Summer Fondue Sessions #44

Summer Fondue fresh, numbered 44, is here with a tribute to Louie Vega in the first hour that is full of tribal and percussion rhythms. He’s one of my favorite producers, loving all the works he and his gang do. The second hour is pure soulful as usual, taking you…

Steven Stone – Free To Go

The brand new release on Barcoda Recordings was out on June 6th, and this time has Switzerland’s Steven Stone on the buttons to collaborate with vocal talent of David Bruce Bailey and deliver “Free To Go“. Steven has DJing experience from the age of 14 and been producing in recent…

Soul Child – Hopelessly

Rainbow Music Agency from France, responsible for many local clubbing events, turned into music publishing and launched RMA Records. Already announced artists include Soulchild, Franky Boissy, Chris Samba, Carlos Campos, Pablo Martinez, Spiritual Blessings etc. Their second release was out on June 3rd – “Hopelessly” by Soul Child.

Anto Vitale – Majico

Italian main man Anto Vitale of Shabu Music on May 27th brought a new release on US based Seasons Limited. “Majico” sounds really special: mysterious keys, shamanic voice of Alex Senna (from Sueno Soul)… I’m not sure if there’s a track to mix with this one. 🙂

UPZ feat. Ben-Khesed – U Lift Me

Israeli United People of Zion (aka UPZ) under leadership of Avi Elman delivers a new single “U Lift Me” on their own soWhat Rec. on May 29th. Already appeared on “UPZ II” album, this “70’s influenced, funk-laden” track features the voice of NYC’s Ben-Khesed, nice synths and really soulful and…

Yass – My Only

Parisian DJ and producer, the “French King of the underground”, Yass has delivered his first single on Defected on May 26th, after a number of remixes for this label. “My Only” continues the best traditions of Yass’s club bombs like “I’m Free”, “I Believe” or “He Reigns”, features pumping beats…

Copyright – Voices & Visions

London based DJ/production duo Sam Holt and Gavin Mills aka Copyright is another victim of debuting album for this year. Their “Voices & Visions“, released on May 26th on respected Defected, is a collection of “soulful house, classic song writing with latin, afrobeat, disco, funk and tech influences and outstanding…

Melchyor A – The Next Best Thing

Soulful Sessions, a sub-label of Louis Benedetti‘s SoulShine Recordings, just dropped a promo after a year since previous release. A new Melchyor A‘s EP is scheduled to be released on May 29th. “The Next Best Thing” is a strong deep house with jazzy keys and spoken words, arranged in 4…

Summer Fondue Sessions #43

Soulmate is back for the whole two hours. As usual, instrumentals in the first hour and more uplifting tunage in the second one. A couple of Felly’s pure soulfulness, some oldies from the beginning of 2000s, nice and sexy summer vibes – all these in new Summer Fondue Sessions #43!

The Sunburst Band – Moving With The Shakers

Yes, we’ve been teased with “Rough Times EP” in March. And now, UK house and disco star Dave Lee’s (aka Joey Negro) gang called The Sunburst Band strikes back with their third full length album, “Moving With The Shakers“! Fully packed with boogie, disco, funk, jazz delights, and being recorded…