smith's "Everything Must Change" for Slaag Records.

Released at the end of last year on Large, Glenn Underground's "Trust" gets a new life on a 10" format including amongst others the Calypso remix which really adds to the magnetism of the song.

On some very far territory symbolizing what to us are the other illicit grooves on this column, Wave Music label new offshot Deep Space, bring us the lazy and deep dubby "New Dawn" by South African born Brendon Moeller aka Beat Pharmacy. Illicit grooves is also what comes first in mind when talking about Kenny Dixon Jr stuff. No image, no artifice, nothing but the essence-ial as shown on his "Salvador de Bahia" 12" on some latin vibes dubbed with the ultra phonkkiller "Last Call For Alcohol" and the discophonk'N'abstractjazzy "Express". Simplicity as expected from the true talents (Mahogani Music).

On a slightly more conventional way, Todd Gardner gives life to his own label with the deep'n'jazzy "You're My DJ" featuring some subtle interpretation from Gynisse Way adding muxh intimacy to this effort (Certified Organik). If into classy cool house Seek "Evereafter" reinterpretations by German label GoGo Music team could well fit your expectations as most notoriously demonstrated by Ralph GUM & CrisP and Swiss DJ Roberto De Carlo, not that far away from the Naked vibes. Could well be, in that same cool classy vein, that the revamp of Cerrone's disco classic "You Are The One" featuring Jocelyn Brown with Jamie Lewis remixing it reaches the same status as the original released 3 decades ago (Purple Music). Meanwhile French singer Hanna Haisteams up with Austrian producer Sergio Flores of 7th District on the latin flavoured "Rosa Nova" (Atal). If in search for Paulo Rocha's "Dreamwalker" released 3 years ago on Black Vinyl, your expectations will now be fullfiled with its re-edition as a part of the Re:Cuts Volume 5 3 tracker for the label. A good slice of atmospheric thin house dubbed with extra cuts from David Penn and some much awaited unreleased vocal version of their "Fever Tension" really worth to listen.

That's it for now.

See ya in September folks, MFSB

 
IDM TENNERZ
PATTI LABELLE New Day – Louie Vega Dance Ritual Club Mix (Def Soul Classics)
KENNY DIXON Jr Last Call For Alcohol/Express (Mahogani Music)
LOUIE VEGA featuring BLAZE Love Is On The Way – Dance Ritual Club Mix (Vega Records)
STEAL VYBE After Hours (Steal Vybe Music)
DANIELLE I Know You Love Me (Primal Groove)
QUENTIN HARRIS presents CORDELL McCLARY Traveling (Space Kat)
DJ ROMAIN presents SOUL CITY featuring DANIL Get You (Wave)
LYNETTE SMITH Everything Must Change (Slaag)
GLENN UNDERGROUND Trust – Calypso Mix (Large)
JOE CLAUSSELL Sayaji (5 points)