Taster Tuesday: MJ Cole

It’s been a while since I posted a Taster Tuesday but this new MJ Cole joint is so fresh that it could not be ignored. MJ was one of the key players back in - say - 1999 when 2 Step garage, the sexier, more uplifting cousin to grim, was big. Along with Artful Dodger, MJ Cole pretty much was the go to remixer and dropped huge bombs such as “Sincere” and “Changes” and remixing Masters at Work, Goldie, Lamb and Madonna to name a few. For an abridged lesson, just check out the MJ Cole mix by Hardreset below.

Well, fast-forward to 2009 where UK Funky is has inherited 2 Step’s role in the clubs. And MJ is back (he never really left) in a big way with Gotta Have It, a smooth bassline joint feature vocals by Digga. This tune is massive and with a UK Funky mix by can-do-no-wrong Ill Blu, its marked for big things. Look for it to drop in the coming weeks and - hopefully - it will make its way stateside so I can stop wasting all my lunch money on Royal Mail.