What a way to kick the new year off!! With "Work It Out", the Groove Junkies open up 2008 in a truly big way, presenting a sure shot winner that will be a DJ favorite for a long time to come. Wendy Brune is a highly talented vocalist that you might not yet be familiar with, but we are sure we will much more from her in the future. The 'Main Mix' is a feel good vocal anthem, with the latest providing passionate vocals over a smooth yet fierce, funk soaked groove enriched with some hot keys and horns. The 'Funk Fusion Dub' is all about the funky elements, dropping some of the vocals while adding a wicked organ ride. M-Sol aka Mike Hirsch delivers the remixes, with his 'Afro Vox' using a smoothly thumpin', slightly afro flavored groove as base for the vocals that are accompanied by lush strings and wonderful keys. M-Sol's 'Deep Dub' takes the track to the underground with a deeper, darker edge, with the spacey synths creating a resistless vibe. The package also includes various instrumentals, a reprise and a beats version. One not to be missed.

 

 

Almost two years passed since the release of "Vault Series 1", now the follow up is finally here, featuring more unreleased material from the Spiritchaser boys. Five tracks can be found on this release, with the deep and hypnotic "In My Dreams" starting things off, featuring catchy synths and keys. Next is the deep, spaced-out dub of "In Your Hands", followed by "Pulse", the choice for the main rooms with its tougher vibe. "Heaven" is a laidback and deep affair perfect for chilling, with the 2008 edit of "The Other Side Of The Blue" closing things down with a yet another hypnotic deep groover.
 

"How Do  I Let Go", one of the favorite tracks from Dennis Ferrer's much respected The World As I See It long player, gets reworked by Charles Webster who takes this beautiful song which features a soulful R&B styled vocal by KT Brooks to the next level, turning out a deeply stormin', slightly electronic affair on the loungy 'Club Mix', while the 'Deep Mix' takes things even deeper, being on a warped bumped-up tip. Then there is the 'Ruff Mix', a more soulful take by Charles Webster who keeps things deep and raw. The package also includes the wonderful original album version.
 

Here we've got an absolutely massive remix package of the magnificent "Get Up" featuring sexy vocals by Robert Walker. The 'USG North' remixes by Trinidadiandeep take the track to deeper than deep grounds, with the percussion and melodic keys creating an irresistible hypnotic vibe reminiscent of those classic USG productions/remixes from the past century. Tyrone Francis uses slightly electronic chords and a fierce, deeply thumpin' groove to give the track a relentless feeling, while Steve SoulBasics serves a soulful, deeply groovin' interpretation featuring warm melodies and a beautiful piano solo over a funktified groove.

 

Various remixes of this wonderful song have been done in recent weeks by the likes of Matthias 'Matty' Heilbronn, JoVonn and Quentin Harris. Now Phil Hooton under his Brooklyn Knightz moniker delivers a twelve minute epic built around a funktified, absolutely resistless groove enriched with a beautiful orchestration, with the incomparable vocals by Chaka Khan and Mary J Blige creating goose bumps every time you hear this timeless piece of music.
 

"What You Like" is the first offshot from Davidson Ospina’s forthcoming album, featuring legendary singer Linda Clifford who provides a passionate vocal on this monster jam that is guaranteed to rock the dancefloors with a relentlessly bumpin', funk soaked groove topped with wicked keys and chords. Kuningas use a smoothed down, percussion enriched groove as base for the vocals and melodic keys to give the track a deeper sounding, while Angel Manuel provides a slightly tougher interpretation perfect for the bigger rooms.

 

Roed Svensk teams up with Diana Waite on this wonderful production built around a smooth, funk flavored backing groove that is oozing with soul through the passionate vocals by Diana Waite and the warm melodic keys. Check the reprise for a beautiful mellow take. Raul Moros reworks it into an uplifting affair that has a lovely retro touch to it and is full of power while preserving the soulful feeling, with his dub spicing things up to make it a peak time favorite. DJ Le Roi takes the track to deeper grounds, with wicked keys and chords perfectly accompanying the vocals. Lastly Santi Touch comes up with a jazz-funk soaked broken beat interpretation which is absolutely stunning.

