COMIN’ UP


‘DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK’, sang LL Cool J, and he might well have been talking about MK, aka Marc Kinchen. Detroit-born, his infl uence on the ‘90s house scene was immense, producing timeless classics such as ‘Burning’ and ‘Love Changes’ and re-defi ning the art of the remix with his infl uential cut-up style turned on Jodeci, Masters At Work, Nightcrawlers and many more. After a break from producing house, he’s carrying on where he left off, working with Hot Natured and adding his distinctive touch to everyone from Storm Queen to Lana Del Rey. But as we fi nd out, his studio adventures never stopped, merely moved to even higher heights.


REINVENTION OF MK


THE KWEST LOVE!


THE fact that Justin Bieber is allegedly featuring dubstep on his new album provides a cloudless view of the inevitable backlash sitting, arms-crossed and biding its time, on the not-so-distant horizon. So it’s easy to imagine the ever-creeping sound of Moombahton, a cross between Dutch house and reggaeton, which emerged from the imagination of Dave Nada in 2009, in a Rocky training montage as it prepares for its shot at the crown. Since it’s WMC time, we have an exclusive ‘Winter Moombah Conference’ compilation from DC-based Jon Kwest. With Kwest picking out 15 tracks from key players like Pickster & Melo, Cam Jus, Boyfriend and Apt One, plus a handful of his own productions, it’s an eye-opener to the breadth of the sound which takes in dubstep, Latin cumbia, soul, bashment and hip-hop, and is currently making its way into Europe from its US roots. So go slow and get low.


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