Get ready for some more from our own MFSB in the weeks to come as 2004 marks his 30th year… in da mix ! No less that three decades that saw him spinning from Europe to America and Africa, championning the various colours of the groove.

What you're gonna get on this section is a series of numerized mixtapes that he's done throughout the years, should it be early house, R&B, disco, downtempo, soul funk and the likes…

This 4th installment of MFSB's series gets a bit further into the street beat territory, blending soul, jazz, funk and gogo elements. In other words, the basic elements of what would become the new jack swing era.

Revealed with "Sleeptalk" hip hop/soul pioneer Alyson Williams opens the set on some true DC gogo music beat. Meanwhile former NYC resident Teddy Riley then based in Virginia was having one of his first classics with the Hall brothers under the Guy's banner, providing another gem for Deja. That same period saw The Jacksons back in action with a reunion album, the most memorable sequence of it being that "Nothing Compares 2 U" track produced by L.A. Reid and Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmunds, a much sought after team of producers at the time that would provide an impressive bunch of hits for people like Bobby Brown, Jody Watley (equally on board), Karen White, Sheena Easton, The Mac Band, and The Whispers. On the other side of the British Channel, UK was ready to take the world by storm with their… Brit soul as embodied by Soul II Soul. Leaving you for now with a brilliant rendition of Frankie Beverley & Maze's classic "Joy & Pain" by Donna Allen. Let's groove 2nite.

MFSB mixtape # 04   Listen
01 ALYSON WILLIAMS So Raw
02 BLUE MAGIC Romeo & Juliet
03 GUY Teddy's Jam
04 THE JACKSONS Nothing That Compares 2 U
05 JODY WATLEY Real Love
06 DEJA Going Crazy
07 ANNE G Your Eyes Saw It
08 SOUL II SOUL Dance
09 DONNA ALLEN Joy & Pain