larry gold feat gerald levert – “dance” [bbe promo] - awesome philly boogie track from the forthcoming album

roy ayers feat mary clayton and sylvia striplin - “brand new feeling” [bbe cdr] - it's been locked away for over twenty years and now this ten minute track will see the light of day...along with an albums worth...

red astaire – “follow me” [gamm] - can this be anyone else?? 

big moses feat ambrosia - “that's how much i love you” [cdr] - someone over at shelter please release this! such a great track...

steely dan - “the fez” [mca] - been playing out a lot of steely recently  

dj gregory – “elle” [faya combo]

alison crockett – “like rain” [wah wah 7"] – it's been out a while...awesome...rediscovered in the record box...well done dom!

madlib - “shades of blue” album sampler [blue note] - dayum! need to get the album...yes, i know it's out!

d'nell – “this thing/e2” [furioustyles/abstract blue] - dope beats and vocals...

john beltran - "kissed by the sun" [ubiquity] - great tune for summer

vinia mojica – “sands of time” [fruitmeat]  

norman connors - "you're a star" [elektra] - gotta get one disco gem in there!

gangstarr - “the ownerz” [virgin] - the more i listen, the more i like

dj spinna - "music in me" (blaze remix) [cdr]

siji – “feels like” (osunlade remix) [bbe promo] - coming soon!

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."

panyard - “baby 3 times” [diaspora]

the almagest - “maya’s dance” (dalicious “cool drink of water” mix) [unsigned]

real people feat. jag - “second guess” (blaze mixes) [papa]

dj gregory - “elle” (frankie feliciano edit) [faya combo]

antonio ocasio - “organic energy” [kenlou]

joe clausell & jephte guillaume - “koloke” (west african guitar groove) [spiritual life]

floetry - “say yes” (daryl james mixes) [fall out]

serge gainsbourg - “nyc usa” (martin solveig re-edit) [unknown]

senor coconut - “smoke on the water" (king britt remix) [new state]

ben can be seen djing in and around london with pete adarkwah at "bubbling over" @ bar rumba on sundays; and at other one off's.

www.bbemusic.com

airto moreira - “i’m fine how are you?” [warner bros masters]

various artists - “something estereo” [estereo]

the average white band - “the ultimate collection” [columbia]

various artists - “african disco” [nascente]

various artists - “back in the e.s.s.r.” [umblu]

the drifters - “the definitive drifters” [warner]

jazzanova - “jazzanova remixed” [jcr]

various artists - “juke joint mixed by boozoo bajou” [stereo deluxe]

teruo nakamuru - “unicorn” [soul brother]

carlos malcolm - “bustin’ outta the ghetto” [bgp]

various artists - “ghana soundz” [soundway]

various artists - “danny krivit – edits by mr. k.” [strut]

mongo santamaria - “mongo ‘70” [atlantic masters]

various artists - “brazilian beats 4” [mr. bongo]

various artists - “impressed with gilles peterson” [universal jazz records]

ice cube - “death certificate” [emi records]

richie havens - “stonehenge” [evangeline records]

freddie hubbard - “anthology 1966 - 1982” [soul brother records]

various artists - “the return of funk phenomena” [obsessive records]

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

resident dj at the whistlebump events, records as klash

look out for more whistlebump parties in london and new york during 2003.

more info on the website: www.whistlebump.co.uk

elton john – “are you ready for love” (ashley beedle edit) [southern fried]

rhythm is rhythm – “strings of life” (mix) [cdr]

instant house – “awade” [natural resource]

beyonce – “crazy in love” [sony]

fingers inc – “can you feel it?” [trax]

only child feat amp fiddler – “you bring me vibes” [grand central]

jungle clipse – “main mix” [skuff 002]

missy elliot – “for my people” (dk edit) [cdr]

double exposure – “everyman” (joe claussell mix) [cdr]

turntables on the hudson vol. 4 – “let it ride” [giant step]

chaka khan – “move me no mountain” [wb]

deodato – “whistlebump” [wb]

troubleman – “strikehard” [far out]

incognito – “on the road” (dk edit) [ibadan]

rsl – “wesley music” [players]

antiballas orchestra – “che che cole” [daptone]

