the parkwalker is one of affie yusuf s monikers under which he released a handful of deep, soothing and hypnotic house gems on funknose, back in the 90 s. some people may also recall house of 909 releases on pagan or alola. we think it s time to get the parkwalker character out there again, walking the parks in search of magic potions and analog children. we think it s time for the parkwalker to rise again and intoxicate innocently wandering souls with his almost therapeutically caressing deep house magic. nowar has the honour and privilege to relaunch the parkwalker with its first release, degeneration. two deep spiritual house gems to which you dance with your eyes closed, melting away to otherworldly spaces. degeneration instantly talks to your soul and dictates the rest of your body with primitive universal moves and grooves. organic, sexy, and soulful music for mind and body. opendance continues the journey on the flipside with equal hypnotic deepness and electronic soothing sounds for angelic tribes in an imaginary future... essential house music

cynosure flag ship artist and label navigator mike shannon reaches into his archives and selects the much-anticipated “the box ep.” “the box is open” was always a highlight of many of mr.shannon’s dj sessions and live acts. this cut delivers nostalgic, old school of detroit, soulful, techno jack. a ton to digest there but there really is no other way to sum it up. adam marshall graces the ep with a stormer of a remix. taking things a step further, adam really explores a different use of the chords given to you in the original. a smooth kicking set of drums and ever elevating sequences of synth keep you on your toes never really knowing exactly when things will drop. definitely a production trait that adam is best known for and it never fails on the floor. howie mangel

the jus house label continues throughout 2009, releasing the finiest in deep, tech and soulful house music on vinyl and digital download. with releases from jose carretas (restless soul) and chicagos grand high priest, already setting the standards high, the next release comes from london based house crew, aphrodisiax, with the unfinished business ep...

henry l is the new moniker of cologne based producer/dj thats already known to the drum & bass world as henree (with releases on established labels like soul:r, cia deepkut and soundtrax just to name a few). even though hes still busy in that genre (unless others) it was about time to contribute something to a genre he always felt and took inspiration from. the other day at the basement reminds on an early mood ii swing vibe, pitched down to the right tempo. marcus worgull stripped down >the other day at the basement< a little, focussed on dubby stabs and added some wonderful harmonies to this hypnotic tune. when the soulful piano comes in, theres no question that this marcus worgull dub is one of his best remixworks to date. >wake up< is a sexy 109 bpm monster and as funky as house should be. if you need one word to describe this dope jewel it might be bouncing!<. just awesome dope shit, soulful, slow and moving

here comes the 14th release from stalwart. if its right sees parisian dj, producer and radio presenter leo cuenca delivering a soulful slice of house music that features the gorgeous lyrics and vocals of up and coming australian diva rachel claudio in one of her best studio performance to date. live organic musical elements add the right ingredients to this warm and relevant song. remixes come from nonetheless than prolific superstar brasilian producer dj meme that gives a more hypnotic version of the tune, while stalwarts very own dj rork comes up with a more driving and clubby affair.

the follow-up to last years deep in need, the haunting me ep brings three new soulful and sleazy tracks from dirty bee. since house has been a buzzword for the last year or two, old-timer dirty bee shows the kids that its possible to give a shout-out to the old school, while still finding plenty of room for innovation. the title track, featuring bees friend luther on vocal duties, brings a paranoid vibe that crescendos with fluttering chimes and a baltimore breakdown. on the flipside, things get a bit filthy with out of body: pounding bass with conga accents keep the tempo, while a drunken, off-kilter saxophone solo tries to find its way home. finally, the snarling, electrified bounce of work for me closes out the ep. spread the house gospel!

milwaukee based label lotus lands 5th release takes us back to early 80s louisiana. rare and unreleased material from the crystal band here, soulful and sophisticated. dusted synth work and jazzy horns intertwine in music to create a club track with surefire appeal to disco, funk, and modern soul heads worldwide. giving my love up to you echoes with the spirit of classic leroy hutson. a beautiful mid tempo soul song perfect for fans of tearra just loving you and arnold blairs trying to get next to you!

quantized music is back with its 3rd vinyl release! the athenian - based techno / house label welcomes greek wonder boy, george lemos (cecille, resopal, be chosen etc.) for 2 tracks full of wonderful melodies and intelligent tech house rhythms. >na funky kotes< is a weird melodic cut, with driving beats and the clarinet of george on top, full of uplifting pads and repetitive loops. totally lemos! >some groove< is a funky number with funny bleeps, soulful / jazzy keys and groovy feeling. together comes a remix from berlins new favourite guy, swiss- born, david keno (morris audio, kindisch, keno music) on >na funky kotes<. his approach is more minimal and raw, retaining the core of the original track, being groovy and melodic.

deep and soulful mixes by kaskade and rasmus faber!!

richard fearless of death in vegas returns with his new band black acid. the new york based band is influenced by the likes of the stooges, roky erickson and hawkwind, so dont come looking for sympathetic pop songs in this debut release. fearless takes the dark soulful psychedelic rock of death in vegas and brings a whole new twist with black acid. includes download code!

