Spirit of House

Thankfully, the wait is over and "King of hearts", the highly anticipated new album by Chicago soul legend Peven Everett, has arrived. From the first to the last song, this is Peven Everett at his best, each of these phenomenal love songs showcases his unique talent to craft masterly orchestrated soulful music spanning different genres such as r&b, soul, funk, rap and soulful house music. From down-tempo ballads to up-tempo dance floor jewels, "Kings of hearts" has it all, with each of the songs having timeless written all over and oozing with the beloved truly unmistakable Peven Everett sound. Nothing more needs to be said and written about this masterpiece aside from we highly recommend you put "King of hearts" on top of your shopping list...

One of the standout tracks from Tony Records "Miami Uncuts 2013" compilation was without a doubt "Keep on loving me" by Soulful Session (aka Simon Phillips) featuring Kerrie-Anne Phillips, now the time has come and Tony Records let loose "The Future Divas EP" by Soulful Session which features aforementioned soulful vocal gem alongside four other phenomenal productions by Simon Phillips featuring fantastic vocal performances by songstresses Lynn Lockamy, LeAnne, Rachael Calladine and Kaysee. To cut a long story short, "The Future Divas EP" is quite simply one of the best vocal house releases in recent years, each of the songs is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more...

The truly ingenious and seminal "Soldier" by Detroit's legendary multi-talented musician Paul Randolph and Central African Republic's own 'Mestre of Ancestral Soul' Boddhi Satva first saw the light of the day on Offering Recordings' "ADE Sampler 2012", now this marvelous timeless song gets a well deserved full single release. Besides the original vocal, instrumental and beatless versions, the package includes a stellar selection of remixes from the likes of Daz I Kue, N’Dinga Gaba, Gibril 'GiKu' Kuyateh and Boddhi Satva, each one of them adding his magical truly unrivaled deep spiritual touch to the song, making it next to impossible to choose a favorite version. A musical gem by no means to be missed.

You might not (yet) be familiar with Big Box Recordings, but we are sure after checking out their latest offering "Love take all of me" by Fran'Z & Brian Christopher  you will follow them closely... The feel good "Love take all of me" is a wonderful uplifting production built around infectious Disco/Funk infused rhythms, grand keys and Brian Christopher's beautiful emotive vocals, taken to the next level by Chicago legend Terry Hunter (with the help of 'Jigga James' and Mike Dunn) who contributes a heavenly interpretation oozing with his beloved timeless soulful touch. Not to forget to mention the stunning dub, reprise and beats version included in the package giving you plenty of options to work the floor.

With "Lost without you", Bah Samba give us the perfect soundtrack for the summer season which - thankfully - is just around the corner. This beautiful song features the sultry vocals of Anna Cavazos alongside a masterly orchestration (keys by Julian Bendall, guitar by Mark Ralph, drums by Geoff Holroyde, flugel & trumpet by Dominic Glover and cahon by Oli Savill) - to cut a long story short, this is a timeless masterpiece oozing with nothing but soul. The package comes complete with a sublime re-edit by Anthony Nicholson, Sean McCabe who blesses us with another one of his compelling truly soulicious remixes, and finally a phenomenal re-imagination by Hoshiko Oki & Jere McAllister guaranteed to make you yearn for more.