Pick of the Week: DJ Ceez presents Tiff Beatty "Magnets & gravity" (New Generation Records Promo)
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- Written by Mike Fossati
Coming soon to legendary house music label New Generation Records is "Magnets & gravity" by Chicago's DJ Ceez (Clarence 'CJ' Jones) and performance poet Tiff Beatty, a magnificent production with a smooth organic backdrop leading the way for enchanting pads and Tiff Beatty's inimitable spoken words. DJ Ceez dope 'UrbaneM REwerk' gives the track a lively jazzed-up feel, while Timothy Triplett contributes an entrancing dreamful rendition. Next, Tobi G serves both a captivating deepened rework and a fervid funked-up workout, and finally Mike LaBirt delivers a tantalizing late night interpretation.
While it was a rather slow week, we managed to put together a nice and sweet update for you to check out and enjoy...
In a nutshell, these new jaw-dropping remixes by Sean Ali & Munk Julious (aka Deep Sole Syndicate) of the paramount four-to-the-floor remake of The Isley Brothers 1976 iconic classic "Harvest for the world" by Groove Junkies' Evan Landes and Will 'ReelSoul' Rodriquez songstress Nichelle Monroe are downright ingenious and have timeless written all over... Indisputably. Nichelle Monroe's amazing spirited vocals together with the sumptuous jazzed-up keys, heavenly chords, sublime flute, grand saxophone and the smooth yet intriguing organic musical backing will make you yearn for more...
Up and rising South African DJ/production duo SoulLab (Kagiso Mokgatle & Kagiso Mathibe) return to HSR Records with "Samadora", a splendorous truly enchanting production using smooth yet inexorable deeply thumpin' rhythms as foundation for tantalizing galactical pads and the incredible sultry vocals of Morris Revy. Courtesy of FAM Disco comes a superb verily mesmerizing and truly sophisticated deepened interpretation giving the track a dreamful late night feel sure to cast a spell on you.
Yoruba Records truly bless us with the absolutely phenomenal and truly ingenious "Earth mother" the follow-up album to "What I am" which displays a more musical side of Australian based DJ/producer Mike Steva who teams up with an illustrious list of guest artists such as guitarist Simon Milan, violinist and vocalist QVLN, and vocalists Areign, Disk-Ant and The Black Bond to name just a few. Without doubt, the verily eclectic and truly glamorous "Earth mother" takes you on a blissful downright enticing journey through the unique sounds of Mike Steva sure to send shivers down your spine...
Brazilian Soul Crew (short BSC) present the third single taken from their magnificent "From Brazil to the World EP" released in May of last year, the lively and truly tempting "Can you feel it" a glorious collaboration with Sterling Ensemble featuring the incomparable sultry vocals of Nadine Navarre. Next to the original version, the package features superb remixes by Steal Vybe who contribute an incredibly soulful and melodious yet resistlessly groovin' interpretation, and Khulile whose dreamful deepened rendition is downright tantalizing.
Japan based purveyors of soulful house Guri Guri Boys team up with soulful house diva Tracy Hamlin for "Sumthin's going on" which is by no means to be missed. Undeniably, Tracy Hamlin's fabulous vocals together with the grandiose jazzed-up keys and the infectious funked-up musical backing will make you yearn for more... From Peppe Citarella comes a soul oozing afro infused interpretation that is truly blissful, while Angelo Ferreri serves a fervid jackin' house rework sure to cause a stir on the dance floor.