It has been an amazing year for Double Cheese Records, and for their final release in 2013 they have pulled out all the stops and grace us with something truly special courtesy of Luyo (Federico Luglio). "You're my delight" is a phenomenal masterly orchestrated soul oozing production built around a fervid funk soaked backdrop, exquisite jazzy keys by Peter De Girolamo, fantastic guitars by Stefano Malatesta and additional live drums by Valerio Vantaggio, not to forget to mention Wendy Lewis' emotive truly one-of-a-kind vocals. The remixes are courtesy of DJ Spen & Gary Hudgins who add their signature soulful yet spell binding classic touch, and M&S (Ricky Morrison & Fran Sidoli) who contribute two blazin' truly mesmerizing dub versions fueled with enticing keys over vibrant rhythms.

Dave Storm and his Ceremony imprint return to Spirit of House with the truly breathtaking "Rain" featuring up and rising vocalist Brian Lucas. The old school inspired original mixes take you on an exhilarating journey to deepest grounds, with an enthralling backdrop leading the way for Brian Lucas unmistakable deeply felt vocals and ethereal keys and chords. The fiercely stompin' 'Liquid Mix' gives the track a rich melodious feel, D-Malice reworks the track into an entrancing afrocentric affair, and last but not least N'Dinga Gaba & Magic Number (Ross Hillard) serve an awe-inspiring soul/funk infused interpretation oozing with a classic vibe and feel guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.

Coming soon on SoundMen on Wax Records is the third full length album by Luv City aka Kenichirou Yamanaka entitled "Seventh sensibility". A total of eight songs can be found on this phenomenal album, from beginning to the end you are taken on a blissful musical excursion through Luv City's unmistakable truly one-of-a-kind sound. What you get is a retrospective of Luv City's most celebrated productions and remixes from the recent past, many of the versions featured on the album are previously unreleased. Without the shadow of a doubt, "Seventh sensibility" is guaranteed to make you yearn for more...

The fabulous "Keep on lovin' me" is the third single taken from Soulful Session's (Simon Schooly) paramount "The Future Divas EP" reviewed here on Spirit of House back in May (as a matter of fact the song premiered on Tony Records' "Miami Uncuts 2013" sampler a few weeks earlier). This wonderful timeless production which features the incomparable deeply rooted vocals of Kerrie-Anne is taken to all new heights on the brand-new truly superb remixes from the likes of Ricky Montanari & Holly, Circle of Funk, Wipe The Needle and Gianni Junior, not to forget to mention Simon Schooly who contributes a beautiful r&b re-imagination of the song. As a bonus, the release includes the previously unreleased "Believe" which, to cut a long story short, is a soulful four-to-the-floor masterpiece.

What a musical gem we have here courtesy of Adaptation Music's Tom Conrad and Andre Bonsor who team up with Mr V and Miss Patty for "Sign of the times", an soul oozing utterly groovey affair featuring the unmistakable spoken poetry of Mr. V alongside Miss Patty's inimitable heartfelt vocals and luxurious keys over an infectious funked-up backdrop. On remix duty are William 'ReelSoul' Rodriguez whose grandiose interpretation is a sublime soulful gem oozing with his beloved deep rich sound, and Masahiro Suzuki who contributes a breathtaking truly ingenious soul-tech/acid/deep house fusion guaranteed to put a spell on you. By no means to be missed.

Italy's The Funklovers (Fabrizio Munao, Luca Lala & Luciano Tarantino) team up with Charles Dockins - the result is the truly outstanding "Miss your love", a timeless soulful production built around an infectious funk soaked backdrop, illustrious jazzy keys and chords, gentle guitar and Charles Dockins' unmistakable deeply rooted vocals - a musical gem guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more. The 'Soulful Mix' gives the song a more relaxed feel, the Dolls Combers contribute a glamorous interpretation oozing with their beloved jazz inspired sounds, Evan Landes from the Groove Junkies delivers a fiercely stompin' workout perfect for peak time, and finally we have Marco Finotello's laidback old school soul/funk infused rendition. A masterpiece not to be missed.

About a year ago, we were celebrating the release of Logistix wonderful funk drenched "I feel", a superb soulful production featuring heartfelt vocals by Deon Nathan and dulcet keys over a thumpin' backdrop, not to forget to mention the stellar remixes by Samson Lewis, Tony Loreto & Chris IDH and Souldynamic. Now the track returns in a phenomenal re-imagination by William 'ReelSoul' Rodriguez who is pulling out all the stops, taking the track to a whole new level by injecting his signature truly mind-blowing soulful yet thrilling touch guaranteed to put a spell on you. A real delight comes in form of his utterly hypnotizing dub where he gives the track a deeper somewhat dark feel.

Five years ago, Lars Behrenroth launched Deeper Shades Recordings, with the first release being "Yes smoke" by Jojo Flores & Joe DiPadova (a 'response track' to the 1989 Koro Koro classic "No smoke") - to this date one of our all-time favorite releases on the label. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the label, a 31 track digital compilation will be released in a few weeks, featuring productions from the likes of Lars Behrenroth, Salvatore Agrosi, Fabio Genito, DJ Mtshepang, Joe DiPadova, Cuebur, Nathan X, Pablo Fierro, Rocco, Meropa Park, 60 Hertz Project and Liquideep to name just a few. Truly a magnificent selection of tracks from the labels one-of-a-kind back catalogue, and to top things off previously unreleased remixes and originals are included too.

Khaya Lyf started as a movement focused on bringing people together and promoting the art and lifestyle from and influenced by Africans, one of the objectives set was to help new artists break through and cement already established artists. "Dance Africa" is the inaugural release in a brand new compilation series launched to introduce artists from African nations such as Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe to a worldwide audience. Music from Chapter3, Deep Cartel, Djembe Monks, DJ Embassy, DJ Skeelo, DJ Fortee, Dr. Renas, DJ Toots, House District and Hoodtones can be heard on the album, to cut a long story short "Dance Africa" impresses with a marvelous truly versatile selection of soulful house music from the motherland.