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Picks of the Week

YUKIHIRO FUKUTOMI "EP 1" (Pantone)

Pantone Music is a new label out of the UK that will release the Equality album by Japanese producer Yukihiro Fukutomi later this year. "EP 1" is a taster of the aformentioned and includes 3 selected cuts. "Hooked" is an uplifting production displaying a warm groove and melodic keys together with sweet percussions around Lady Alma's outstanding vocal performance on top. The latest also provides her vocal abilities on "Peace", a bumpin' house track with broken beats and jazzy keys. As for "All Over The World" it's a jazz-funk on a broken beat tip at its best, featuring a wicked instrumentation and the soulful voice of Victor Davies.

V:A : "The Souls EP" (Iwanai Music/CD Promo)

Canadian label Iwanai Music kick off 2005 with this lovely "The Souls EP" featuring two very different productions. "Back Then Now" by Basic Soul Unit is a jazz house track driven by a wicked piano line combined with phat drums and moody keys, spreading a Detroit-ish techy vibe. The second track "Afrikan soul" by Stacy Mallory has been a Picks of the Week here at Spirit of House back in May last year. It is based around a funky groovin' bassline that is added with tight beats, percussion, wicked keys and a live played jazzy piano that is simply irresistible.

REEL SOUL featuring DAEMON "Take Me To A Place" (Ricanstruction)

"Take Me To A Place" is an emotional production with a live band vibe on its original form, featuring guitar licks and jazzy piano line giving the track a laidback feeling. Fanatix use a vintage groove as backing for their uplifting reworking that adds a true garage vibe to the song, by keeping it soulful and emotional.

V:A : "Hook Up Tunes" (White)

This bootleg features house reworkings of three different R&B hits. First off is "U Are The One" which is actually Justin Timberlake's "Senorita" that is turned into a bumpin' house groover with melodic keys, funky bassline and a warm guitar lick. The second track is titled "Watch 4 Falling Rocks", but in fact, it is "All Fall Down" by Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson. It comes with a deeply stompin' groove and moody keys. Finally there is "Floetic" (titled here "Get Your Flow On") by Floetry, being on a fierce tip with its smooth but slammin' groove and melodic keys.

DONNA ALLEN "He Is The Joy" - Traxsource-Only Remixes (Soulfuric/CD Promo)

Here are more remixes of "He Is The Joy" which are only available online through Traxsource as they will never get a vinyl releasae. DJ Sley turns out a fierce and uplifting reworking featuring a wicked bass and strings that together with the great keys and lovely guitar create an irresistible vibe you need to move your feet to. Also available are dub, instrumental and reprise versions by MoD.

SHAWN CHRISTOPHER "You Can Make It" (Soulfuric Records/CD Promo)

Legendary Chicago diva Shawn Christopher is back with this Ron Carroll production. On the 'Original Mix', the latest accentuates Shawn's vocals and gives the track a classic touch, while on the 'Southside Dub', he goes for a gospel stomper driven by a wicked piano hook, just using ad-libs of the vocals to create a nearly hypnodelic feeling. Jamie Lewis provides the remixes, coming in 2 flavors: first is the 'Classic Mix' giving the song a smooth yet powerful outfit with a driving groove and jazzy instrumentation. Second is the 'Dark Room Mix' which turns the track into a tribalistic groover that also features jazzy elements.

AUDIOWHORES fetauring ALEXIS HALL "Subject Of My Affection" (Soulfuric Deep/CD Promo)

Soulfuric Deep are back with sweet vibes courtesy of the Audiowhores. "Subject Of My Affection" features a wonderful vocal performance by Alexis Hall, together with a great flute riff, organ stabs and rhodes chords, all placed over a smoothly stompin' beat. The result is a jazzy and laidback feeling on the 'Original Vibe' while the dub uses vocal snippets and tougher drums together with spaced-out keys to create an infectious groove, perfect for big rooms.

MOOD II SWING featuring CAROL SYLVAN "Closer"  - Kings of Soul Remixes)/Hundred Birds "Too close" (King Street)

King Street continue with their mighty releases featuring remixes and unreleased stuff. First are the Kings of Soul remixes of the Mood II Swing classic "Closer". These mixes (vocal and dub) use a thick bass over swinging drums that are added with wicked keys and Carol Sylvan's choppy vocal. The flipside features two unreleased mixes of Hundred Birds "Too close": there is an instrumental version as well as a hot piano driven mix.

JOVONN featuring STACI T. SMITH "It Always Comes" (NextMoov)

NextMoov are going deep with "It Always Comes" written by featured vocalist Staci T. Smith. JoVonn's production is on a soulful tip with a bumpin' beat, warm chords, thick bass and jazzy flute all layed under Staci's sweet vocal performance, creating an organic feel.

STEPHANIE COOKE "A New Day" (Home Records)

Reviewed back in December last year, this 83 West production featuring the sweet and sexy vocals of Stephanie Cooke, has just been released by Home Records. In addition to the 83 West mix that is based on a warm groove and added with melodic keys, there are two new mixes included. DJ Karizma strips it down to deeply stompin' beats and techy-edged keys while Quentin Harris turns it into a fierce and driving garage affair with a bumpin' groove and great keys section.

Exclusive Preview: DUBTRIBE "The Rhythm In Your Mind" - Sean O'Daniels Remix (Imperial Dub/CD Promo)

Imperial Dub Records dissapeared at the end of 2003 with the "DUBStudio Remix Project Volume One" finished but not released. Now they decided to come back, and they've choosen this project for the first release after their return. It will include remixes by Steven Dimitri & DJ Emi, Clayton & Fulcrum and Sean O'Daniels the mix of whom we've got for an exclusive preview. His reworking is on a mellow and truly melodic tip, spreading a laidback, almost ambient vibe through the spaced-out keys and smoothly stompin' groove.