- Defected’s first foray on to the West Coast yields a fine pair of mixes, one for the house party from Jay J (recently nominated for a Grammy!) and one for the late lounge from Miguel Migs.
Jay J’s mix is bursting with the sort of soulful house and garage that you would expect, not exactly boundary breaking but hugely uplifting. Sir Piers’ ‘Don’t You Love Me’, featuring Monique, blossoms into a great song, whilst Jay J’s own cuts ‘Latinesta’ and ‘Groove Thing’ are well worth hearing. Manijama offers a good take on ‘No No No’, and Michelle Weeks goes gospel on ‘The Light’. Good, positive stuff.
Migs heads deeper, his ‘City People’ a funky opener, and offers some smooth house from the likes of Blaze, Jet Lag and Sandy Rivera, whose excellent ‘Changes’ is worth the price of admission alone. All in all the two mixes compliment each other really well. Let’s hope Defected use this to kick-start a series – on this evidence, the West Coast is in rude health. And when there’s 2.5 hours of quality music on offer it’s foolish to resist!
Tracklisting:
CD1 Mixed by Jay-J
01. "Diamond Life" Louie Vega & Jay Sealee
02. "All I Need" (Halo Dub) Morgan Page/Collete
03. "Latinesta" (Acappella) Jay-J & Chris Lum
04. "Lovin¹ You" (Vincenco's Unreleased Dub)
05. Smurf & Perry "No No No" (Jask¹s Thaisoul Mix)
06. Manijama "So Much Like Me" (East Coast Boogiemen Mix) Swirl Peepz
07. "Don't You Love Me" Sir Piers feat. Monique Bingham
08. "The Best Part" (Copyright mix) Mind Influence
09. "Gonna Get By" (Classic Vocal Mix) Groove Junkies feat Indeya
10. "Groove Thing" Jay-J & Chris Lum
11. "That Feeling" (Acappella) DJ Chus
12. "Talking To You" Inland Knights
13. "The Light" (UBP Classic Mix) Michelle Weeks
14. "Keep On Rising" (Original Mix) Jay-J with Latrice Barnett
15. "ML's Funk" Blagger's World #1
CD2 Mixed by Miguel Migs
01. "City People" (Migs Petalpusher dub) Miguel Migs
02. "Fears" (Touchdown & Jonene rmx) Swirl People
03. "I Think I" (Main Mix) Spettro
04. "Dubplate Sessions" Miguel Migs
05. "I Can Feel It" (original mix) Rhythm Slaves
06. "Black Satin" (Miguel Migs Mix) Gene Ferris
07. "Try To Be Calm" Viekka
08. "So Right" (Dub Mix) Jet Lag
09. "Sweet Sonora" Nuboy & Sebastien Gamboa
10. "Changes" Sandy Rivera feat. Haze
11. "Ethnicity 1" Grant Nelson
12. "Breathe" Blaze
13. "Find a friend" (Audiowhores Rmx) John Julius Knight
14. "Without Love" Jay-J & Chris Lum with Latrice