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The pieces of music thereafter are taken from the weekly Fresh Grooves mix series as conceived by Michael Fossati.

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Picks of the Week

GLENN UNDERGROUND "Mental Black Resurrection" (Lifeline)

Can't remember exactly when I first heard this song, but it must have been in late 2003. "Mental Black Resurrection" has been long awaited since then, and Lifeline are the lucky ones to release it. This is a stunning journey into jazzy percussive house on a deep vibe with athmospheric keys and shuffling beats leading the way. The dub version is a bit more minimalistic and features a sublime piano that gives the song a jazzier, lighter feeling.

DJ OJI & UNA vs. Dr. BOB JONES AND THE INTERNS "Soul Underground" (POJI Records)

What a combination we've got here ! DJ Oji and songstress Una get a fabulous reworking by soul aficionado Dr. Bob Jones and his Chilli Funk cohorts The Interns. Their groovy and soulful garage interpretation is isnspired by The Interns "Soul Food", a classic on its own right. Oji himself does a re-interpretation of the original version with a definite underground feeling spread by the bubbling groove and lovely guitar. Also included are bonus beats and an acapella to play around with.

STUDIO APARTMENT featuring MONIQUE BINGHAM "Flight" (King Street)

Studio Apartment are a Japanese production crew that teams up with vocalist Monique Bingham on that piano driven bossa latin-jazz workout originally only released in Japan. It has now been picked by King Street who commissioned Frankie Feliciano who prunes down some of the latin growth for a more club friendly, garagier versino.

Runner-Up: VARIOUS "Deep Ending EP" (D'lectable Music)

D'lectable is a fresh Chicago based label presenting this truly lovely EP featuring a hot Glenn Underground production that features Charles Matlock on vocals over a smoothly bumpin' groove that is added with jazzy ingredients. With a silky smooth voice, Charles is reminiscing about a time (from the past) when thigs were different - meaning more colorful, or simply said: better. "What Am I Doin' To Me" by DJ V is an instrumental track on a jazz-funky vibe spreading a laidback vibe, while "Boom boom" by DJ Alena is an underground track with a minimalistic groove, acidic tones and vocal adlibs.

Kaskade "Sweet love" (OM Records)

"Sweet love" is one of the standout tracks from Kaskade's recent long player. Kaskade himself drops a gorgeous extended version with a tasty female vocal performance by Joslin and his signature production. New mixes are provided by Marques Wyatt who keeps things smooth and lucious while Fred Everything gives it a bumpin' jackin' feeling.

SEAWIND PROJECT featuring EMILY McEWAN "Free" (Knee Deep US/test)

This project is a collaboration between Knee Deep and Rasmus Faber taking on a late 70's latin jazz-funk masterpiece. Knee Deep came up with the idea, and Faber got the musicians and singer Emily McEwan to do the original version that is a mellow latin vibe interpretation with lovely brass and percussion instrumentation. Knee Deep's vocal version fierce things a bit up, keeping it close to the original, while their dub is the pick for peaktime play.

ANDY HOLDER presents RHYTHM & SOUL "Nothing Like Jazz" (deVICE Records/test)

deVICE Records are coming up with a nice combination of deep house and jazz producecd by Andy Holder. The 'Original Mix' represents the fusion of the two genres nicely with a smoothly stompin' groove, jazzy piano and sublime vocals. The 'Rhythmic Soul Mix' is a groovier affair with a sweeter vibe. As a bonus, the 'Jazzapella' is included as a DJ tool.

FRANCOIS K. "Enlightenment" (Wave)

A track that needs to be heard on a loud system to be experienced. It is driven by a melodic synth line that is underlayed with a sweet guitar, layered drums and spreads a jazzy feeling. 16B provides the remix, a techy version with an almost progressive feel to it.

WARE "Next Step EP" (NiteGrooves)

Ware makes his debut on NiteGrooves with a combination of techy grooves an latin rhythms. "East Side Influence" features a percussion loaded groove with moody keys and a melodic chord workout while "Answer Jam Question" is based on heavy freestyle drums. The flip features "Dub Side Question", a remix by MKL of the first track giving it an athmospheric, spacey feeling.

SEBASTIAN WUNDER "Heaven" (Almost Heaven/test)

"Heaven" is a lovely deep house track with warm keys and a deep but smoothly stompin' groove that is spreading a melodic feeling. Frank Wichmann delivers a remix on a tribalish tip filled with electronic elements. The flipside features the 'Barfüsser Remix' by Gary Lanziere & Gene Douglas that takes the song even deeper with a smooth tribal groove and athmospehric keys, creating an almost ambient vibe.

KINGS OF TOMORROW "So Alive" (Purple Music Tracks/test)

"So Alive" is produced by Sandy Rivera whose original mix is on a laidback tirbal tip featuring a spoken female message over the moody groove. Jamie Lewis provides the remix and adds a heavier groove to it, giving the track a more minimalistic and darker feeling.