The Dance Trax Hot Plate

- Truby Trio, "A Go Go"/"Carajillo"/"Prima Vera" (Compost Records Germany single). Fave German outfit delivers this smart maxi-CD, which is being distributed by Studio K7 in the U.S. The "Afro Lypso"-sampled "A Go Go" is a '60s-hued throwback, while "Carajillo" and "Prima Vera" seamlessly merge house, Latin, and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
- Kim English, "Been So Long" (Nervous acetate). Culled from the forthcoming "Energized" album-which includes new remixes of songs from the singer's debut, "Higher Things"-this Anita Baker-by-way-of-English chestnut receives savvy remix therapy from the Wamdue Project.
- Alan Parker, "Unlimited Love" (Strut U.K. single). This promo-only 12-inch is equal parts Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited ("Let's Do The Latin Hustle") and Love Unlimited ("Love's Theme"). Talk about a savory step back in time!
- Swedish Open, "Natural High"/"Moody" (Dada Records/Warner Music Sweden single). Produced/masterminded by Christian Falk-responsible for one of last year's best albums ("Quel Bordel")-this double-sided 12-inch is awash in breezy, soulful house grooves. The standout is the cover of ESG's "Moody," with clubland veteran Kenny Bobien on the mike. FYI, a version of "Moody" also appeared on "Quel Bordel," with Neneh Cherry handling the vocal chores.
- Moloko, "The Time Is Now" (Echo U.K. single). Deciding on a follow-up to "Sing It Back," one of 1999's biggest club records, couldn't have been an easy task. But with "The Time Is Now," U.K. duo Moloko has chosen a winner. Of the myriad of remixers/remixes, our advice is simple: go directly to Fran‡ois K.'s Vocal mix and Blissed Out dub. Of course, the restructurings supplied by Can 7 and DJ Plankton aren't too shabby either. Now, where's that U.S. deal?