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Kiko Navarro feat Concha Buika

Mama Callin

Curious Records

Mallorca’s Kiko Navarro is no novice or stranger

when it comes to producing quality worldy inspired

house grooves. Spring 2004 predicts a rapid

increase in temperature, as he unleashes his

scorching new debut for Sir Piers’ Curious label,

home of the recent smash single from Sir Piers and

Monique Bingham entitled Don’t You Love Me. Mama

Callin is a wonderfully uplifting afro house affair

dedicated to Mama, yup! Mother Earth as we love

and know her. Its infectious groove comprises of an

upbeat feast of earthy african inspired drums,

guitars, bumping bass, and harmonious chants and

powerful brass stabs. It’s hooked together with an

irresistible soulful vocal from Concha Buika and

complemented by a positive spoken word courtesy

of Marcel, add this to the impeccable musicianship

and you’ve got a truly innovative dancefloor cut

deemed to set the floor on fire! auntie fav

The Sunburst Band

Fly Away

Z Records

Fly Away is a discotastic peak-time slice of uplifting

dance heaven dynamically arranged and packed

with classy brass stabs, funky guitar riffs, warm

rhodes keys complemented by jazz tinged piano

licks and a funky ass bass groove that hit you in all

the right places! Brazen with soul, Pete Simpson’s

smooth uplifting vocal cuts through the track like a

hot knife through butter beautifully backed with

delicious soulful harmonies building to an

incessantly infectious chorus. Fly Away comes

packaged with a superb set of mixes tailored to you

every dancefloor flavour featuring a dub and a tasty

accapella tool topped off with the the jazzy

downtempo bonus track  Pass The Information.

auntie fav

Ultra Naté

Feel Love

(feat. Blaze, Liquid People & Notenshun mixes)

Chillifunk Records/BluFire

Genre-defying singer, songwriter and enduring

dance music renegade, Ultra Naté, returns with Feel

Love from her forthcoming 5th studio album entitled

Grime, Silk and Thunder for her own label BluFire.

Feel Love sees Ultra Naté revisit her soulful dance

roots by way of an epic slice of vocal dancefloor bliss

produced by East West Connection aka Lofty,

Werner Niedermeier, The good Dr Bob Jones & Neil

Cowley (Fragile State). This fantastic slab features

lush harmonious backing vocals from the inimitable

N’Dea Davenport (Brand New Heavies) and Jay

Williams, packaged with an electrifying set of mixes

from Blaze, Liquid People and Chillifunks own

Notenshun. auntie fav

Lonesome Echo Production feat Mutabaruka

Spirit Of Drums (Sumo Remixes)

Disorient

Sumo employ their trademark Afro-housed vibe on

this pair of dancefloor enthralling re-rubs for the

mighty Lonesome Echo outfit. The Afro Bounce‚

version sees a fanfared afro-brassed intro make way

for hi-speed guitar strums and slaps, Africanism

style intricate drumming and commanding vocals.

The Rebounce places a strutting guitar over

tension-building percussion and a subbed-up

bounding bassline. jon freer

Project Orange

‘The Game’ (Feat Mark Knight & MTV Remix)

DTPM Recordings

Uber Hertfordshire house outfit Project Orange aka

Scott Franey & Danny Keith have been producing

together for about 3 years under various guises. This

spring sees them unleash a scorching latin

flavoured floor smashing Project Orange debut for

DTPM Recordings complete with a storming twisted

remix from hot production duo Mark Knight & Martijn

Ten Velden, deemed to blow the pants off both UK

and Ibizan dancefloors alike! The Game kicks off

with a punchy, demanding vocal sample enticing you

listen to the rules of the game and dance, followed

by a flurry hot funk fuelled percussive beats under a

driving bass. It gently builds into a gorgeous

balearic guitar breakdown exploding into a loco latin

frenzy, packed with soaring twisted synth waves,

electrifying drums an incessant spoken word hook

encouraging all to charge around in a Speedy

Gonzales fashion! DTPM veterans Mark Knight and

Martijn Ten Velden reveal a meaty tribal edged

percussivetastic inferno of a remix brazen with all the

necessary goods in order to pump that floor just a

little bit harder! Adding a deeper tech flavour to the

package is the tasty builder ‘Nu Shakes’, sporting

congas and breakbeats with airy synth stabs and a

sublime bass hook rounding up this superb feast of

class floor fodder. auntie fav

Da Lata

Can It Be?

