Tag: soulful house
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It’s Time album – Thee Gobbs
Summery soulful house by a South African producer who cut his teeth as a sound engineer To coincide with summertime in the northern hemisphere and the long 4th July weekend in the States, the Atjazz label has released It’s Time, the debut album by Manqoba Sishi, aka Thee Gobbs. The former sound engineer at South […]
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Worth the Wait (Mark de Clive-Lowe remix) – Nils Wülker
Jazz trumpeter’s low-key ballad gets an uptempo overhaul Outside dedicated jazz circles, Nils Wülker isn’t particularly well known. However, this remix of the German trumpeter’s track might change that. Keyboardist Mark de Clive-Lowe, who’s worked with such talented folk as Omar and Bémbé Ségué, is on remix duties giving the balladry original an uptempo overhaul. […]
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How I Communicate album – Lay-Far
The likes of Mark De Clive-Lowe and Phil Asher appear on the Russian DJ’s LP of soulful house, disco and a little broken beat One of 2013’s most pleasant surprises was the album So Many Ways by Lay-Far. It was unexpected because the Russian DJ was little-known and yet he had produced one of the […]
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Guess What EP – various artists
Listen to this four-track EP featuring dance-flavoured reworkings from the likes of OL and Tommy Rawson The enigmatic title of this EP from In-Beat-Ween Music, the label that released Lay-Far’s So Many Ways Remixed, is enigmatic for a reason. The original identity of these dance-flavoured reworkings has not been revealed; all we’re told is that […]
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So Many Ways Remixed album – Lay-Far
Listen to the likes of Atjazz, Ashley Beedle and Phil Asher remix Lay-Far’s superb 2013 album So Many Ways It’s odd that albums that are the best candidates for remix projects tend to be mediocre ones. It allows a remixer the chance to pluck the most striking grooves or vocals of an otherwise ordinary tune […]
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Simpatico single – DJ Fudge & Hallex M feat. Omar
UK soulman Omar lends his vocals to DJ Fudge & Hallex M’s new track Simpatico. The soulful house tune is released on Yoruba Records, the label of head house honcho Osunlade. As can be seen in the video above, Simpatico is so summery it should come with its own supply of sunscreen. Six other mixes […]
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So Many Ways album preview – Lay-Far
A new jazzy, soulful house album by a busy Russian producer turns out to be one of the best of 2013 While this year has been chock-full of great singles, decent albums have been in short supply – and the best have sprung from where you’d least expect them. Feel Good, by Los Angeles-based duo […]
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Blakai (Mark Force/Kaidi Tatham) mix
Fans of soulful house and broken beats will love Mark Force’s five-track promo mix of unreleased Blakai cuts Two former Bugz In The Attic members Mark Force and Kaidi Tatham occasionally produce music under the moniker Blakai and since 2008 there’s been talk of a Blakai album. In fact, look hard enough on the internet […]
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Green Garden free Osage remix – Laura Mvula
Download this free house remix of Laura Mvula’s Green Garden by DJ/producer Osage What better way to promote your work than to encourage remixes that bring your tunes to a wider audience. That’s what UK soul songstress Laura Mvula has allowed with several tracks, including Green Garden from her debut album Sing To The Moon. […]
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This Thing Of Ours… album review – Fanatix
Back in the day, an artist only had to knock out eight or nine songs before releasing an LP. (Wasn’t Off The Wall 45 minutes long?) But with CDs, musicians feel compelled to give punters value for money, which means This Thing Of Ours… weighs in at 16 tracks. With so many tunes to wade […]