Back already but there is plenty to talk about already.....Miami seems to be going off with a bang and early reports are suggesting the biggest WMC yet....will try to get there next year....anyway onto the latest tunes.....first up is Defected's Miami Sampler and you have to check out a top cover version of Prince's "When Doves Cry" by top French House producer/remixer Yass. On first consideration I was expecting the worst but to my surprise is very good and comes with a mix from the Muthafunkaz who seem to be very busy and in demand at present.....Also on the sampler is deep little number from Jovonn called "Elements", another Yass production called "I Won't" plus tracks from Baggi Begovic and Julien Jabre.....next up is some top new remixes of Ethan White & Lisa Shaw's "Find A Way" coming from Jon Cutler and Shur I Kan with my faves being Jon Cutler's....he takes it a bit deeper and just oozes class....top new release for me this week has to be the eagerly anticipated Lil Louis long player "Two Sides To Every Story" that clocks in at 18 tracks....the first eight are 4 to the floor, sexy, jazzy house that is expected from him and he doesn't disappoint....the second half is R&B so takes it from the dancefloor to the bedroom......a real stand-out for me is "Love Is....Afraid Of The Dark" but I'm sure after more listens I'll be dropping more tracks off it.....lastly another newie that seems to be getting some attention is Lady Alma's latest "Running For Nothing" which comes with excellent mixes from Universal Sun and Simbad.....that's it for now, and remember House Music Will Never Die!!!

New Top 10 - Mid March 2009

Hi peeps....sorry it's been a while been a bit slack but very excited with all the quality product which has appeared in the last 3-4 weeks, must be as the WMC is in full flow. Wish I was there, maybe next year......Anyway for starters those lovely people at Vega Records have been busy and not one but 3 quality releases have surfaced in the last couple of weeks......First up is Louie's missus Madame X Aka Anane dropping a new bomb titled "You're So Sweet" which is a sexy husband and wife affair that I can't seem to get enough of....next is Fabio Genito's latest which picks up where "Undefined Feeling" left off, but this time is a whole EP "The Limoncello EP" with my pick of the bunch being "Frozen Cream" and is just right for those dark and deep rooms out there......and finally my fave of the 3 is a re-work of the Love Committee classic "Just As Long As I Got You" nicely brought up to date by Duce Martinez who keeps all the brass and percussion but adds a solid 4 to the floor kick drum......On top of those if that wasn't enough we have a hot package from Brazil's finest DJ Meme on Soulfuric Records...Meme has turned out a wicked cover of the Rufus & Chaka classic "Any Love" complete with a trio of his own typically glorious orchestral disco mixes plus some more techy but funky mixes from the Muthafunkaz and a to round off the package are some mixes from Italy's Alfred Azzetto to add another flavour......Next Tortured Soul are back and although their latest offering "Home To You" surfaced mid last year on OM they have now re-released it with new mixes by Quentin Harris and Ethan White which I feel do it better justice than Chuck Love's original mix which stuck quite close to the album cut......Talking of Quentin he has also touched up Sybil's latest "Stronger" which also comes with mixes from Stonebridge but I'd stick with Quentin's mixes.......King Street Records, always a label that screams quality have just dropped a sampler for Miami 2009 and never fail to deliver....this time for me the picks are the Muthfunkaz mix of Heather Johnson's "Under My Skin" and Manchildblack's "Magic" although a honourable mention must go to Kenny Dope's dub of "Dance Till We Die" from P'Taah....more WMC sampler's have come from SoulHeaven Records and is just 2 tracks but both are pretty cool. Roland Clark servers up "Soul Good" which is as good as he always is backed with Matthew Brandy's "Time Me" which I must admit I'm leaning towards, a truly smooth soulful affair from him as always.....I did say that we're spoilt at the moment and another hot track that has just shown up on my rader is a Monique Bingham outing under the guise Shake The Dog entitled "Run"....The usual quality vocal is joined by drums and additional production by Phil Asher and also bass and guitars from Jephte Guillaume! Definietly recommended for the more descernable ears and dancefloors......More great stuff from Defected Records who are now into their 10th year, recent releases have included new mixes of SoulSearcher's "Can't Get Enough" which was a considerable club/crossover hit the first time around but now comes in spanking new 2009 mixes from The Layabouts, Guy Robin and Henrik B.....why new mixes were necessary is a bit of a mystery but have given it a new lease of life....Speaking of the Layabouts, the new remixes of "Time" by The Realm are worth checking as are the Restless Soul mixes from Phil Asher who really can't do much wrong at the moment.......Defected have also resurrected Copyright & Jazzie B's "Roots" from their album last year and have let Claude Monnet loose who has given it his trademark tribal, deep sound and has turned it into a real club banger that I'm just lovin'.....Lastly we can't go by without mentioning Henrik Schwarz who really is on a roll at the moment.....the lastest Sunburst Band EP "Man Of War" comes with mixes from the man, plus the recently mentioned Omar/Stevie Wonder collaboration "I'm Feelin' U" is still doing the rounds although not yet offically released, and we mustn't forget the one that's really doing it for me is his improvement on the tune that is "Think Twice" from the Detroit Experiment....like last years "I Exist Because Of You" he offer's two versions, one more jazzy than the other but both are equally capable of getting those toes tapping.....if that's not all Henrik has recently completed a mix for DJ Hell's latest album so watch this space......

To wrap up here's my latest 10

1. Home To You (Quentin Harris Remix) - Tortured Soul - TSR
2. Roots (Claude Monnet Remix) - Copyright & Jazzie B - Defected
3. Just As Long - Duce Martinez - Vega
4. Any Love (Muthafunkaz Mix) - DJ Meme & Rachel Claudio - Soulfuric
5. Run - Shake The Dog & Monique Bingham - Symple Soul
6. Think Twice (Henrik Schwarz Remix) - Detroit Experiment - CD-R
7. Who Got Faith - Franck Roger - Franck Roger
8. Got To Believe - Bibi & Malou Beauvoir - Cheers
9. I Know - N'Dinga - Sole Channel
10. Time (Layabouts/Restless Soul Remixes) - The Realm - Domu

That should do you for now.....until next time.......