herb alpert – “rise” [a&m]

womack & womack – “life's just a ball game” [island]

dennis ferrer – “colours” [large]

catch young playing weekly: saturday at the bedroom bar - shoreditch, first friday of month at herbal - shoreditch, last sunday of month at electricity showrooms - shoreditch

july gigs:

thurs 10th - zeta - hilton hotel park lane
thrus 17th - dust - clerkenwell
fri 18th - troy bar - hoxton
weds 23rd - elbow room - islington

d'nell – “that's what i know” [cdr]

madlib invades blue note – “shades of blue” [blue note]

red astaire – “follow me” [gamma]

rsl – “wesley music” [players]

xantone blacq – “searching for the sun” (remix's) [vinyl junkies]

bunny hopper/streetman – “re-edit mania” [freestyle]

stateless – “bringin me down” (desha mix) [freerange records]

kitty/sonia – “??” [stereo records]

various – “stars on 33” [fat city recordings]

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.

www.fidgitfunk.co.uk

elton john – “are you ready for love” (original mix) [southern fried] - produced by thom bell, featuring musicians from mfsb and backing vocals from the detroit spinners, need i say more

bone idols & aphlectik feat ty – “keep on” [above the clouds] - ty's best record since his outting with the nextmen

dj hoop & j walk – “miners touch” [cdr] - heavens above the other remixes out at the moment, a serious contender for the next fidgit single

beatphreak – “ep5” [jacques laverne] - heavy beats and a fat soul vocal from one of manchesters finest

max sedgeley – “happy” [goya] - simple divine vocal downtempo track

karime kendra – “i would” [scenario] - scenario's number one soul diva

the nextmen feat cutty ranks – “silent weapon” [scenario] - the nextmen re-make of this classic ragga track

vinyl dialect – “ouch” [bad magic] - the baddest b-boys from ipswich return with this funk lead hip hop number

"current sixteen" by ben taaffe (not in any particular order):

ben taaffe can be heard spinning soulful house and other deep music in various clubs and bars around perth, western australia. he currently holds down two weekly residencies and co-hosts weekly radio shows on liquid fm every thursday and the ‘underground solution’ on rtr fm every saturday night. catch the underground solution streaming live in realaudio every saturday night between 9 and 12 (local time) at http://www.rtrfm.com.au/listen.htm.

madlib - “shades of blue” [blue note]

dj gregory - “elle” [faya combo]

dego & kaidi - "got me puzzled" [2000 black]

kerri chandler - “on my way” [king st]

v/a - “detroit experiement lp” [planet e]

dj spinna - “here to there lp” [bbe]

rsl - “wesley music” [players]

prefuse 73 - “one word extinguisher” [warp]

somatik - “interaktion” [twisted funk]

four tet - “she moves she” [domino]

sharpshooters - “twice as nice lp” [light in the attic]

spanish harlem orchestra - “la banda” [fruit meat]

al usher - “slipshod ep” [out of the loop]

michelle weeks - “movin’ on” [kif]

al gonzalez/teodoro morales - “el rumbon” [re-joint]

joe claussell - “joaquin runs the voodoo down” [cw001]

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

www.bitchesbrewmusic.com

s.u.m.o. - "ntujjo" (switch bitch remix) [bitches brew]

tidal - "up stream" (bugz in the attic / lok8 nocturnal rub) [disorient]

monolake - "reminscence" [monolake]

yush 2k - "outlaw robot" [soul jazz]

brennan green - "velouria" [modal music]

street choir - "phone booth" [choir]

yoko ono – “walking on thin ice” (fkek vocal mix) [white]

julien jabre – “paixao” [elias]

reel people – “second guess” (blaze remix) [papa]

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.

