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