Spirit of House

SoulfulBeats label head Matt Hughes drops a masterpiece with his superb interpretation of "See how far our love can go" by up and rising Louise Golbey (the original version of the song will be featured on her new album to be released this summer). Matt Hughes' 'OCD Rub' goes as deep as it gets, with sublime truly soulicious rhythms leading the way for Louise Golbey's deeply rooted vocals and the marvelous keyboard wizardry of Dan Goldman aka JD73 - in other words (and as we said before), a masterpiece.

It has been two years since Tom Conrad blessed us with a vocal production, thankfully the wait is over and he is back with "Shine" featuring the one and only Carla Prather on vocals. We have to give this phenomenal soulful production having timeless written all over 12 out of 10 - Carla Prather's incomparable deeply felt vocals, the warm melodious keys and the smooth yet contaminous backdrop a sheer musical bliss. Not for forget to mention the stellar remixes by Vick Lavender who adds his superb soul/jazz/funk infused sound, Masaki Morii contributes an uplifting rendition laced with sublime keys over thrilling rhythms, and last but not least Dissident delivers a delightful laidback jazzy affair.

Hubert Street, the duo of London based Bradley White-Dale and New York City based Doug Gomez, return with the glorious "Live your Life EP". The title song "Life your life" is vocal house just the way we love it - melodious and utterly soulful, featuring deeply rooted vocals by Bradley White-Dale alongside lush keys over smooth yet deep spell binding rhythms. Mark Di Meo & Tony Loreto's interpretation is a delectable soul/funk inspired affair taking the song to the next level. Also included is "Bullet" which takes you on an exhilarating journey to deepest soulful grounds, combining Bradley White-Dale's inimitable vocals with heavenly keys and deep thrilling rhythms.

Not many words are needed to describe this soulful sun drenched jewel guaranteed so send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more... Justin Stride aka Black Sonix teams up with soul sensation Morrisson to bless us with "Keep on", a phenomenal production having timeless written all over. Morrisson's inimitable deeply felt vocals combined with Justin Stride's unmistakable old skool inspired deep'n'melodious sounds make this something truly special - don't miss to check out Justin Stride's 'Oldskool Dub' taking you on an inebriant journey to deepest soulful grounds. Not to forget to mention Sean McCabe's formidable truly soulicious interpretation taking the song to the next level.

Songstress Una returns with the beautiful "Y.O.U." taken from her forthcoming long player "In my house". This intoxicating production by DJ Pope is driven by smooth yet spell binding tribal-esque rhythms (think "Plastic dreams" by Jaydee) which serve as playground for gorgeous keys and Una's incomparable heartfelt rendition of the lyrics. DJ Oji takes the song to deeper grounds, with the smooth yet contaminous percussive rhythms and ethereal melodies creating a mesmerizing feel. Last but not least, Two 4 Soul aka DJ Jacko & Peppe Citarella drop a grandiose summery interpretation featuring precious jazzy keys over groovey rhythms.