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Louie Vega
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Review: 12 months on from the release of the first volume in Masters At Work's 'Lost Tapes' series, Kenny Dope and Louie Vega continue to unearth and share killer unreleased gems from the vaults. 'Gimme Some More' was recorded 27 years ago and dates from the period when the pair unleashed a string of superb singles under the alternative KenLou alias. The disco-sampling beast is presented in two forms: the EP-leading 'KenLou Mix' version, where ultra-deep chords, echoing female vocal snippets and jazzy disco bass ride a typically sweaty, loose-limbed Kenny Dope house beat, and the marginally shorter, dancefloor dub style bump of the 'KenLou Instrumental Mix'.
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MAW 216
19 Jan 24
Funky/Club House
19 Jan 24
Funky/Club House
Various
Wade Teo & Charles Rickards - "La De Da" (feat Kameelah Waheed - Kenny Dope O' Gutta mix) - (6:10) 126 BPM
Charlie Soul Clap - "Terrified, Still Alive" (feat Life On Planets & Greg Paulus - dub mix) - (8:01) 130 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
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091012 651663
21 Dec 23
Deep House
21 Dec 23
Deep House
Review: Masters At Work's continuing 'Lost Tapes' series has already offered up plenty of previously buried treasure by the New York house heroes. Somewhat predictably, volume 10 contains more must-check material rediscovered on dusty DATs, specifically three passes on a cut called 'Bump That Whistle'. First up is the 'Original Mix', where echo-laden minor key chords, whistles and jazzy hi-hat sounds rise above typically loose-limbed Kenny Dope beat and a weighty bassline. The dancefloor dub style 'Stripped Mix' follows ? think beats, bass and occasional weird electronics ? before the long-serving duo serves up a typically floor-friendly 'Beats' mix for those who like playing around with percussion.
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MAW 214
27 Oct 23
Funky/Club House
27 Oct 23
Funky/Club House
Review: How much unreleased, previously forgotten heat is there in Masters at Work's vaults? Rather a lot, it seems, as this release marks the ninth EP in their ongoing 'Lost Tapes' series. What's an offer this time is a collection of varied passes of the same track, 'Talkin' About The Spirit'. They begin with the 'No Sample' version, a piano and organ-sporting chunk of heads-down MAW brilliance that sounds like a mid-90s concoction, before serving up the dub style 'No Sample Stripped' mix. There are two 'MAW with Patti' versions, which replicate the previous mixes but add in more classic disco-era vocal samples, plus a 'Beats' mix that focuses on Kenny Dope's impeccable drum programming and some carefully placed dark string stabs.
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MAW 213
22 Sep 23
Funky/Club House
22 Sep 23
Funky/Club House
Review: Louie Vega's long-running Elements of Life project - an ever-changing collective of musicians who create live house, disco, Latin and soul tracks - returns to action, this time with long-time pal Josh Milan in tow. In its original Louie Vega mix form (track 3),'Let U Shine' is a deliciously deep soulful house number with tribal-influenced percussion, gospel-influenced vocals and Vega's usual impeccably produced instrumentation. There are two top-notch 'Honeycomb' mixes (vocal and instrumental), which opt for a breezier and more tactile vibe and nods to both early New York garage-house and the earlier 'proto-house' wave spearheaded by Boyd Jarvis, Timmy Regisford and Paul Simpson. Rounding off the EP is the previously unheard demo version of live Latin house workout 'Los Tonos Segrados'.
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VR 216
07 Jul 23
Funky/Club House
07 Jul 23
Funky/Club House
Review: For committed house-heads of a certain vintage, the recent rediscovery of a treasure trove of "lost" Masters at Work recordings - and more importantly their release via a series of must-check EP - has been like Christmas and birthdays all rolled into one. Predictably, there's plenty to get the pulse racing on the series' fifth instalment, not least opener 'Smash It', a heavy, locked-in groover driven forwards by typically bouncy Kenny Dope drums and a trippy, mind-altering acid bassline. Those drums - and that bassline - naturally come to the fore on the accompanying 'Drum Dub' version. Bonus cut 'Don't Throw It Away' is an even wilder, percussion-heavy riff on a similar theme - all delay-laden vocal snippets, weird noises, cut-up First Choice samples and infectious drums - and sounds ripe for peak-time plays.
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MAW 209
23 Jun 23
Funky/Club House
23 Jun 23
Funky/Club House
Review: Two contrasting cuts make up the latest instalment in the 'MAW Lost Tapes' series. In the red corner we have 'Funky Anane', a looping groover that tops a hip-shaking Latin rhythm with jazz sax and a female voice saying "funky" over and over. Meanwhile in the blue corner there's 'MAW Want You', an uptempo 4/4 Jersey organ groove with a bassline that reveals exactly where speed garage got its ideas from. For this old garagehead the latter wins by a knockout, but you pays your money and you makes your choice - pausing only to consider what it must be to have made so many great tracks that material of this calibre got left on the shelf!