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!

john beltran - "kissed by the sun" [ubiquity] - more brazilian grooves from mr beltran, instant classic! 

dwele - "subject lp" [virgin america] - beautiful neo soul lp from the voice of contemporary black america, album of the year so far.

stephanie cooke - "if i had to change" [king st] - another fierce spinna groove.

kerri chandler - "trionisphere v" [king st] - kerri shows us how it's done again!

phlash - "chaos in the boardroom" [estereo] - a message to corporate america wrapped around a killer phlash groove.

roy ayers/kerri chandler - "good vibrations" [madhouse] - head straight for kerri's mad mix for serious dancefloor action.

king britt feat ivana santalli - "superstar" [bbe] - been rocking this joint for a while, west london meets philly, period!

amp fiddler - "love and war ep" [genuine] - music of the world? a damn fine ep.

pepe braddock - "4/intrusion" [atavisme] - dark & lovely!

incognito - "on the road" (danny krivit re-edit) [ibadan] - been floating around on cd-r for an age, great to see this finally hit the vinyl, big summer jam

dj & production unit samba la casa (aka pablo martinez & chris allan):

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 – “pop d’europe (migrating sounds in and out of europe)” [peace lounge recordings] - uk based adrian sherwood, transglobal underground, weird mc, lahcen the moor (of momo), alongside ojos de bruja, both masilla and anima sound systems, patrice – this is a feast of new european urban vibes

various – “talisman” [interchill records] - this is chilled and adventurous dub as interpreted by suns of arqa, jah wobble, eat static, manasseh, label stalwart neil sparkes and more with a northafrican/asian feel.

urban dub featuring fairshare – “unity sound system” [dubhead] - at last  producers that aren’t afraid to use full studio production a la lee perry and maintain a sense of fun as well. look out for this in vinyl and on cd from august onwards

various – “roots of dub funk 3 - the dub adventure” [tanty records] - the harder alchemists’ side of dub with new material from alpha and omega, dj perch, vibronics, tena stelin, prince alla and tanty’s own dub funk association alongside dubsters sourced worldwide

fun da mental – “voices of mass destruction” [nation] - the last gospel and other key tracks from ‘let there be love’ reconstructed by the likes of pressure drop, juttla, moody boyz, swami and temple of sound so the best of all worlds to devastating effect

midival punditz – “midival punditz” [six degrees] - from nu delhi, u need to experience the full speed best ever desi vibes set, not just choice compilation selections. been out a while but had to include this as they’ve just been here for the 1^st time!

various – “nu brazil – fresh sounds from today’s brazil” [manteca] - artists you’d hope to find like suba, zuco 103, joyce, bebel giberto, moreno veloso in fresh mixes alongside new experimenters like dj mystical, mad zoo - d’n’b, salsoteca, fused, chilled

various – “barrio latino paris” [george v records] - more specifically dance mixes from artists gracing paris’s full on latin oriented club scene. standout track is ritmo dynamic by laurent wolf ‘dynamic’

africando – “martina” [sterns africa] - major african vocalists like ismael lo, nyboma and sekouba bambino fuse head on with nuyorican latin exponents for a fiery and fruitful collaboration in this their 3^rd (or maybe 4^th album)

tartit – “ichchila” [network] - wind down with these beautiful women’s voices from the tuareg desert tradition accompanied by the resonant tinde drum and the 3 stringed tehardent

kyri runs r2 records: www.r2records.com

pete rock ft kardinal official - "we good" [bbe cdr]

gil scott heron - "the klan" [arista]

nas ft pharrell - "nas' angels- the flyest" [columbia]

the elastic band - "sunny" [rainy city music]

j.boogie's dubtronic science "try me" (instrumental) [om]

cesaria evora - "nho antone escaderode" (kerri chandler mix) [bmg]

king britt - "superstar" (marcus wyatt remix) [bbe cdr]

d'nell - "this thing" [furious styles]

incognito - "on the road" dk re-edit [ibidan]

bethany yarrow & claudia acuna - "cruel dub" (mkl & ware rework) [cdr]

jorge ben - "ova la vemela" [spiritual life music/universal music]

baby ford - "sacred machine ep" [klang elektronik]

dj spinna - "music in me" [bbe]

larry heard - "reminisce" (kalto vocal remix) [life line]

slam mode - "umri" (pacifica) [spiritual life music]

raphael sadiq - "sky's the limit" (yam who's spiritual rework) [white label]

3 generations walking - "believe" [spiritual life music]

miho karasawa - "affection" (tom & julie reinterpretation) [yellow]

 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

6^th sense – “paradise” [joint] - afronaught’s vocal mix takes the broken beats in to a smooth terrain over judy tzuke enchanting tones while hiroshi watanabe mix offers up sublime deeper house frequencies on this value for money twelve.                              

