DMC Update - Your Weekly Definitive Music Reviews

VOL 3 • ISSUE 392 • September 3 • 2010

The world's only definitive weekly dance music reviews

Riva Starr Ft. Nôze 'I Was Drunk'
(Positiva)

The perfect accompaniment to 'We Don't Speak Americano' comes from the most talked about remixer of the year; although on a production tip it's a million...
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FAMA 'Ring My Bell'
(Soul-Fi)

There was something about Anita Ward's original disco and pop smash back in 1979 that never quite sat right with me. Yes it had the clichéd disco lyrics...
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Gary Caos Vs Double Exposure 'My Love Is Free 2010'
(Cassa Roca)

There's something about records from the mighty Salsoul catalogue that translate so well to contemporary dance floor smashes - 'Salsoul Nugget', 'Groovejet'...
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J Mar 'Las Voces De La Selva'
(Celstial Recordings)

Which you may know means: the voices of the jungle. But what certainly doesn't get lost in translation is the sheer energy and intensity that each of...
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Rene Amesz & Baggi Begovic 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
(Spinnin Records)

What started off as a bootleg cut for there DJ sets many months ago soon had every DJ across the World desperate for a copy of this epic cut-up from...
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Rob Hayes 'Piano Theme'
(Brain Kat)

It was only going to be a matter of time before Milton Keynes' Rob Hayes hit upon the right track to get him noticed. With a string of acclaimed soulful...
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Roy Ayers & Bah Samba 'Positive Vibes'
(Favouritism)

Subtitled "keep the vibe alive", it's testament to the great man's prolific musicianship, adaptability and influence that his music crosses so many...
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Ruff Loaderz & The Cut Up Boys 'Music Sounds Better With You'
(Phonetic)

It's almost 12-years to the day that Stardust (the nom de plume of Alain Braxe, Thomas Bangalter and Benjamin Diamond) hit the number two spot on the...
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Taras Van De Voorde '1998'
(Rebirth Recordings)

Did something happen in 1998 that we don't know about? Whatever it was its clearly provoked this series of classic House music influences to crystallise...
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