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He wowed the world of house and soul music last year with his eponymous album "The Way You Love Me", and now the man with the magnificent voice aka Baltimore's soul sensation - Mr Marc Evans is doing it all over again with a brand new re-issue. MuthaFunkaz beat master DJ Spen caught up with the artist to talk soul, the truth behind his music, the new record and what exactly would go into a Marc Evans smoothie…
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On 17th of August, one half of Masters at Work - the legendary Kenny Dope - drops "Dope Jams", a collection of slick beats compiled, mixed and cut up as only the original beat master can.
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Joseph Mercado, formerly known as DJ Dimension and one half of the MegaMen productions, founded Next Dimension Music back in 2005. But his musical journey started back in 1988 in clubs such as Tunnel or Sound Factory in New York City where he fell in love with electronic music we are used to call "House". Early in the 90's, he began to promote his own parties, DJ'ed in various clubs and was a guest DJ on WNYU's "The Candy Store".
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Defected Records once again brings together three of house music's most interesting producers on the album "Defected In the House - Miami 2009". All are from diverse countries and bring a little of their own experience and flavour to their new mix album. In the below interviews you will find out a little fresh info from the three.
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Simon Dunmore is the legendary British independent label head who brought us some of the finest dance moments in the last decade. His records hit both the underground and the commercial arena with equal force. Now the guy behind KOT "Finally", Roger Sanchez "Another chance" and ATFC "Bad habit" tells us what he thinks were his defining moments. Defected Records is his baby and he has built it from scratch initially employing three people to its current status as one of the best known global house brands around. Here he tells us what the ride has been like and who to look out for in the future.
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Below is an exclusive interview with Bob Sinclar, the famous Parisian DJ and producer who can look back at a huge production and remix catalogue, of which a selection of 20 memorable tracks and remixes just have been released through the House Masters series on ITH Records.
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Below is an exclusive interview with Marc Evans who teams up with DJ Spen and The MuthaFunkaz to bring us their debut album "The way you love me" released on September 15th.
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DJ Gregory is one super-cool player, highly intelligent, passionate about music and more than a little bit crazy, this producer holds great respect from all heavy hitters in the dance music community.
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The entire Def Mix crew - David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, Hector Romero and Satoshi Tomiie - come together to celebrate their 20th anniversary at the cutting edge of electronic music. Both the quality and quantity of remixes that this extraordinarily talented group have produced is incredible, and there are also a number of seminal house records which showcase the Def Mix crew’s unquestionable production skills.
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House king Todd "The God" Terry returns to the dance scene with a bang sure to be heard the world over. Primed and ready to drop is his new mix album "Strictly - Todd Terry", an amalgamation of classic Strictly Rhythm beats and contemporary tracks which is a must for any self respecting music lover's collection. The album, as well as a forthcoming single release "Get Down" which has kicked up a storm in Ibiza this summer, means that everyone interested in dance music and its culture is welcoming with open arms the return of one of the most prolific artists in House.
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Bob Sinclar is the famous Parisian international DJ and producer who has scored numerous hits across the world with his own inimitable style of reggae tinged dance music. His hits "Love Generation", "World Hold On" and "Sound of Freedom" have all reached the top of the charts across the world. He is a unique character -- sexy, stylish, mysterious and fun. He relentlessly travels the world entertaining thousands of clubbers across the globe every week. We catch up with him in LA, ironically a city where he thinks no one will recognise him. In this interview, he tells us why disco is far from dead, why he always has dreamt of the Playboy lifestyle and how there are clear parallels between himself and Hugh Hefner! His new album "Bob Sinclar Live at the Playboy Mansion" truly reflects his eclectic taste in music.
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Physics made waves with their debut album 'First Flight' back in 2002, fusing soulful, jazzy vibes with bumpin' house grooves to create an experience that straddled the ambient and danceable faces of the house sound. With their next full-length due for release later this year on Seamless Recordings, they are celebrating by teaming up with Bargrooves to release a series of singles from the album remixed by scene heavyweights such as Vincent Kwok, Matthias Heilbronn, G-Club, Audiowhores, Andreas Thiessen and Soularis, all adding their own unique twist to the sultry Physics sound.