In the Spotlight: Mikki Afflick "Venus in leo" (Soul Sun Soul Music Promo)
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- Written by Mike Fossati
The ten year celebration of Soul Sun Soul Music is in full effect with this ingenious release by Mikki Afflick entitled "Venus in leo", a masterly crafted dance floor jewel produced in honor to legendary French disco-electro songwriter, producer, arranger and drummer Cerrone. In short, "Venus in leo" is a top-notch afro tek track guaranteed to send shivers down your spine thanks to relentlessly thumpin' rhythms and the utterly mesmerizing melodies (lead keys are by Jerrell Battle), coming your way in two equally glittering renditions.
A blazin hot and truly massive update in the latest and greatest in vocal soulful/afro house awaits you this week... enjoy !!
In February of this year, we were celebrating "With you" by Sheree Hicks, a paramount soulful gem produced by DJ Pope having timeless written all over, now this jewel returns in truly outstanding remixes taking the song to a whole different level... First up we have Richard Payton (95 North) adding his signature energetic yet truly soulful and melodious touch guaranteed to set the floor on fire, next up is Sean Ali whose verily soulful organic interpretation is sure to send shivers down your spine, and finally Conway Kasey contributes a sure-fire truly fervid afro infused dance floor weapon.
Once again, Ocha Records deliver the goods with this offering by DJ/producer Sy Sez who joins forces with producer Ash Damree and spoken word artist Ayaba Poetic on the truly seminal "Light Body EP" featuring two equally brilliant tracks titled "Love light dancing" and "Body wet". Without doubt, both these tracks are truly ingenious, oozing with the one-of-a-kind spoken word poetry of Ayaba Poetic, downright tantalizing melodies and intriguing rhythms. In other words, a phenomenal release not to be missed...
Multi-talented South African artist Shamrock is back with his second full length album titled "Unapologetic African Sounds", similar to its predecessor "African Music by African People" released in 2016 we are blessed with an absolutely eminent truly eclectic and inspiring album featuring an illustrious list of guest artists. To keep it short and sweet, this incredible album perfectlyshowcasing the unique ingenious African rhythms and sounds of Shamrock is a masterpiece by no means to be missed.
Back in April, Cool Million graced us with "Stronger" a phenomenal old school inspired production featuring the unequaled vocals of legendary James 'D-Train' Williams, now this jewel having timeless written all over returns in downright dazzling remixes by Opolopo and DJ Friction. Without any doubt, both Opolopo and DJ Friction have been pulling out all the stops and added their landmark soulful yet intriguing touch to take the song to a whole different level while keeping the uplifting vibe of the original alive.
Unquestionably, the verily soulful yet enthralling "Lost time" by DJ/producer Mark Di Meo oozing with Mike City's amazing deeply rooted vocals, illustrious keys, lovely guitar, grand saxophone and an infectious organic musical backing will make you yearn for more... sheer musical bliss. The icing on the care are the towering remixes by Sean Ali & Munk Julious, Emmaculate and Rightside all adding their signature truly beloved soulful touch to the song, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version...