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What we love about Tony Humphries and his own label Tony Records is the diversity in styles and genres they showcase, always looking for new and fresh talents and sounds. It's no surprise their latest offering by Giulio Bonaccio is a timeless soulful gem coming in a variety of flavors, some of which you may have not expected. "Stairways of love" is an energetic yet truly soulful production featuring marvelous vocals by David Walker and Melonie Daniels alongside classy horns, wicked guitar and sublime keys over an impulsive funk soaked backing. On remix duty we have Two 4 Soul (DJ Jacko & Peppe Citarella) who contribute an uplifting old school rendition taking you back in time that is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, a spell binding Disco-Funk inspired workout by Davide Fiorese and a hypnotizing somewhat dark tech-soul dub by Dash N Groove. |
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We are back for another week with nothing but the best and latest in soulful house music... enjoy !!
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Ralf GUM teams up with the one and only Monique Bingham on "Take me to my love" (the third single taken from his forthcoming album "Never leaves you", to be released worldwide next week), a phenomenal soulful house gem which is best described as a timeless masterpiece... "Take me to my love" is all about Monique Bingham's inimitable voice and Ralf GUM's intricate soulful production style.. The grand keys, the sexy rhythms, the superb vocals, we instantly fell in love with this song when we heard it for the first time... Then there are marvelous remixes by Raw Artistic Soul who contributes something truly unique with his deep dubbed-out interpretation, Louis Benedetti who serves a phenomenal classic version as well as an edgy soul-tech dub, and finally Monique Bingham who blesses us with her sleek jazz-infused rendition - it is next to impossible to choose a favorite version as they are all simply brilliant. In other words: "Take me to my love" is one of the greatest songs we've heard in a long, long time... |
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The masterly "Worthy" is taken from Richard Earnshaw's highly acclaimed debut album "In time" released in summer of 2010 and features the one and only Jocelyn Brown, one of the true legendary songstress in dance music. The timeless original version is an uplifting soul/funk inspired affair, featuring the inimitable vocals by Jocelyn Brown alongside grand horns and jazzy keys over a smooth yet captivating backdrop. On remix duty we have Directors Cut (Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper) who turn up the heat on their signature spell binding touch complete with lush keys and strings and Jamie Lewis who deliver an uber cool deep'n'sexy workout built around relentlessly groovin' rhythms, jazzy saxophone and glorious keys. |
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The nice sunny weather is back in Switzerland, so are we with the latest in quality soulful house music... enjoy !!
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You might remember this one from our previous reviews, but its so good it deserves the "Pick of the Week" once more... "All I can do" is the first single of Michele McCain's full length album "Marivent Soul" released by Grooveland Music, involving Gene Leone and Benjamin Kristof Rakun who also are behind this wonderful song. Michele McCain impresses with a fabulous vocal performance, with the Brazilian Soul Crew giving the song an uplifting feel good vibe on their mixes featuring jazzy piano and phat synth chords over a percussion driven backing. Andy Ward's vocal version is an irresistibly thumpin' affair fueled with enchanting keys and chords, with his dub powering up the vibe for ruthless peak time action. Gene Leone combines Michele McCain's inimitable vocals with an organic and soulful yet funky percussive backing and amazing keys, with the result being simply outstanding. Last but not least, John Mateo takes the song to deepest grounds, combining the vocals with jazzy keys and luscious chords, all perfectly arranged over a relentlessly thumpin' backing. A masterpiece by no means to be missed... |
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In July of this year, Roots Go Deep Music debuted with the highly acclaimed "The Rough Materials - Volume One" EP, now the label presents their second release courtesy of D.nel aka Nelson Mbomani. "Mysteries of the soil" (this is D.nel's first original production by the way) takes you on a mesmerizing journey to deepest imaginable grounds with spell binding percussive rhythms and exhilarating melodies - true South African underground house, as raw and pristine as it gets. Label heads Fred Buddah (under his Yao Kuwane moniker) and Ofuren each contribute their own distinctive interpretation: Fred Buddha keeps the vibe deep and hypnotic contemporaneously giving the track a celestial dreamy touch, while Ofuren slows things down on his mind-blowing percussive mid-tempo excursion laced with luscious keys. Another ingenious release from this up and rising label not to be missed by any lover of pure underground house music... |
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Summer is over here in Switzerland, but we are sure this weeks selection of the latest in soulful house music will bring warmth to your heart... enjoy !!
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Spirit of House proudly presents the phenomenal "Choices" produced by Neal Conway (legendary composer and musician behind many of the timeless Basement Boys classics) and performed by songstress Taihisha Grant in grand style. The masterly orchestrated "Choices" is inspired by Neal Conway's unforgettable underground flavored sound from the early 90's and combines Taihisha's incomparable heartfelt vocals with infectious rhythms and sublime keys - a timeless soulful house gem guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more... But it doesn't end here as an uber hot selection of remixes by the likes of Aron Lee, DJ Ant B, Master T, Phat Frank, Sal Negro and Neal Conway himself is included, each one adding his distinctive soulful touch to the song to give you plenty of choices to work the floor. An essential release by no means to be missed... |
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Ever since we received a promo copy of Ladybird's self-titled full length album (which was in February of this year), we can't get enough of this masterpiece... Now Peng Records present "Ladybird Remixed" featuring brand new interpretations of two of the wonderful songs featured on the album, namely "A lullaby" and "highlight my life" - and what a musical treat this is... First we have Dolls Combers masterly orchestrated remix of "A lullaby" oozing with their beloved jazzed inspired sound, next Andy Compton blesses us with his phenomenal laidback broken beat rendition. This is followed by BitterSuite's soulful yet deeper than deep remixes of "Highlight my life" which feature delectable melodies over infectious rhythms. Essential... |
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Quite an eclectic selection we have put together this week - we hope you enjoy it as much as we do...
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There was a time when vinyl was ruling the world and DJ's would carry literally hundreds of records to a gig. This was also the time when 'promos' were only made available to DJ's (and those who were connected to the right people); of course there was kind of a 'black market' for fans and record collectors to buy them for good money. Looking back, one of the most memorable and rare promos we managed to get our hands on dates back to 1994 when Sony UK released a very limited promo 12" (said to have had 200 copies pressed only) of Master at Work remixes of Jamiroquai's "Emergency on planet earth" which instantly became highly sought after - certainly no surprise as we talk about Masters at Work on their best with these Nu-Yorican infused interpretations of an already great song... To this day, this is a hard to find gem and fans and collectors are willing to pay quite lots of money for a copy since some of the included mixes are not available elsewhere. |