Palm Beats

Easily the highlight of their multiculturally conscious

second artist album, Can It Bemay not quite have the

hip-shaking appeal of the single Serious, but it is

more likely to make a lasting impression. The

Album Version lets barely believing vocals and

soothing guitars ride sticky fractured percussion.

Hot production outfit Spiritual Souths Future Boogie

Mix is the version for the dancefloor, courtesy of

some banged out beats, compressed synths and

some psychedelic keys. Da Lata‚s own Shelly Mix is

not a tribute to a sometime Reel People vocalist, but

named after a miniscule string instrument that

contributes jumping strums to this wobbly

synth-addled version. jon freer

Matthias Heilbronn feat. Monique Bingham

Go Getter

Papa Records

Papa Records continue to add to their already

seamless repertoire as they welcome Matthias

Heilbronn and Monique Bingham for this stunning

release.This isn’t the first time this partnership has

delivered. It was Matthias, back in 1998, who created

a soulful house classic when he added that

dancefloor flava to Abstract Truth’s ‘We Had A Thing,

and his Body & Soul Mix still sounds fresh these

days. Abstract Truths lead vocalist Monique

Bingham. Now Matthias & Monique join forces for Go

Getter and make no mistake, the electrifying results

of these two collaborating once more is nothing

short of mind blowing. Matthias has delivered three

killer mixes of Go Getter and it’s being released

across two 12s. The first 12 features the Soulflower

mix, an organic mix of percussive beats under a bed

of bubbling urban bass flavours, gently dipping its

toe in a tub of nu-jazz tinged instrumentation, all

hooked together with Monique’s blissful voice and

sassy lyrics. On the flip is the Sensible House Mix

delivers a more four four flavour, burning with uber

beats and funky guitar undercurrents creating

wonderful deep vibes ripe for head nodders and

shape make
rs alike. The second part features

Matty’s II Deep vocal and instrumental mixes, fuelled

with chunky afro percussive rhythms, an acid tinged

bass hook and warm freestyle key licks.auntie fav

Copyright Feat Imaani

Running Away

Copyright Recordings

Getting off on the right foot, Copyright Duo Gavin and

Sam team up with Incognito’s Imaani and reveal the

first cut for their new label. Making a larger

appearance than sunblock at Miami’s WMC this

stunning soulful dancefloor rocker has earned all its

stripes. Copyrights signature of explosive

breakdowns topped with sweet vocals are ever

present giving way to a funky ass bass groove and

warm key licks and an o-so-catchy chorus.. check

out the reprise and be mesmerised by Imaani’s

captivating voice. auntie fav

Plej

Blue

Exceptional Records

Sitting at the leftfield end of the deep house table,

Plej get the once over here from a perfectly suited

electronic music visionary, Akufen. His A Different

Shade Of Blue mix sees dazed keys hook up with

metallic percussion and bass rustlings. The original

is a pillow-soft breathy number, with weightless

percussion, shapely keys and crooned vox. jon freer

Roy Ayers

Searching (Remixes)

BBE Music

Jazz master Roy gets the soul-touching deeper

electronic treatment from a guy who similarly knows

how to influence the emotions of his listeners. The

Yoruba Suite Mix is a broken soul dream, with glassy

keys, purring bass guitar and synthetic smiles. The

Yoruba Soul mix‚slips yearning vocal snapshots in

between slammed percussion and special keys. jon

freer

Louie Vega pres Choice

Album

Azuli

Louie is one of those precious few who can succeed

at whatever musical challenge he decides to turn his

hands to. This compilation reflects the energy of his

productions, remixes and DJ sets as well as

embodying a visible love for a wide range of styles.

Teletronic Ensembles You X Me conveys the

frustration of admiring someone from afar, as

emotion drenched synths link up with upset keys

and realistic percussion. Organic African drumming

and rising keys partner Lamont Dozier‚s true vocals

on Going Back To My Roots. One of the few house‚

records in this collection is Adonis’ wild No Way

Back, with its deft beats, petrified computerised vox

and acidic bass. As with previous excursions in the

series, this compilation feels like a true

representation of the mans musical loves and his

personality. Choice is not about Azuli using

respected names to sell commercially marketable

retro flavours, it is about influential figures paying

tribute to the music that has touched their lives. jon

freer

Jasper Street Company

He’s Alright/Got Me Wrong

God’s House

Put your hands together as the Baltimore choir

Jasper St Company reveal yet another enormous

slice of gospel house guaranteed to set both church

and dancefloor alight! ‘He’s Alright’ is an electric

pentecostal outing with uplifting voices fused with

funky beats, whistles and hot keys instantly

appealing to the club heads,also sporting a tasty

Basement Boys hand clap accapella style dj tool too.

