The News for 1997.
December 31, 2004
The next release on GoGo Music will be "Angel" by Matteo Ionescu featuring Wendy Lewis. Remixes will be provided by Ralf Gum & Cris P and Benny Pecoraio.
December 19, 2004
As Christmas is near and New Years eve is not even a fortnight away, things are slowing down and yours truly is looking for some time to relax. But before 2004 ends, there will be another update including the brand new classics mix Tribute to DEF-Mix Part 2 as well as Fresh Grooves Volume 279.
December 5, 2004
The release for the "Elements of Life: Extensions" album by Louie Vega featuring remixes by Jazzy Jeff, Glenn Underground, Joe Claussell, Jazz'N'Groove, Frankie Feliciano, DJ Gregory and DJ Spinna on Vega Records has been put back to late January 2005.
November 28, 2004
Home Recordings is a brand new label out of Toronto/Canada, founded by Junior Palmer. Their first release will be Junior Palmer presents Stephanie Cooke "New day" with mixes by 83 West, Quentin Harris and Karizma. This will be followed up with "When" by Kenny Bobien. Watch out for a review of "New day" coming very soon.
Swiss label Purple Music Records are preparing their next releases at the moment which will include "Skunk" by The Funk Ensemble, a funky track produced by Dario Dattis. The release will also feature a remix by Jamie Lewis, who also reworked "Will I ever" by Tanja Dankner that should be out soon.
November 21, 2004
The next Purple Music Night will take place at club Kaufleuten in Zurich/Switzerland on November 27 with the music provided by Jamie Lewis & Brian Tappert and sexy vocals from MC Lady Energy. Live on stage will be Connie Harvey peforming her current hit "Thank you lord".
November 14, 2004
Refunkt Records will soon start their new Refunkt Trax imprint with the premier release being produced by Soularis. The release will be a cover of the Qunicy Jones classic "Ai no corrida" which will be released under the name Sugar Bomb. Coming on Refunkt will be "Open your mind" by Mango Company, produced by Swiss DJ Tremendo.
November 7, 2004
The weekly Deepsounds radio show is now archived at the DeepHouseMafia (DHM) website. Don't miss the chance to listen to fresh and exclusive music.
October 24, 2004
The dates for next years Winter Music Conference have been announced: it will take place in Miami/USA from March 22 to March 26. For more information, check out their website.
October 17, 2004
The next Purple Music Night will take place at club Kaufleuten in Zurich/Switzerland on October 30 with the music provided by Jamie Lewis and sexy vocals from MC Lady Energy. Live on stage will be Colin Corvez (from Peppermint Jam Records) peforming his new hit "Ready" by One Touch (out now on Purple Music Records).
Traxsource is online now. Don't miss to check it out if you want to buy current and past releases from the featured labels online with exclusive, previously unreleased mixes available as well.
October 10, 2004
The next Hardsoul 12" release "Committed" on SoulFuric Records will include a swinging dub in a latin mood, courtesy of Syke'n'Sugarstarr.
October 3, 2004
Neil Pierce and Aaron Ross have some hot remixes ready to drop over the coming weeks under their Fanatix moniker:
- Blaze "Found love" (WestEnd Records 12")
- Sunburst Band "Everyday" (Z Records 12")
- Reel People "Take me to a place" (Ricanstruction Records 12")
Purple Music Records have the following releases planned for the near future:
- Tanja Danker "Will I ever" (produced by Stefan Raab and remixed by Jamie Lewis)
- Jamie Lewis featuring Michelle Weeks "Be thankful"
- Kings of Tomorrow "So alive" (including remixes by Jamie Lewis)
September 26, 2004
Autumn will get hot with lots of quality music to look out for - check the updated Upcoming page for a list what to look out for.
September 19, 2004
InDaMix are back from their summer break with a brand new edition of their news which you can find here or here.
September 12, 2004
Don't miss this weeks Classic Mix by DJ Daryl J.
