dj spinna – “here to there” [bbe] - the album drops late january 2003 - awesome!

various - "red hot and riot: the music and spirit of fela" [mca] - yet to leave the turntable

blaze – “a moment in time ep” [shelter]  

wesley alexander - "falling for you" [tet kale] - deep and soulful

various - "spiritual life music" [spiritual life] - got me a copy on vinyl...

ronnie dyson - "all over your face" [atlantic]

enhancers feat lidj inc - "rasta" [nuff tuff] - digi-roots reggae

dennis ferrer – “reach for freedom / dem people go ep” [nite grooves]

dj jazzy jeff feat jill scott - "we live in philly" (instrumental) [bbe]

tortured soul feat dj spinna - "fall in love" [central park] 

pete can be seen djing in and around london with ben jolly at 'bubbling over' @ bar rumba on sundays, 'strange games and things' @ jazz cafe fridays, monthly @ cherry jam and at other one off's. 

gangstarr – “skillz” [emi]

spinna – “here to there” [bbe]

beck – “sea change” [geffen]

nirvana – “mtv unplugged”

roots – “phrenology” [mca / interscope]

clipse – “when the last time” [star trak]

common – “i got a right ta” [mca/interscope]

freddie foxxx – “industry shakedown” [landspeed]

raphael saadiq – “can you feel me” [universal]

siji – “feels like” (osunlade mix) [bbe]

having dj'd at body and soul and the loft parties in new york, cosmo now blesses us with her soulful grooves in london.  residencies around london; you can catch her at various spots around the globe.

she also runs bitches brew record label

check out the new bitches brew monthly on thursdays at herbal alongside nikki lucas - next date december 12th

julius papp - "the awakening" [large]

fertile ground - "let the wind blow" (alex kid remix) [flamingos discos]

banda black rio - "magia do prazer" (faze action remix) [mr. bongo]

stylophonic - "if everybody in the world loved everybody in the world" (king britt remix) [prolifica]

shazz - "all i wanna give you" [epic france]

the flaws - "freek" [bitches brew cdr]

dj ali - "you don't know dub" [village]

metro area - "dance reaction" [source / environ]

s.u.m.o. - "ntujjo" [cdr]

ben can be seen djing in and around london with pete adarkwah at "bubbling over" @ bar rumba on sundays; "strange games and things" every friday @ the jazz cafe and at other one off's. 

final cut with true faith - "take me away" [paragon]

index - "give me a sign" [exit records]

jomanda - "make my body rock - feel it" [big beat]

musto and bones - "dangerous on the dancefloor" [rca]

psychotropic - "only for the headstrong" [rawbass]

roberta flack - "uh uh ooh ooh look out - here it comes" [atlantic]

sha-lor - "i'm in love" [gertie records]

sugarcubes - "leash called love” (todd terry remix) [elektra]

tribal house - "motherland" [pow wow records]

 dom servini spins tunes at his mouseorgan night at herbal; monthly at i love wah wah; regularly at smiths and the jazz cafe; plus venues euro wide. he also runs the wah wah 45's and wah wahmoose record labels (karin krogh's "watermelon man" out now!) 

upcoming gigs:  december 7th altered vibes at smiths with sampsa from the leftside ensemble finland; december 11th jelly jazz christmas session at the quay club, plymouth with chris goss, pete isaac and griff; december 13th debrecen,hungary; december 14th budapest, hungary with keyser and shuriken; december 15th soul sugar, vienna with tom weiland (les gammas); december 28th mini-mouseorgan at herbal with hospital records, wah wah, taos, modaji, pete herbert and friends; december 31st new years eve wah wah on the roof terrace of smiths.   dom runs the wah wah 45's and wah wahmoose label with simon and chris goss. 

   he also writes for straight no chaser, and can be found behind the counter at london's release the groove record store.  

simon can be seen djing in the uk and around the globe.

resident dj at the whistlebump events, records as klash and works at strut records

check out the whistlebump xmas party on 14th december at the-end, london. joined by resident andy crowther and guests: danny krivit, daddy g and bugz in the attic.

