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Soul Heaven not only just recently celebrated their 10th anniversary with a spectacular show at their spiritual home Ministry of Sound in January (the line up included Louie Vega, Phil Asher, Neil Pierce, Aaron Ross, Jocelyn Brown, Barbara Tucker and more...), they also released the essential "10 Years of Soul Heaven" 3xCD compiled and mixed by none other than the legendary Louie Vega. The three discs take you on a musical journey through time, with disc one being all about the cutting edge, fresh new sounds, while disc two reflects the vocal house sound that Soul Heaven is famous for. Finally, disc three is a respectful and nostalgic tribute to 10 years of Soul Heaven by Louie Vega, the resident DJ's and owner Fleur Woolford, who all choose classic tracks from the Soul Heaven era. |
This release is also available in unmixed format as digital download at the usual places, including the forthcoming Elements of Life release "Love will know" (which features songstress Lisa Fisher) and a brand new, absolutely slammin' Glenn Underground remix of "Take you away" by DJN Project.
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3 Amigos (Jellybean Benitez, Marlon D and George Mena) follow up their previous smash "We are one (love, faith & trust)" with the incredible "You bring me joy" featuring legendary diva SuSu Bobien on vocals. The original is deep and mesmerizing, using a resistless afro-centric groove as playground for SuSu Bobien's unmistakable vocals and infectious keys. The remixes are courtesy of Guy Robin who gets back in time with an early 90's vibe on a thumpin' tip that is laced with old school tinged keys and chords, while The Layabouts contribute a deep hypnotic journey full of lush melodies to the release. |
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Tone Control featuring Adeola Ranson "Take me away" (Tone Control Music Records CD Promo)
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Simon Finnegan and Marcus Harris aka Tone Control team up with songstress Adeola Ranson to present "Take me away", a sublime deep house production featuring deeply felt vocals, celestial keys and exquisite trumpet courtesy of Nathan Thomas, all perfectly arranged over a smooth backdrop. Jose Carretas turns the track into an emotive affair built around a deep yet smoothly stormin' groove and marvelous keys by Kaidi Tatham, while the 6th Borough Project (The Revenge and Craig Smith) create a moody soundscape in their signature style that oozes with glorious melodies over a deep remorseless groove. |
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The team of Wil Milton and Rodney Carter returns with a musical gem taken from the forthcoming album "Reincarnation". "Future in our music" is a visionary production oozing with gorgeous melodies and outstanding vocals by Rodney Carter in the deliciously silky 'LickQuid Lyfe NYC' mixes. The resistless 'Silent Tribe' mixes get way deeper and feature intriguing chords over a tribal fused backdrop, always keeping the feel soulful. Somewhere between is the 'Vox, Beat, Bass & Tribe' version that combines the keys from the 'LickQuid Lyfe NYC' mixes with the deepness from the 'Silent Tribe' mixes. An exquisite 'Rhodesapella' is included too. |
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Exclusive Preview: Mustafa "Sao Salvador" (Stalwart Records CD Promo)
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It has taken a while, but finally Mustafa's "Sao Salvador" gets a full release through Stalwart Records. Originally featured on his album "Ginga Brasileira" in a beautiful 'Afro House Mix', this release bring together remixes from UPZ (previously available through compilations on soWHAT Records), Deep Josh and Mustafa himself. The marvelously instrumentated 'UPZ soWHAT Mix' is laidback and groovy, whit the 'UPZ soWHAT Dub' fortifying the groove for serious dance floor heat. Deep Josh's dub is peak time heaven thanks to fierce synths and a contagious backdrop, while Mustafa's 'Deep' mixes take you on a journey through mellow deep house. A masterful reprise completes the package. |
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Sunlightsquare launch their Latin Combo project with the first single "I believe in miracles" - a cover of the timeless Jackson Sisters classic - taken from their forthcoming album "Havana Central". The uplifting, sun drenched original version oozes with authentic Cuban vibes and will make you yearning for the other songs from the album. The 'Broken Party Animal Mix' by Mustafa and Claudio Passavanti turns the song into a marvelous jazz/broken beat affair, while on the electro-synth laced 'Club Mix' they give it as smokin' deep feel. Claudio Passavanti's 'Space Mix is a latin flavored four-to-the-floor stomper featuring guest vocals from Tasita D’Mour, followed by the afro-centric 'Tribelectro Mix'. Lastly, Louis Subsole serves a fierce soca-house interpretation destined to take the floors by storm. |