Watch out for reviews of the following coming soon:
- U.P.R "God is in da house" / "Steel waiting" (Soul Steel Records CD Promo)
- Arnold Jarvis "Always be right there" (Media Services Records 12")
- Sueno Soul Project featuring Lelani "My getaway" (Media Services Records 12")
- Brandy "Talk about our love" (RotGut Records 12")
September 5, 2004
Undo Records will release "See the sky" by Mateo & Matos soon with remixes by Scott Wozniak and JoVonn.
Also out soon will be the new release on Under My Skin Records titled "The Nu Spirituals Vol. 2 EP" featuring "Never give up" by Nikos featuring Hymn and "My secret place" by Nikos.
August 29, 2004
"Somehow somewhere" by Deep Sensation has been picked up by In The House Records and hast just been released with new mixes by Copyright and Cleptomaniacs, together with the original version.
August 15, 2004
Legendary label Vinylmania Records just has released "Love honey" by Man Friday on 2x12" with hot mixes by Paul Simpson, Tom Moulton, Victor Rosado and the classic unreleased Larry Levan 'Paradise Garage Demo Mix'.
August 8, 2004
It looks like some labels will switch promotion to MP3 instead of vinyls. Sending out vinyls is expensive these days, so using MP3 instead saves a lot of money. To protect their property, however, many of the labels will be using watermarking for the MP3 so they can trace back the owner if the file is going to be traded.
August 1, 2004
If you're interested in acapellas, you shouldn't miss "Got Accapellas? Mix your own!" coming soon on Basment Boys Records 12
July 25, 2004
Finally out on Vega Records promo 12" are the Jazz'N'Groove mixes of Louie Vega's "Mozalounge". These mixes were heard the first time shortly afer this years Winter Music Conference and have been impatiently awaited by many DJs.
July 18, 2004
In Da Mix are taking their summer break until the beginning of september, but they will keep their website updated with other bits and pieces.
Watch out for a review of the upcoming "Soul Prophecy EP" on Primal Groove Records coming next week.
July 11, 2004
Atal Records will have some interesting releases over the coming month:
- Hanna Hais "Rosa nova" (produced by Sergio Flores)
- Chez Damier & The Cru present "The Gathering Vol. 01" (including "Warfare" by Chez & Ron and "Go" by The Urban Cru)
- Chez Damier & The Cru present "The Gathering Vol. 02" (including "Salvation workout" by 2 or More and "Rock praise" by The Urban Cru)
- Jay 'Sinister' Sealee presents Victory Brooks "I just wanna be"
July 4, 2004
Don't miss this weeks Guest Mix by none other than Jamie Lewis from Purple Music.
SoulFuric Deep will release "Orillas del mar" by Audiowhores featuring Susana Montero later this year.
June 27, 2004
Iwanai Records will have a couple of hot releases to over the coming month including "Esperanza" b/w "Corners" by John Kumahara & Martino, "Oasis" by Jihad Muhhamad and "Afrikan soul" by Stacey Mallory. You can hear previews at their website.
June 20, 2004
Purple Music Records will release soon the Jamie Lewis mixes of "You are the one" by Cerrone featuring Jocelyn Brown. As a bonus, the 12" will also feature "Hooked on you" remixed by Dimitri from Paris.
Verve Records will soon release "Masters At Work Present Latin Verve Sounds", a new collection of some of the classic latin-flavored songs in the the Verve Music Group's archives. The tracks were chosen by 'Little' Louie Vega and Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez. The compilation features a wide range of artists, composers, sounds, and grooves. Out on 12" promo is "La descarga del bobo" by Willie Bobo which has been remixed by the Masters at Work.
June 13, 2004
DefSoul Records released a 2x12" promo of Pattie Labelle's "New day" featuring mixes by 'Little' Louie Vega, Quentin Harris and Darryl James. Let's hope this will get a full release soon. Unfortunately, the massive Geoffrey C remix is not included on the package.
Ricanstruction Records are on a roll with the release of "Hindsight" by Beade Belle just around the corner.
Next up on MAW Records promo will be "The world" by Sterling Ensemble featuring Juliet Moesha, including mixes by 'Little' Louie Vega.
