Pick of the Week: Andrea Curato & Cortney LaFloy "Crossroads" (Cool Staff Records Promo)
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Once again, Italian DJ/producer Andrea Curato has been pulling all the stops to bless us with a truly spectacular soulful production having timeless written all over... On the paramount "Crossroads" he joins forces with Atlanta based songstress Cortney LaFloy, indisputably this verily soulful yet intriguing production using gentle yet addictive percussive rhythms as foundation for sublime jazzy keys, heavenly chords and Courtney La Floy's unmistakable deeply rooted vocals is guaranteed to make you yearn for more...
HSR Records celebrate their 200th release with the expertly crafted "Doin' it on my own" produced and mixed by DJ Umbi and Soulbridge (Gigi Frassanito) and performed in grand style by Angela Gooden. To make it short, the summery "Doin' it on my own" is verily inspiring, without doubt the enthralling organic musical backdrop together with the exquisite jazzed-up keys, dreamful chords and Angela Gooden's incomparable powerhouse vocals will cast a spell on you... By no means to be missed.
We continue to deliver the heat with this weeks update in the latest and greatest in soulful house music... enjoy !!
With "The Tempest", legendary Chicago house producers and DJ's Glenn Underground and Boo Williams (under their The Strictly Jaz Unit disguise) deliver an absolutely phenomenal and truly ingenious instrumental electronic dance album sure to stand the test of time. As the press release rightly states, 'every track is naturally dynamic with sonic rich musicality and keyboard melodies'; most certainly Glenn Underground and Boo Williams have been pulling out all the stops to bless us with this masterpiece. "The Tempest" (which could be the last album of the SJU collective) is scheduled to be released in late June on vinyl as 2xLP through Strictly Jaz Unit Muzic (with a digital release to follow).
Forthcoming to Jalapeno Records both on 12" vinyl and as digital download is the Dimitri from Paris produced truly phantasmagorical "I want magic" by Izo FitzRoy. To make a long story short, this mind-boggling truly glamorous slice of contemporary disco featuring the towering haunting vocals of Izo FitzRoy alongside luxurious keys, Cotonete's classy truly infectious groove work and Dimitri from Paris deft studio touches is guaranteed to make you yearn for more...
Up and rising Cool Staff Records continue to bless us with nothing but the best in soulful house music with their latest offering "Akekho" by South African DJ/producer Kates Le Cafe and songstress Blue Rose. Beyond the shadow of the doubt, the phenomenal "Akekho" oozing with the incredible vocal stylings of Blue Rose, luxurious jazzed-up keys, heavenly chords and a gentle yet spell binding organic musical backing is sure to make you yearn for more... Put differently,"Akekho" is a verily soulful and melodious jewel by no means to be missed...