In January, KingStreet blessed us with the wonderful "The writing's on the wall" by Danny Clark and Kenny Bobien, now history repeats itself as Danny Clark joins forces with songstress Carla Prather on the phenomenal "Joy". To cut to the chase, "Joy" is beyond the shadow of a doubt a breathtaking soul/funk infused masterpiece having timeless written all over, with a smooth yet infectious organic backdrop leading the way for illustrious jazzy keys by Bennett Holland and Danny Clark, grand sax by James Vargas and not to forget to mention Carla Prather's inimitable emotive vocals. Beside the main vocal and instrumental versions, the package includes an awe-inspiring old school inspired 'Deepah Dub' guaranteed to send shivers down your spine thanks to relentlessly thumpin' rhythms and enticing melodies. By no means to be missed...

Following up his club smash "Ain't got time" released earlier this year on Tony Records, DJ Able returns with the glorious "Watcha gonna do" on Soul Heaven Records, a blazin' hot collaboration with vocalist Donald Sheffey. "Watcha gonna do" is all about Donald Sheffey's one-of-a-kind truly unmistakable baritone vocals which harmonize perfectly with the luscious synth melodies and deeply thumpin' rhythms. Jam-packed floors guaranteed...

First things first - congratulations to Peng Records who just turned 15 years old. Do you remember the very first release on the label? It was the "Once again" EP by The Rurals released in February 1999. To celebrate, label head Andy Compton has put together a compilation of some of his favorite songs from the labels back catalogue, available for free for a limited time on the labels Soundcloud page, including a story with background information for each of the songs. The songs offered in this free compilation take you on a blissful and eclectic trip down memory lane... Don't miss to check it out.

For the third time after 2012 and 2013, Tony Records unleash an impeccable selection of gems aptly titled "Miami Uncuts 2014" loaded with previews of what's to come on the label in the coming months as well as new and unreleased mixes of previous releases.Words cannot describe how phenomenal this album is - there is nothing but the best in soulful house music, and on top you get lots of breathtaking tracks to rock the floor... A total of fifteen tracks is featured, simply to many to cover in full detail... There is new music from Distant People, Simon Schooly aka Soulful Session who is working on an album to be released soon, Andy Compton, Two 4 Soul aka DJ Jacko Berarducci and Peppe Citarella, Roz Brown, Pako Di Rocco & Roby Maas, Spellband, Wayne Brown, Wide & Fat and Rachaelle Calladine. And then there are the previously unreleased remixes of "Ain't got time", "Universal dreamers", "Keep on lovin' me" and "I can feel". What else can we say be sides this album is by no means to be missed...

For the past few years, Gotta Keep Faith Records have been blessing us with their annual "WMC Miami Sampler". This year is no exception as similar to previous years they have put together a formidable collection of tracks selected from the labels upcoming releases. Allovers from Russia join forces with Lisa Shaw to bring the beloved Naked Music sound back with "All I'm sayin'", Jersey Maestros team up with Phillip Ramirez for a gospel house masterpiece entitled "Everybody say", Ivana Parnasso's "Never worry" is included in the masterly jazz/afro/funk infused Melchyor A remix, Mus-Threee together with Tantra Zawadi and Dana Bird grace us with the uber soulful and jazzy deep tribalesque "Above the cloud" and finally Zulu's at Work with Lisa Diaby drop an inebriant utterly melodious and hypnotizing deep house gem.

In February of last year, we introduced you to "Hood Nation Vol. 1" by Hood Natives, now we bring you "Hood Nation Vol. 2" by Hood Natives member Sqwai Utay aka  Phumalani Sokopo (the other two are DJ Fale and Mr Edge). The album features not less than twelve equally mind-boggling instrumental tracks, taking you on an inspirational truly eclectic journey through South African deep house music you wish would never end... Beyond the shadow of a doubt another first-rate release from the Hood Natives camp that is not to be missed...

When we provided feedback to the label earlier today, all we said was "Quite simply a masterpiece..." Gentle yet infectious percussive rhythms, amazing Spanish spoken word poetry by Rescue Poetix and a masterly orchestration including sublime jazzy keys and lovely guitars are the ingredients of this paramount sun drenched latin/jazz infused production by Justin Imperiale entitled "Whispers in the wind". D'oke, Vialocal and Oscar P are the chosen ones to add their magic touch to the song, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version (please note that on the Vialocal version the lyrics are in English). As said at the beginning, a masterpiece...

Circle of Funk are pulling out all the stop on their collaboration with Charlene Sams and Lifford Shillingford entitled "Free to fly" which is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. The 'CoF Original Mix' is a phenomenal slice of soulful music having timeless written all over, fusing different genres into something fresh and seminal which is kinda hard to describe, you gotta hear it for yourself... The 'CoF House Mix' is smooth and laidback, with Charlene Sams' wonderful haunting vocals and Lifford Shillingford's cameo dialogue being accompanied by glamorous jazzy keys and gentle rhythms, and last but not least Soulful Session contributes a marvelous classic organic interpretation laced with grandiose xylophone and piano.

Legendary production duo Kevin Hedge and Josh Milan, formerly known as Blaze, can look back at an impressive catalogue of production and remixes, many of which have been released on the legendary KingStreet label. Not only that, Blaze have been involved with the label right from the start - they remixed the very first release ("Beat freak" by Loop Trick featuring Maria) and produced the second and third release ("Changes" by Althea McQueen and "It works for me" by Blaze featuring Sabrynaah Pope) on the label. This breathtaking retrospective collection features not less than thirty handpicked classics from their time with the label, including aforementioned tunes as well as many of other unforgettable originals such as "Seasons of love", "Jump 4 love" and "Shine", and remixes such as "Hold on" by 95 North featuring Sabrynaah Pope, "Love's been right here" by Stephanie Cooke & Kenny Bobien and "Breaking down" by Ananda Project. And of course, songs from their critically acclaimed LIFEbeat benefit compilation "Keep hope Alive" are included as well. Blaze have since gone their separate ways, beyond the shadow of a doubt they are an integral part of the legacy of house music.