middlefield – “middlefield ep” [diaspora]  

afronaught - “golpe duro calinda” [bitasweet / goya] - thanks nick!

herbie hancock - "stars in your eyes" (yam dub) [columbia] - sophisticated bootlegging with a real enough looking label...cheeky!  

various - "twelve inches of pleasure" lp [bbe] - the old bbe twelves are getting reissued on cd...soon come in 2005

alison crockett – “crossroads” (dj spinna remix) [wah wah] - wanted this to be in my last chart but didn't get a copy in time...otherwise that's cheating...isn't it?

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" alongside yellorange 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."  

www.mixtapesessions.com 

stephanie cooke - “love will” (roots vocal mix) [west end records]

xantone blacq - "search for the sun" (joey beltran mix/original mix) [vinyl junkies]

eddie nicholas - “groovin’” (anderson soares unreleased touch mix) [cd-r]

juice feat. lotus - "b simple" (house mix) [malek records]

west end blue presents: the kings of late night feat. billy love - "fly away" (west end blue mix) [west end records]

sk radicals - "someday i will" (supernova thrust mix) [swing city]

marlon d - “affection” [jellybean recordings]

mr. v - “the ha dance 2004: jus dance” [kenlou]

model & exorcist - “reprise” (from the “west end international search 2003-2004”) [west end records]

jill scott - "golden" (sir piers mix) [white]

ben jolly founded bbe records and clubs with peter adarkwah, but now is finding the music far too loud and prefers to sit at home and listen to bing crosby and “round the horne”. in his spare time he reviews compilations and reissues for touch magazine

www.bbemusic.com

herbie hancock - “gershwin’s world” [verve]

various artists - “double shot of soul” [kent]

various artists - “people get ready” [warner jazz]

the chosen few - “in miami” [trojan]

quarteto edison machado - “obras 2” [whatmusic]

bob marley and the wailers - “ammunition dub sound” [universal]

various artists - “philly soul flavas” [suss’d / salsoul]

peter tosh - “black dignity” [universal]

sugar minott - “at studio one” [soul jazz]

chet baker - “baker’s holiday” [verve]

you can hear simon's weekly basic soul radio show on www.radio.42.com, www.freakin.org, www.electrone.net, www.timelessinspiration.com, www.danceandsoul.com and www.dancetraxx.com.  also simon records a monthly mix show called nu-world mix for www.samurai.fm and you can catch him guesting at various venues in leeds and york. all information can be found on:

 www.basic-soul.co.uk

bryan corbett – “corbendua ep” [woodland – uk]

dj spinna feat. the free radikalz – “outta time” [papa – uk]

dogdaze – “outward ep” [flyin' high - the netherlands]

elmore judd – “angel sound lp” [raw dog/above the clouds – uk]

hajime yoshizawa – “verao no ar + rise me” [especial – japan]

logistics – “millionaire + front to back” [innerground – uk]

middlefield – “middlefield ep” [diaspora – uk]

pascal rioux feat. mr day – “don't outstay outside 2 night” (patchworks remix + original) [rotax – france]

povo – “east on west + uam uam” (moonstarr remix) [raw fusion – sweden]

recloose feat. george duke - “dust” [peacefrog]

richard e – “sometimes i + hear her call” [further out – uk]

robag wruhme – “k.t.b.” [sonar kollektiv – germany]

sasoto feat. ruby red – “slowin it down” [plein gaz – france]

solar apple quarkette – “don't you love me too” (remixes) [further out – uk]

spiritual south – “slipstream + stars” [afro art – uk]

vaceo – “untitled lp sampler” [inspirit music – uk]

various artists – “re:kjm + for:kjm” [quality – japan]

various artists – “the getaway ost remixes” [ninja tune – uk]

various artists – “the sound of club brasil lp sampler” [club brasil – uk]

nik weston current chart (in no order)

check out the 'forwardsbackwards' radio show with nigel prankster & nik weston on www.milkaudio.com
 & the 'nippon & speedy express show' on samurai fm with dom servini & nik weston
www.samurai.fm/nipponspeedyexpress/play

