Marlon D has been responsible for some classics of recent years, and now the time has come for him to release his Love Is Key debut album. A brilliant varied album that will further strengthen Marlon ‘s reputation for being a versatile producer of soulful house music. A well deserved Pick of the Week with its lovely selection of both vocal and instrumental tracks.

French based Real Tone Records have the "Collections Of Moods EP" featuring two tracks by the team of Alix Alvarez & Franck Roger and two tracks by Amnaye, all of which are on an underground tip. Kerri Chandler returns with the "The Dark One, The Moon & The Candle
Maker" EP, featuring the Detroitish "SixPpianos", the Latinesque "Mental Moonlight Fiesta" and the old school "Light The World".

Beside all the remixes he's doing, Quentin Harris finds time to produce original music in form of "Got 2 Love" featuring Cordell McClary. While the vocal is a soulful affair with a smoothly bumpin' groove, the dub has a tougher edge with his signature keys. "So Beautiful" by Reggie Watts comes with smooth and soulful mixes by Brent Laurence, and is given a deep house treatment by Harley & Muscle who slow it down a bit and use laminar keys over a moody grooe. Olivier Desmet turns it into a west coast viber with spacey keys.

Teddy Douglas has the tribalish "The Path" that is built on stormin' beats and comes complete with cosmic keys creating an irresistible vibe. "La Casa Del Jazz" by Cricco Castelli has been promoed as part of the "Soulfuic Miami 2005 Sampler" and is soon to get a full 12"
release, featuring new tougher mixes that keep the musical integrity intact.
Kenny Bobien's latest release is the gospelish "Right Away" coming with a chunky guitar riff and smooth chords, with a guitar led stripped down dub. Estonian based Margus Peterson presents "Look Ahead", a powerful cover version of the Danny Tenaglia classic featuring female voals and jazzy keys, with both a groovy tribal-ish and a pumpier sax injected dub included.

The worldwide release of S.U.M.O.'s Rebounces is imminent, a compilation of their remix work, featuring some of the most memorable moments from the past, as well as new work that will be released on 12" singles.

Michael Fossati (Spirit of House) spiritofhouse.com