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Donna Allen "He is the joy" (The Ultimate Collection)(SoulFuric Records CD Promo)
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Christmas comes early this year with this ultra massive 15 track mix package of one of SoulFuric's all time club hits: the Marc Pomeroy and Brian Tappert written and produced "He is the joy" by Donna Allen. Included are the timeless original mixes as well as the 2005 remixes, as well as slammin' new remixes. Rocco goes deep and mesmeric, adding his inimitable touch, while Guy Robin reworks the track into a dateless Disco-Funk affair. Bruno Banner serves a tougher main room version, while DJ Fudge uses a funked-up backing and dreamy keys on his take. Finally The Troublemen present a feel good remix featuring a classy piano and windy synths. |
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Bucie "Your kiss" (GoGo Music Records CD Promo)
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Gwen & Bertrand Dupart "Space odyssey" (Space Breaks Records CD Promo)
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Turn back the clock to 2005 when a track called "They way you love me" by Ron Hall & The MuthaFunkaz was taking dance floors by storm, putting Baltimore soul sensation Marc Evans into the heart of both soul and house music fans thanks to his unmistakable voice that encapsulates the Philly Soul vibe. In 2008, his long awaited album was released, produced by DJ Spen & The MuthaFunkaz, featuring 13 soulful house gems including the timeless title track and "Reach out for love" and "Given me joy" which became dance floor anthems.
This deluxe re-issue includes both the original album as well as a bonus disc containing new material and remixes of the original album tracks. Highlights are the down tempo 'MuthaFunkin Soul Mix' of "The way you love me" featuring additional vocals by Sheila Ford, DJ Meme's Disco-tastic remix of "This thing called love", an ultra cool Mark Grant remix "Serenity" and the brand new tracks "She is" and "Come bother me". If that wouldn't be enough, there is also an "Album Sampler" featuring more exclusive remixes. |
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** Exclusive Review ** Singer, songwriter and producer Ziyon (USA) and producer and DJ Ryzor (South Africa) form the international house music outfit Liquideep, presenting their highly anticipated debut album "Oscillations" after blessing the world with marvelous remixes for the likes of Suges & Martino or Jonny Montana featuring Stephanie Cooke. "Oscillations" expresses the duo's talents in producing fresh and captivating Afro flavored house music with meaningful lyrics, melting influences from the various house genres with elements of their respective cultural backgrounds, with the result being an exceptional testimony to what house music is all about.
"Oscillations" is released as part of a four CD set titled "House Afrika Sessions" which also includes C.9ine's artist album "Dancing on keys", DJ Thobs "Loud and clear" and Deep Expressions "Sweet Sundays". |
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** Exclusive Preview ** The "New Horizons EP Vol. 1" is a collaboration between Camio and Consortium Muzik, featuring two marvelous remixes by Jonny Montana (keys provided by Bennett Holland). First up is J.S.O.U.L, an artist that impresses with his outstanding talents (check him out on MySpace, lots of beautiful music to discover). The original version of "Frequency" is a celestial soul/r&b song with a touch of hip-hop (watch a live performance of it on YouTube) that gets infused with the beloved smooth yet jazzy Jonny Montana sound, with the result being a laidback broken beat flavored mid-tempo groover. Second is "Feel the sunshine" by Andy Tamashi featuring deeply felt vocals by Wendy D Lewis that is given a distinct broken beat twist by Jonny Montana, with the jazzy keys and melodious chords together with the funk oozing backing creating a blissful feel. |
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Suges featuring Limore "Without me" (Soulstream Records CD Promo)
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"Without me" was produced by Adam 'Suges' Sugar back in 2004 but got rejected by the label which originally commissioned the song as they thought its to dark and morose. Thanks to Soulstream Records the song finally sees the light of the day, with Suges remastering the entire piece and adding some touches to it, keeping the overall feel on a dark and moody old school tip, with Limore's sensitive vocals, gentle piano and lush atmospheric melodies intensifying the feel to the max for a hypnotic journey. The remixes are courtesy of Martino Lozej who further deepens the vibe and gives the track an even darker actually tougher touch. Simply outstanding, one not to be missed. |
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Diephuis "Deeproots EP" on AfraZoo Records CD Promo)
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Diephuis (aka Marty and BjazZ) present the not to be missed "Deeproots EP" featuring four massive Afro flavored deep house tracks, all of them oozing with deep'n'soulful yet contaminous percussion enriched grooves and luscious atmospheric melodies, not to forget the jazzy ingredients and authentic African chants to be found on some of the tracks. |
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Back in March, One51 Records blessed us with their "WMC 2009 Sampler" which included the 'Original Riomix' of this beautiful laidback Latin house production titled "Havana" by Ayce DJ (Ayo 'Ayce' Oyerinde) and Karlito (Karlos 'Karlito' Edwards), featuring dazzling vocals by Paul Lee alongside a classy jazzed-up instrumentation. Such a great song doesn't need a plethora of mixes, so it solely down to Richard Earnshaw who delivers a masterly crafted uplifting interpretation featuring delicious keys and horns, perfectly arranged over a groovy backdrop. His dub subtly changes things around while retaining the vibe and stripping the vocals to let the music do the talking. |