One of the standout cuts form Tony Records "Miami Uncuts 2014" compilation gets a well deserved full single release, complete with an eclectic selection of stellar remixes. The song in question is "I want you" by Two 4 Soul (DJ Jacko & Peppe Citarella) and songstress Chelsea Como, originally performed by Erykah Badu on her 2003 album "Worldwide underground". Not much needs to be said and written about this timeless gem besides this is soulful house music at its best, featuring the impressive one-of-a-kind vocals of Chelsea Como and a masterly orchestration guaranteed to cast a spell on you. Not to forget to mention stunning old school inspired remix by Montana & Stewart (which reminds us of the legendary Tony Humphries remix of The Sugarcubes from back in the day), the blazin' hot hypnotizing 'Trumpet Mix' and the soul/funk infused summery 'Soulful Mix' by Two 4 Soul, the fantastic interpretation by Frankie Estevez oozing with a heavenly laidback feel, and finally The Moochers contribute a fervid underground-esque rework.

From South Africa's up and coming Pretoria based house music producer and DJ SoulProvider comes the paramount inaugural release on Marverick Records. "Doing my thing" features not less than six masterly crafted productions (they were previously featured on the "House Afrika Sessions 4" 5xCD compilation released in late 2013), featuring breathtaking vocal performances by Nthabeleng, Zayla, Buhlebuzile, Maru, RootedSoul and Black D, with each of the songs oozing with SoulProvider's unrivaled soul/jazz/afro inspired underground flavored house sound he is renowned for - undoubtedly you will be blown away once you experience the beauty of these wonderful timeless songs yourself...

It has only been a few months since Lilac Jeans, the South African duo of  Linda Sikhosana (Menu) and Floyd Nkonyane (Floyd), launched their Lilac Jeans Music label with the debut artist album "Now or never". Several superb single released followed, and now they area bout to drop "The Vocal Remixes Collection Vol. 1", a breath-taking selection of remixes they've done in recent years for other artists and labels. A total of eleven tracks are featured, each one showcasing the soul infused house music sound Lilac Jeans are renowned and beloved for. Whether you just discovered Lilac Jeans, missed any of these remixes in the past or simply are looking for top-notch soulful house music, we here at Spirit of House highly recommend this compilation.

Back in January, we were celebrating the marvelous "What could be better" by Mr. Boogie (Brendon Davids) and Darian Crouse, now the two join forces with Wily Hard to present the follow-up single, and to make it short "Round and round" is a phenomenal slice of soulful heaven guaranteed to make you yearn for more thanks to gentle yet spell binding rhythms, illustrious keys by Wily Hard, not to forget to mention Darian Crouse's incomparable emotive vocals. The 'Deep Down Mix' comes complete with glorious piano and empyreal chords and gives the track a deeper feel, Ondagroove (Giles Hirst) contributes a fervid organic rendition oozing with charming melodies, and last but not least Entity give the song a thrilling unadulterated underground-esque feel guaranteed to put a spell on you.

In August 2011, the first installment in the "Kings on King Street" series was released, now KingStreet Records are about to drop the long awaited second volume. To make it short, this is a phenomenal truly breathtaking selection of handpicked gems from the unrivaled back catalogue of the label - or in other words, an eclectic male superstar vocalist compilation featuring an illustrious list of house music legends such as Basil, Big Moses, Kerri Chandler, DJ Roland Clark presents Urban Soul, Scott Wozniak, Quentin Harris, Nick Jones Experience featuring Colonel Abrams, Terrence Downs, Dennis Ferrer featuring Karlon Brooks Sr., Johnny Dangerous, Peven Everett, Josh Milan, 280 West featuring Diamond Temple and Hubert Street to name just a few. Let the names speak for themselves...

Amsterdam's Rob Manga teams up with Philadelphia's one and only Lady Alma (real name Alma Horton) for "Things will get better", a marvelous soulful production guaranteed to make you yearn for more and send shivers down your spine thanks to Lady Alma's incomparable delicate vocals which harmonize perfectly with the heavenly keys and chords and the enticing funked-up backdrop - sheer musical bliss. The deepened dub version gives the song a wicked old school inspired feel, while Kid Sublime takes the song to a whole new level on his magnificent organic jazz infused interpretation. Quite Simply a soulful gem having timeless written all over... By no means to be missed.

In March 2012, Double Cheese Records was launched, with their debut release being the marvelous soulful vocal production "My king" by Luyo & DJ Ermi. Since then, the label has graced us with nothing but the best in soulful dance music, and now they are about to make the next step and release the first full artist album, leaving the house music territory for once. "N° 1" by Djazz Set, a group of talented Italian musicians headlined by pianist Peter De Girolamo and sax player Stefano Barillà, is a mind-blowing modern take on Jazz music inspired by contemporary shuffled urban rhythms like hip hop and drum & bass, paying homage to some of the masters of the genre. In other words, an absolutely brilliant album. Highly recommended.

Last year in October we were celebrating the release of Peppe Citarella's marvelous "Golden lady", now he is back on Tony Records with "Quimbara" - and what a musical treat this is... For "Quimbara", Peppe Citarella teams up with Andrés Román (a Cuban artist living in Italy) and Cuban singer and instrumentalist Virginia Quesada to present a fabulous masterly orchestrated Latin inspired masterpiece guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more. The original version oozes with a gorgeous live samba feel, Gigi Testa & Felix Combo's interpretation introduces Afro-Latin drums and a killer organ ride, Franke Estevez gives the track a blissful laidback feel on his rendition laced with heavenly melodies, Emanuele Esposito drops a fiery tribal-tech infused workout sure to rock Ibiza all summer long, and finally Peppe Citarella & Joe Doppio deliver a stripped down drum-vocal version.

DJ/producer Neil Pierce and producer/musician Ziggy Funk continue to bless us with nothing but top notch soulful house music. This time around, they join forces with up and rising r&b/soul singer Carmichael MusicLover for the breathtaking "Everything is good (that's why I love you)", a phenomenal production which features Carmichael MusicLover's inimitable silky smooth vocals alongside glorious keys and chords over an infectious, rich funk soaked backdrop. Not to forget to mention the ingenious dub version where Rhemi rework the song into an utterly spell binding affair laced with phantasmagorical keys - jam-packed floors guaranteed...