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Gwen & Bertrand Dupart "Space odyssey" (Space Breaks Records CD Promo)
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Turn back the clock to 2005 when a track called "They way you love me" by Ron Hall & The MuthaFunkaz was taking dance floors by storm, putting Baltimore soul sensation Marc Evans into the heart of both soul and house music fans thanks to his unmistakable voice that encapsulates the Philly Soul vibe. In 2008, his long awaited album was released, produced by DJ Spen & The MuthaFunkaz, featuring 13 soulful house gems including the timeless title track and "Reach out for love" and "Given me joy" which became dance floor anthems.
This deluxe re-issue includes both the original album as well as a bonus disc containing new material and remixes of the original album tracks. Highlights are the down tempo 'MuthaFunkin Soul Mix' of "The way you love me" featuring additional vocals by Sheila Ford, DJ Meme's Disco-tastic remix of "This thing called love", an ultra cool Mark Grant remix "Serenity" and the brand new tracks "She is" and "Come bother me". If that wouldn't be enough, there is also an "Album Sampler" featuring more exclusive remixes. |
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** Exclusive Review ** Singer, songwriter and producer Ziyon (USA) and producer and DJ Ryzor (South Africa) form the international house music outfit Liquideep, presenting their highly anticipated debut album "Oscillations" after blessing the world with marvelous remixes for the likes of Suges & Martino or Jonny Montana featuring Stephanie Cooke. "Oscillations" expresses the duo's talents in producing fresh and captivating Afro flavored house music with meaningful lyrics, melting influences from the various house genres with elements of their respective cultural backgrounds, with the result being an exceptional testimony to what house music is all about.
"Oscillations" is released as part of a four CD set titled "House Afrika Sessions" which also includes C.9ine's artist album "Dancing on keys", DJ Thobs "Loud and clear" and Deep Expressions "Sweet Sundays". |
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** Exclusive Preview ** The "New Horizons EP Vol. 1" is a collaboration between Camio and Consortium Muzik, featuring two marvelous remixes by Jonny Montana (keys provided by Bennett Holland). First up is J.S.O.U.L, an artist that impresses with his outstanding talents (check him out on MySpace, lots of beautiful music to discover). The original version of "Frequency" is a celestial soul/r&b song with a touch of hip-hop (watch a live performance of it on YouTube) that gets infused with the beloved smooth yet jazzy Jonny Montana sound, with the result being a laidback broken beat flavored mid-tempo groover. Second is "Feel the sunshine" by Andy Tamashi featuring deeply felt vocals by Wendy D Lewis that is given a distinct broken beat twist by Jonny Montana, with the jazzy keys and melodious chords together with the funk oozing backing creating a blissful feel. |
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Suges featuring Limore "Without me" (Soulstream Records CD Promo)
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"Without me" was produced by Adam 'Suges' Sugar back in 2004 but got rejected by the label which originally commissioned the song as they thought its to dark and morose. Thanks to Soulstream Records the song finally sees the light of the day, with Suges remastering the entire piece and adding some touches to it, keeping the overall feel on a dark and moody old school tip, with Limore's sensitive vocals, gentle piano and lush atmospheric melodies intensifying the feel to the max for a hypnotic journey. The remixes are courtesy of Martino Lozej who further deepens the vibe and gives the track an even darker actually tougher touch. Simply outstanding, one not to be missed. |
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Diephuis "Deeproots EP" on AfraZoo Records CD Promo)
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Diephuis (aka Marty and BjazZ) present the not to be missed "Deeproots EP" featuring four massive Afro flavored deep house tracks, all of them oozing with deep'n'soulful yet contaminous percussion enriched grooves and luscious atmospheric melodies, not to forget the jazzy ingredients and authentic African chants to be found on some of the tracks. |
