Wiggle Kru Record Reviews

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Nitin Sawhney : "Sunset Remixes" : V2 (VVR5016766) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Sep 2001 Overall: 5/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 3/5 Style: Club Garage Summary: Tight Format: 12" What can I say, its another huge MJ Cole tune. Save this one for that sunrise set you've been planning. When you hear MJ working this one you'll wonder how it could have been done any other way. Fresh vocals, strings and guitar samples take you on a ride.

Tony Momrelle vs Daryl B & BKT : "If You Were Here Tonight Remixes" : Break the Barrier (BTB002) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Sep 2001 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 5/5 Style: Club Garage Summary: The Boy's Turn Format: 12" Another remix from Daryl B on the 5 track single, all variations on a theme with a couple garrige mixes and a couple of 4/4 joints. My favorite is the rnb pressure on A1 with the big bass sound and tight snappy drums. Smooth like chocolate, boy.

Mark J feat MC Eveready : "Fire" : white (MARK003) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Oct 2001 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 3/5 Style: Jumpup Garage Summary: Lock & Load Format: 12" This third tune by Mark J of Mark's Classics is his best one yet. A wicked bouncing flow breaks down into halftime ragga business and then brings the energy right back up. Tight, crisp production on this one. I would have guessed it was on Kronik!

Ladies First : "Messin Remixes" : Polydor (LADIES4) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Sep 2001 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 3/5 Booty Factor: 4/5 Style: Club Garage Summary: Go Girl! Format: 12" Wicked remix by the Sovereign on one side with a long build and tight production as usual. Like his other tunes it has a soulful vibe but it still manages to be quite uptempo. On the flip is an Oris Jay remix that sounds like "Brand Nu Flava" sped up.

DJ Daryl B : "I Just Can't" : Trick Records (TRK008) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Sep 2001 Overall: 3/5 Pressing: 3/5 Booty Factor: 3/5 Style: Garage Summary: Must Go On Format: 12" Starting on the A side we have a good 4/4 mix that will please the househeads out there and is fast enough to mix in well. On the flip is a 2 step vocal and dub mix, a very nice shuffling beat with some reversed samples are a nice counterpoint to the female vocals. Sounds almost like something you would hear on Shelflife or Tempa.

DND feat Kristine Blond : "You Make Me Go Oooh Remix" : white (BNOISE19) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Sep 2001 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 4/5 Style: Club Garage Summary: Oooh Yeah Format: 12" Another sugar sweet vocal mix with heavyweight bass on this single track vinyl, with a little MC work thrown in for good measure. Nice to see DND back in the saddle!

Bump 'N Flex : "Promises" : Urban Heat Promo (UHT005) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Sep 2001 Overall: 5/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 5/5 Style: Club Garage Summary: Feel the Heat Format: 12" What a tune by the Bump & Flex!!! The Club Mix is a full booty assult with wicked rolling bassline and sweet dont-want-no-playa lyrics - easy to picture jamming out in the Bimmer with a pirate station on 10. Top marks for this one!! Similar sound to Jam & Face productions. The Hard Step Dub on the flip doesn't do anything too interesting, but who cares?

Artful Dodget feat Melanie Blatt & Miss Shorte-E : "Twentyfourseven" : Public Demand Promo (PPDT77) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Sep 2001 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 4/5 Style: Club Garage Summary: Ladies First Format: 12" Another smooth club and radio hit from the Artful Dodger, its hard not to like this tune. If you like Mis Teeq or B15 Project then you'll want to pick this up. Definately one that will get the girls on the floor. I prefer the Dubaholics mix on the flip, these guys are hot hot hot. Expect to be hearing this one for a long time to come.

Blackout : "Get Up" : Independiente (GETUP3) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Sep 2001 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 3/5 Booty Factor: 3/5 Style: Club Garage Summary: Catchy Format: 12" Great tune this one, with nicely layered female vocal samples ("gotta get up to get down") and quality MC work inbetween. Pretty uptempo but could also be worked into a lounge set. Quick mixing with this one, it keeps pretty busy without any long breakdowns. Someone told me this was a Sovereign production in disguise but I'm not totally sure about that. Makes a great intro tune.