reel people – “tomorrow never comes” [especial distribution 12]

da lata – “ronco de cuica” [especial distribution 12]

afronaught feat alison david – “now or never” [especial distribution 12]

gagle – “sos” [jazzy sport]

orgone – "more gravy” [props]

gagle – “rap instrumentals”

various – “club brasil sampler” [club brasil]

hajime yoshizawa – “rise me up” [especial]

povo – “eastwest” [raw fusion]

dom servini spins at wah wah @ clockwork / this! @ bar rumba / and various night clubs worldwide / look out for a new mouseorgan residency in 2005 / he writes for straight no chaser magazine / runs the wah wah 45s label / and can be heard on www.milkaudio.com / www.samurai.fm / and soon come on www.vibe365.com / for more info check:

 www.wahwah45s.com

elmore judd – “angel sound” [above the clouds] - electronic soul music of the highest order featuring some of the uk's finest!

ye:solar – “hithot / egg sample” [vinyl vibes] - jazz in the house and twisted dub niceness from karsten john's new label.

inverse cinematics – “7 by 7” [faces] - the seven year old boy geniuses from germany do it again...tranced up jazz breaks for the 05!

platnum – “crush on you” (jneiro janel mix) [sonar kollektiv] - brilliant off kilter hip hop / soul remixed by one of the hottest producers around.

thaione davis – “golden” (widwest broken mix) [birthwriter] - killer, classy bruk beat re-work of miss scott's anthem.

little barrie – “buy my style” [genuine] - the funk/rock trio getting the props they deserve at last! a dance floor rocker.

talc – “modern sleepover” [wah wah 45s] - steely dan meets frankie beverly, with properly amusing lyrics. pure genius.

lekan babaola – “aso-kere” (ig culture remix) [51 lex] - a broken/afro anthem for 2005...enormous!

douglas pagan – “kara walker” (domu remix) [vlt] - a typically on the money remix from mr. stanton...infectious!

phuturistix – “cohiba” [phuture lounge] - summery jazzed up bruk bizz from dave bias and co.

best known for working behind the counter of blackmarket records, and release the groove previously to this. 

although working in house music sections his musical taste and dj style is extensive, djing for nights as varied as mindfluid to garage city for example.

ben's current residency is in brighton at a heist where you can hear him play for 4 hours twice a month.

elements of life – “sunshine” (joe claussell rmx) [vega]

mr v – “just dance”

soul creation – “its your life” [soul groove]

curtis mayfield – “superfly” (eol rmx)

pharell – “utopia” (k dope rmx)

elements of life – “let the children play” [vega]

patti labelle – “more than material” (dfa rmx)

thug fuckers – “pocker rocket” [mff]

blaze – “found love” (fanatix rmx) [west end]

played every fri+sat @ bedroom bar, shoreditch monthly@ zakudia, 93 feet east, j-cubed, salmon+compass, anam - all in london

 www.furioustyles.co.uk

d'nell – “20/20” [bbe]

ben watt feat estelle and baby blak – “outspoken part 1”

middlefield – “middlefield ep” (inc moonstarr remix) [diaspora]

sa-ra creative partners – “rosebuds” [abb]

louie vega – “thousand finger man” [vega]

mark de clive-lowe – “tide's arising” album sampler [antipodean]

made+sax feat michelle weeks – “i'm coming up” [909 records]

20/20 soundsystem feat ralph lawson – “hey jack” [20/20]

bebel gilberto – “aganju” (spiritual south remix) [atlantic]

the sunburst band – “thin air” (joey negro mix) [white]

various – “rewind 4” [ubiquity]

truby trio – “alegre 2004” (louie vega mix) [compost]

quantic – “don't joke with an angry man” (seji mix) [tru thoughts]

kevin mark trail – “d thames” [white]

choi – “what goes up” (younglee+jake sax remix) [equatorial]

bugz in the attic – “booty la la” [v2]

jill scott – “golden” (wookie mix)

outlines – “just a little lovin” [sonar kollectiv]

elmore judd – “birth of elmore” [rawdog]

slam mode - "signals" [ibadan]

herbert moon - "blow your mind" (deep space main mix) [life line records]