Got Me Going opts for a steady US Garage flavour

with an easy going groove crafted by DJ Spen.

Aaaah, happiness on a plate. auntie fav

Je0zuz Bak0flip

Sushi Roll

Undo

Top quality NJ house grooves are served as Je0zuz

Bak0flip also known as Working Underneath deliver

a classy dancefloor driven package. Deep soulful

and jazzy vibes are present in the Tsunmai mix

accompainied by a spoken word, whilst the Native

New Yorkers provide a deep tech edged percussive

outing with jazz echoes, but check out the Working

Underneath original for a mean deep bass groove.

auntie fav

Light 4 Lines pres Ynez

Azul

Shack Music

Those multi-talented genre crossing japanese folk

Light 4 Lines serve up a stunning deep latin affair

employing the deliciously fresh and authentic vocal

talents of Latin vocalist Ynez. Beautiful

instrumentation, raw earthy percussive beats, pretty

latin guitars topped off with a truly amazing voice pull

hard on even the coldest heart strings. auntie fav

Hibiki Connection

Cha-Ka-Too

Deeplay Music

Straight outta Japan with magical flutes that can

reduce a girl to tears…nuff said!. auntie fav

Various

Buzzin Fly Vol. 01Mixed By Ben Watt

Buzzin Fly Records

It’s been almost a year since EBTGs Ben Watt

launched his Buzzin Fly label, and here we find an

addictive showcase of the rich dancefloor sounds

the label has become synonymous with, as Ben

captures stunning collection of fresh atmospheric

worldy inspired deep sounds. As well as featuring

the piping hot new single A Stronger Man from Ben

featuring no other than Terence Trent DArby, now

under the guise Sananda Maitreya, this infectious

mix includes an exclusive Charles Webster Mix of the

tear Jerking Sad Piano from talented young pup

Justin Martin. Every tack selected is absolutely class

from the latin vibes of Musica Feliz from Buzzin fly

club resident DJ Rocco aka Rodamaal, the

beautifully deep synthscapes of ‘Dreaming About

Tomorrow’ from Rupeski featuring Melanie Blatt

through to the amazing organic rhythms of Passion

Dance Orchestra’s Worlds with a gorgeous

exclusive remix of Low’s Tonight by Ben himself.

Hats off to Buzzin fly for thinking outside the box!

auntie fav

Various Artistes

InHouse Perspectives mixed by Andy Caldwell

Inspirit Music

True house music lovers will enjoy this rather spesh

collection of deep and vocal sounds as Andy

Caldwell captures a classy mix of wonderful Inspirit

releases along with what some might call more

obvious floor rockers from last year.. hello again

Martin Solveig’s Rockin Music and Salif Keita’s

Madan… Highlights of the album include some of

Andy’s own gorgeous collaborations including Give

A Little with Jay J featuring the sweet voice of Latrice

Barnett, a gentle percussive Marques Wyatt rework of

the harmonious I Cant’ Wait featuring Omega, who

also dishes up a sexy soulful vocal on the electro

dusted Pushin Other stunning offerings from

Inspirit to note are the opening funky fest from The

Streaks entitled The Feeling followed by the Beard’s

deeper groove featuring Amma, Close To Me, who

also re-appear at the party close with Kee
p

Hoping’and Mei Lwun & Gina Rene’s deep disco

vibe twisted with a mean bass hook Too Late For

Love. Proof indeed that house music is still alive and

kickin ass!! auntie fav

Fragile State

Voices From The Dust Bowl

Bar De Lune

Downtempo merchants Fragile state aka Neil

Cowley (Zero 7) and his cohort Ben Mynott follow up

their much acclaimed The Facts And The Dreams

album with another blissful helping of chilled

listening fodder catering to perfection for those

saturday night/sunday mornings. This tripped out

journey begins with the sublime Four Four Four,

brasen with warm accoustic guitar with Beach

Boysesque haunting synth sounds that frequent

throught the album. On a more Jazzier tip, 600 Bliss

mellow but magnificent with beautiful orchestration

and lush sweeping synth scapes oozing with uber

jazz keys. Other highlights include the ethereal vocal

led cut Train Time, Cleo with its beautiful 12 string

sounds and dramatic guitar and drums, and

Overcurrent tinged with worldy nu-jazz vibes. Brew

yourself up a large herbal, feet up and enjoy the

journey, and try not to fall asleep and miss the

beautiful dreamy soundscapes of Paper

Tiger….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz auntie fav

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