Well, well, well… Only 6 weeks have passed with this year already illuminated by a whole bunch of aural jewels of all genres. Kinda hard for our wallets, but so revitalizing as far as our ears are concerned. And if on this page (be it either on spiritofhouse.com or indamixworldwide.com), this means you’re pretty much expecting more. So welcome to the Extended version of TSIDM # 3 with soundabytes made available on traxsource.com (except when stated) while clicking on the links… 

‘Mentalinstrum’ seems the least we can say bout Jacko aka Giacomo Berarducci’s first production alongside Tony Loreto comin’ up with the fascinating post-discoïd ‘Anthem’ sounding like a futuristic response to Giorgio Moroder’s classic thema from ‘Midnight Express’ with some wickeeed synth lines (Tony Records). The undeniable power of attraction of music resides in its ability to accompany Humanity on almost every circumstances one might think of meanwhile suggesting a continuous flow of countless images. A fairly good illustration to this bein’ given by Martino’s latest titled ‘Chemtrails’ taken from his ‘Dark Days EP’ on 2Twenty. Is it really dark at the end of the day? Pretty much depends on the mood we’re currently on. Personaly speakin’, would be tempted to take it as some ultimate shuffle of the north wind before the arrival of Spring, although its shootingalike construction would perfectly fit as the unlikely soundtrack of some film by the likes of the late Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.

On a far more bumpin’ festive vein, one half of Soul Creation pair, Jose Burgos comes up with a massive dancefloor destruction weapon under the form of the disco/influenced ‘Time Warp Revisited – Guitar Mix’ sounding like a jam between Lonnie Liston-Smith and T-Connection with the enlightment of aerial key arrangements + a rhythmic guitar solo alla Carlos Santana (deepaGROOVES). Exactly 40 years have gone since Revd Martin Luther King Jr’s murder and his influence seems timeless with new parts of his statement included on the deep post disco/jazzy influenced ‘Rising Up’ by quite prolific Glaswegian producer Ross Couch (OneThirty).

Going deeper in UK by the country side where Andy Compton and Madame better known as… The Rurals are living, to be delivered with the phonk-intimate ‘Strange Ways’ tasting like another slice of smooth soul being the trademark of those 2 over some aquatic soundalike-based cool beat. Hmmm! So exquisite… (Digipeng). Another pair going from strength to strength is no doubt Franco/Australian twosome Nicolas Vauthier & Rachel Claudio seing their last year released ‘Do You Even Know’ given another life with brand new reworkings and most notoriously the brilliant and classy soul/jazzy funk revamp by Soul Harmonics which has the ability to hit a whole array of different crowds (Jaffa Music).