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End of 2011, Andy Compton graced us with the fabulous soul/funk/funk project "Compton's Soul", now he returns with a brand new and entirely different Compton project entitled "Bristol Boogie". This awe-inspiring album is on an eclectic old skool flavored boogie soul tip, featuring retro analogue synths to give the sound an authentic 80's vibe. Similar to the previous Compton project, an illustrious list of renowned vocalists such as Celestine, Katie Leone, Ladybird and Sabrina Chyld and highly talented musicians such as Andy Barton (keys) and Jeff Bass (bass) are featured, not to forget to mention the collaboration with Cape Town soul producer Leighton Moody. Most definitely, "Bristol Boogie" will bring back memories of the one-of-a-kind 80's boogie sound and its many unforgotten classics, quite simply this seminal album is guaranteed to make you yearn for more...
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In October of last year, renowned producer and DJ N'Dinga Gaba launched his brand new label Global Diplomacy Productions with the phenomenal "Unity through Sound Volume One" sampler, now right in time for this years ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event) the label has the next breathtaking sampler ready. Kicking things off is N'Dinga Gaba's superb mix of "Beautiful" by N'Dinga Gaba & Jaidene Veda featuring Josh Milan, a track on heavy rotation at the Spirit of House office ever since the song first appeared on Jaidene Veda's latest album "Wanderlust". Next up are previously unreleased, truly outstanding interpretations of tracks originally heard on last years "Unity through Sound Volume One" release: the PM Project remix of "Dreaming of you" by N'tuso featuring mOsno, the Spellband remix of "Jewel in my hand" by Groove Cartell featuring Kafele Bandele, the Sweet x Sour remix of "Build" by Rescue Poetix and N'Dinga Gaba, the Federico Luyo remix of "Tembaco" by Troy Denari and N'Dinga Gaba and the Jazzuelle remix of "These days" by Saara Maria and N'Dinga Gaba. Finally, the sampler features four choice cuts from the labels previous single releases. In a nutshell, it is next to impossible to pick a favorite from this paramount sampler...
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Italy's Fiorenzo 'DaSoul' D'amore and Fabrizio 'Fabry' Diglio together with legendary house music diva Stephanie Cooke bless us with "You are in my heart", a marvelous soul infused production guaranteed to cast a spell on you thanks to the vibrant truly irresistible organic backdrop, glorious keys, enchanting chords and Stephanie Cooke's unrivaled deeply rooted vocals. The 'Heaven Dub' laced with charming melodies gives the song a deeper somewhat more laidback feel perfect for late night, early morning play. By no means to be missed.
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This week we have some real surprises for you - enjoy !!
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Beyond the shadow of a doubt, NiteGrooves Records truly bless us with volume three in their ever popular "Abstract Jazz Vibes" series. To cut right to the chase, this latest installment is a marvelous absolutely breathtaking and eclectic selection of ingenious, unforgettable tracks (not less than twenty in total). The list of artists is truly illustrious and includes Ananda Project, Anthony Nicholson, Groove Box, Kerri Chandler, Monday Michiru, Nick Jones Experience, Homero Espinosa, Boyd Jarvis, Masters at Work, Joe Claussell, Brian Mc Dermott, King Britt and many more. Highly recommended.
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End of 2014, legendary 1970's p-funk combo Funkadelic (led by the one and only George Clinton) returned in grand style with the long player "First Ya Gotta Shake The Gate", now house music maestro Louie Vega has added his magical touch to one of the albums standout tracks, namely "Ain't that funkin' kinda hard on you". The result is simply mind-boggling, taking the track straight to the dance floor yet keeping the spirit of the original alive, blending soulful house grooves with Funkadelic's original p-funk instrumentation, George Clinton's pimpadelic vocals and the slick vocal stylings of Kendrick Lamar. You can choose from multiple vocal, instrumental and dub versions (and some radio edits too), with some of the mixes featuring guest appearances from Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley on the horns, and Kafele Bandele on trumpet. For the vinyl aficionados, there is a 12" out on Vega Records featuring two of the mixes.
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Back in the day - we are talking the mid to late 90's - Randy Crawford did some phenomenal interpretations of classics such as "Give me the night" by George Benson and "Wishing on a star" by Rose Royce, for the first time ever the jaw-dropping absolutely unforgettable club mixes of these gems by Mousse T., Boris Dlugosch & Michael Lange, Stephan Mandrax and Ferry Ultra will be digitally available with the release aptly titled "Mousse T. presents The Classic Club Mixes". Each of these re-imaginations sounds as fresh and inspiring as when originally released almost two decades ago, unquestionably this is top-notch soulful dance music having timeless written all over. Essential, and by no means to be missed...
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As usual we keep it soulful yet diversified - enjoy !!
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Ever since Steal Vybe (Chris Forman & Damon Bennett) performed a marvelous cover version of the all-time classic "Joy & pain" by Maze and Franke Beverley at the Live III event by Unified Records back in 2008 at the annual Winter Music Conference (WMC) extravaganza in Miami, we've been impatiently awaiting the release. Now this phantasmagorical remake is finally here, always staying true and respectful to the original, nevertheless transforming the song into a lively and vibrant yet soulful and uplifting four-to-the-floor gem, featuring an awe-inspiring and truly haunting rendition of the lyrics by songstress Stephanie Renee. The 'Classic Bass Mix' is an upfront dance floor weapon thanks to tantalizing melodies and relentlessly pulsating rhythms, in contrast the 'Experience the Dance Mix' is a real musical delight oozing with gentle percussive rhythms, grand jazzy keys and heavenly chords. Finally, the 'Experience the Dub' lets you enjoy the masterly orchestrations in its full glory. Quite simply, this refined re-imagination is by far the best up-tempo interpretation of this song we've ever came across...
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David Morales brings back the beloved truly inimitable Red Zone sound from yesteryear with this amazing project featuring the inspiring vocals of Keith Anthony Fluitt. The 'Red Zone Mix' of "Everybody get up" is all about that phenomenal techier sound that graced so many of his remix classics in the 90's, yet with a modern twist sure to jam-pack the floor. The 'Club Mix' is a feel-good piano driven affair perfect for prime time, while the 'Momo Tek Dub' is a deep percussive workout fueled with hypnotizing atmospheric synth melodies. On remix duty are DJ Spen & Gary Hudgins who add their signature spell binding bumpin' touch, Duce Martinez who serves both a classy soul infused vocal version and a mind-blowing tech-soul dub (sort of a tribute to the Red Zone sound), and lastly Tedd Patterson who works up some serious beats science on his utterly contaminous mixes.
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We have a truly huge and eclectic update for this week - enjoy !!
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From legendary house music artist Darryl D'Bonneau (remember "More than anything" released back in1992 on New Generation Records?) comes "House of Love (The Duets Project)", a paramount album featuring collaborations with an illustrious list of guests artists such as Inaya Day, Kenny Bobien, Stephanie Cooke, Michelle Weeks and Dawn Tallman to name just a few of the line up. What else can we say other than we love each of the songs of the album, without doubt this is top-notch soulful dance music. An essential release by no means to be missed...