3 generations walking - "nothing or no one" [www.lion1music.com]

tres demented - "demented" (drums version) [planet e]

alix alvarez - "what is dub" [www.solechannel.com]

roy hargrove - "universe" (bigga than you know it is mix) [www.ververecords.com]

erro - "rock wit u" (yoruba soul mix) [www.bbemusic.com]

rhythm & sound w/ paul st. hilaire - "jah rule" [burial mix]

fertile ground - "live in the light" (basement boys uk mix) [www.giantstep.com]

glen underground - "mental black resurrection" [life line]

moonstar - "detroit" [www.sonarkollektiv.com]

marco de souza - "step over” [www.freerangerecords.co.uk]

bjork - "oceania" [www.bjork.com]

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

various (best and finest) – “this is afroart” [afroart records] - ace mix of club classics and sneak previews where afro style meets house, batacuda, my favourites the latinesque tokyo ska paradise orchestra … going from stompin to chill without losing a beat.

gaudi – “bass, sweat and tears” [interchill] - the sumptuous fruits of gaudi’s global/aural travels; his love of dub and unknown quantities and respectful yet daring approach to original ancient music infuse these chilled mixes.

fusing naked beats – “the crunch (ep)” [just play records] - bobby and nihal have been rinsing this, my artist’s, tracks every week for a while now – deeming it dirty filthy desi house - it’s even more earthy and suits a multitude of sets.

gnawa diffusion – “souk system” [d’jamaz/warner jazz france] - got that spiritual yet seductive vibe, building on these france based algerians’ love of reggae and deep knowledge of gnawa and kabile heritages.

various – “essential afrobeat - the very best of afrobeat” [family recordings] - selector dele sosimi revels in the huge remit. maw, fela, lekan babalola, antibalas, tony allen are to be expected, salif keita, the meters, quantic, !knuf  surprises.

mory kante – “sabou” [riverboat records] - mory kante, he of the million-selling yeke yeke, recharges his griot spirit with an acoustic album where his kora playing is central, nevertheless it’s still only a few segues removed from dance.

zema – “black sheep” [melchizedek music] - la based vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist, who plays/sings with stellar reggae artists, presents her third album drawing lyrical inspiration from psalms and women’s life experiences in an uplifting revival/rocksteady style.

abdelkadour saadoun – “freedom” [distributed by discovery records] - the uk’s ‘king of rai ‘ in more reflective mood than previous outings. where khalid has gone to reggae, saadoun goes to rock or a meditational feel.

mbilia bel – “belissimo” [sterns] - the premiere congolese  songstress’s long awaited new album holds no surprises, needs none - mbilia is as feisty and assured as ever, her fabulous voice a supreme instrument as the soukous sizzles.

pama international - “too many freaks not enough stages” [jamdown records] - didn’t like this inexplicably when i got it a while back, but its early heptones/prince buster tribute stylee has seriously grown on me

dj scribe lives in new york city, for love, and through music. he can be found happily gallivanting around europe or at his monthly table 50 residency in nyc, "tag", where he spins toe-to-toe with all-star guests, tag teaming all night, one record apiece and switcheroo, no exceptions.

dj scribe trivia bit #1: he produced the original live version of the cooly's hot box classic, "make me happy". dj spinna on the remix.

www.djscribe.com

gb featuring spacek – “simply so” (sa-ra remix) [sound in color] - great remix. love these mellow jazzy vibes!

just one – “love to love” [neroli] - really nice soft soulful house out of italy

linn & freddie – “keep on playing” [swedish brandy] - linn is the swedish eykah badu (for real), with great track from freddie kruger

daniel veres - "sane red evil" [cute records] - killer instrumental broken beat anthem-to-be out of gothenburg

dubben – “cuba cabana strand” [gamm] - lovely reggae mash-up. just can't stop these swedes...

quantic – “mishaps happening” (quantic beat mix) [tru thoughts] - the best melody of the year. i always sing along. plus a slightly harder twist on the album cut.

breakestra – “you don't need a dance” [ubiquity] - hard hitting and gritty like it should be

sandboy wanderlust – “bsb” (gerd's 4lux rmx) [hinterland] - great brazilian vocal broken beat from france...

javi p3z orquesta – “ping pong” (beatfanatic mix) [hitop] - oldschool afrodisco latinjazz dancefloor smasher!

