Soul, funk, boogie, old school, new school - it all can be found on the outstanding "Funky Party" compilation by French Soulab Records. This melting put of timeless soul/boogie infused funky grooves features some of our heroes from old school - Tom Moulton, Leroy Burgess and Eugene Wilde, the leaders of the new school - Uptown Funk Empire, Cool Million and Los Charly's Orchestra, and tomorrows stars such as Soul Continuum, Fatback 4Way, Jason Eli, and Confection. Put your dancing shoes, turn the volume up and dance all night to these feel good party tunes...

Artist, songwriter and producer Adam Cruz presents "Unleashed", a collection of 26 rare edits, remixes and mash-ups developed over the course of the past 12 years (or more). This double album represents a period of time when Adam Cruz - under the moniker The Almagest - began experimenting with music production. Fast forwarding to 2013, and Adam Cruz is considered one of the most skillful, talented and inventive house music producers. There are many gems to be discovered on this double album, we highly recommend you check it out. Best of all, it is currently available through Mixtape Sessions for free...

Brazilian label Grooveland Music get ready for this years Winter Music Conference in Miami with this grandiose album mixed by Marcos Skin (Deep'N Soul Br). Titled "Grooveland Miami 2013", the continuous mix features an eclectic selection of house music productions from all over the world, both previously released as well as brand new and exclusive such as Azee Project "Afroxe" (Alex Cristiano Remix), Edground featuring Airily "Iroke" (Galaxy Group Remix) and Paris Cesvette featuring Robert Carvalho "Come back" (Marcos Skin Deepin Mix) to name just a few. Those of you going to Miami should keep their eyes open for these magnificent new tunes...

Groove Junkies return with an amazing cover of the unforgettable all-time classic "Let it be" by the legendary Beatles guaranteed to send shivers down your spine thanks to songstress Diane Carter's inimitable deeply rooted rendition of Paul McCartney's poignant lyrics which is simply breath-taking... Evan Landes, using his new Nimble Digits moniker, takes us back to the nineties with his spell binding version laced with sublime melodies, Will 'ReelSoul' Rodriguez blesses us with his one-of-a-kind keyboard wizardry on his signature soulful yet mesmerizing interpretation, and last but not least Jerry Flores delivers an utterly fierce old school inspired vocal dub version guaranteed to set the floor on fire.

Think! House Music label head DJ Garphie teams up with house music diva Diviniti for "Character 269", a mind-boggling production built around relentless afro-deep rhythms, lush melodies and Diviniti's fantastic spoken word poetry. The remixes are courtesy of Piranhahead who turns back the clock on his mesmerizing old school inspired version, Gareth Alexander who drops a classic Garage workout, and Vialocal who rework the song into a truly hypnotizing deep tech-soul affair loaded with freaky synth melodies. Make no mistake, this gem is guaranteed to make you yearn for more...

Soulstream Records bless us with "In love again", the triumphant final chapter in the Adam 'Suges' Sugar and Deon Nathan trilogy of prime deep house music (the first two releases were "Your body" released in 2011 and "Midnight woman" released in 2012). "In love again" features the unrivaled sensual vocals of UK soul singer Deon Nathan alongside grand keys and chords, all perfectly arranged over deep infectious rhythms. The remixes are courtesy of Gene King, James Blakstar John, Kojo Akusa, Deep Xcape and ZuluMafia all adding their signature soulful/deep/afro touch to the song, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version. Timeless and essential.

It is not often that a song puts a spell on you within a few seconds of listening - this certainly happened to us with the latest single from Black Coffee. Not many words are needed to describe the marvelous "Traveller" which is an ingenious slice of soulful house oozing with that inimitable afro-deep vibe we admire so much, featuring fabulous deeply rooted vocals by Nomsa Mazwai and Black Motion. In other words, "Traveller" is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more... By no means to be missed.

KingStreet celebrates its double decade-long love of house music with one of its foremost heroes, Louie Vega. "Vega on King Street - A 20 Year Celebration" features all of the essential productions and remixes from Louie Vega as well as a selection of handpicked classics from the labels back catalogue. Amongst many other gems, this collection includes Louie Vega's remixes of Mondo Grosso's "Souffles H", 95 North featuring Sabrynaah Pope "Hold on", Stephanie Cooke "Here with my best friend", Ananda Project "Breaking down", Rain (a Lil Louis Painting) "Give it up", and his own productions as Groove Box: "The more you want", "Cassio's theme" and "Latin ritual". In other words, this is a phenomenal album features nothing but the best from the KingStreet label family and house music legend Louie Vega...

Its the time of the year again where Solid Ground Records bless us with their annual "Miami Sampler". Like its predecessors, this years installment is sheer musical bliss and features nothing but the best in soulful house music form the creme de la creme of house music artists. We are talking about such illustrious names as Deep City Soul & Timmy Vegas featuring Jennifer Wallace, Andy Ward featuring Nica Brooke, Mark Di Meo featuring Sofia Rubina, Nicole Mitchell, Selina Campbell, Bah Samba, Blak Beatniks, Tikki Tembo featuring Diamondancer, MAQman, Danny Clark. Simply put, it is next to impossible to pick a favorite as each song is pure soulful heaven guaranteed to make you yearn for more.

For the last three years, the Atlanta-based Tambor Party has been delivering the creme de la creme of deep, soulful and afro house, opening this exceptional genre to a wider audience of music lovers worldwide. Now they launch their own label which follows the same concept and mission of being an uncompromised house music label for the music lovers of every origin and culture. The labels debut release "Set me free" by South Africa's Mr. Funk Daddy features the sexy voice of DJ Sue and celestial synth melodies over enchanting afro-deep rhythms, taken to the next level by Native Roots, Boddhi Satva and DJ StanZeff all adding their signature afro-deep touch.