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Keith Sibley's Stand By Me, which captured the zeitgeist of mid 90s garage house perfectly. Now US label Plastik People has commissioned a raft of remixes to bring the soulful hooks of the original to a fresh audience. British producer Crackazat gets into a looped up, heads down groove while Plastik People boss Cotterell lays down some thick organ work on his 'Classic Vibe' mix. Johan S has a particularly bright and breezy approach with his own Chandler-inspired version, while Sibley's original makes an appearance in all its life-affirming glory

Produced, Mixed, and Arranged by Earl Tutu and John Khan Vocals By Asia Yarwood Keyboards by Earl Tutu Drums and Mixdown by John Khan Additional Mixing and Mastering by DJ Spen DJ Spen & Thommy Davis Executive Producers   Traxsource  

        Sebb is relatively new to the house scene but quickly built a solid reputation and saw a measured success with releases on Miguel Migs Salted music, Chicago’s legendary label Large Music, Kerri Chandler’s Madhouse Records, and some others well respected imprints. Mainly using some old samplers and a MPC combined to the latest music softwares and technologies, Sebb is all day everyday locked into his studio experimenting and researching the « New Old School House Sound » that characterize his music. Now he is going to release his new "Groove On EP" at PAPA Records.

The Lounge Lizards are DJ Kemit (once a member of Grammy Award winning Hip Hop group Arrested Development, one half of KemeticJust and collaborator with the likes of Eric Roberson, Music Soul Child, Robert Glasper – to name a few) and Luke Austin (best known for his keyboard work with artists like Jill Scott and Tisha Cambell and touring keys work for Mary J Blige, Destiny Child and R Kelly etc). Luke & Kemit began creating music together as the Lounge Lizards, after discovering they both shared the same enthusiasm for rare grooves, classic soul, classic chicago house, soulful house and disco. Mike City is an American singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for producing singles such as "Heard It All Before" for Sunshine Anderson and "Full Moon" for Brandy. Initially a songwriter and musician, City became a singer by trade and later a producer after needing an outlet for the songs he wrote. Produced And Arranged by: DJ Kemit & Luke Austin,...

Guri Guri Boys, Carolyn Harding Up and coming Japanese soulful house DJ/production duo guri guri Boys drop their standout single showcasing vocalist Carolyn Harding on King Street titled Unity. Kicking things off, soulful house legends DJ Spen & Gary Hudgins open up the release with both their incredible original and Tumblin Down Dub remixes. Next up, Japanese compatriot and King Street staple Namy follows with this house piano driven soulful remix. Finally the release is concluded with the original mix of Unity. Written by Kiichiro Hiraishi(VITA) & Carolyn Harding Vocal: Carolyn Harding Produced by guri guri boys Arranged, Programmed & Mixed by Toshiyuki Tsuruha & guri guri boys Guitar: Kiichiro Hiraishi(VITA) Piano: Kaoru Ono Sax: Shintaro Kurihara #1 & 2 Remixed by Dj Spen & Gary Hudgins Remix Produced and Arranged by DJ Spen and Gary Hudgins for Quantize Recordings. Keyboards by Gary Hudgins @ Taj Mahal Studio Owings Mills, MD. Mix , Drums, and ...

Soulful house maestro and one-half of chart-topping outfit Spiritchaser, Richard Earnshaw delivers the 6th instalment of our anniversary mix series. Delving deep into BBE’s back catalogue, Richard selects vintage cuts from label mainstays Masters At Work, DJ Spinna and Kon, as well as spotlighting lesser known titles from Vaitea & Ghostchant. Far from a ‘straight-up’ House mix, Earnshaw explores a variety of flavours and tempos, glued together with that vital, highly distinctive musical touch with which he’s made his name. Currently celebrating 20 years of Barely Breaking Even, independent UK record label BBE announces a series of DJ mixes to mark the occasion. Available in both mixed and unmixed formats, this series features a stellar lineup of DJs selecting their personal favourites and obscure gems from BBE’s bounty of classic titles Tracklist On BBE 

This week we introduce another combination of great Grammy nominated singer Angie Fisher with Grammy nominated DJ/producer Terry Hunter on the new single, “Queen”. The combination of lush vocals and soulful dance grooves creates an anthem for today’s modern woman who is focused, ambitious and determined to reach her goals while loving a man who knows her worth. Together they strive to build something amazing together. With heartfelt and truthful lyrics like “I got a 9 to 5 and a 5-9…I gotta feel like we’re going to take over the world”, Queen tells the story of a hardworking woman living every day to her fullest potential while desiring a relationship built on respect, love and reciprocity with a man who recognizes her worth beyond her appearance.