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We end February with a truly eclectic update where we've thrown some bonus reviews in - enjoy !!
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Makin' Moves have a beauty in their hand with this marvelous soul oozing production by The Soul Creative (aka Salvatore Oppio, Tony Maione, DaSouL and Lello Cacciola), Giandomenico Di Vito and house music diva Carla Prather. "God with me" is a masterly orchestrated timeless jewel, with a smooth yet spell binding organic backdrop laying the foundation for illustrious jazzy keys, grandiose horns and Carla Prather's inimitable majestic vocals - sheer musical bliss. The fabulous 'Deep Mix' keeps the vibe soulful and jazzy yet gives the song a deeper truly mesmerizing feel. To put it another way, "God with me" is soulful house music at its best...
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Earlier this year, Rhemi Music blessed us with the sophomore release from London's own David Bailey entitled "Ain't scared to love", now they present the larger-than-life new single by label heads Rhemi (Neil Pierce & Ziggy Funk) and HanLei (Hannah Khemoh & Aleysha (Lei) Gordon). "Keep dancing" is pure and unadulterated dance floor heat, with relentlessly thumpin' rhythms leading the way for inebriant melodies and HanLei's incomparable jaw-dropping vocals. Beside the vocal version, the release features two mind-boggling dubs guaranteed to take over dance floors by storm. Undoubtedly, each of the mixes included in the package will send shivers down your spine...
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The soulful goodness continues this week with another stellar update - enjoy !!
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The "Divas on King Street" series was launched in April 2009, later on volumes two (March 2010) and three (January 2012) as well as the "20 Years Essentials" edition followed (June 2013). Now the fourth installment in the series is here, presenting a mind-blowing throwback on some of the legendary and contemporary house music female vocalists featured on the label: Barbara Tucker, Monique Bingham, Carolyn Harding, Kathy Brown, Michelle Weeks, Shawnee Taylor, Mia Tuttavilla, Heather Johnson, Lynette Smith, Stephanie Cooke, Dawn Tallman, Kimara Lovelace and many many more. This eclectic selection of tunes from KingStreet's inexhaustible back catalgoue features not less than twenty-two cuts produced/remixed by the likes of Masters at Work, Dennis Ferrer, Frankie Knuckles, Eric Kupper, Kerri Chandler, Lil Louis, Sean McCabe, Alix Alvarez, Richard Earnshaw and many others.
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Past September, Zepherin Saint graced us with a breathtaking contemporary reinterpretation of the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis produced Sounds of Blackness all-time dance music classic "Optimistic" featuring legendary Ann Nesby (the larger-than-life voice of Sounds of Blackness) and 3G on vocals, now the remixes are here. Zepherin Saint's 'Push Remix' is an energetic truly enthralling workout fusing the heart-stopping vocals with inebriant melodies and remorseless rhythms, by contrast his 'Tribe Remix' is super smooth and soulful yet inspiring, with an organic backdrop leading the way for the glorious orchestration and the vocals. Not to be missed...
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Our final Pick of the Week for 2015 was "Live free & dance" by Evan Landes (aka Groove Junkies) and Michele Chiavarini, now this towering track featuring the amazing sultry vocals of Lee Usher returns in brand new blazin' hot remixes. The chosen ones to add their magical touch are DJ Spen & Soulfuledge, Jaegerossa and Mr Bootsauce & Stu G, beyond the shadow of a doubt they all hit the mark with their ingenious deep hypnotizing interpretations. Also included is a previously unreleased absolutely stunning soul oozing rendition by Evan Landes. Put differently, each of these remixes is guaranteed to cast a spell on you...
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This week we have yet another whooping update for you - enjoy !!
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Brazilian label Grooveland Music get ready to celebrate their ten year anniversary (remember the label's debut release "Afrika by E.Deep?) with this enticing continuous mix by Ars Domini. Included are a total of thirteen tracks from an illustrious lists of artists such as Carlos Vargas featuring Danny, Paris Cesvette featuring Robert Carvalho, Steven Stone featuring Elisangela, Matthew Bandy featuring Johnathan Houston, Jay Tripwire feat Boddhi Satva, Jayre Wiclef featuring JAMON, SoulBasics featuring Kyla Sexton, Tarek & Ramirez featuring Cristina Soto, Andrey Brandao featuring Edmon Costa, Bruno Soares Sax and of course Ars Domini himself. Not to forget to mention the previously unreleased cuts you can exclusively listen to on this mix: the Rob Hayes remix of Ars Domini "The real life, the 2Deep & Soul remix of Citysounds! featuring Natasha Watts "Wondering" and finally the 'DM 70s Love Groove Mix' of BSC featuring Rainy Payne "Less than".
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In May 2013, Simon 'Schooly' Phillips aka Soulful Session truly blessed us with "The Future Divas EP", then in August of 2014 the equally phenomenal volume two followed. Now the third installment in the series is here, to cut right to the chase this EP is yet another masterpiece from Simon 'Schooly' Phillips... Seven timeless soul oozing masterly orchestrated productions are included (two of which are on a dazzling down tempo tip) which feature fabulous vocal performances by April Showers, Dawn Joseph, Lizzie Nightingale, Selina Campbell, Yvonne Park, Nashon and Ali Cat, making it is next to impossible to pick a favorite. Similar to its predecessors, each of the songs is guaranteed to make you yearn for more...
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In August 2013, Circle of Funk and legendary Chicago House vocalist Robert Owens graced us with "Invisible", ever since we've been eagerly awaiting the follow-up single. Thankfully the wait is over now, most definitely Circle of Funk and Robert Owens once again pulled out all the stops on their second collaboration entitled "Inside", an amazing truly mind-blowing production oozing with Robert Owen's one-of-a-kind mesmerizing vocals, subtle keys and vibrant deeply groovin' rhythms. In other words, "Inside" is top-notch timeless soulful house music by no means to be missed.
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Global Diplomacy Productions present the splendiferous "Back underground" by N'Dinga Gaba and songstress Saara Maria, a breathtaking truly ingenious slice of pure'n'raw underground house music guaranteed to cast a spell on you through the deep and gentle yet spell binding rhythms, grand jazzy keys, dreamy chords and entrancing horns, not to forget to mention Saara Maria's beautiful haunting vocals. Make no mistake and put this incredible timeless underground house jewel on top of your shopping list...