 

Dennis Ferrer's much acclaimed The World As I See It LP gets a new life as a remix album titled … My World As They Remixed It, featuring some previously released as well as brand new remixes. Heavyweights such as Quentin Harris, Joe Claussell, Jihad Muhammad, Charles Webster, Studio Apartment, Yass, Tomo, Dolls Combers, Rodamaal, Sunshine Jones, The MuthaFunkaz and Brian Cox take on some of the best tracks from the album, covering genres from deep and soulful to progressive. Digital Downloads available at Dancetracks Digital.

 

Replay return to TriCircle with "Everyday Is saturday", a fierce production featuring a soulful vocal by Rhalmia over an energetic yet soulful backing groove enriched with a lovely piano and great jazzy saxophone. Robert Rivera provides two soulful remixes, with the 'Midnight Touch Mix' being built around a deeply thumpin' groove while the 'Soul Afro Mix' is infused with lovely Afro flavors. Niel C's dub version is a wicked electrofied affair, while DJ Ditch contributes the choice mixes for the bigger rooms with catchy synth chords and a cool piano.

 

One of last year’s prime Latin tracks returns to cause more damage on the dancefloors all over the world in the coming months. Originally released last year as part of the "Free Spirit EP", this track has been reworked by Fabio Tosti himself who delivers a phat package of new mixes, with that catchy piano hook to be found as well as a wicked saxophone courtesy of Bos. The mixes range from laidback and jazzy over authentic Latin house (close your eyes and you might think you're at the Carnival in Rio) to peak time favorites.
 

Chris Perez, the creative mind behind Blvd East, delivers two truly deep tracks destined to take not only underground dancefloors by storm. Both of them keep things deep, with wicked lush chords and keys creating resistless driving rhythms that guarantee to have the crowd get into a frenzy. While "Singularity" is on a more laidback, percussion enriched tip, "Nova" takes a heavily thumpin' approach. Digital Downloads available at Dancetracks Digital.
 

After putting out the massive remixes of Martino's "Cultured Girl", Iwanai Music present a fresh production titled "Kora" by the team of Abicah Soul and Master Kev. "Kora" is based around a deeply thumpin', percussion enriched groove topped with spaced-out sounds and wicked synths that altogether create a beautiful soundscape which is absolutely relentless.

 

Darren Campbell, the force behind MixTheGroove, presents the deep and fresh sounding "Garage Fame" that features lovely strings and wicked synths over a deeply thumpin' backing groove, with an undeniable old school touch that gives this beauty that little something special making it standout from the mass, with the track spreading an infectious feeling you can't resist to dance to.
 

soWHAT follow up the funky house grooves of the "Con Funk EP" with something a little different that sees Azizy and Avi Elman going back to their roots (they are of Spanish/Turkish decent) by delivering "Constantinople" which combines deep tribal grooves with organic Ottoman and Mediterranean sounds. The original is a deep hypnotic affair putting the emphasis to the organic sounds, while the 'Underground Istanbul Mix' puts the tribal beat center stage to create a relentless fell. Finally DMD gives the track a slightly tougher sounding perfect for the bigger rooms.

 

Exclusive Preview: KELLY ROWLAND featuring TRAVIS McCOY - "Daylight" (Matthias Heilbronn Remix) (Sony Records/CD Promo)

Matthias 'Matty' Heilbronn has been unstoppable in recent months, with many of his remixes taking the top spots of the Billboard charts. One of his latest project is the remix for Kelly Rowland's forthcoming single "Daylight" which features Travis McCoy from Gym Class. This remix is absolutely irresistible, with a fiercely stormin' groove leading the way for wicked chords, Kelly Rowland's incomparable vocals and Travis McCoy's cool rap, with the overall vibe being slightly dark and dubby, but with an undeniable touch of soul. The dub strips down the vocals and gets a more hypnotic feeling thanks to reworked chords.

 

Melchyor A and DJ Rico (under his Deep Y'All guise) team up on the "WMC 08 Family Project EP" to bring us "Mind" and "Reel House 2 Reel People". The 'Melchyor A's Hmida Dub Spoken' of "Mind" features a hot female spoken word and catchy synths over an irresistible funktified groove, while the 'Deep Y'All Funky Bird Rmx' takes the track to way deeper grounds while maintaining the funky roots. "Reel House 2 Reel People" comes in two versions too, with the 'Deep Y'all Main Mix' being a groovy affair built around a funk soaked groove enriched with wicked keys and a phat male rap. The 'Melchyor A Reconstruction Mix' is a stompin' interpretation featuring lovely chords and keys alongside the rap that keeps things funky while getting a bit deeper.