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The latest installment in the highly acclaimed "House Masters" series showcases one of the most renowned names in dance music ever: Masters at Work aka the pioneering house duo of 'Little' Louie Vega and Kenny Dope' Gonzalez. These two legendary DJs and producers have influenced and cultivated house music over 25 years of collaboration, this expansive compilation features forty handpicked original productions and remixes from their almost inexhaustible discography and provides an unique insight into their genre defining and genre defying musical heritage. This compendium is much more than just a 'best of' or 'greatest hits' collection and includes many of their lesser known records, including some of their most memorable dub versions which helped refine dance music (see track list below). This highly recommended truly essential retrospective will be available on 4xCD, double-vinyl and digital formats.
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UK based production team Circle of Funk (Lee Robinson, Paul Stephenson, Andy Caulfield, Daniel Ankrah) follow-up their recent vocal anthems "A better way", "Free to fly" and "Life ain't a dream" with yet another phenomenal slice of soulful heaven. The inspirational "Healer" is a phenomenal deepalicious slice of timeless soul drenched dance music featuring the unmistakable refined vocals of Dawn Tallman alongside inebriant keys over utterly spell binding deeply thumpin' rhythms. On remix duty are Wipe the Needle who relax the vibe on their organic jazz infused rendition oozing with an uplifting truly sublime gospel edge guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. By no means to be missed...
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The sorcerous "Another lover" by Andy Compton and singer Rogiers has been a favorite with many DJs, producers and us here at Spirit of House ever since the original version was released on the seminal "Miami Uncuts 2014" compilation earlier this year. Now the song gets a well deserved full single released loaded with an eclectic selection of remixes, with more mixes to come in a future Tony Records compilation. First up, the team of Mark Picchiotti, Craig Stewart & Dale Nortier deliver a breath-taking old skool inspired re-imagination laced with smooth jazz sax, live flute, rhythmic guitar and wicked piano stabs. Next is Andy Compton's lively masterly orchestrated 'Rurals Mix' oozing with a glamorous laidback organic vibe, followed by DJ Vivona's compelling deep tech-soul workout fueled with tantalizing melodies, and last but not least Drive Red 5 drop two alternate tech house remixes sure to rock the bigger rooms.
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Another week, another update loaded with nothing but top-notch soulful house music... enjoy !!
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Ralf GUM's third artist album "In my city" went straight to the number one spot on iTunes South Africa on the day of release beginning of August and is already one of the most celebrated albums of 2014 in the motherland. This phenomenal album marks the latest cornerstone in Ralf GUM's remarkable career as one of the world's leading soulful house music producers and DJ's, featuring an illustrious list of well known and up-and-cominglocal South African and international artists such as Hugh Masekela, Omar, Dele Sosimi, Monique Bingham, Lee Bling, Portia Monique, KB, Jocelyn Mathieu and Kafele. "In my city" is molded with Ralf GUM's unrivaled signature soulful, organic and afrcocentric sounds, produced together with Phil Kullmann and Michael Ehnes and spanning a range of influences like 70's Disco, Funk, Techno, Samba and Afro-Beat. Quite simply, what you get with "In my city" is the finest in soulful house music this planet has to offer. This timeless masterpiece will see its global release in early October.
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"Proud & free" by Those Boys (Leslie Theko & Sithembiso Kekana) and vocalist Mr Lee has been a secret weapon here at Spirit of House for the past couple of months, now the marvelous soul oozing original gets accompanied by phenomenal remixes taking this timeless gem to a whole new level... To quote our review from May, the gentle funk infused rhythms together with sweet guitars, grand horns, classy keys and Mr Lee's emotive vocals are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. The superb interpretations by Zoltan 'From P60' Nagy and DN3 (Cesare Dell'Anna, Guido Nemola, Mauro Tre) keep the vibe utterly soulful yet they take the song to deeper truly enticing ground. Essential...
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In 2009, JoioDJ founded Dejavoo Records, now five years the time has come to celebrate the 100th release on the label. And what better way to celebrate this milestone than with this absolutely breath-taking truly phenomenal compilation aptly titled "Number 100". Not less than twelve brand new remixes from the likes of JoioDJ, Distant People, Walterino & House Device, Francesco Cofano, Earl Tutu & John Khan, Soulbridge, Paolo Barbato, H @ K, Guido P, Ace Paradise and Eaze BK can be found on this stellar package. Tons of soulful gems are included here, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite track... Highly recommended.
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We hope you enjoy this weeks eclectic selection of the latest in soulful house music as much as we do...
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Chicago-native Meisha Moore has been impressing us over and over again in recent years with her unrivaled truly one-of-a-kind voice, now AudioBite Soulful present the delightful "MooreHouse" project. To cut a long story short, this 39 track album is an exhaustive tribute to her music and to the many many producers and labels she has worked with over the past decade. In other words, "MooreHouse" is undoubtedly the definitive collection of the House Music of Meisha Moore, featuring all her recent and past hit singles: "Pierce me", "Scene of the crime", Neither one of us", "Tell me all about it", "Brand new day", "I just wanna dance", "I don't wanna lose your love" to name just a few. With the styles ranging from soulful over deep and peak time to main room, this album perfectly showcases the many talents of Meisha Moore. |
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Over the last couple of years, house music from the motherland has become a dominating force in the world of dance music. While often the focus is on the house music scene and artists from South Africa, other countries on the African content possess a prosperous scene and up and rising artists as well. Take for example Zimbabwe where Mqondisi 'Skaiva' Sibanda is hailing from. His latest offering "It's love" is a marvelous soul oozing production guaranteed to make you yearn for more thanks to gentle yet spell binding tribal-esque rhythms, the unmistakable emotive vocals of Rudo Nyoni and heavenly keys and chords. Also included are superb remixes by Bhabha Betasweet, Claude-9 Morupisi and Tristy DeSoul, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version. |
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Back in early 2009, Reelgroove Records graced us with "Love on its way" by Lewis Ferrier, a soulful yet captivating production featuring the sultry vocals of Mavis Acquah alongside jazzy keys and lovely synth chords over a ruthlessly pounding backdrop. The package included stunning remixes by Morten Trust who injects old skool flavored funky vibes to intensify the vibe while keeping the overall feel soulful, and Dutchican Soul who takes the track to deeper utterly hypnotizing yet slightly dark grounds. Now this gorgeous soulful gem from a few years back gets a welcome re-release by Stimulated Soul Recordings including all the mixes from the original release, and there will be also a second part with fresh remixes from some of todays hottest talents following soon. |
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We hope this weeks eclectic update brings some sun and warmth to your heart... enjoy !!