kiko navarro ft. concha buika – “mama calling” [cd-r]  - environmental and peaceable statements with ad libs from “true house” man marcel converse with broken beats joined by an afro centric rhythmical workout - could be the spaniard navarro’s key break of the future.  it’s superb!

taja sevelle – “sympathy for the devil” [basement boys tp] - taking on a cover version is difficult but a rolling stones rock choice has proved to a breath of fresh air for the basement boys; adding a four four kick and some erupting harmonica tantrums with a church stomp – you’ll love this given time!

united soul ft. johnnie fiori – “wonderful world” [cd-r] - classic garage house from soul central brummie andy ward with a message of peace love and unity – yes we all do need reminding!

kelvin k – “feel dat ep” [souls our style cd-r] - a serious groove track for the heads that is totally irresistible complimented by a sassy “get 2 heaven”  naked music style vocal scorcher about to blow up this autumn.

maxwell – “no one” [basement boys] - one for the ladies; sweetness and like for the dance floor.  it’s all in the catchy lyrics to remember and blissful piano melodies.

soul slumbers ft. danielle – “thank you baby” [equal] - a pieraja afterhours deeper house mix hosting a throbbing bass line and lush organ keys makes this more than accessible for early morning sets - on the beach or simply lounging at home.

pure filth ft. marcus begg – “believers” [pure filth cd-r] - rather tasty edit of a quality soul jazz touching on house affair from leroy smith’s album due in before the year’s up.

stonesthrow presents dj rels – “eclipse part 1 & 2” [stonesthrow tp] - forward-thinking, fling foot jazz to suit the open minded who appreciate the past.

pete can be seen djing in and around london with ben jolly at 'bubbling over' @ bar rumba on sundays, monthly @ cherry jam, monthly @ market place and at other one off's.

www.bbemusic.com

roy ayers - “roy ayers presents virgin ubiquity: unreleased recordings 1976 –81” [bbe]

siji – “feels like” [bbe]

will.iam – “must b 21” [bbe]

max sedgley – “happy” [irma]

gangstarr – “the ownerz” [virgin]

joe budden – “pump it up” [def jam]

cesaria evora – “?” (kerri chandler mix) [bmg]

red astaire – “follow me” [gamm]

slow supreme – “african time” [jazid]

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 while with vinyl junkies records store to help to promote deep underground music. 

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

ambrosia – “that's how much i love you” [shelter]

heather headley – “i wish you wouldn't” [nylon]

floetry – “say yes” [fall-out] - the fall-out possee delivers another bomb!

incognito – “on the road” (danny krivit's edit) [ibadan]

loose change – “straight from the heart” [casablanca]

reel people – “second guess” (blaze mixes) [papa records]

only child feat amp fiddler – “you bring me vibes” (remixes) [grand central]

needs – “inner glow” [needs]

kerri chandler – “something deeper” [king street]

"current ten" 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 whenever he gets a gig!

www.bbemusic.com

johnny cash – “american iv: the man comes around” (cd album) [american] - produced by rick rubin

pete rock & cl smooth – “we specialize” [elektra]

fitchie feat joe dukie – “midnight marauders” (dub version) – [sonar kollektiv]

adventure time – “hi-top fade parade” [plug research records 7”]

vinia mojica – “sands of time” (geo’s quintessential mix) [fruitmeat]

jim tenor – “love in outer space” [kindred spirits 7”]

pharrell feat jay z – “frontin” [star trak entertainment]

j rawls – “vanessa from venezuela” [hum drums 7”]

matt hosts a weekly mix show on www.routesinrhythm.com.  a website that he also runs and maintains.

