Album Review: Various "A long hot Summer Special Edition 2018" (NiteGrooves Records Promo)
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With summer just around the corner, NiteGrooves Records unleash the latest installment in their highly popular "A long hot Summer" series. This time around, they have taken a different approach and selected twenty-eight tracks from their unrivaled back catalogue, with the selection being verily eclectic and spanning across the various genres of house music. The list of featured artists is truly illustrious and includes the likes of Ananda Project, Blaze, Byron Stingily, Frankie Feliciano, Heather Johnson, Jihad Muhammad, Kerri Chandler, Stephanie Cooke, Kiko Navarro, Michelle Chiavarini, Pete Simpson, Mateo & Matos, DJ Spen, Sean McCabe, Rancido, Julius Papp and many more.
Pick of the Week: Brian Power featuring Marc Evans "You mean the world to me" (SoulHouse Music Promo)
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Indisputably, "You mean the world to me" featuring the one and only Marc Evans on vocals is one of our favorite songs from Brian Power's paramount "SoulHouse Vol. 1" album, now this timeless jewel gets a full single release complete with superb remixes. "You mean the world to me" is soulful yet captivating, with Marc Evans inimitable heartfelt vocals being accompanied by luxurious keys, dreamy chords and a spell binding organic backdrop. The remixes are courtesy of Opolopo who delivers a glamorous deepened version laced with sublime jazzy keys and entrancing rhythms, and Mark Di Meo who serves an uber soulful seductively smooth interpretation enriched with a grandiose saxophone solo and exquisite keys.
In the Spotlight: Blizzard Beats featuring Joseph Davis "The reason" (D#Sharp Records Promo)
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South African DJ/producer Blizzard Beats (Sthe Kekana) joins forces with Joseph Davis for "The reason", to make a long story short this towering production is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine... The original version of "The reason" is a fabulous laidback sun drenched affair, with gentle percussive rhythms leading the way for Joseph Davis incomparable deeply felt vocals, illustrious jazzy keys and lovely guitar. The 'Deep Fusion Soul Mix' and 'JoeFlame Remix' both keep the vibe soulful yet transform the song into favorites for the soulful oriented dance floors. Not to be missed...
Reviews May 20, 2018
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Lots of fantastic new soulful/afro house release to discover in this weeks update - enjoy !!
Pick of the Week: Danny Clark & Jay Benham featuring SuSu Bobien "More than enough" (Danny Clark 2018 Mixes)(Dallinghoo Recordings Promo)
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End of 2011, Solid Ground Records released "More than enough" by Danny Clark and Jay Benham, a fabulous production featuring legendary gospel house diva SuSu Bobien on vocals. This timeless soulful jewel returns in brand new remixes by Danny Clark as the inaugural release on Dallinghoo Recordings, without doubt Danny Clark has been pulling out all the stops to bless us with a phenomenal truly inspiring interpretation which fuses SuSu Bobien's unrivaled vocals with illustrious jazzed-up keys, heavenly chords and a gentle yet enthralling organic backdrop. By contrast, the energetic '2018 Dub Mix' is a sure-fire prime time weapon guaranteed to set the dance floor on fire. A dope release guaranteed to make you yearn for more.
In the Spotlight: Pat Bedeau featuring E-Man "What if" (Bedfunk Records Promo)
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Forthcoming to Bedfunk Records is "What if" a blazin' hot collaboration by DJ/producer Pat Bedeau and spoken word artist E-Man. Beyond the shadow of a doubt, the organic truly fervid "What if" will cast a spell on you through the verily intriguing afro infused musical backing, wicked guitar riffs, luxurious keys, uplifting chord progressions and the one-of-a-kind spoken word poetry of E-Man. Put differently, the top-notch "What if" by Pat Bedeau and E-Man is destined to take over dance floors all around the world by storm. Essential.
Reviews May 13, 2018
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Nothing but the best and latest in soulful/afro vocal house music awaits you this week - enjoy !!
Pick of the Week: Audiodope featuring FevaSoul "Lightwork" (Timeless People Records Promo)
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Audiodope, the multi-talented duo of DJ Scratchy One and Mikie Blak. return with the second single lifted from their towering album "50/50-360" released in late 2016. "Lightwork" features the glamorous emotive vocals of FevaSoul and comes in absolutely stunning remixes by Phil Asher and Soulful Session both adding their distinctive truly beloved soulful touch, Miss KG who delivers a fervid underground-esque rework sure to take over dance floors by storm, and finally Audiodope themselves who contribute a fabulous laidback broken beat rendition.