WHIPPED CREAM: RNB fridays with JC

So, Jade had a bit of a mare last week... I had some bad feedback for her Murder Inc choice; I'd already given the track a bad press so it was perhaps doomed from the offset. Fast forward one week, however, and JC's certainly found her stride. I planned to put out a girl group only RNB friday this week but my creamy sister has put forward such a soultastic selection that I can't wait til next week to put it up.

I'll start with JC's slow jam, perfect for those snowed in nights with someone sexy. Bad bitches only.



Mmmmm yea baby all night long. I like that little thing aroung YOUR navel, Donell Jones.
Ok, time for the girl group special. We tried to go for unlikely choices.

Up first, we're keeping it British with the "power of a woman" four piece possé that is Eternal. Is it me or do we still dress a bit like this now? I'm personally loving the volume of the ladies' weaves, you just don't get that lift nowadays.



Not strictly rnb, but it's got an irresistably hispanic groove, not to mention the singers are twins just like JC and I. On out year long jaunt in Madrid, JC and I got called every single nationality referenced in this video. Are you dominicana? No. Mexicana? Boricua? Colombiana? Cubana? Pakistani? China? Brasilena? NO NO NO, please stop.



And last of all, because we all feel a little unpretty sometimes... especially when you're wearing a boy's t-shirt and have a tiny splatter of baked bean juice on it (sorry Martin).



Until next week (hopefully before)
PEACE x

WHIPPED CREAM: RNB fridays

Yes, it has come round again folks! This week has gone quicker than you can say, "It's bloody freezing bitchesss". Semi-hibernation has made it impossible for me to post this week, but I've got to keep this little feature rolling. There's already so much going against the school of sound that is RNB, my laziness cannot be held responsible for dragging its majestic beauty further down into the dark, dank recesses of defunct-dom. Here are my picks of the week; lower your centre of gravity and wile out to these weekend wonders.

Amerie's '1 thing', a seriously funky sampler of The Meters' 'Oh Calcutta', I chose this for the weekly pick for a particular reason. Theo Parrish has just dropped his grooving house refix of the tune on limited edition vinyl. Renamed 'Just1LoveBug', it's quite possibly better than Amerie's hotpant hit. As a sidenote, Jade and I believe that our child would look like Amerie if it were possible for us to make a blasian baby, so this song always has a special place in our hearts.



Theo Parrish's house refix



Smoother and slicker than a sharp knife through butter, it's the long overdue return of the VOCAL HARMONY GROUP RNB LOVE SONG. Blackstreet serve up the goods with 'Don't Leave Me', a song that I've personally been rinsing since I acquired the Pure Swing re-released compilation. I rock this bad boy on the 119 home from work and sashay all the way up Bennetts Avenue. Try it, you'll feel real, real good.



Last (and by all means least) is a Murder Inc rewinder that JC's been humming all day. This would be so much better if stinky Ja Rule wasn't on it.

WHIPPED CREAM: RNB fridays

Inspired by a Brenmar mix posted on xlr8r this week, double cream has decided to launch RNB fridays. Presenting the finest super smooth cuts from the past 20 years, we're hoping to ignite party vibes and flames of lust alike ahead of the upcoming wintery weekends. We defy you to suggest that these tracks don't instantly instill an overwhelming desire to get down and dirty. (Should point out that double cream do not, under any circumstance, advocate rahs who grind.)

Ciara stirs the hermaphrodite rumour further with this sexy string infused, 2007 groover. Dance moves to make your tings come alive and a right good weave!



Bow Wow and Omarion smash it with this bongo punctuated banger.



Brenmar rework, slick like rick but shame we can't see Cassie's hot bod in this video.



You're welcome x

WHIPPED CREAM: sophie t speaks to Bok Bok

The Night Slugs imprint seems to have spent the year pushing boundaries that might have seemed imperceptible to unknowing eyes. As soon as these margins are crossed, however, it’s clear to see the magic formula label boss Bok Bok and his contemporaries share, and how they are applying it in their mission to take over gloomy, enigmatic dance floors worldwide. It’s an enormously innovative feat, which bodes well in a time in the UK when people are fervently dedicating their attention and curiosity to the new concepts and sounds that are changing the face of British electronic music. With over two years success on the party scene, an impressive roster of releases and the label’s first LP set for release in a couple of weeks, Night Slugs are at the heart of dance music influence right now.

While the label’s mainstays share various inspirations when it comes to their sound – the intricate beat building from the likes of Bok Bok, L-Vis 1990, Girl Unit and Kingdom often comprise strong 808 driven rhythms, dazzling neon synths, catchy melodic riffs and ridiculously contorted vocal samples – their tracks stand apart from one another, each with a unique sense of mystery which makes them addictive to dance floor residents.

Touching on everything from favourite club spaces to archaic philosophies on aesthetics, solidarity within the British scene to the guiltless pleasures of RnB, Bok Bok gives Data Transmission an insight into the mind of a night slug. Can I get a wut wut?!

Do you think your crowd has changed since Night Slugs started a couple of years ago? I speak to DJs who say they’re sometimes disheartened by newer crowds, and that they’re not actually listening...
I can’t really complain about our lot. Definitely new people have come and we’ve definitely grown since we started out, but at the same time from day one, people who come down to Night Slugs have always been about the music first and foremost. There are a lot of people who really closely follow mixes and they’re on the ball with releases and stuff like that. Without wanting to blow our own horn too much, I think what Night Slugs has achieved is a really nice balance between those who are kind of heads for the music and come and spot tunes with people who are just kind of a party crowd. It’s a great balance because it’s not a kind of trainspotter, boring, standing around night because the vibe is really powerful and tangible. The music makes people happy and they respond to it. The people are really open-minded as well; we can play all sorts of different genres to them and as long as we keep it cohesive, it works.

What is your ideal kind of rave space? It must be quite important to you when constructing a specifically “night time” music genre.
Me and the others have been talking about what our ideal club would look like, after having played in Amsterdam in this club called Trouw. It’s a really cool club, it’s my new favourite club actually. It’s got some really cool minimal neon lights in it and that’s it. They don’t have your normal cheesy looking lights which I hate. If you can’t have designer lighting I prefer complete darkness. In fact I think sometimes complete darkness works really well. So yeah, me and the others were talking about this, we came up with a few concepts. I don’t know if it’s installation art but it’s certainly really creative lighting.