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In August of 2009, Sobra Records released the first installment in their "Tropicalismo" series, volume two followed in March 2011. Now volume three has arrived, similar to the predecessors you get an eclectic selection of musical gems covering many genres and styles, including classic tunes from the labels collection as well as new unreleased songs. Artists featured include Everblack Trio, Ivana Parnasso, Spiritual Blessings featuring MJ White, Mr. Fuzz, Allovers featuring Lisa Shaw, Berny & Guru, Mesa Verde, Dimi Stuff & J. Bagris, Micky B & Carlton D, Passionardor and Uncle James featuring Tony Marino. Grab a drink and chair, and start chilling to these wonderful musical vibes...
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In summer of 2004, we were celebrating the release of the phenomenal "Sunshine" by Groove Junkies and songstress Solara, an inspiring and uplifting song having timeless written all over. Now this fabulous gem featuring the unrivaled haunting vocals of Solara returns in brand new absolutely breathtaking truly ingenious remixes. First up, Jaegerossa deliver a truly tempting and irresistible re-imagination which combines Solara's exquisite vocals with enticing keys, dreamy chords, grand saxophone and a relentlessly thumpin' backdrop. On the other hand we have Timmy Vegas serving something truly special and different with his seminal old skool inspired workout fusing classic b-boy breaks with early Balearic sounds. Essential...
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For the second volume in the "House to Jazz Experience" series, Deepconsoul has joined forces with Shimmtones and Jah Band. Together they deliver a total of five sophisticated masterly orchestrated instrumental productions - not much needs to be said or written about these truly marvelous smooth'n'melodious soul/jazz infused four-to-the-floor gems besides each of the tracks is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more... Highly recommended, and by no means to be missed. Nuff said...
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This weeks update is even hotter than the truly hot summer weather - enjoy !!
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Spiritchaser duo Mark Bamford and Richard Earnshaw first started producing electronic music together at the turn of the century, in those fifteen years they have delivered countless unforgettable productions and remixes. Now Guess Records present a truly phenomenal absolutely breathtaking retrospective perfectly showcasing the unrivaled Spiritchaser sound. What you get is nothing short of spectacular as not less than twenty-seven of their seminal remixes of an illustrious list of artists such as Groove Cartell featuring Samantha Mogwe, Aki Bergen featuring Carmen Sherry, Erin Leah & N'Dinga Gaba, Ralphi Rosario featuring Xaviera Gold, Kenny Thomas & BKT, Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band, Rasmus Faber featuring Dyanna Fearon, Kyodai featuring Gabriela Smith, Seb Skalski featuring Donald Sheffey, DJ Dealer & Rashaan Houston, Osunlade featuring Maiya James and Rocco featuring Khensy (to name just a few) are included, taking you on an exhilarating journey through the incomparable Spiritchaser sound. As a bonus, a continuous mixes is included.
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Claudio Passavanti and his Sunlightsquare ensemble are back on Spirit of House with a paramount double-a-sided EP oozing all over with their signature sound. Kicking things off is "Super people" which features UK Jazz trumpeter Quentin Collins and vocalists extraordinaire Tasita D'Mour and Rene Alvarez. To cut right to the chase, "Super people" is an awe-inspiring original Salsoul inspired disco/boogie cut guaranteed to send shivers down your spine... Second is a stunning re-imagination of the 1972 all-time Temptation classic "Papa was a rolling stone" featuring amazing vocals by Wayne Hernandez. What else can we say other than Sunlightsquare turn the song completely inside out and create a uniquely sounding interpretation that stays respectful to the original. By no means to be missed...
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Every now and then we come across a song that puts a spell on us with the very first listen, such is the case with the outstanding "You got me baby" by Cei Bei (Curtis Harman) to be released soon on Abicah Soul Recordings. Not much needs to be said or written about this masterpiece, besides the heavenly keys, glorious chords and dulcet yet thrilling deep percussive rhythms are harmonizing perfectly with Cei Bei's inimitable sensitive vocals, altogether creating a soulful enthralling vibe you can't resist to dance to. In other words, "You got me baby" is beyond the shadow of a doubt a soulful gem having timeless written all over... Nuff said...
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Double Cheese Records welcome up and rising Italian DJ/producer Giandomenico Di Vito with the dazzling "To the sky". Quite simply, this is soulful house music at its best, a masterly orchestrated summery gem guaranteed to make you yearn for more thanks to the spell binding funked-up backdrop, grandiose jazzy keys, glamorous chords and not to forget to mention the inspiring vocals by Liz Hill. The remixes are courtesy of Joseph DJ who contributes a classic soulful rework on a more laidback tip, and PJ D'Arpino who turns the heat up with his tougher truly mesmerizing soul-tech flavored workout. Another sure-fire smash hit for Double Cheese Records...
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Summer is in full effect, so are we with our latest update - enjoy !!
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Right in time for summer comes this wonderful compilation by Brazil's renowned Grooveland Music label. Contrary to what you might expect, this is not your usual four-to-the-floor compilation, rather this is an exquisite truly versatile selection of lounge sounds spanning multiple genres, making it the perfect companion for those hot summer nights or any other time of the day or night you're in for some beautiful relaxed sounds. A total of 15 songs from the likes of Sam Qs Night Patrol, SoulBasics featuring Kyla Sexton, Ezel featuring Tamara Wellons, Smoke Maze, SoulBasics featuring Hayley Warwick, Charles Spencer featuring Yshara, The Rurals, Edground featuring Airily, BSC featuring Jessi Colosante, Rubberlips, Nayre Wiclef featuring Jamon, Danny Perez featuring Clara Mendes, Sandboy and SoulBasics are included, letting you discover something new and fresh with every song.
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Back in 2001, KingStreet Records released the first installment in the "Tokyo Calling" series. Since then volumes two and three and "Tokyo Calling (20 Years Essentials)" saw the light of the day, now the time has come for volume four. Similar to its predecessors, what you get is aneclectic continental crossover compilation where artists, producers and remixers from the east and west come together to blend sounds and styles, with the result being an awe-inspiring collection of seminal house music gems. A total of twenty cuts from an illustrious list of artists such as Agora Rhythm, Blaze, Chieko Kinbara, Tomo Inoue, Brisa, Dazzle Drums, DJ Kawasaki, Studio Apartment, Alex Kenji, Hideo Kabayashi, Namy, Marc Evans, Stephanie Cooke, Kimara Lovelace, Heather Johnson and Hirsohi Watanabe (to name just a few) are included - simply put, "Tokyo Calling Vol. 4" perfectly showcases the many flavors the Japanese house music scene has to offer.
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In summer of 2013, we were celebrating "Not this time" by Japanese producer Namy and legendary songstress Kathy Brown, now this mind-blowing jazz/funk inspired feel-good gem returns in brand new expertly crafted truly paramount remixes and take Kathy Brown's inimitable passionate vocals to a whole new level... First up, French born, Hong Kong based DJ/producer DJ Fudge serves an utterly groovey funk soaked interpretation laced with grand horns, sweet guitars and superb keys. Next we have London based dance music wizard Michele Chiavarini with his silky-smooth and truly soulful yet spell binding re-imagination guaranteed to send shivers down your spine through the masterly orchestration which harmonizes perfectly with Kathy Brown's one-of-a-kind vocals.