full details of the night, reviews of the chart and an interview with danny krivit are all up on the website www.whistlebump.co.uk

sade - "surrender your love" (mkl havana mix)

rosey - "one" (seiji mix) [giant step]

nathan haines - "right by your side" [chillifunk]

floppy sounds - "entertainment" (carl craig mix) [wave]

khan feat julee cruise - "say goodbye" (josoul she's homeless mix) [playhouse]

focus - "marvin is one" [versatile]

jon cutler feat sarah ann webb - "dawn" (afronaught reconstruction) [papa]

foremost poets - "open season" [junior]

red hot and riot - "the music and spirit of fela" [mca]

weekly london residencies at: 

cactus blue – chelsea; cafe de paris - leciester sq; bed bar-notting hill (on rotation); bedroom bar-shoreditch

monthly: chinawhites - piccadilly; resident for red alert promotions at herbal, shoreditch.

recently been working as music consultant for the french play bintoe
and starting a record label in the new year.

tiga – “hot in herre” [k7]

dj sneak – “fix my sink” [magnetic]

gene farris – “black satin” [soma]

bambu – “the real thing”  [bitches brew]

masters at work – “electronic” [maw]

metro area – “dance reaction” [source]

n.o.r.e. – “nothing” (neptunes mix) [jive]

tiefschawarz – “never” [classic]

roland clark – “happy” (blaze mix) [king street]

funki g used to be heard on cn soho live!

catch her djing at one off's in and around london.  dj's weekly at wkd, camden, every friday.

likely to be playing on my outernational vibes show on www.gaialive.co.uk alt sats between 4-6pm i dj at various places – when asked!

various – “heavyweight rib ticklers compiled by mr scruff” [unfold] - thanks sri! cool and deadly steppas, dubs and remixes – sought after, unusual and damn heavy reggae tracks selected by the master and lives up to my expectations

bapi das baul (senses) - “no doubt” [nocturne] - open minded, sensual, spiritual, uplifting electronic music with the indian vibe always there amidst a wealth of live instruments and luscious vocals; bapi is someone special

as – “rhythmic altered state” [best seven/sonar kollectiv] - unexpected linking of superb sussed acid afrobeat singer/dancer wunmi with unassuming berlin boyz – but the tightness of their afro-jazz/dj riffs says it all – check ‘p.a.c.’ (track 8) –  wunmi ace vocals / heavy rap from my new artiste weird mc

yusa – “yusa” [tumi] - every now and then a young woman emerges with insight, clarity, fearless experimentation alongside, of course, fine musicianship, composing power and what a voice… fresh expression out of  havana

anima sound system – "promo selection (1997 – 2002 ) / aquanistan (2002)” [wizart (promo)] - hungary’s no 1 underground secret rises up; the ‘old scool conscious dissidents’ know how to sample, remix and dub out every style seeking out everything - roots to shoots

positive – “crystal clear water” [positive/copyright control] - conscious lyrical revival/steppas with a dub excursion by a new catalonia based  group bold enough to send this out of the blue. crushaal!

various  - “pachecos – beat hustlers” [r.i.c.o. /  boa] - spain keeps the ball in the hip hop court with wild ranging styles and themes and loadsa crews (gals and guys) and a guestie from the pharcyde. tough, gentle and real

tony allen – “home cooking” [comet] - good title – never straying too far from afrobeat roots, but well attuned to current club vibes with a nice rap from ty and cool backing vocals including my lady, weird mc, (wait til she steps forward with her own stuff!)