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Fuzion & DJN Project "Feelings" (Fuzion Records CD Promo)
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George Mena, Franke Estevez and DJN Project join forces to present this soulful, uplifting masterpiece titled "Feelings" that features deeply felt vocals by Rick Galactik, a cool rap by Charles Victor and delicious keys and chords over a phat funk soaked groove. Gruv Masterz (Jose Burgos, Jerrell Battle, Franke Estevez) give the track an underground touch on their resistless rub, followed by DJN Project & Fuzion's deep melodious interpretation. Next is DJN Project's rework, a groovy laidback affair featuring luscious keys by John Crockett. Completing the package are pumped-up mixes by Fuzion featuring contagious synth melodies and hooks. The video is available here. |
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Rachel Claudio and Babas D team up for "Butterflies", a fierce yet soulful afro-house production driven by a contaminous percussion enriched tribal backing, with Rachel Claudio's unmistakable vocals and lush keys further intensifying the vibe. The package includes an array of classy remixes, with Ralf Gum giving the song his beloved soulful treatment, followed by Soletek who takes it to deeper techy grounds. Dom Navarra contributes a sophisticated interpretation that oozes with delicious melodies and a wonderful instrumentation, while The Jaffers offer an electrofied peak time favorite. |
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DaSouL, Fabry Diglio & M.A.D Boss featuring William Scott "Moon in Taurus" (Remixes)(City Deep Records CD Promo)
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Last years massive "Moon in Taurus" is back stronger than ever with this package of slammin' remixes. First up we have Halo and Jamie Thinnes teaming up with Rocco for a journey through celestial deep house, with an infectious yet smooth backdrop leading the way for marvelous synths and chords and the outstanding vocals by William Scott. William 'Reelsoul' Rodriquez adds his trademark delightful touch to the track, with the dub putting the keys and chords center stage. Beppe Gioia gets raw and dirty on his remorselessly stompin' dub that oozes with beautiful melodies, followed by Darryl James whose interpretation is on a relentless underground tinged tip, with lush keys from his long time partner Fred McFarlane. |
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It is hard to live up to the expectations after having a world wide club hit such as "Conqueror", but Danny Clark and Jay Benham surely do not disappoint with their follow up - quite contrary they impress and amaze us with "Into you" which features deeply felt vocals by the one and only Carla Prather alongside phat keys and chords over a relentlessly thumpin' backing. DJ Spen & The MuthaFunkaz inject the track with their trademark smooth Baltimore house vibe, while Alex Finkin & Reverend P's organic interpretation is deliciously instrumentated. For a hypnotic underground tinged workout look no further than the Ray Jones remix. The package is completed with 'Dub Mix', 'Raw Mix' and the beautiful piano-pella called 'Ivory Mix' by Danny & Jay. |
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Aphreme featuring Donald Sheffey "Come a lil closer" (Octave Moods Records CD Promo)
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Last year, Aphreme aka Martin Mamzer and Donald Sheffey blessed us with the wonderful "Soul muzeek", now they return in big style with "Come a lil closer" which has timeless written all over it. The song is full of emotion, featuring masterly performed heartfelt vocals by Donald Sheffey and gorgeous keyboard arrangements over a funk drenched, smooth organic backing. The 'Jayiva Mix' takes the song to deeper grounds, while the 'Oldschool Dub Mix' adds an underground feel. The remixes are courtesy of John Crockett, Jozana and DJ Rico who all keep the vibe truly soulful while turning the song into a resistless dance floor gem, each spicing it up with their unique flavors and sounds. An essential purchase. |
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CyberJamz Records present a re-release of the magnificent "A star is being born EP" by T. Solomon originally put out by 50/50 Records in limited quantities back in 2004 (you might remember this label from 1992/1993 classics such as "A day in may" by Lenny Fontana or "I got U" by Tony Moss). T. Solomon impresses with heartfelt vocals, with the title track being wonderful soulful r&b jam, followed by the mid tempo jazz-funk groover "Don't give up". "Ride the bass" is a jazz-funk oozing up-tempo affair, while "What" is a fierce underground styled track. But the real delight here is the unreleased version of "Shame on you" featuring the legendary Taana Gardner alongside T. Solomon on vocals. |