Review: MDA Grooves - Universo Positivo Remixed EP (Kai Alcé, JKriv, Sean McCabe and Medlar) (Universo Positivo Records)

For over 40 yeas (already), MDA - Mundo de Aventuras - have been melded urban club with Latin and Afro styles into modern Dance music so let's get 4 of today's top groovesters to rework some of their best tracks from Universo Positivo's catalog!

You'll know the name Universo Positivo as founder, Joseph Salvador who set up the label/Amsterdam club scene in the 1990s mostly on back of his own productions whilst the first release was by Orlando Voorn and Amp Fiddler (RIP)!  And now, regular readers will recognise the movers of dance, Kai Alcé, JKriv, Sean McCabe and Medlar as a current day 'Gang of Four' remixers picked out for this the game of Twister (Ed. see the cover artwork?)

Kai Alce, (last seen HERE on the NDATL Remix of 'What You Came Here For') who is seen as a "most influential architect" of deep house kicks off extending 'Sonido Latino' into jazzy-soul vibra-cool a la Roy Ayers' raceway/lounge.

Sean McCabe is another never too far from a remix (for the past 20 years) so he knows a sandy samba shuffle for 'Ipanema Jazz' (Ed. hardly on the beach as he's based in Bristol!) as keys/synths and trumpet battle it out out on a cuíca rub(dub).

Talking of UK samba, Medlar is another producer far from the beach in his South London studio (perhaps Rotherhithe pier is the closest) but he does love an Island and a remix (see HERE) and he revolves 'U R The Revolution' into the mainroom 'hands in the air' retro-house banger (Ed. this is not a 'clean' edit).

But standing on top in his usual educational way is co-founder of Razor-N-Tape, JKriv who might be based in Brooklyn but seems capable of turning any sound into fun-loving disco heaven like his version of 'Caparica Sunset' which will get anyone on a upbeat (also check out the recent 'Reel Ones' EP HERE).

Expect to hear these tracks all summer long.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDR: https://bfan.link/universo-positivo-remixed

Artist:  MDA Grooves 

Title: Universo Positivo Remixed EP (Kai Alcé, JKriv, Sean McCabe and Medlar)
Release date: 29th May, 2026
Label : Universo Positivo
Catalog Number : UP029
Format:  Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Frits Wentink - Remixed (Wolf Music Recordings)

This 12" is all about you and the dancefloor: and whilst I say it's about you, there's 3 of you in this relationship; with remixes by Ian Pooley, Prince Palmer and Dominic Oswald.

This new Remixed EP leads with the track 'About You' that was previously featured on Frits' own 'Together EP' (see review HERE).

Having a "bonfide legend" with over 1,000 credits on albums/singles/EPs that is, Mr. Ian Pooley on the remix (noting that, at the time of writting, Mr. Pooley is outside Tower Records in Tokyo!) with a DJ friendly beats and the full remix, itself, WOLF music knows it's on a winner.

On the B-side, there's more 'Intentions' than Frits' remix of Max Sinàl & KingCrowney track (see review HERE) as the original version of this 'Intentions', that appeared on 'Remember That Feeling' (WOLFEP70), gets a main room remix by Prince Palmer - thus returning the favour of Frits remixing Palmer's track 'Airlift' that came out in the summer (Ed. sounds like a lot of back scratchin' goin' on here).  

Rounding the set off, another Frits favourite, 'Club Land' (original on the Club Land Special - WOLFEP73); so now you have to take your pick from the original, alternative mixes and now the Dominic Oswald remix.  The alternative mix is a bit faster and a little quirky so Oswald has kinda split the difference with jazzier keys added and I can see why this is added to the set.

This is the fourth in recent FRITS X WOLF series of 12” showcasing Frits, the label and, in this case, the remixers - Note: some recent releases from this guys are all fetching big bucks on the resale site so get in quick. 

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER  Remixed | Frits Wentink

Artist: Frits Wentink 
Title: Remixed
Release date: 12th December, 2025
Label :Wolf Music Recordings
Catalog Number  WOLFEP082
Format: 12" VINYL / Digital / Bandcamp