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The next installment in the renowned "Soulful House Journey" series from KingStreet Records will be compiled and mixed by Italian producer/DJ Mark Di Meo, in preparation for this upcoming release KingStreet Records present a massive four track sampler which features four previously unreleased expertly crafted gems, each one oozing with Mark Di Meo's beloved signature soulfulness: "In your eyes" by Cafe Negro, "Read between the lines" by Antonello Ferrari featuring Dawn Tallman, "As I take you back" by Nick Jones and finally "Magic" by P60 & Lisa Shaw.
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Similar to its predecessors, the paramount "Various People Volume 3" is guaranteed to take you on a journey back into time. Included are four blazin' hot old school inspired productions: first up is Marc Cotterell's 90's reminiscent "Keep on", next Charles Caliber graces us with the stunning soulful groover "Moving on", from Doug Gomez comes the classic sounding deep house cut "Your everything" (originally released on Frole Records), and last but not least Mikki Funk contributes "Up & down" a splendid slice of UK garage. To be released on vinyl first, with digital release to follow later.
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Enjoy this weeks update loaded with the latest in soulful house music...
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Renowned Brazilian label Grooveland Music continue to celebrate their ten year anniversary (it all started in summer of 2006 with the release of "Afrika" by E.Deep) with the paramount "10 Years of Soulful House" compilation which showcases the labels soulful side with a formidable handpicked selection of seventeen tracks from their unrivaled back catalog, with the inclusion of five unreleased tracks being the icing on the cake. Wonderful timeless soulful music from the likes of BSC, Carlos Vargas, Domenico Navarro, Matthew Bandy, SoulBasics, Steven Stone, Citysounds! and Paris Cesvette (to name just a few) featuring an illustrious lists of vocalists such as Jessi Colasante, Robert Carvalho, Monique Henry, Kyla Sexton, Michele McCain, Natasha Watts, Danny, Andre and many more make this an essential compilation by no means to be missed.
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London based DJ/producer KlevaKeys (Adam Agnilleri) follows presents his second studio album "Elevation", the follow up to his highly acclaimed "Lost & found" debut album released through Unquantize Recordings in summer of 2014. Not less than twelve mind-blowing instrumental productions are featured on the album, taking you on an inebriant journey through the unique and truly versatile sounds of this up and rising artist. "Elevation" is soulful and melodious yet tantalizing and verily hypnotizing, exploring the many different shades and styles underground house music has to offer, with some amazing down-tempo tracks and old skool spices thrown in for good measure.
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At the beginning of the millennium, multi-instrumentalist and producer Michele Chiavarini created Nova Fronteira out of his passion for latin music, particularly of Brazilian origin, with the project featuring regular guest appearances from many extraordinary musicians and singers. Right in time for the summer Olympics taking place in Brazil in a couple of days, Nova Fronteira return with the expertly crafted "Rhodes to Rio EP" loaded with nothing but the best in latin infused soulful dance music. The fabulous "The samba is waiting" is an uplifting summery anthem featuring the incredible sultry vocals of Lady Bunny, the masterly orchestrated "Jogo (rhodes to Brazil)" laced with a superb rhodes solo and vocal overdubs is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, the dazzling "Fanatica"featuring classic vocals and grand saxophone is a celebration of the original sound of Nova Fronteira, and lastly "Seasons" remixed by Logix (aka Reggie Steele and DJ Beloved) is a super smooth and soulful yet tempting latin infused gem oozing with the beautiful haunting vocals of AdaSoul and grandiose jazzy keys.
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The Sound of Baltimore is DJ Pope's signature name for his mixes and is synonymous with his refined and perfected truly soulful sound. "The Sound of Baltimore Vol. 1" is the first of two EP's letting you enjoy DJ Pope's seminal soulful sound in its full glory, featuring new interpretations of some of his earlier works: First up is "Moody state of mind" featuring Sheila Ford (originally released in 2002 on Black Vinyl Records), next we have "Sweet dreams" featuring Una (a remake of the famous Eurythmics song originally released in 2006 on POJI Records) and finally "I'm addicted" featuring Lynette Smith (originally released in 2005 on Hustle Music). To make it short, each of these marvelous re-imaginations is sheer musical bliss and guaranteed to cast a spell on you...
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This weeks update is hotter than summer - enjoy !!
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For many years, NiteGrooves have blessed us with the eclectic and seminal "Abstract Afro Vibes" and "Abstract Afro Lounge" series (the inaugural release in the "Abstract Afro Lounge" series dates as far back as 1998) where the label pays homage to the influences that sounds from the motherland have had on dance music. The newest offering is "Abstract Afro Vibes Vol. 4" which is loaded with not less than twenty afro inspired genre defining cuts from an illustrious list of artists such as Dennis Ferrer, Roland Clark, Kerri Chandler, Ron Trent, Mark Di Meo, Rancido, Stephanie Cooke, Ananda Project, Kiko Navarro and Basil to name just a few.
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HSR Records are riding on a huge wave of success, with the labels latest offering being the "Don't walk away" by Giulio Bonaccio and songstress Karla Brown. The original version is sheer musical bliss, featuring an utterly infectious organic backdrop alongside grandiose jazzy keys, stellar brass and Karla Brown's paramount jazz tinged vocals and ad-libs. The remixes are courtesy of Guido P who relaxes the vibe on his splendiferous sun drenched interpretation, and Guitardalex (Federico D'alessio) who contributes a phantasmagorical funked-up rendition on a classic tip.
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Legendary Canadian house music label Bombay Records returns to Spirit of House with the outstanding "Secrets" produced by Chin Injeti and performed in grand style by Omar Khan. The enthralling original version uses a chunky backdrop as playground for Omar Khan's beautiful r&b styled vocals and seductive keys and chords - pure quality. The chosen ones to add their magical touch to this soulful gem are Koyla (Nikolay Serebryakov) and Nav 'Awaaz' Bhinder, beyond the shadow of a doubt they both hit the mark with their masterly crafted soul/funk infused interpretations having timeless written all over.
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Because we can... This weeks update is split into two parts, here are the latest deeper and tracker tunes for you - enjoy !!