shiva nova – “seventh heaven” [shiva nova] - pritti paintal skilfully fuses london party vibes and chillout zones with her contemporary classical / classical indian roots as per this vibrant live album

kasse mady diabate – “kassi kasse” [corason] - one of africa’s (mali) finest singers with a raft of beautiful new compositions and arrangements which are totally true to griot traditions and totally fresh - dance or chill

you can catch juan djing in london with makersmark at plan b - monthly residents at:

market place (4th saturday of each month); forthcoming residency @ the islington.  juan also has residencies at cantaloupe  (1st friday of each month) and the pool (2nd friday of each month)

lo/rez – “makeshift” [hi phen records]

garsaaidi – “frank zaffa sequel’s dream mix” [compost records]

louie vega & jay “sinster” salee – “diamond life” (old school dub) [distance]

love unlimited orchestra  - “midnight groove” [20th century]

la sonora ponceña – “boranda” [inca records]

solid groove – “money back” [white]

georg levin feat ciara hill – “(i got) somebody” [new recreation records]

donna summer – “spring affair” [casablanca records]

attitudes – “if we want to” [jungle city music]

hailing from new york city, adam cruz got his musical roots from his neighborhood, from latin to hip hop to freestyle to disco.

djs at: "red" and "andalu" alongside 95 north and moncef belyamani in washington, dc and baltimore, also "filter 14", "bang the party", alongside yellorange and e-man, respectively, in nyc.  he has played internationally at "notting hill arts club", "the elbow room", and "soshomatch" in london.

check out the almagest and special guests at his weekly residency at halcyon in brooklyn called "mixtape sessions."

andrea love - "mr. fairy tale" [promo]

matthias heilbronn - "that girl" [wave]

blaze presents - "a moment in time part 1" [shelter]

marcus enochson & e-man - "musical prayer" [wave]

roland clark presents urban soul - "happy" [shelter]

osunlade feat. nadirah shakoor - "pride" [set]

ann nesby - "let thy kingdom come" [white]

mateo & matos - "zulu funk" [large]

a factor - "canto azul" [white]

regular bookings around the uk has ensured laura is one of the best rising soulful house dj's around. regular gigs at garage city, played at ministry of sound, voodoo lounge and many more....

forthcoming dates:
take 5 – biel – switzerland – 21st dec 2002

garage city - 4th january & 8th february 2003

....also appearing alongside conrad bool and maria p on solar radio.

check out her home page: 
www.laura-stone.co.uk for more info.

sir piers feat monique bingham – “don’t you love me” [curious records]

inaya day and louis benedetti – “shout it out” [soulshine]

nathan haines – “right by your side” [chillifunk]

selective spirit – “do you feel me” [subliminal soul]

gerald levert – “aint it funny” [white]

stephanie cooke – “rain” [king st]

soul station – “believe (big moses)” [west end records] 

andrea love – “mr fairytale” [sound division]

reggie watts – “closer” [soulshine]

dino and terry – “ride the storm” [white]

a french immigrant who developed a strong taste for house music in the early 90s...moved to the capital to experience the atmosphere of the parisian dancefloors and quickly embraced the sounds played by people like dj gregory, dj deep, eric rug and shazz... a few clubs nights and a weekly radio show quickly followed the move.

an old' smoke resident since 1998, he has worked for a little while with the vinyl junkies records store to help to promote deep underground music.

still hoping to bring his personal musical aspirations to life, possibly in the new year with the re-launch of his label and the release of some new music

check g-man's site: www.the-crystal-room.com

shazz – “lost illusions” (joli mix) – [fnac 1993] - an old gem produced by st-germain and shazz with that "sensual" touch typical of shazz's productions

blaze – “a moment in time” (part i) – [shelter] - the new jersey duet is at it again and as always never fails to deliver!

tortured soul & dj spinna – “fall in love” [central park] - another collaboration with christian urich of cooly's hot box for dj spinna and again a winner!

aurra – “you & me tonight” (timmy regisford remix) – [10 records] - oldie but goodie!!!  

nuages – “blanc ep” [f.communications 1994] - ludovic navarre (aka st-germain) is the man behind this projet: a fine piece of minimal groove!

tyrone francis & quentin harris – “too hott/sincere” [spacekat] - 'sincere' is the cut with its rnb-ish feel and smooth vocal!

diana ross – “that's how you start over” [rca 1983] - a rather obvious horn-backed rnb number here but still very effective!

blaze – “lovely ones/better days” (remixes) [lifeline] - the remixes that got the trainspotters in a 'trance' when fk dropped them at plastic people last month are out!

