Pick of the Week: Lou Gorbea featuring Kenny Bobien "You're always there" (2020 Mix)(Omi Tutu Promo)
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In spring of 2016, DJ/producer Lou Gorbea and legendary vocalist Kenny Bobien truly blessed us with the downright phenomenal "You're always there" a timeless soulful jewel oozing with Kenny Bobien's unrivaled falsetto vocals and Lou Gorbea's inimitable soulful sounds (released complete with dazzling remixes by Jose Burgos and Chris Perez). This week we proudly introduce you to an unreleased mix of this indisputable soulful house classic which opens with heavenly pads before the vocals and full orchestration cut loose (the illustrious jazzed-up keys truly shine here) - without doubt his towering interpretation is unadulterated spiritual bliss...
Forthcoming to Terry Hunter's beloved T's Box Records is "Beautiful woman" prodded by Russoul and performed in grand style by Ari Lourdes. To cut a long story short, this phantasmarogical song (which reminds us of some classic Stevie Wonder) that uses a rich organic musical backing as foundation for sumptuous jazzed-up keys and the incredible haunting vocals of Ari Lourdes is sheer musical bliss...
This weeks update loaded with the latest in vocal soulful and afro house music is a bit more club orientated, we hope you'll enjoy it...
Most definitely, this hands-down phenomenal EP by Artwork (the duo of George Lesley and Rofhiwa 'Soultronixx' Ndou) is by no means to be missed... Beyond doubt, "Searching (Part 1") is an ingenious and truly glamorous collection of masterly crafted productions oozing with the unmistakable truly beloved sound of Artwork that is soulful yet deep and enthralling, featuring collaborations with an illustrious list of artists such as Spin Worx, Tumelo, Sphiwe-Caz-Miz, MissFly, TimAdeep, Dearson, V.underground, NutownSoul, Soulfreakah and Mogomotsi Chosen.
With "No distinction" by Italian duo Kee'ana (aka Gianluca Peruzzi and Marco Fumagalli), Ocha Records present an enthralling afro deep production guaranteed to take over dance floors around the globe by storm... To make it short, the deeper than deep downright relentless rhythms together with the inebriant synth melodies and the eminent spoken words by Katy Svec will cast a spell on you... There is also an instrumental version perfect for those moody moments late in the night...
Japanese DJ/producer Fuminori Kagajo continues to bless us with nothing but paramount releases on his recently launched Nu Notes Music label with the forthcoming undeniably outstanding DJ Pope and Ashley Beedle remixes of "No pressure" featuring the unrivaled sultry vocals of Angela Johnson. First up we have DJ Pope who delivers a glamorous truly vibrant yet soulful interpretation, next is Ashley Beedle who takes the track to a whole different dimension with his stunning downright ingenious re-imaginations guaranteed to make you yearn for more...
There ain't no stoppin' for South African ensemble Deepconsoul who once again grace us with a phenomenal release entitled "New Earth EP" full of unreleased mixes and brand new songs (not less than seventeen tracks in total). To make a long story short, the jaw-dropping "New Earth EP" is very eclectic yet always soulful and melodious, featuring collaborations with an illustrious artists as well as indisputably brilliant remixes for other artists. Beyond question, this glorious latest offering by Deepconsoul is by no means to be missed...