TJ Cases : "One By One Remixes" : Cut & Play Records (CPR022) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Jul 2001 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 3/5 Style: Club Garage Summary: Good stuff Format: 12" This single has a remix by TJ Cases on one side, a more DJ friendly mix than the original, featuring good MC work. Nice mellow garage sound. On the flip there's a Big Shot remix with a more minimal bassline sound. Another solid release on Cut & Play.

Mariah Carey : "Loverboy Remixes" : Virgin (SPRO-16193) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Jul 2001 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 4/5 Style: Club Garage Summary: Nice One Matt Format: 2x12" This double-pack contains remixes by MJ Cole and David Morales, but of course its the Matt J relick that I bought it for. What can I say, you know an MJ Cole track the moment you hear it, and somehow he keeps it original and tight as hell. Probably the classiest Mariah tune you will ever hear. Thank God it doesn't have any of that high-register wailing she usually does!

Beth Green Project : "It Feels Right" : Pipe & Slippers promo (OB002) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Mar 2001 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 2/5 Style: Minimal Summary: Yup it does Format: 12" Features a stripped down garage track complete with rolling bassline, melancholy vocals and harpsichord stabs. Great tune for bringing it down a notch. Look out for this label!

Wookie : "Storm" : Manchu (MCR002) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Mar 2001 Overall: 3/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 2/5 Style: Dark Garage Summary: Bad day? Format: 12" Wookie gets in touch with his dark side on his new imprint Manchu here. Pardon the pun, but its a stormer... tight production and an unrelenting bassline, this one was on all the charts. Not every Wookie tune is totally original though, compare this to the "Dirty Beats" or "Little Man" remixes and you will probably decide you only need one of the three. The lack of any vocals makes this one a little less popular with the ladies.

DJ Narrows : "Saved Soul/Burning Up" : Ressurection (CH001) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Jun 2001 Overall: 3/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 2/5 Style: Dark 4/4 Summary: Creepy! Format: 12" The big debut tune for DJ Narrows, EZ caned this one and it seems to have started a whole subgenre of fast 4/4 garage tunes with spooky samples and growly acid noises. Definately an original sound. On the flip is a good tune with a happier vibe that might be easier for some people to deal with.

Todd Edwards : "Show Me A Sign" : I Records (IR-189) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Aug 2000 Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 3/5 Booty Factor: 3/5 Style: Todd Edwards Summary: Roots Music Format: 12" Todd's in fine form on this one, his trademark crunchy house beats start off all disjointed and weird but by the breakdown its managed to sort itself into quite a nice tune. Somehow he manages to make intelligent tracks that are also very danceable - works for me.

Whitney Houston : "My Love Is Your Love Remixes" : Arista (MYLOVE4) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: 1999 Overall: 3/5 Pressing: 3/5 Booty Factor: 3/5 Style: Mellow Summary: But it's OK Format: 12" Marvel & Eily roll out another quality remixes, blending vocals with a smooth organ sound and enough samples and changes to keep things interesting. Excellent tune for a laid-back vibe. Unfortunately the "It's Not Right But It's Okay" remix on the B side falls a bit short of the mark.

Mark Ruff Ryder : "Joy" : white (PROJECT04) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Unknown Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 3/5 Booty Factor: 4/5 Style: Anthem Summary: Soft Sell Format: 12" This release of the now-classic "Joy" features three MC mixes on the A side, and a dub and another mix on the flip. This is a tune everyone can love, between the Tainted Love samples and heavy bassline it never fails to pack the floor. oi oi, oi oi!

DND : "DND Vol 5" : DND (DND005) Reviewed By: Merlin Release Date: Unknown Overall: 4/5 Pressing: 4/5 Booty Factor: 3/5 Style: Anthem Summary: Play Loud Format: 12" Picked up this classic by DND recently, seriously soulful vocals float over a heavy heavy bassline and crunchy drum sounds. Are we peaking yet? How did they get the bells to sound like that? "I've Got" [What You've Been Looking For] is the tune to get, the flip "Keep On" is mildly amusing but hasn't survived as well.