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MAW 208
19 May 23
Funky/Club House
19 May 23
Funky/Club House
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: The latest instalment in Masters At Work's essential 'Lost Tapes' series takes us back to the early '90s and a long-forgotten studio session they did with the late, great Boyd Jarvis, a New York house originator famed for his soloing skills and memorable basslines. We get three passes on 'Boyd's Jam', each of which offers a perfect union of swinging MAW beats (programmed by Kenny Dope), deep chords and textures (laid down by Louie Vega) and bass and keys-solos courtesy of Jarvis. There's the 'On The Organ Mix', which as the title suggests is marked out by some dazzling organ improvisations, the more layered, spaced-out and intoxicating 'Synth Dub' (think organs and mazy electronic lead lines), and the DJ tool style 'Zipper Beats'.
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MAW 207
21 Apr 23
Funky/Club House
21 Apr 23
Funky/Club House
Played by: Pete Haigh, Juno Recommends Funky House, Fred Everything, Todd Terry, G-Blaster (Memorie Cluster), BRENDON P, Ashley Beedle, Chris Simmonds
Review: With all due respect to the virtuoso accomplishments that Nu Yorican Soul, Elements Of Life etc definitely were, this writer's favourite MAW productions have always been the raw, pumping NY club cuts that the duo put out back in the early days. If you agree, then these two gems, recently discovered lurking on two-inch tapes from 25-30 years ago and given just the very lightest of 21st Century makeovers to bring them into line with modern production values, are an absolute must - quite how they never ended up on Nervous or Strictly is a mystery. Do we really need to say any more?
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MAW 205
10 Feb 23
Funky/Club House
10 Feb 23
Funky/Club House
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Louie Vega feat Anan?
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
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091012 611865
03 Feb 23
Funky/Club House
03 Feb 23
Funky/Club House
Various
CAMZ - "Saudade (feat. Mestre Barr?o) [Mijangos Afro Latin Mix]" (feat Mestre Barrao - Mijangos Afro Latin mix) - (5:39) 122 BPM 
Played by: DJ Mau Mau
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091012 603969
30 Dec 22
Funky/Club House
30 Dec 22
Funky/Club House
Louie Vega feat Anane
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
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091012 601262
12 Dec 22
Funky/Club House
12 Dec 22
Funky/Club House
Played by: Sam Redmore, Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Juno Recommends Deep House, Pete Bandit, BRENDON P, JAMES ROD, Don Welch, Matthias Heilbronn
Review: Louie Vega's cover of boogie-era disco classic 'Barely Breaking Even', which is created in cahoots with the two men most responsible for the early '80s original, Leroy Burgess and Patrick Adams, was a relatively faithful rendition. These high-profile remixes are naturally a little more revolutionary, though tastefully done and in keeping with the spirit of Vega and company's version. Ron Trent leads the way delivering a spacey, percussively detailed, and effortlessly soulful vocal remix and dub - the latter showcasing the high-quality musicianship of everyone involved - before Matthias Heilbronn takes over. Choose between full vocal and instrumental takes on the rubbery, disco-house style 'BKNY Mix', the rolling and sun-splashed 'Soulflower Mix' and his more faithful-to-the-original 'Remix'.
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BBE 500SDG
13 May 22
Deep House
13 May 22
Deep House
BeBe Winans - "It's All Good" (feat Debbie Winans Lowe & Korean Soul - Louie Vega remix) - (10:36) 124 BPM
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091012 482861
29 Apr 22
Deep House
29 Apr 22
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: Reworks Volume 2 gives new life to some of the Vega Records back catalogue. The second volume features New Orleans-based veteran Dj Erv who brings his expertise to these edits of classics and adding his signature flourishes. Whether it's the driving energy lent to the uplifting house anthem "You're So Sweet" by Anane, the sensual mood music offered up on the DJ ERV Dance Ritual Re-Work of Josh Milan's "Thinking About Your Body", or the rework of label chief Louie Vega's soulful number "Bahamas" (Nico's Dream) - you're in good hands with this legend of the NYC club scene
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VR 211
25 Mar 22
Funky/Club House
25 Mar 22
Funky/Club House
Review: Here's something to genuinely set the pulse racing: a cover of Barabbas' Afro-fired funk-rock classic, "Woman", which brings together producer extraordinaire Louie Vega (and his Elements of Life Band) and legendary freestyle singer George LaMond. Vega's EP-leading "Main Mix" is the bomb: a richly percussive, 11-minute fusion of Latin disco and funk rock topped off with clipped guitar riffs, heavy organ chords and a killer lead vocal from LaMond. Vega provides numerous remixes himself, including an extra-percussive "Dub Bass Organ" mix and a salsa-inspired "Latin Soul Mix" that's almost as essential as the main version. Elsewhere, old pal David Morales provides a breezy house remix and an organ-heavy dub, while Frankie C's "Brazilian Mix" is a carnival-friendly affair that's seriously infectious and life-affirming. In a word: brilliant.
