Back in March of this year, we reviewed the wonderful single "The abyss" by musical genius Mwalim DaPhunkeeProfessor, now the time has come to introduce you to his phenomenal "DEEP Soul Chants & Hollers" album which takes you on a blissful musical journey you wish would never end. This exceptionally gifted, multi-talented artistblesses us with his ingenious, one-of-a-kind sound inspired and infused by various genres such as soul, jazz and funk. Each of the songs of the album lets you explore hisunique and fresh fusion of the classic house/garage sound with his signature soul-funk-jazz stylings - in other words, an ingenious seminal album having timeless written all over. Quite simply, Mwalim DaPhunkeeProfessor's music is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more... Essential, by no means to be missed.

What a year this has been, with lots of marvelous vocal productions which will stand the test of time... Quantize Records have been on the forefront all year, and what better way to close it down with this timeless anthem produced by Neal Conway, DJ Spen and Thommy Davis. The uplifting soul oozing "Is it love" brings together the unmistakable soulful underground flavored sound by Neal Conway with DJ Spen and Thommy Davis' signature mind-blowing production and arrangement, not to forget to mention the infectious deeply rooted vocals by Typheni. From the old school inspired original (don't miss out on the massive instrumental 'Hump Mix') over the afro/latin infused remix by Neal Conway & DJ Spen to the deep hypnotizing workout by David Harness & Chris Lum, this is pure class...

Vocal house has been the focus on Spirit of House all year, and tunes such as this one here are a prime example why we love this music so much... On "Happy days", UPZ joins forces with the one and only Stephanie Cooke to bless us with a timeless soulful masterpiece - old school inspired rhythms together with Stephanie Cooke's inimitable vocals and grandiose keys are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. Avi Elman turns up the heat for prime time action on his deep'n'moody truly hypnotizing remix, Cuebur's excursion to deepest South African house territory oozes with celestial melodies, and last but not least Sir LSG contributes a groovy rendition on a laidback tip laced with delightful keys. By no means to be missed...

There ain't no stopping for young South African based label DeepForestSA which is going from strength to strength, blessing us with nothing but the best in soulful South African house music. The wonderful "One more try" by Katlego 'DJ Fortee' Tigele is sheer musical bliss, featuring deeply felt vocals by Komplexity and Akhona alongside heavenly melodies over deeper than deep, truly infectious yet smooth rhythms. ZuluMafia gives the song a groovy feel on his thrilling workout laced with luscious keys, next DJ Fortee teams up with Tebogo for a timeless soul oozing interpretation guaranteed to make you yearn for more... A musical gem by no means to be missed...

Japanese producer/DJ Tomo Inoue and KingStreet give us a marvelous compilation complete with a masterly crafted continuous mix guaranteed to bring warmth to your heart (desperately needed here in Switzerland as it turned freezing cold this week) - nineteen tunes handpicked from the unrivaled KingStreet / NiteGrooves / StreetKing catalogue are smoothly blended together for a delightful journey through deep/soulful/tech-house. Stephanie Cooke, Kenny Bobien, Urban Soul, Chris Forman, DJ Vivona, Joi Cardwell, Heather Johnson, Franco De Mulero, Dominic Dawson, Eric Powa B. - these are just some of the artists featured. Highly recommended to be checked out...

There ain't no stopping for CyberJamz Records as their latest offering, the marvelous "Bar talk" by Soul-Cat, proves... Phenomenal enchanting spoken word poetry put to perfection by the likes of Soul-Cat, ElementsSoul, DJ General Slam, Maminstrumental, Tier Ra Nichi, Tayo Wink and DJ Eddie-Ed all adding their distinctive deep soulful sounds, giving you plenty of tantalizing choices to work the floor at any given time of the day, not to forget to mention it is next to impossible to choose a favorite version... Make no mistake and don't miss out on this soulful underground house music gem which has timeless written all over...

Tel Aviv based group Asymmetric Soul return to Adaptation Music for their single "Let your love come down", featuring vocals by Shavakeyah and Ben Khesed. "Let your love come down" is a timeless soulful slice of house music oozing featuring outstanding deeply felt vocals and classy jazzy keys over spell binding funk soaked rhythms - a gem guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. On remix duty we have the team of DJ Spen & N'Dinga Gaba whose breathtaking remix combines the vocals with sublime jazzy keys and monstrous rhythms. By no means to be missed...