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Up and rising songstress Kholi recently singed an album deal with Tribe Records who present her first solo offering "Inner freak" produced by Zepherin Saint. The marvelous "Inner freak" oozes with Zepherin Saint's signature Tribe sound and features a masterly orchestration consisting of illustrious keys, grandiose horn sections, gorgeous flute and spell binding percussive rhythms, not to forget to mention Kholi's paramount emotive vocals. Beyond the shadow of a doubt, "Inner freak" will make you yearn for more...
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House music diva Kathy Brown returns with a fabulous remake of the Norma Jean Bell's house music anthem "Baddest bitch" from 1996 (originally released on Pandamonium and later on F Communications with remixes). Ricky Morrison contributes both a contemporary vocal take that stays true and respectful to the original, and a fired-up dub destined for prime-time play. From David Anthony comes a mesmerizing deep interpretation using a different vocal take that gives the track a pristine underground-esque touch, and finally Soulfuledge delivers a groovey soul infused vocal rendition laced with classic strings, and a raw chunky dub version. A track guaranteed to cast a spell on you...
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We are certain all soulful house music lovers will enjoy this weeks update...
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Ever since 2003, house music diva Carolyn Victorian and legendary DJ/producer DJ Oji have been taking us on an exhilarating musical journey with their stunning collaborations, many of which are considered seminal timeless house music classics and anthems - just think of "Everything U want" from 2005, "Dance the night away" from 2009, or more recently "Can't stop loving you" and "Watch my step". Finally the wait for the long anticipated album is over, featuring some of their finest moments from the past as well as brand new material, with all the songs produced by DJ Oji and all vocals performed by Carolyn Victorian (you might even hear a few vocals by DJ Oji here and there as well). From beginning to the end, this is album is all about the unique and pure sound that characterizes the collaboration of this two exceptional highly renowned artists. Highly recommended.
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Earlier this year, Kyle Kim blessed us with his anthemic rendition of "This is how we do it" (originally recorded by Montell Jordan), now he is back with a breathtaking re-imagination of Stevie Wonder's all time classic "All I do" (from his 1980 album "Hotter than July"). Most definitely, we consider this one of the best interpretations ever of this unforgettable gem, with gentle yet spell binding funktified organic rhythms leading the way for illustrious keys and Sheree Hicks one-of-a-kind deeply felt rendition of the famous lyrics. Label head Luyo contributes a towering, truly elegant and groovy interpretation enriched with a glamorous flute, and last but not least there is the fabulous down-tempo r&b/soul take by Emiliano Marzoli.
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Portugal's Carlos Vargas makes his debut on Soulstice Music with the first part of the "House your Jazz EP" series (the final two parts will follow in the coming months). Three equally brilliant yet truly eclectic masterly orchestrated tracks are included, beyond the shadow of a doubt each one is a masterly crafted truly timeless slice of blissful jazz-house music, with the exquisite title track "House your Jazz" featuring the inimitable vocal stylings of songstress Nicole Mitchell, while the other two tracks "Deep expressions" and "Speaking in chords" are mind-boggling instrumental cuts. Miss it at your own risk...
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Enjoy another week of nothing but the best and latest in soulful house music....
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Beyond the shadow of a doubt, the latest offering on Tribe Records courtesy of Alex Finkin and vocalist Vanina Pietri will cast a spell on you with the very first listen. The enchanting Alex Finkin produced "I'm leaving" is all about the soothing yet enthralling percussive rhythms, the phantasmagorical keys and the amazing sultry vocals by Vanina Pietri, altogether spreading an uplifting melodious feel guaranteed to make you yearn for more... In other words, a truly superb slice of soul infused timeless house music by no means to be missed.
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Next up on Rhemi Music is the masterly crafted "Back to the one" by label heads Neil Pierce and Ziggy Funk, collectively known as Rhemi, and songstress Alex Mills. To cut right to the chase, "Back to the one" is a paramount soulful house music jewel, with an utterly funktified absolutely resistless backdrop leading the way for illustrious keys, heavenly chords and Alex Mills one-of-a-kind truly emotive rendition of the lyrics. Besides vocal, instrumental and radio versions, the package features a signature 'Rhemi Dub' giving the track an unadulterated raw'n'ruff truly underground-esque feel.
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South African DJ/producer/label owner DJ SGZ makes his debut on Adaptation Music with "Live your life", an uber soulful gem oozing with the incomparable spirited vocals of UK vocalist Julie Iwheta, splendid keys, delightful guitar and groovey rhythms. The remixes are courtesy of Tom Conrad who serves a first-class retro US garage flavored dub workout, Gruv Basement who deliver a marvelous jazzed infused interpretation, and last but not least there is the magnificent broken-beat styled rendition by Ollie Viero. Essential.
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Enjoy this weeks update with nothing but the latest and best in soulful house music...
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The next release on Soulful Sentiments Records will be the paramount "You've been there" by Sipho Ngubane featuring the one-of-a-kind vocals by Dindy Mashiane. In its original form, "You've been there" is super smooth and laidback yet oozing with an exhilarating vibe created by the gentle organic rhythms and the mellifluous melodies, not to forget to mention Dindy's beautiful heartfelt vocals. On top of the outstanding original version the package features an eclectic truly stellar selection of uber soulful remixes by Deepconsoul, Betasweet, Monocles & Slezz, Atonal Sounds and Mr Boogie, each one guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. Essential.