June 6, 2004
Mixture Records will soon release the remixes of Martin Solveig's "I'm a good man" by Mousse T. that are already doing damage on the dancefloors.
May 30, 2004
Be aware that the updates will shift from Saturday to Sunday on most weekends as I'm taking some education on saturday morning until the end of this year.
Iwanai Records picked up the Stacey Mallory production "Afrikan soul", a former pick of the week. It should be out soon on 12".
May 23, 2004
If you encounter any problems playing the mixes, plase make sure you upgrade to the latest version of the Real Player.
Unfortunately, the Alicia Keys "Feelin' me" bootlegg 12" didn't make it in time for a review this week. It will be featured next week together with "Love calls" by Kemistry which has been given the DFA remix treatment.
May 16, 2004
I got a vinyl in the mail this week that unfortunately arrived broken. All I know is that the record was sent from North York in Ontario, Canada and someone by the name of i-Soul did the included tracks/remixes. Please
Try to get your hands on a copy of the Alix Alvarez remix of Alicia Keys' "Feelin me" on bootlegg 12". It will be reviewed here next week (if all goes well and the package arrives on time).
The next two releases from swiss label Purple Music will be Tanya Dankner "Will I ever" and John Lucas featuring Tylene "Join me".
May 9, 2004
NextMoov Records released the "Moov Inn EP" a couple of weeks ago. This EP was reviewed here over a year ago and features the slamming vocal productions "Rush" by Jovonn and "Set your spirit free" by Blvd. East as well as the classy club tracks "Jurassic House (Remix)" by Jovonn and "Key of life (Remix)" by Jeremias Santiago.
May 2, 2004
WestEnd Records released the beautiful "Found love" by Blaze a couple of weeks ago. It is a soulful vocal song on a midtempo tip with a gentle bossa rhythm with latin guitars and great keys. Slip'N'Slide Records will release additional mixes by the end of june.
April 25, 2004
Don't miss the first release in the Salsoul Re-Edit Series out on Salsoul UK Records. It features Danny Krivit Edits of "Falling in love" by Surface and "Let no man put asunder" by First Choice.
Trax Records will soon release two CD sets: "TRAX RECORDS: The 20th Anniversary Collection" and "TRAX RECORDS: The Next Generation". The first CD set is mixed by Maurice Joshua and Paul Johnson. It also features a bonus unmixed CD featuring some of their biggest classic. The second CD set is mixed again by Maurice Joshua and also features a bonus unmixed CD with recent and upcoming Trax stuff. More info can be found here.
April 18, 2004
Jamie Lewis is currently working with Michelle Weeks on the follow to "The light" which will be released on Purple Music Records around summer time.
April 11, 2004
This week you get the "WMC Part 6: Detroit and Chicago United" Mixshow that was recorded together with the other five parts back in March.
ChilliFunk Records just released "Feel love" by Ultra Naté which includes mixes by Blaze, Notenshun and Liquid People.
March 28, 2004
Brian Tappert has remixed "Mozalounge" from Louie Vega. Most likely it will get released on Vega Records as part of the "Elements of Life Remix Album" later this year.
As mentioned last week, we de have lots of goodies from the Winter Music Conference we couldn't put to the website yet. In addition to those mentioned last week, there are
- new productions from Patrick Green
- a couple of unreleased David Harness remixes
- new productions from The Soulplanet Jazz Ensemble
- the Nicole Otero remix of "Let no man put asunder" by First Choice
- the "Miami Showreel 2004" by Hugo Madrid
NY Soul Records next release will be "Close to me" by Candy Apple featuring Anjou. Watch out for a review next week which will also include "Childen of Africa" by D'Jaimin & The Oule Oule Family, forthcoming on Slip'N'Slide Records.
March 21, 2004
It's all about the Winter Music Conference in this update. Five mixes of fresh music are served for your pleasure, but this is by far not the end as we do have more goodies to bring you over the coming weeks, including
- the upcoming releases on Tony Records (formerly known as YellOrange Records)
- the upcoming projects from Scott Grooves
- the upcoming projects from Osunlade on his Yoruba label
- more 12" and CD-R that did not find place in the five mixes of this week
- and much more
Not to forget to mention my personal WMC Report.