"...apart from helping scared sparrows down from trees with ladders fashioned out of match sticks and sticky tape, i am a "multi-media" designer. >www.signor.com<

stephanie cooke – “if i have to change” (dj spinna rmx) [king street]

heather headley – “i wish you wouldn't” (vocal mix) [nylon]

big moses featuring ambrosia – “that's how much i love you” [cdr]

peven everett – “summer solstace” [studio confessions]

georg levin – “in your car” (original) [sonar kollectiv]

spanish harlem orchestra – “tambori” - un gran dia en el barrio [ropeadope]

armand van helden – “necessary evil” - 2future4u (ffrr)

gene g harris – “latin funk love song” [war]

mfsb – “mysteries of the world” [philadelphia international records]

jaque – “keys of life” (underground collective vocal mix) [jellybean]

dom servini is resident dj @ mouseorgan at herbal, altered vibes at smiths, wah wah sessions and guests all over the shop. he also runs the wah wah 45's and wah wahmoose record labels (moose7002 by kargin krogh out now; wah7006 by alison crockett out in about a month) and writes for straight no chaser magazine.

the next mouseorgan session is on august 23rd @ herbal, with mad mats (raw fusion), hi-fi terapi, allan skov and lars hinnerskov; the new wah wah 45 will be out at the end of july; other gigs: smiths, farringdon-1st saturday of the month and alternate thursdays; speedy's audio repair @ the retreat every wednesday; suite 212, stuttgart, germany july 18th with robin pulver; bari, italy with nicola conte and gilles peterson aug 1st-15th; jazz rooms, brighton aug 16th; jelly jazz, plymouth aug 20th; rust, denmark sept 12th; believe, sweden sept 13th; linda lewis @ the jazz cafe oct 24th. check www.wahwah45s.com. blimey

mangataot – “the sin and the fear” [tru thoughts] - proper songs from new horizontal tt recording artists

treva whateva – “dance class” [ninja tune] - splendid stupidity from the mancunian boy genius

the baker brothers – “little suns” [arse] - downtempo offering from one of the more interesting new funk outfits around

rithma – “love and music” [om] - an anthem!! broken house meets acoustic vocal jazz

season – “juice” (math union remix) [cd-r] - forthcoming epic remix from one of finland's dons

leontine dupree – “standing on his word” [nation time 45] - awsome funk bomb b/w a deep soul killer!

reel people – “second guess” [papa] - brilliant broken bizz from a brilliant lp..check the vocals!!

fenomenum – “lucy said” (mixes) [hi-fi terapi cd-r] - scritti souding soulful pop complete with a landslide remix! blimey

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....

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

upcoming london gigs:

july: fri 11th - fiction @ the cross; sat 19th - garage city; fri 25th - sosho

bobby d’ambrosia – “optimistic” [definity]

sabrynaah pope – “somebody to love” [kif]

barbara mendes – “got to be in love” [wave]

hardsoul feat ron carroll – “back together” [soulfuric]

grant nelson – “the sound” [swing city]

audra lomax – “givin all my love” [basement boys]

brothers of peace feat latasha jordon – “praise him tonight” [soundmen on wax]

disciples of phunk – “i want it right” [catch 22]

estonian raul saarements is one of the pioneering djs to bring soulful house and the club scene to estonia.

regularly works alongside rhythm doctor

check out: www.mutantdisco.com and www.umblu.com for more info.

klubfilter's basics - "come with me" [cyber]

fab four feat robert owens - "i'll love you" [flamingo]

black ivory - "mainline" [buddah]

aaron carl - "sky" [new icon]

mateo & matos - "the chant" [large]

3 chairs - "all over" [?]

needs - "inner glow" [needs]

ahab - "held by love" [irma]

ben watt - "lone cat (hold on)" [buzzin' fly]

umblu feat avari firiel - "it’ll happen one day” (uku phunk mix) [umblu cdr]

supreme beings of love - "ghetto” (charles webster vocal) [palm pictures]

michael jackson - "call on me” (1973 demo version) [motown]

only child feat amp fiddler - "u bring me vibes” [grand central]

dj detox can be seen djing at "outcaste" @ numerous venues.  also at various one off's in and around london and europe.

love - "forever changes" [elektra]

baby huey - "the living legend" [curtom]

de la soul - "de la soul is dead" [tommy boy]

augustus pablo - "original rockers" [rockers international]

miriam makeba - "the magnificent..." [mercury]

beastie boys - "check your head" [grand royal]

vampiros lesbos - "sexadelic dance party" [crippled dick hot wax]

saint etienne - "fox base alpha" [heavenly]

jellybean - "wotupski!?!" [emi]

v/a - "urban classics" [polydor]