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- Pick of the Week: Down To The Bone featuring Natasha Watts "Feel so good" (Opolopo Remixes) (Dome Records Promo)
- In the Spotlight: Riva Starr & Close Counters "Push Your Luck EP" (Heist Recordings Promo)
- Reviews August 2, 2026
- Charts August 2, 2026
- Pick of the Week: Pat Bedeau & Imaani "Fool for you" (Sean McCabe Remixes) (Bedfunk Records Promo)
- In the Spotlight: Max Sinal featuring Sio "Counting stars" (Soul Quest Records Promo)
Pick of the Week: Down To The Bone featuring Natasha Watts "Feel so good" (Opolopo Remixes) (Dome Records Promo)
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- Written by: Mike Fossati
Stuart Wade and his band Down To the Bone have been injecting fresh and funky grooves into the UK and US groove jazz scene. In early June, the band released their acclaimed new album "The way forward", and now we are blessed with the single release of "Feel so good" one of the standout tracks from the album. Oozing with the awe-inspiring vocals of Natasha Watts, the track perfectly showcases the band's signature jazz-funk sound, courtesy of producer/DJ Opolopo (Peter Major) comes an undeniably towering boogie infused soulful house re-imagination taking the track to a whole new dimension.
In the Spotlight: Riva Starr & Close Counters "Push Your Luck EP" (Heist Recordings Promo)
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Don't miss out on the fantastic "Push Your Luck EP" by London based DJ/producer Riva Starr and Australia's jazz-electronic innovators Close Counters that features London singer Andre Espeut. The title track "Push your luck" features the unrivaled deep-rooted vocals of Andre Espeut alongside sumptuous keys and an infectiously pulsating funk soaked backdrop. Next is "Gearbox" a lively jazz infused instrumental sure to get your feet movin', followed by "Dizzy" laced with Andre Espeut's amazing vocals, shimmering synths and intriguing underground-esque rhythms. Finally, the 'Scat Dub' of "Push your luck" strips back Andre Espeut's vocals to create an indisputably hypnotic dub.
Reviews August 2, 2026
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- Written by: Mike Fossati
The soulful heatwave is continuing with this weeks loaded update... enjoy !!
Pick of the Week: Pat Bedeau & Imaani "Fool for you" (Sean McCabe Remixes) (Bedfunk Records Promo)
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Turn back the clock to summer of last year when we were celebrating "Fool for you" by DJ/producer Pat Bedeau, a glamorous soulful production laced with the inimitable passionate vocals of Imaani, lush keys, celestial chords and an intriguing organic backdrop. Fast forward to present day, and Bedfunk Records bless us with indisputably towering remixes by Sean McCabe who introduces sumptuous keys, heavenly chord progressions and smooth yet downright enthralling rhythms to take this timeless song to all new heights. Don't miss to check out Sean McCabe's dreamful reprise sure to send shivers down your spine... By no means to be missed.
In the Spotlight: Max Sinal featuring Sio "Counting stars" (Soul Quest Records Promo)
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Forthcoming to Soul Quest Records is "Counting start" an undoubtedly brilliant collaboration by Soul Quest co-founder Max Sinal with South African poet, singer/songwriter and spoken word artist Sio. Beyond any question, the expertly crafted "Counting stars" featuring the eminent spoken word poetry of Sio alongside warm melodious keys, ethereal pads and smooth yet spell binding deeply groovin' rhythms is a timeless slice of soul oozing deep house guaranteed to make you yearn for more...
In the Spotlight: Gwen Bunn "Extra mile" (Terry Hunter Remix) (Mirror Ball Recordings Promo)
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The latest offering from renowned Mirror Ball Recordings are these undeniably splendorous Terry Hunter remixes of "Extra mile" by Gwen Bunn (you can find the original version on her album "The Interim Vol. 1" released in June 2026). Without any doubt, Terry Hunter has been pulling out all the stops to grace us with a glorious soulful house re-imagination of the original that blends Gwen Bunn's unmatched heartfelt vocals with warm enchanting melodies and a deepened smoothly groovin' organic musical backing.
Reviews July 26 2026
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We go XL with this weeks loaded update of soulful goodness... enjoy !!
Pick of the Week: Atjazz & Fred Everything "Line in the sand" / "Conquest" (Versions) (Lazy Days Recordings Promo)
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In spring of this year, we introduced you to the absolutely phenomenal and ingenious "8 days" full length album by Atjazz (Martin Iveson) and Fred Everything (Frederic Blais), now Lazy Days Recordings present full single releases of "Line in the sand" and "Conquest", two of the albums stand out cuts. First up we have the fantastic "Line in the sand" featuring the amazing haunting vocals of Ernesto & The Basement Gospel (aka Jonatan Bäckelie) that arrives in a hypnotizing 'Vocal Dub', instrumental and more laidback 2-step edit. Next up is "Conquest" that comes in an extended version and two undeniably brilliant dub mixes that take the track into the realms of late night and deep house.