Australian DJ and producer Sonny Fodera boasts the discography that includes label like Nervous, Drop Music, Guesthouse and Salted. Though usually more on a jackin side of house, he dropped a really nice funky Forever EP on australian Beatdown on February 16th. With funky bass lines, xylophonic sounds and mellow pads, titles include “Near To Me” featuring Alyson Joyce, “Bringing It Back“, “Take Her Home” and namely “Forever“.

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Here’s a small bonus for my podcast subscribers. I’m putting out the guestmix I recorded for Funky Hour Radioshow by our local Russian DJ Euphorique, it was aired in January. This one hour mix is kinda funky one, even with a bit of jackin’ flava in the peak (and some Russian IDs LOL), but still soulful. So in meantime while awaiting for the next Summer Fondue, why don’t you check this out?

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Italian label Just4Funk running by Andrea Carissimi is back with the third release (check previous two: 2008’s “Lose My Mind” and July’s and already in my Top-2009 “Power In You“). Once again with Andrea’s powerful funk driven outburst and boisterous vocals of Brent St. Clair, “Straight Up” continues to glorify distinctive Italian approach. Completed with Andrea’s Funk Dub and Instrumental, it’s out on December 24th. Have a look on small promo video below.

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I would really consider South African Shane D as one of The 2009 House Discovery. Another great production from him came on December 1st on Look At You: so funky cover for 1982 Odyssey’s “Inside Out” featuring lovely Donna Hidalgo. Supplemented with Lucius Lowe and Anthony Weeling mixes, it is all traditionally about Classic Main Mix and D’s Refunked Dub.

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When you’re sittin’ on your own
And you feel the city life surround you…

Unmistakable duo of Jamie Lewis and Michael Watford continue to drop wicked collaborations. It was “over” in 2006, and it was “not over” in 2008, and this year “It’s On Your Face“. With a pack of Jamie cuts on this release, Purple Music goes with a flow of modern sounds not loosing trademark style, and it works absolutely well on the floors. Out on vinyl on October 28th and in digital on November 14th.

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South Africa is believed to be the best place on Earth for soulful house heads. One of the local heroes, Durban based DJ, producer and remixer Shane D is on scene since 1993. Debuted with “La Musica” on 2Delicious in 2008, he also has won Soul Candi Remix Competition with his remix of Ananda Project’s “Let Love Fly“, had releases on labels like Soulfuric, remixed John Julius Knight, Roland Clark, Luis Radio & Raffa, and already has coming tracks signed with Look At You Records as well as Soulmagic (both to be reviewed very soon). Catch his mixes on podOmatic.

Today we’re talking about The ReFunked EP, out on SoulHeat on September 25th. With 3 original tracks full of funky bassline and hooky synths, Shane D is our new hero!

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