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Renowned production duo Rhemi (Neil Pierce & Ziggy Funk) are back on the throne (the Pick of the Week spot that is) with their latest offering, the masterly crafted "Rise up" featuring songstress Vanessa Freeman. Most definitely, the marvelous fusion of utterly infectious organic percussive rhythms with glorious keys, illustrious vibraphone and the one-of-a-kind emotive vocals of Vanessa Freeman will send shivers down your spine. Next to the vocal, instrumental and acapella versions, the release features an absolutely enthralling dub version guaranteed to send the dance floor into a frenzy.
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This weeks update is quite eclectic yet always soulful - enjoy !!
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Lee Gomez has been on a roll recently, blessing us with one jaw-dropping gem after another. To make it short, his latest offering "Love again" to be released under the Wipe The Needle alias is no exception, featuring the one-of-a-kind truly beautiful soothing vocals of Gary Bardouille alongside glamorous jazzy keys and a smooth yet captivating organic backdrop. In other words, "Love again" is a top-notch soulful production having timeless written all over that is guaranteed to make you yearn for more...
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South African producers Gumzito teams up with 6Teen and Japanese vocalist Keiko Yoshimura for "Sunday", a grandiose uber soulful production oozing with sublime piano and dreamy chords by Lungile '6Teen' Mashaya and gently thumpin' organic rhythms, not to forget to mention the the inimitable sensitive vocals of Keiko Yoshimura who sings in her native Japaneses language which makes this project something truly special. The towering remixes are courtesy of Monocles & Slezz, SK95 & Rampage and Whodini all adding their distinctive deep/soulful touch, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version.
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This years ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event) is just around the corner, right in time for this annual extravaganza Global Diplomacy Productions present a massive compilation loaded with not less than twenty superb productions, some of which featured on the label earlier this year, while others are brand new. A truly illustrious list of artists from around the world graces us with enthralling truly eclectic vocal and instrumental cuts ranging from deep to afro and soulful, each one guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. Without doubt, this is an absolutely phenomenal compilation giving you plenty of choices to work the floor that is by no means to be missed.
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Lots of soulful gems to discover this week - enjoy !!
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In 2014, Slaag Records owner and producer/DJ/remixer/songwriter/vocalist Glenn Thornton released his debut artist album "A foray into slaagerous", now he is back with the follow-up album entitled "Slaag daddy". A total of eleven tracks are featured on the album, including collaborations with renowned vocalists Dawn Tallman, Gerideau, Michelle Rivera and Vanessa Honore. The album offers something for both lovers of soulful house music as well as for lovers of deep house music, and it does also include a couple of tracksdestined to rock the main room. Without doubt, "Slaag daddy" is a testimony of the unique truly eclectic sound that Glenn Thornton is famous and beloved for.
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Continuing their ten year anniversary celebration, renowned Brazilian label Grooveland Music present a special 50th release: the debut single by newcomers Needless (aka Rio De Janeiro's own Gabriel Costa and Rodrigo 2U) entitled "Unnamed feelings" which could first be heard on the recently released "10 Years of Soulful House" compilation. Now this gorgeous soulful production oozing with inebriant melodies and beautiful haunting female vocals gets a full single release complete with stunning remixes by Groove Assassin who serves a lively and melodious old skool inspired rendition, Brian Harden who delivers three enchanting mixes ranging from classic Chicago house over dreamy deep house to fine jazzy house, and finally Steal Vybe (Chris Forman) has been pulling out all the stops on his marvelous truly heavenly soul oozing interpretation guaranteed to make you yearn for more.
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Boston soulful house maestro Kelvin Sylvester and vocalist Lee Wilson bless us with a breathtaking cover version of The System's all-time dance music classic "You're in my system" which dates back to 1982 and was released on now defunct Mirage Records. The original stays true to the spirit of the original yet gives the song a contemporary truly uplifting four-to-the-floor feel, with Lee Wilson's unmistakable emotive vocals shining all over. The remixes are courtesy of Will 'ReelSoul' Rodriguez who adds his beloved rich melodious touch, and Jay Kutz who transforms the song into a chunky truly enthralling deep house affair.
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Enjoy our latest weekly update loaded with nothing but the best and latest in soulful house music...
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Shamrock grew up in Johannesburg (South Africa) and has been crazy for music since being a young little boy (for example he sang as the soloist in the choir at his primary school), while growing up he explored his African roots to come up with his own style of music. In 2014, his first release came out on a South African label, shortly after he met Andy Compton who was impressed by this exceptionally gifted guitarist and songwriter. Ultimately Shamrock became the main writing contributor to Andy Compton's fabulous Sowetan Onesteps project, now he presents his phenomenal "African Music by African People" album which features local and international artists such as Bongani Mazibuko, Thabiso Paul Mogotsi, Asali Msanii, Han Litz, Jimmy Gabriel and Peng Records label head Andy Compton to name just a few. To make it short, this truly eclectic and inspiring album perfectly showcasing the unique ingenious African rhythms and sounds of Shamrock is by no means to be missed...
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Right on time for the upcoming ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event), MoBlack Records present volume one and two of their brand new "MoBlack Base" series, each one loaded with ten fresh tracks from an illustrious list of artists including Spellband featuring Jade Lovedale, Sciorty, Blaq Tribe Zxvi, M. Caporale, Joe Valentin, Rhythm Staircase, DJ Oats, Lesmatiq, Oja Soulman, Costa Vaya, Savio De Simone, Rob Hollywood, DJ Bonnie, Hypnotik (Ashley Ngobeni), Deepo, Wiseone, Leandro P., DJ Ndo-C, DJ Thes-Man and last but not least label head MoBlack. With these two packages, MoBlack Records continue to bless us with nothing but the best in afro house music, with the eclectic selection of tracks representing the many different flavors afro house music has to offer.