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With the Winter Music Conference just around the corner, the heat is on and lots of soulful goodies landed on our desk - enjoy !!
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SoP (aka Sounds of Praise, a group formed from the Grammy award nominated choir Total Praise out of Emmanuel Baptist Church) together with vocalist Tyrone Ellis present a stunning slice of contemporary gospel with "Everything you need", to cut a long story short this song will take you straight to church and make you yearn fore more... Earl TuTu & John Khan transform the song into a smooth yet captivating four-the-floor anthem, with a relentless vibrant organic backdrop leading the way for glamorous keys and the larger-than-live truly mind-boggling gospel vocals. By no means to be missed...
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Next up on Bodikela Recordings is the masterly crafted "North" by Divided Souls and Samuri, a mellifluous soul oozing deep house gem featuring the one-of-a-kind sultry vocals of Johannesburg based Sio Blackwidow alongside entrancing atmospheric melodies and deep'n'gentle yet spell binding rhythms. Not to forget to mention the absolutely paramount remixes by the likes of Jus Nativ, Enoo Napa, Todd 'Djed' Gardner and Pascal Morais all taking the track to the next level by adding their distinctive deep/soulful/afro infused touch, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version. Essential.
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We continue to serve you only the best and latest in soulful house music - enjoy !!
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In December of 2014, Deeper Shades Recordings graced us with the jaw-dropping "I don't know" by South African producer/vocalist Michael Ashe, now this gem oozing with Michael Ashe's inimitable heartfelt vocals returns in brand new blazin' hot deep remixes. Both Lars Behrenroth and Charles Webster are pulling out all the stops on their breathtaking re-imaginations, keeping the vibe deep and tantalizing yet adding their distinctive touch to the track. Put differently, this remix package is top-notch deep house music...
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DJ/producer Frankstar (Frank Blythe) and vocalist Darian Crouse join forces for "Keep on lovin'", a masterly crafted slice of soulful bliss by no means to be missed as gentle yet irresistibly stompin' rhythms lead the way for sublime keys and classy strings, not to forget to mention Darian Crouse's incomparable deeply rooted rendition of the lyrics. Next to the glorious original version, the release features the dazzling 'Entity Organ Rub' by Darian Crouse, an utterly hypnotizing workout taking the song to deepest grounds, with the vocals being accompanied by lush keys and mercilessly thumpin' rhythms.
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We end February with a truly eclectic update where we've thrown some bonus reviews in - enjoy !!
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Makin' Moves have a beauty in their hand with this marvelous soul oozing production by The Soul Creative (aka Salvatore Oppio, Tony Maione, DaSouL and Lello Cacciola), Giandomenico Di Vito and house music diva Carla Prather. "God with me" is a masterly orchestrated timeless jewel, with a smooth yet spell binding organic backdrop laying the foundation for illustrious jazzy keys, grandiose horns and Carla Prather's inimitable majestic vocals - sheer musical bliss. The fabulous 'Deep Mix' keeps the vibe soulful and jazzy yet gives the song a deeper truly mesmerizing feel. To put it another way, "God with me" is soulful house music at its best...
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Earlier this year, Rhemi Music blessed us with the sophomore release from London's own David Bailey entitled "Ain't scared to love", now they present the larger-than-life new single by label heads Rhemi (Neil Pierce & Ziggy Funk) and HanLei (Hannah Khemoh & Aleysha (Lei) Gordon). "Keep dancing" is pure and unadulterated dance floor heat, with relentlessly thumpin' rhythms leading the way for inebriant melodies and HanLei's incomparable jaw-dropping vocals. Beside the vocal version, the release features two mind-boggling dubs guaranteed to take over dance floors by storm. Undoubtedly, each of the mixes included in the package will send shivers down your spine...
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The soulful goodness continues this week with another stellar update - enjoy !!
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The "Divas on King Street" series was launched in April 2009, later on volumes two (March 2010) and three (January 2012) as well as the "20 Years Essentials" edition followed (June 2013). Now the fourth installment in the series is here, presenting a mind-blowing throwback on some of the legendary and contemporary house music female vocalists featured on the label: Barbara Tucker, Monique Bingham, Carolyn Harding, Kathy Brown, Michelle Weeks, Shawnee Taylor, Mia Tuttavilla, Heather Johnson, Lynette Smith, Stephanie Cooke, Dawn Tallman, Kimara Lovelace and many many more. This eclectic selection of tunes from KingStreet's inexhaustible back catalgoue features not less than twenty-two cuts produced/remixed by the likes of Masters at Work, Dennis Ferrer, Frankie Knuckles, Eric Kupper, Kerri Chandler, Lil Louis, Sean McCabe, Alix Alvarez, Richard Earnshaw and many others.
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Past September, Zepherin Saint graced us with a breathtaking contemporary reinterpretation of the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis produced Sounds of Blackness all-time dance music classic "Optimistic" featuring legendary Ann Nesby (the larger-than-life voice of Sounds of Blackness) and 3G on vocals, now the remixes are here. Zepherin Saint's 'Push Remix' is an energetic truly enthralling workout fusing the heart-stopping vocals with inebriant melodies and remorseless rhythms, by contrast his 'Tribe Remix' is super smooth and soulful yet inspiring, with an organic backdrop leading the way for the glorious orchestration and the vocals. Not to be missed...