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Turn back the clock to summer 2002 when Distance Music released the paramount "Diamond life" produced by Louie Vega and Jay 'Sinister' Sealee which features the one-of-a-kind vocals of Julie McKnight. This seminal house music anthem returns through 4 to the Floor Records, with the release including the timeless original and Masters at Work mixes from 2002, the Richard Earnshaw and Deep Dish remixes released on Yoshitoshi Records in 2004, the Danism and Copyiright remixes from 2008 (Bargrooves Records) and finally the Kenny Summit and Nikos Diamantopoulos remixes from the 2015 "House Masters" series release.
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Once again we bring you only the very best and latest in soulful and afro house music - enjoy !!
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From the motherland comes "Soul survivor" by Infected Soul (Mpilwenhle Cele) and songstress extraordinaire Sinai, a paramount afro house gem guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. "Soul survivor" is sheer musical bliss, oozing with the incomparable haunting vocals of Sinai, glamorous enticing keys and spelling binding deeply rumblin' rhythms. The cherry on top is the superb truly eclectic selection of remixes by Soulem & Enoo Napa, Abicah Soul, Drumetic Boyz, Benny T and Afro Brothers all adding their signature afrotastic touch, giving you plenty of choices to work the floor at any time of the night.
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Coming soon to Soul Sun Soul Music is the phantasmagorical "Black coffee" by renowned DJ/producer Mikki Afflick and songstress Georgia Cee. Beyond the shadow of a doubt, this incredibly mesmerizing production drawing inspiration from The Beloved classic "The sun rising" (which dates back to 1989) will cast a spell on you through the verily intriguing deeply groovin' rhythms, the masterful truly enchanting celestial keys by Jerrell Battle and the inimitable seductive vocals of Georgia Cee. Not to be missed...
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Only the very best and latest in soulful and afro house music made this weeks update... enjoy !!
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Back in 2001, Seattle based Viva! Recordings released "Farmyard Flavours" by The Rurals on full length CD and two 12" singles, now Peng Records present volume two which includes ten songs recorded around 1995-2001 which were forgotten and only recently discovered when Andy Compton was looking through his DAT collection. The songs feature the silky smooth vocals of Marie Tweek and guest musicians Pete Morris, Charlie Hearnshaw, Gurner, Alex Pamplin and Matt Cundy alongside Andy Compton; as the music was recorded the classic analogue way the sound is very warm and organic. There is plenty of more unreleased music in Andy Compton's archive that will see the light of the day soon...
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Forthcoming to TR Records is the first album by Rito (an Italian production duo formed by Riccardo Muratori aka Ricky Mura and Tony Deledda) which features eight tracks, three of which were previously released on TR Records (on "Tony's Traxxx 2015", "Miami Uncuts 2016" and "Miami Uncuts 2017" respectively). To cut right to the chase, "Deep experience" is a brilliant album ranging from deep house to soulful house that oozes with a fresh truly stylish and unique sound, with an indisputable influence of 90's house music shining through.
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Legendary house music diva Su Su Bobien is back in proper style with the Earl Tutu, John Khan and DJ Spen produced "Help is on the way", currently available on limited vinyl run only (a digital release should follow soon). Beyond doubt, "Help is on the way" is unadulterated gospel house heaven oozing with the unrivaled inspirational vocal prowess of Su Su Bobien, with the vinyl featuring superb uplifting mixes by DJ Spen, Earl Tutu & John Khan built around inexorably thumpin' rhythms and celestial melodies, as well as DJ Spen & Thommy Davis who take us straight to church with their fiery gospel soaked interpretation.
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We proudly introduce you to the marvelous uber soulful "The bad one", the latest single by larger-than-life house music vocalist Michael Procter produced and mixed by the Lovers Crew (the duo of Dion Seasar and Wonji Gonzales). The main vocal version is a timeless soulful jewel guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, combining the one-of-a-kind spirited vocals of Michael Procter with sublime jazzy keys, glorious chords, wicked guitar and an infectious organic backdrop. The soul/funk infused 'Dub' is a lively jam-session alike rendition that is truly breathtaking.
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The summer heat continues with another loaded update of the latest and best in soulful house music - enjoy !!
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Turn back the clock to June 2, 2002, when we reviewed "Inside my soul" by Groove Junkies presents Solomon Henderson, the inaugural release on MoreHouse Records the very first house music label distributed by the iconic Soulfuric Recordings. Fast forward to 2017 for a celebration of "15 Years of MoreHouse" with a breathtaking selection of some of the labels finest moments of intoxicating dance grooves and memorable songs all of which stood the test of time, with an illustrious collective of singers, musicians, writers and producers featured who all helped define the impeccable truly chameleonic 'MoHo Sound'. Undeniably, the labels incomparable back catalogue runs the gamut stylistically, with the releases ranging from organic soul, funk, afro, latin, jazz and gospel drenched songs, to peak hour, deep, tribal and electronic influenced tracks . Many of the songs included on this compilation have been meticulously re-mastered for your aural pleasure; next to the unmixed tracks you get two continuous mixes by Evan Landes.
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Originally a 1920's blues standard by Porter Grainger, "Nobody's business" became a seminal club record in the mid 1980's when Boyd Jarvis took the hook, changed some of the lyrics and then together with Timmy Regisford turned the song into an uplifting four-to-the-floor anthem that took over dance floors by storm. This ageless dance music anthem featuring an arresting rendition of the lyrics by Billie is emotive, inspirational and entirely heartfelt. Not to forget to mention the brilliant instrumental version laced with a grandiose piano. Thanks for 4 to the Floor Records, this unforgettable house music classic returns to once again rule the dance floors.