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

www.bbemusic.com

maw feat vikter duplaix – “living in the real world” [maw]

quentin harris – “traveling” [spacekat]

curtis mayfield – “little child running wild” [curtom]

wahoo – “make em shake it” [sonar collective]

blaze present underground dance artists united for life – “most precious love” [king st]

collen and webb present the jamaican jerk off – “golden” [gamm]

monica nogueira – “eu vou levar” [ssoh]

de la soul feat mf doom – “rock co.kane” [flow/sanctuary]

dj technic – “gabryelle” [code red recordings]

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

www.dance-for-life.com

jill scott – “beautifully human” (lp) [hidden beach]

louie vega pres ursula rucker – “journeys prelude” [vega]

the roots – “tipping point” (lp) [geffen]

glenn underground – “black mental ressurection” [shelter]

amp fiddler – “waltz of a ghetto fly” (lp) [genuine]

jazztronik – “samurai” [especiale]

divinty – “find a way” [wonderwax]

franck roger feat chris wonder – “reason” [straight up]

blaze – “found love” [westend]

kyri runs r2 records

djinji brown ep out now

www.r2records.com

mood therapy - "mangolove" (aaron jerome remix) [r2 cdr]

snoop / pharrell - “let’s get blown” [geffen]

linkwood family - “miles away” [firecracker cdr]

kb - “el’ musica” [cdr]

nadirah shakoor - “breath away” (dub) [yoruba cdr]

pirahnahead - “dreams” [mahogani]

j.boogie’s dubtronic science - “purple perpendicular phonics” (instrumental) [om]

black mahogani ii - “rectify” [peacefrog]

jade fox - “down below” [traficante]

r.h.factor - “for fun” [verve]

okada taxi - "blank in a term" [planetgroove]

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 - current residency at the cross, london

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

www.laura-stone.co.uk

kenny bobien feat ann nesby – “spread love” [soul groove records]

sara devine – “special” (masters at work mix) [renegade records]

jimmy sommers feat rahsaan patterson – “straighten it out” [dome]

glen underground – “sessions” [lifeline records]

steff cooke – “new day” [home recordings]

alison crockett – “crossroads” (spinna mix) [wah wah]

bugz in the attic – “booty la la” [v2]

mr v – “something with jazz” [sole channel records]

patti labelle – “no more material” (dfa mix) [shelter]

mr ali feat carla pratha – “cast your spell” [west end records]

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 

herb martin - "soul drums" [ibadan]

herbie hancock - "stars in your eyes" (yam dub) [columbia/bootleg]

jeremias santiago - "keeeeyyyyyyzzzzz" [jellybean]

the beloved - "sun rising" (norty's spago mix) [wea]

pushim – “like a sunshine” (ritual mix) [cdr]

pete & tyrone feat. lady alma - "gimme that music" (alix alvarez remix) [83 west]

mental remedy – “obatala” (joe's dirty organ mix) [su su]

dream house – “jump & prance” (dream mix) [cabaret]

cee rule – “can you feel it?” [bumpin city]

bone idoles and the planet – “existence” [above the clouds]

fertile ground – “live in the light” (dj spinna remix) [p-vine]

code 718 – “equinox” [bootleg]

"10 albums which give me pleasure" by lee bright of bbe records and recreation records (in no particular order):

 catch lee dj’ing whenever he gets a gig!

www.bbemusic.com

devendra banhart – “nina roja”

arthur russell – “world of echo” 

foreign exchange – “connected” [bbe]

adem – “homesongs”

nicolay – “city lights” [?]

