Fuminori Kagajo follows up his highly acclaimed releases on Fatsouls Records and SoulfulBeats with another paramount release titled "Fusionic Ensemble EP" on DeepTrax Recordings. Not many words are needed to describe the EP which includes four awe-inspiring jazz/funk inspired productions guaranteed to send shivers down your spine thanks to a masterly orchestration which includes the keyboard wizardry of Takuto Kudo, alto/tenor sax by Kengo Ono, trumpet by Yasunori Sugo, bass by Sei Takeuchi and guitar by Sumio Yokotsuji. Quite simply this is quality music having timeless written all over...

Legendary house music label Quark Records blesses us with a paramount remix by Josh Milan (member of legendary group Blaze who released some of their unforgettable early music through the label) of "This is love" by Mark P. Adler and Kira Semanas, a song taken from the sumptuous chill-out album "Summer all over again" released in late 2011. Josh Milan reworks this wonderful song into a gentle four-to-the-floor affair, with a smoothly thumpin' backdrop leading the way for Kira Semanas beautiful haunting vocals and marvelous keys. To cut a long story short, this musical gem is guaranteed to make you yearn for more... By no means to be missed.

Gotta Keep Faith Records return to Spirit of House with "Change" by Bhaku Jr., an amazing production featuring a beautiful Spanish guitar by Bra Thamz and the inimitable deeply rooted vocals of Maxwell (all three hail from South Africa). Bhaku Jr. himself contributes the grandiose 'Original Voodoo Mix' of "Change" which puts the acoustic guitar and vocals center stage, and the 'Voodoo Jamsoul Remix' which is a hypnotizing afro-deep re-imagination of the song. Next is a selection of top-notch remixes by the likes of The Jersey Maestros, Distant People, Spiritual Blessings, Georg Neufeld, Berny and DJ Umbi all adding their signature deep/soulful touch, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version.

Soweto born producer DJ Fale is about to release his brilliant new studio album "Soweto Deluxe Vol. 1" through Hood Natives Productions in the coming weeks. From beginning to the end, the album lets you explore DJ Fale's unique and fresh deep house/afro-tribal inspired sound - in a nutshell, "Soweto Deluxe Vol. 1" is a truly delightful and eclectic journey through soulful South African house music. With an illustrious list of guest artists such as Thantaswa, Vucky J, Ameshai, Bellicose Sgubhu, Khwela, Free and Bophelo featured, there are plenty of vocal gems to be discovered. In other words, "Soweto Deluxe Vol. 1" is sheer musical bliss. By no means to be missed.

Tony Records continue to amaze us with their latest offering by Italian producer Peppe Citarella and up and rising Italian singer Walter Ricci, a cover version of Stevie Wonder's 1973 wonderful song "Golden lady" (taken from the album "Innervisions"). To cut a long story short, this contemporary take of this timeless classic is a phenomenal slice of soulful house guaranteed to make you yearn for more thanks to the inimitable soaring vocals and scats of Walter Ricci, luxurious keys and a gentle yet infectious funk soaked backdrop. The package comes complete with a marvelous soulful latin-jazz infused remix by Duce Martinez and a deeper truly mesmerizing dub by Emanuele Esposito.

Around two years ago (in June 2011 to be precise), Cabana Recordings blessed us with the unmixed "From the Hut (Volume 1)" compilation, now the time has come for the second volume to see the light of the day. Similar to the inaugural release in the series, an impressive line-up of artists is featured: label head Justin Imperiale, Punchuashen featuring Laila Davids, Soulprovider & RootedSoul, Griffith Malo, Leoesco, Native Khalif & Donald Sheffey and Deuce Concept to name only a few. The compilation is loaded with deep and soulful music from around the globe and features previously unreleased mixes of former releases as well as brand new productions. As we said back in June 2011 for the first volume: Don't miss out on this exquisite musical experience...

Those looking for nothing but unadulterated underground house music have found what they are looking for with the latest offering from Night Scope Deep Recordings. The old school inspired "Le con" is produced and arranged by label head Deep Elementz and combines the sensual spoken word poetry courtesy of up-and-rising French artist Ixi Isis with delectable synth melodies and deeper than deep utterly thrilling rhythms paying homage to the Reese and Antonio 1987 all-time house classic "The sound" (which in 1988 was taken to stardom when Todd Terry sampled it on "Back to the beat").

We proudly introduce you to brand new South African label Under Pressure Records by Soul Varti. The press text release reads: "Under Pressure Records caters for the young raw talents from South Africa, with its aim to provide the world with quality house music straight from the scattered areas of the motherland" - beyond the shadow of a doubt, the label excelled their ambitions with the first four releases (the "Generalised peace" EP by Xerophytic Soul, "Tahiri Afrika" by Mthi Wa Afrika, "Orphans in my hood" by Riddick Alu and "African motives" by Nova), with each of these truly fresh breathtaking productions oozing with the beloved enticing afro-deep/afro-tribal sounds the South African house music is renowned and beloved for...Not to forget to mention the release come complete with stellar remixes by the likes of Punk, Soul Varti, Problem Child, Demented Soul, King Wave and EleRoots.