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Back in March, One51 Records blessed us with their "WMC 2009 Sampler" which included the 'Original Riomix' of this beautiful laidback Latin house production titled "Havana" by Ayce DJ (Ayo 'Ayce' Oyerinde) and Karlito (Karlos 'Karlito' Edwards), featuring dazzling vocals by Paul Lee alongside a classy jazzed-up instrumentation. Such a great song doesn't need a plethora of mixes, so it solely down to Richard Earnshaw who delivers a masterly crafted uplifting interpretation featuring delicious keys and horns, perfectly arranged over a groovy backdrop. His dub subtly changes things around while retaining the vibe and stripping the vocals to let the music do the talking. |
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Anto Vitale featuring Tamara Wellons "Out of this world" (Remixes)(Seasons Limited Records CD Promo)
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It has only been three months since Anto Vitale presented the brilliant, not to be missed "Out of this world" which features deeply felt vocals by Tamara Wellons. Now we get a delightful remix package, with Jose Carretas kicking things off with a marvelous interpretation using a subtle percussive groove as playground for gentle keys and the outstanding vocals. Next is DJ Spinna who adds his trademark touch, with the sublime synth melodies and the deep slightly electronic backing creating a hypnotic feel. Lastly Carlos Mena reworks the song into a percussion driven, jazz flavored broken beat affair oozing with soul. |
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** Exclusive Preview ** Brand new Italian label Spirit Sound Records launches with a bang, presenting the marvelous "I lost a good friend" courtesy of ChrisIDH which features heartfelt vocals by singer Nickson. The original version is deep yet laidback, featuring a wonderful organ ride and melancholic synths over a thumpin' backdrop. Tony Loreto's stompin' 'Spirit Sound Classic Mix' is classy, with lush keys and chords accompanying the vocals, while his other remix is the choice pick for peak time play thanks to the dramatic synths used. DJ Hypnosis contributes a deeply rumblin' version loaded with mesmerizing synth hooks and warm melodies, while Mark Di Meo goes deep and sensitive on his interpretation fueled with sweet percussion and subtle keys. Lastly Antonio Di Mauro serves a beautiful Disco-House rework with Balearic touch somewhat reminiscent of the legendary Santa Esmaralda sound. |
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Stephanie Cooke "Thinkin' I'm beautiful" (Sean McCabe Remixes)(KingStreet Records CD Promo)
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This is the second release of the week that lets us enjoy the unique angelic vocals of Stephanie Cooke, with herself and the Soul Dhamma crew out of Philadelphia on production duty. Sean McCabe is responsible for the slammin' four-to-the-floor mixes, using a straight up backing as playground for the vocals, jazzy piano and warm synth melodies which altogether create an uplifting feel. His mesmerizing dub deepens the vibe for relentless peak time action. |
DaSoul, Fabry Diglio & M.A.D. Boss featuring William Scott "Moon in Taurus" (City Deep Records CD Promo)
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DaSoul and Fabry Diglio follow up their club hit "Direction" with another sure-fire dance floor smash titled "Moon in Taurus", teaming up M.A.D. Boss and singer William Scott. The 'House Garage Original Mix' starts things off slightly dark and dirty before compelling Afro tinged vocals and delicious keys turn the track into a soulful affair. The 'Deep Mix' takes the track to deeper somewhat moody grounds, while the 'Afro Dub' is an exquisite laidback Afro drenched dub. Finally the 'Old School Dub' is a summery affair fueled with lush chords and jazzy piano. |
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It all began back in June 2002 when the Groove Junkies (Evan Landes & Parrish Wintersmith) launched their own label MoreHouse Records with "Inside my soul" featuring Solomon Henderson, and since then the label has put out 34 massive releases, many of which are considered classics. With release #35 just around the corner, the label is about to drop "MoHo Vaults Vol. 1 (Best of MoreHouse)", a twelve track selection available both un-mixed and mixed by the Groove Junkies. Included are such gems as "Love has come around" by Morten Trust, "Life is what you make it" by MoHo All Stars featuring Solara, "Music's gotcha jumpin'" by Groove Junkies feat Indeya or "Devotion (part 2)" by Groove Junkies feat Prophet & T.C. Moses to name just a few. |