a heavy weight combo takes shape on release number eleven for those cheeky jinks chaps! legendary vocalist robert owens joins up with dan & chris and the result is a real funky house outing with tougher beats and a jagged groove that hits home hard. on the remix tip blackstones mark grant drops a slice of late night soulful action, taking the beats on a slightly lighter affair and complimented with a whole heap of rhodes and musical touches - another stellar package

samurai is already widely labeled a classic, and these tasty new reinterpretation of the jazztronik smash add an awesome 2009 edge. richard earnshaw & mark bamfords spiritchaser project add a deep, techy feel, whilst defecteds aaron ross takes the track on a soulful late night journey via his westbourne park dub. rounding things off mike monday takes the track on a whole different outing, whilst marco del hornos original allows the track to shine in all its full blown glory

during the past few years donna j. nova has established her name successfully in the german club scene not only because of being a beautiful eye-catcher wherever she appears but most of all because of being a passionate djane behind the decks! her career started in stuttgart when playing her first gigs alongside raul rincon but meanwhile she is booked for big events nationwide like the european mtv music awards in munich. as bigcitybeats resident she was co-responsible for compiling the media control charts breaking bigcitybeats vol. 9 and the upcoming vol. 10 compilations. her dj sets consisting of warm deep house, soulful vocal tracks and pumping electro tunes are always coined by her distinctive positive and uplifting trademark style. for her first own release donna teams up with her long time fellow partner sono soul a former breakdancer turned into club dj. with a lot of gigs in southern germany and austria he managed to build some underground buzz and alongside donna produced a remix for the upcoming matt myer single >versatile< which will be released soon

hailing from canada, home recordings are the latest high flying addition to the pdd ranks – already a household name with house music aficionados, these guys are the masters in deep, soulful house. what better way to announce their arrival with an overview of some of their key artist talent, a five star lineup joins forces for ep1 with karizma, reelsoul, ron carroll & dj garphie. the perfect tonic for those not jetting over to the miami sunshine!

after internationally acknowledged releases on philpot and buzzin fly, here today surprise us with their first ep on 33rpm records. here today (florian schirmacher & engin oeztuerk) shape computer based soulful electronic athmospheres! focused on house music but always willing to experiment with various well integrated influences, styles and sounds. engin oeztuerk and florian schirmacher share the musical affection for marvin gaye, the meters, theo parrish, basic channel, eric b. & rakim and alexander skrjabin. as a member of the band faruk green engin oeztuerk already released records on copasetik and 33rpm records. florian schirmacher has been releasing music on labels such as cadenza, cocoon, morris audio to name but a few. he is also part of the electronic house music duos glowing glisses (pokerflat) and federleicht (connaisseur). on the comrades ep, these two musicians team up with benjamin wild. benjamin wild produced ambient music in the early nineties. since the mid-90s his focus has been turning to dance music. you might know some recordings he did for kompakt, perlon, morris audio, force tracks and many other labels. let them out and enjoy!

nice price deal !!! first up we have one of the uk stalwarts of the soulful house scene mr phil asher with a superb restless soul package of mixes. phil has been a regular on the soul / boogie/ disco/ house / jazz / latin scene for over 18 years, djing all around the globe and producing some of the best music to come out of the uk. stepping into the deep house realms we have the legends that are the inland knights, forming in the early 90s through the >free party scene< in the north of england, laurence ritchie and andy riley were firmly entrenched in the regions rich legacy of house music. releasing tracks on their own imprint drop music for over 10 years they have firmly put their size 10s in the world of deep house, culminating in the recent release of their triple cd >10 years of drop music< at the end of last year

pro-tez 10 contains tracks from scsi-9, korablove and mujuice, but also yuka as a promising newcomer. a soulful and warm compilation rather than a tool. the word >sputnik< originally means >companion< - and with solid techhouse, magnificent deep and touching tunes this >sputnik 1< compilation will be exactly that: a musical companion

gogo music is delighted to deliver this fat ralf gum remix ep including remixes of the soulful hit of 2008 >kissing strangers< featuring monique bingham and of >if no harm< feat. rachel claudio. gathering together an armada of remix-talents this is another not-to-be-missed release for all heads

cosmo anarchy vol.2 goes a little darker. two tracks with strong atmosphere still very funky and 1 sweet old school house track on the a2 make this ep very special. a mood in between daniel bell and christian vogel. for the a1 we have for the first time on the label a strong dubstep track! great dj tool. as for the b side it?s freaky funky techno, a dark and soulful dancefloor track! s-max comes back on telegraph with cosmo anarchy presented in 2 singles released in a row. each single is moody and souful - 3 minimal-funk tracks with killer groove! s-max productions differ between house (moodymann/ jovonn/ nugroove), minimal (dbx/ todd sines), crispy+funky (herbert/ ark/ perlon/ akufen/ morgan geist) and funky techno (christian vogel, tobias schmidt, neil landstrumm, claude young). generally influenced by classic detroit/ chicago/ early warp and the whole brighton- stuff.