jon brion – “i heart huckabees”

paddy macloon – “i trawl the megahertz”

bonny ‘prince’ billy – “master and everyone”

eric roberson – “the vault 1.5”

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<

the backroom bandits – “you dont know what love is” [white]

elements of life – “extensions” [vega records]

the rebirth – “evil vibrations” [ubiquity]

alexander hope – “big mistake” (southport weekend 2) [susu]

spinna feat. lady alma – “chances” [wonderwax]

quentin harris presents cordell mcclary – “travelling” [space kat]

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

rodney franklin – “endless flight” [cbs]

eek a mouse – “wa do dem” [greensleeves]

george howard – “i want you for myself" (personal lp) [mca]

cheeky girls – “cheeky song” (funk-me-bum edit) [?]

head honcho at soulbrew promotions bringing you his 21st century soul music selection.

checkout soulbrew presents... indelible @ key club last sat of the month – hip hop tastic with mr thing / brad nextmen / spin doctor

soulbrew new years eve party - www.soulbrew.com
body music ft dj karizma @ clockwork - saturday 29th jan - www.body-music.co.uk

online mixes & more party details
www.soulbrew.com

oldschool orchestra – “nights over egypt” - really nice 4/4 version of this classic

blaze / dennis ferrer – “most precious love” (blaze remix) [king st] - a dancefloor killer!

sunburst band – “thin air / every day” [z records] - very nice 21st century disco from dave lee. with a nice version of the barbara lynn classic on the flip

alix alvarez / mr v – “sole channel ep” [sole channel] - great production from this nyc duo. who said house music was dead?

louis bennedetti – “7 minutes of drums” [soulshine] - exactly what it says on the tin!!

jade fox – “down below” - uk band and jazz cafe residents getting on the boogie tip to great effect

ashford & simpson – “the boss” (live mix) - heard this mix for the first time last week and want it!

randy crawford – “street life” (live version) - "we've talked about life, we've talked about love, i'd like to thankyou for being such a beautiful audience this evening." magic!

colonel red – “you gimme that feeling” (joey beltram mix) [people] - strictly soulful body music favourite

lemar - the new single - surprisingly good

a soulful underground music fan since he can remember and winner of the 2003 undergroundnyc.com annual mixoff. 

matt can be caught emptying his pockets at various london record shops' stock on a regular basis..."they saw me coming!"

mark de clive-lowe - "tide's arising" [antipodean]

van hunt - "out of the sky" [capitol]

platinum pied pipers feat. tiombe lockhart - "i got you" [ubiquity]

larry heard - "first call in the morning" [trackmode]

kuni - "kids breath" [lifeline]

kenny larkin - "butterflies" [warp]

i'm not a gun - "every moment is ours" [city centre offices]

thes one (people under the stairs) & j-live - "give it up" [kajmere sound distribution]

johnny hammond - "back to the pojects" [soul brother]

aquarian dream - "east 6th street" [bmg]

markus has been writing and producing music since childhood. with a strong soul and jazz foundation, markus has created his own unique blend of house music that is easily recognized.

collaborations with james ingram and the masters at work on "lean on me" and the release of his own productions, "i am the road" and "feeling fine" on louie vega and kenny dope's label maw and "musical prayer" on wave to mention a few.

an integral part of the house music culture in sweden and proven himself on the international dj arena. his music crosses traditional the traditional genre distinctions in dance music culture wether they be house, techno.

when markus is not busy in the studio, he's most likely spinning records in stockholm or abroad...

ananda project “i c u” [nitegrooves]

steppah huntah - "walk this step" (seji's black forest gateaux) [compost]

nathan haines - "o mistero" [chilly funk]

bto spider – "let luv" (jeremiah rmx) [coiners den]

markus enochson – "listen 4 it" [special/quality]

directions - "busted trees" [diaspora]

louie vega and blaze - "brand new day" [maw]

spinna + shaun escofferey – "music in me" [bbe]

rima - "this world' [compost]