Both Defected and MAW Records have a huge list of coming releases that are added to the Upcoming page.
Keith Thompson will soon release his album "Long time coming" on Waking Monster Records.
Stay tuned for a guest mix by JoVonn, one of New York's pioneers in underground dance music that keeps it deep.
March 4, 2004
Again more parties added to the WMC page. InDaMix will have daily updates from the WMC.
Defected Records will showcase their upcoming releases in Miami at the Winter Music Conference as they have 2x12" double-pack sampler for the lucky few DJs that will get them. Tracks included willbe "It ain't easy" by Jazmina and the Joey Negro remix of Martin Solveig's "Rockin music".
February 29, 2004
Don't miss to check the updated WMC page which has more partied added.
With the Winter Music Conference just about a week away, rumours start spreading what might be the tune of the conference. Will it be the Jamie Lewis remix of "Hooked on you" by Cerrone featuring Jocelyn Brown? Or might it be "Babylon" by Nu Rhythmix? What bomb will SoulFuric Records drop? Don't miss to check InDaMix during the WMC as it will feature daily updates.
February 22, 2004
Don't miss to check out my WMC page which features information about my stay in Miami and the parties I'll be attending.
Yoshitoshi Records released a 2x12" of "Diamond life" by Louie Vega & Jay Sinister present Julie McKnight. Beside new mixes by Dean Coleman and Deep Dish, this double pack also includes the 'MAW Ritual Dub' and the 'Richard Earnshaw Remix' which was only available as bootlegg so far.
On February 28, the next of the monthly Purple Music nights will take place at Club Kaufleuten in Zurich, Switzerland with DJ Jamie Lewis and MC Lady Energy. Michelle Weeks will perform live her greatest hits.
February 15, 2004
MAW Records will relese the album "Elements of life" by Louie Vega on March 9 both on CD and Vinyl Box Set. It has only been available as import from Japan on CD so far.
February 8, 2004
On March 13, I will be playing at the Solid Garage party in Toronto/Canada. Click here to see thy flyer.
Watch out for a review of "Come together" by Ron Carroll, coming on Bumpin' City Records, next week.
The Upcoming list has been updated with some new titles.
February 1, 2004
Melomag is now online - check out their music picks and articles, and more stuff to be discovered...
As the WMC in Miami is coming closer, more and more parties are announced. On Monday March 8, there will be Purple Music & MAP Dance @ The Lost Weekend Bar (located at Espanola Way/Ocean Drive) from 3pm to 9 pm, featuring DJs Jamie Lewis, Mr Mike, Paul Farris, Audiowhores and Tremendo.
GoGo Music will prmote Ralf Gum & Inaya Day "What I like" at the WMC in Miami with release scheduled for the end of March. It is produded by Ralf Gum & Chris P and includes remixes by Sugar Beat and 2 Soundz.
January 25, 2004
It's time for Classic Grooves 10 including classics from UBQ Project, Billie, Loleatta Holloway, Larry P. Rauson, Frankie Knuckles to name a few.
Now online: the updated website of DJ Service, the swiss record store run by Jamie Lewis, where you can buy and listen to all the new released house music, including exclusive promos and hard to get items.
January 18, 2004
On January 31, the first of the monthly Purple Music nights will take place at Club Kaufleuten in Zurich, Switzerland with DJ Jamie Lewis and MC Lady Energy. It's the CD Release Party for "The Master Collection", a double-CD selected by Jamie Lewis and featuring productions from the like of Bob Sinclar, Knee Deep, Pound Boys, Sandy Riviera, Jamie Lewis, Simon Grey and songs from Michelle Weeks, Michael Watford, Michael Procter, Billie, LT Brown, Lisa Millett, Chance and more. The first 500 people at the party will receive a free copy of the CD.
January 11, 2004
We are kicking off 2004 slowly with a mix of fresh and classic tunes that cover various styles of house music.