“The Freaks Come Out”
Cevin Fisher’s Big Freak
Tommy Boy Silver
Finally available in 12-inch and CD-5 form, “The Freaks Come Out” has been a staple of New York jocks like Danny Tenaglia
all summer and fall. A raw, progressive-leaning houser with well-placed vocal snippets and moans, “The Freaks Come Out”
is a peak-hour boomer that’ll pump the dancefloor and scramble a few brains at the same time. Fisher’s “2000 Freaks Mix” gets trancey and goes right for the head, while his “Cevin’s Freakin’ Dub” bangs more tribal. The latter’s a way wicked mix. Sharp Boys’ “Sharp Freaks at Trade Mix,” with its wild animal
calls and Moroder-ish progressive flavor, is another whopper. One of the year’s best house jams.
– Jim Tremayne

“Shadows”
Coro
Cutting
After a short absence from the scene, veteran singer and
freestyle fan favorite Coro returns strongly as front man on this highly entertaining dancefloor charmer. A driving tune that incorporates a twisted underground house edge, “Shadows” offers clubbers a stimulating vocal and club dub. If you’re looking for some mood and attitude to feed to your crowd, give them a little taste of this shadowy tribal tidbit. Appetizing. 129.1 BPM. Contact (212) 868-3154, for more information.
– Peter A. Colon

“When Can Our Love Begin”
Kimara Lovelace
King Street
Ms. Lovelace continues her ascent into the upper echelon
of today’s best club vocalists with this new soulful gem. Though this cut isn’t as hard as her last two singles, Lovelace and producer Timmy Regisford concoct a more “garagey,”
almost R&Bish groove with understated keys and a subtle bassline. The emphasis here is on the beautiful vocal arrangement done by Lovelace. Both background and lead vocals are excellent, with a great hook. Hex Hector provides a lively “Ground Control Mix” – this has a little more pump to it. Also, check out Regisford’s “Shelter Mix.” It’s all about the vocals, baby.
– Phil Turnipseed

“Don’t Want You”
Georgie
Vinyl Soul
More soulful house flava from Chicago’s finest. The Music Plant crew drops a slammin’ groove on their offshoot imprint Vinyl Soul that features the unmistakable vocal delivery of Georgie Porgie. Backed by a “raise the roof” rhythm selection – including a deep pumping bassline, a gospel-tinged keyboard hit, and some intense synth hits – this will rock. The vocal arrangement is catchy and on-point. Georgie’s in rare form. The “GT-Xpress Mix” is more of a straightforward house groove, while the “Mentor Mix” borrows a couple of keyboard samples from the past and rocks it.
– Phil Turnipseed

Instant Music
Eric Kupper pres. K-Scope
Twisted
Deep and trancey, housey and bouncy or just plain jazzy, Kupper’s all-instrumental Instant Music never strays from the very musical. With this full-length, the veteran keyboard wizard/remixer/producer drops plenty of heady musical
ideas with a full grasp of what it takes to get over in the clubs. Keyboard hooks aplenty and subtle beat tracks will draw the listener in and lead the danc-ers to the floor. Standout cuts include the tribal-trancer “Latin Blues, Part 1,” the deep trance “Chasing Dharma,” the jungley “The Run” and the housey pumper “No Walls.” DJs also will love the 28-second electronic tweak drop “midtro.” A perfect collection of late-night jams.
– Jim Tremayne

“In The House”
DJ Pope
Cutting
The “Down-N-My Speed Mix” of this gospel-flavored
house grabber is an infectious blend of repetitive rhythms and simple vocal samples. The guitar riff conjures up visions of Shades of Love’s old-school classic “Keep In Touch (Body to Body).
” That, along with vivid inspirations of Chicago and a New Jersey influenced ambiance, makes this track a sure shot – in the house indeed. 124.8 BPM. For more information, contact (212) 868-3154. – Peter A. Colon

“Keep Looking”
Delour Dimension feat. Queen Mary
Playland
Now this one could be a real sleeper. Bangin’ new vocal track
is all that with a pumpin’ vocal hook and a club-ready groove.
With four DJ-friendly mixes, this feels like a can’t-miss
single. The “Club Vocal” mix by producer Frank Delour is a catchy vocal groove, while my personal pick, “The Hyperdrive Drive Mix” by That Kid Chris and DJ Mada, brings a trancey house
edge to it. Check the wicked vocal hits, which lay
on top of a pumped-up club groove.
– Phil Turnipseed

“I Want Your Love”
Roger S. presents Twilight
Narcotic
Remixer/producer Roger S. gets real busy with this new pumping remake of the Chic classic. By utilizing some samples from the original and adding his own contemporary breaks and keyboard hits, his “Classic Club Mix” is the bomb. There’s also
a soul-grabber dub that is funky and trippy and will work
the crowd – especially that phat bass and filtering groove.
“Pooley Main Mix” is cool because it manipulates the original sample, but still stays true to the original. This remake is definitely on-point and gets better with each listen.
– Phil Turnipseed

“Love Like This”
Faith
Bad Boy
Already making her way onto radio across the country,
Faith brings her sweet soulful style to the table with this
new R&B groover. Taking a sample hit from an obscure Chic track, producer Puffy Combs creates a whole new groove.
It just rocks. Of course, Faith is definitely working it. Get
ready for another Bad Boy smash.
– Phil Turnipseed

The Perfect Beats, Volumes 1-4
Various Artists
Timber!/Tommy Boy
Tommy Boy has done it again! With the guidance of TB wonder kid Joey Gardner, one of New York’s most consistent labels has procured a four-CD set that manages to capture and document the city’s electro/hip hop movement that graced the area between the years of 1980 and 1985. In addition, veteran writer and dance music historian extraordinaire Brain Chin provides us with a detailed time line of the scene via a series of wonderfully informative liner notes that, on their own, are well worth the price of this entire package. The set includes an unprecedented collection of 58 monumental memories and “perfect beats” that speak for themselves. Highlights include: “Planet Rock” by Afrika Bambaataa, Paradise Garage classic “Don’t Make Me Wait” by The Peech Boys, “Trans Europe Express” by Kraft- werk, “Set It Off” by Strafe, the original “Din Da Da” by George Kranz, “Pack Jam” by The Jonzon Crew and the list goes on, hit after monstrous hit. As a bonus to DJs, Tommy Boy will release this series on high-quality, limited edition vinyl. Contact (212) 388-8300.
– Peter A. Colon