Pick of the Week: Mikki Afflick presents Tantra Zawadi & Rescue Poetix "Universal woman" (Soul Sun Soul Music Promo)
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Forthcoming to acclaimed Soul Sun Soul Music is "Universal woman" by Tantra Zawadi and Rescue Poetix, indisputably this wonderful timeless spoken word piece coming in an eclectic selection of mind-blowing interpretations will send shivers down your spine... The original project produced by Dana Byrd combines the unmatched spoken word poetry of Tantra Zawadi and Rescue Poetix with grand saxophone by Tutt Amin and a captivating rich organic musical backing, Mikki Afflick adds her beloved truly magical deep soulful touch, King P contributes an unique downright amazing broken beat flavored interpretation, Mephia slows down the tempo on his beautiful melodious rendition, and finally DJ T-Groove drops a verily cool and groovy dub rework. A dope release not to be missed...
Earlier this week, Nervous Records announced the passing of house music diva Kim English whose discography includes several songs that are widely recognized as all-time classics in the house music genre. Kim English has worked with some of the most illustrious producers such as Mood II Swing, Masters at Work, Frankie Feliciano and Maurice Joshua, and she has been praised throughout her career for her one-of-a-kind soaring voice which made many of her songs instant anthems. We have chosen both her 1994 club hit "Nitelife" produced by Ten City and remixed to perfection by Masters at Work and her 1998 single "Missing you" produced by Frankie Feliciano to celebrate her musical legacy.
This week we have a fully loaded update with the latest and greatest in soulful house for you... enjoy !!
Over a decade ago (beginning of 2008 to be precise), D#Sharp Records blessed us with the amazing "You are wonderful" an expertly crafted Joe Flamed produced song featuring paramount inspirational vocal performances by both KT Brooks (rip) and Libby Jones, now this timeless soulful jewel returns in fresh re-imaginations guaranteed to make you yearn for more... The vibrant downright tantalizing yet soulful Wipe the Needle remix comes both in regular 4/4 and broken beat styled interpretations, courtesy of Damond Ramsey comes a fabulous mellifluous uber soulful rendition, Glenn Gregory delivers a pristine truly glorious and fierce underground-esque rework, and finally DJ Marcus serves a mesmerizing afro influenced deep house workout.
Ten years ago, we introduced you to Eddie Nicholas homage to Jean Carn's 1979 all time classic "Was that all it was", a song he always wanted to record. This phenomenal remake produced by Rasmir Mantree (with all music performed by Jalal Johnson) was finally released on his debut artist album "Do you wanna dance?" beginning of last year, now we are graced with a towering rendition by DJ Pope using smooth yet compelling organic musical backing as foundation for lush keys, celestial strings, grand horns and Eddie Nicholas memorable rendition of the lyrics. Also included in the package is the magnificent album version.
Ever since "Now is the time" by DJ/producer Sean McCabe laced with the incomparable vocals of HanLei (Hannah Khemoh & Aleysha 'Lei' Gordon) was released back in spring of last year, the song has become a soulful house scene anthem. Richard Payton of legendary production duo 95 North has added his magical touch to the song, serving fierce '95 North Club' mixes sure to cause a stir on the dance floor through the relentless rhythms and inebriant melodies, a chunky utterly infectious '95 North Hard Dub' destined for prime time play, and last but not least organ driven '95 North Gospel' mixes oozing with an incredible uplifting feel sure to send shivers down your spine.
Boston soulful house maestro Kelvin Sylvester joins forces with renowned songstress Marie Tweek for "Here we go again", a masterly crafted verily soulful yet captivating production that combines the one-of-a-kind deep-rooted vocals of Marie Tweek with illustrious jazzy keys, heavenly chords and smooth yet compelling rhythms, with the alternate 'Revival Mix' giving the song an enthralling afro influenced feel guaranteed to send the dancers into a frenzy. Indisputably, this timeless soulful gem guaranteed to make you yearn for more is by no means to be missed...