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VR 196
21 Aug 20
Funky/Club House
21 Aug 20
Funky/Club House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Really this should be called 'Elements Of Life Extensions: Extensions', because for this reissue the 2004 remixed version of Vega's landmark 2003 long-player has been beefed up from eight tracks to 16. 'Elements Of Life' saw Vega turning his back on tuff NYC house in favour of summery, Latin- and jazz-infused soul, and for anyone who loved the original album this is an essential purchase - Jazz N' Grooves blissed-out take on 'Mozalounge' is worth the price of admission on its own! But check it out even if you weren't a fan, if only for the dreamaway space disco of 'Steel Congo' and a very respectable cover of Candido's classic 'Thousand Finger Man'.
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VR 193
12 Jun 20
Deep House
12 Jun 20
Deep House
Summer Nights In Spanish Harlem/Quimbombo/Cantos Para Chango/Sunshine (feat Domingo Quinones - original mix) - (12:17) 113 BPM
Played by: Tee Cooper
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VR 192B
29 May 20
Deep House
29 May 20
Deep House
Played by: Robot 84, Ash Reynolds, Dave Lee / Joey Negro, BRENDON P, Louie Vega, Sam Divine, DJ Spinna
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091012 480065
04 Oct 19
Deep House
04 Oct 19
Deep House
3 Winans Brothers - "I Choose You" (feat Karen Clark Sheard - Old Skool instrumental mix) - (13:05) 122 BPM
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VR 187
05 Jul 19
Deep House
05 Jul 19
Deep House
Louie Vega, Patrick Adams & Cloud Two - "Rebel Nation" (feat Anane - extended version) - (8:50) 126 BPM
BeBe Winans - "He Promised Me" (feat Tobbi, Tommi & Kiandra Richardson - Louie Vega extended remix) - (8:54) 126 BPM
Mike & Brenda Sutton - "Don't Let Go Of Me" (Grip My Hips & Move Me - Shep Pettibone mix - remastered) - (6:43) 119 BPM
Louie Vega - "Love Having You Around" (feat Rochelle Fleming & Barbara Tucker - extended version) - (8:59) 126 BPM
Louie Vega - "Dancing For Your Love" (feat Cindy Mizelle & Sharon Bryant - extended version) - (5:29) 127 BPM
John Davis & The Monster Orchestra - "I Can't Stop" (feat DJ Jazzy Jeff - Louie Vega extended remix) - (9:12) 117 BPM
Louie Vega - "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" (feat Anane & Tony Touch - extended version) - (5:04) 115 BPM
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091012 443763
25 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Louie Vega / Various
BeBe Winans - "He Promised Me" (feat Tobbi, Tommi & Kiandra Richardson - Louie Vega) - (5:25) 126 BPM
John Davis & The Monster Orchestra - "I Can't Stop" (feat DJ Jazzy Jeff - Louie Vega remix) - (5:21) 117 BPM
Mike Sutton & Brenda Sutton - "Don't Let Go Of Me (Grip My Hips & Move Me)" (remastered) - (6:43) 119 BPM
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091012 400063
29 Jun 18
Funky/Club House
29 Jun 18
Funky/Club House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: "Love Having You Around", a surging, celebratory peak-time treat that saw Louie Vega being joined in the studio by legendary vocalists Barbara Tucker and Rochelle Fleming, was the undoubted highlight of the sometime Masters at Work man's recent NYC Disco double-pack. Here Vega serves up a suite of reworks from his personal stash of alternative passes. The main mix - a nine-minute, gospel-influenced, organic disco-house shuffler laden with superb instrumentation - is undoubtedly the star of the show, though we're also enjoying the heavy and stripped-back Dope Dub, the sparse and bassline-driven early morning thrills of the Combo Dub and the Mute Horn dub, which boasts looser, more Afro-centric house beats and some notable trumpet solos.
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091012 436864
15 Jun 18
Deep House
15 Jun 18
Deep House
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LCH 0002
18 May 18
Deep House
18 May 18
Deep House