dennis ferrer – “dem people go” [kingstreet records] - after the rocking 'colors' (soul collectives 3), dennis ferrer is back for more af'raw business!!!

earth people – “dance” [champion] - the old pal joey classic (recently revisited by kerri chandler) still rocks any dancefloor!

 marcia carr's profile is way too long to list here! she guest dj's at major parties and guest presents radio shows. current events include our time is coming/propoganda/pick up the fish - london.

don't forget to check her website: www.plasticmine.nl

kaskade – “i feel like” [om records] - off their highly anticipated debut lp "it's you, it's me", this melodius cut oozes class with joslyn's pretty vocals.

chieko kinbara ft. liliana chachian – “a espera / o sorriso da vida” [disorient] - superb and exceptional.

d-influence ft. romina johnson – “taste of bitter love” [dome] - the ashford & simpson penned glady knight hit is neatly given a 2002 revamp - it's all in the ruff n tumble mixes.

mattski – “music from the streets” [pure recordings] - raw depth charged house and tech styled beats with gospel inflections really rock my world - every track's a winner.

terry callier – “runaround / monuments of mars” [mr bongo] - callier's fine return to form - did he ever leave it?

noel pointer – “captain jarvis” [united artists] - when disco met classical music andyou can still feel it in your soul more than twenty years on.

chris lum – “regarding love”  [loveslap! recordings] - sensual and wondrous rich latin vibes that kicks hard and keeps its soul.

inaya day meets louis benedetti – “shout it out” [soulshine recordings] - it's high velocity recordings and miami's best soulful house man spurring on happy vibes in this floor filling anthem.

physics – “don't deny me love” [deeplay music] -  jay-j defines the new quality of house - sheer class!

prince quick mix ft. ekaterini – “everyday” [distinctive] - the nyc club mix is an extravaganza of building percussion and drums with an amazing vocal talent in tow.

"current ten rockin my lounge" by lee bright of bbe records and recreation records (in no particular order):

lee is also promoter & resident of the extended family

 catch lee dj’ing with nigel prankster @ grand central, shoreditch - 13th dec 

kyri runs r2 records: www.r2records.com

gangstarr – “skills” [virgin] - nothing can stop primo & guru

theo parrish – “solitary flight” [sound signature] - great use of ‘memories of green’ from blade runner

amp dog knight’s – “i’m doing fine” [mahogany music] - moodyman & amp fiddler instant classic

clipse – “when the last time” [arista] - do the neptunes ever sleep?

the society – “how’s life” [cdr] - future music, today

jmx feat tikiman – “tikisong” (osunlade mix) [life enhancing audio] - does what it says on the label

dj spinna – “here to there” [bbe lp] - dope from beginning to end

jill scott – “easy conversation” [mca] - this can melt polar caps

the roots – “water” [mca] - illadelph funk from the new lp

meshell ndegeocello – “cookie: the anthropological mixtape”’ [maverick lp] - see her live at every opportunity you get 

swayzak - "make up your mind" [k7]

slam mode - "umri" [spirtual life muisc]

soma mestizo - "silver sun ep" (mkl vs soy sos mixes)

unai - "soulbandit" [sub staic records]

anagram - "congas dub" [220 music]

andy calwell - "in soul sessions vol 1" - [inspirit muisc]

eliane elias - "manhattan sweet club mix" [rca]

zon locwood - "solo strings" [just a groove]

john tejada - "fill you up" [residul recordings]

meshell ndegeocello & yerba buena - "gentlemen" (red hot riot) [mca]

3 generations walking - "love & fear" [spiritual life music]

james currently works for 'charged' (the dance division of vital distribution) where he specializes in funk, soul, dub, hip hop and deep house releases. 

he is also responsible for the fidgit record label and clubs and can often be found behind the decks (or at the bar) at the pool, the embassy, fridays at plan b and various other clubs/bars in and around london.

curtis runs dance-for-life (www.dance-for-life.com) and dj's in and around london. he also records as ghetto soul combining soul/funk/jazz musicians to create organic soulful dance grooves!