after the recent hits of doin james, gamm is at last back with some hot new releases for 2009. first up is stockholm duo dj asparagus and house don wipe the needle for a supa soulful house re work of gil scot herons classic your daddy loves you. definitely one for the southport weekender crews...big tune! dj asparagus have also included a dope baltimore cut up of marva whitneys unwind yourself which was originally intended to be on the doin james series which did not get ready in time but here makes a wicked b side burner.

refreshing as a blast of warm disco breeze to the nether regions comes this sultrily intoxicating outing which sees hanna produced in paris by purple musics alfred azzetto and italys vincent valler, accompanied by a genre straddling array of mixes. the french sung tune recalls classic french disco while the backdrops are sympathetic despite their diversity: alfreds sub sub mix stretches around the incredibly catchy song as a sexy piano vamp, dj fopp & walterino take the straightahead house route, ii moods recall knuckless 90s productions with lashings of stately piano, christian hornbostel goes for minimal dub, souldynamic & fioresehome home in on the sexy vocal over a gathering acid storm to delirious effect and blacksoul uncork a thumping deep house excursion uncannily recalling late 80s chicago with bare piano and haunting textures before switching gear to new york of that period. each one is dominated by that great vocal, the sort that sounds great on whatever you place it on apart from david camerons beat box bottom. pretty essential.

excellent deephouse 4 track trip by teo moritz!! originally released in 2000!! a must have

after the classically inspired, yet devilishly modern tech-house statements on his last e.p for dessous, comes this too-hot-to-trot release from uk young blood burnski. building on the solid, no-nonsense aesthetics of his previous work he presents his unique vision of today‘s club sound. quite the picture of current hybrid trends, between old vs new, ‚draw your sword‘ infuses classic chicago jackin‘ beats with a soaring, building anthemic hook. the track builds insistently with a tough, pushing house flavour yet reminds us not to get too carried with a tense and teasing breakdown structure. smart stuff that‘ll have you reaching for the rafters, in a moment of freshly spun dance music euphoria. ‚sleep‘, on the flip side maintains burnski‘s clear love of the deep, jacking grooves of our american cousins, painting a vivid and bold picture of modern, teched-up soulful house music. an irresistible nu-jazz-house riff slides between the silkily sharp drum accents, building throughout and once again providing the dancefloor with some serious moments of tension and joyous resolve.

fabio bacchinis mind travel label delivers its third release, which brings together 4 superb house cuts with a real soulful twist. the digital villains kick things off with their homage to the jacking sounds of chi town, think stacy kidd at his prime and you re bang on the money. the effervescent lovebirds once again show they can do no wrong with their rhodesy deep cut ticking every box on the cool checklist. more goodness on the flip quickly follows from label honcho fabio, and the uks very own d t3ch.

supported by move d, fred p, keith worthy, dj deep !! jitterbug began djaying at the age of 15 in the uk. and now more than 10 years later, has as much passion and enthusiasm for it as ever. chicago house music became his first real love, blown away by the rough yet soulful grooves of producers like gemini and cajmere, and the hard, funky sounds of labels like relief records, prescription, and dance mania. detroit techno followed suit, and a strong fascination for the roots and history of dance music led to a love for black music in all its many

the 3rd gecko release, made in 1999, comes again from andy bowman. he delivers functional & floating techno with subtle vocals and hovering sounds, that create a moody, soulful and yet pushing atmosphere.

gideon (sino / kanzleramt / lessismore) with his own imprint.support by len faki, heiko laux and many more !! >chicago summer< is the main anthem on this ep. a warm, soulful and deep detroit oriented track for the summer months and all open airs.

john mendez aka jasper released this soulful 2-track beauty in 2002 on his cytrax imprint. deep minimal techhouse in 2 variations - uplifting & melancholic.

dj roland clark hits us with another soulful stunner. his artistic range over the years has proven his dynamic ability to go from spoken word preacher to hard house vocalist to pure soulful singer as heard on this current release, goodbye love. upping the ante on the remix is sole channels own supreme nyc producer alix alvarez whose production on the aa sc vox mix is the exact fit for this song. his sc fly dub is slightly pumpier and deeper for those who like to keep the bass heavy and the head groovin.

soulful vocal house that recalls the golden days thanks to an extremely fresh and catchy sound!!

iron curtis pieces originate in a place simultaneously tuned to the sounds of detroit, chicago and hamburg. in his home town of nürnberg, johannes paluka is more familiarly known under his surname, which he goes by at the turntable. intertwining deep-house with soulful techno in a disturbingly enchanting manner, his sound moves in the equilibrium of reduced, but never minimal. flashes of kitsch brighten the dark universe of iron curtis, but fail to interfere with the melancholy subtext. profound music for the dance floor!

jay haze teams up with d:exter on his latest single, “can’t forget , an homage to mr. lee’s chicago house classic - with remixes from dj sneak, abe duque and fuckpony. jay haze has always been inspired by chicago house, but never more overtly than on his update of the 1987 trax records hit “can’t forget . taken from jay’s latest album love & beyond, the track became a favorite among djs, distinguished by the soulful paranoid from frequent vocal collaborator d:exter. on this new single, “can’t forget” appears in four new iterations, courtesy of “original house gangster” dj sneak, eponymous label owner and part-time gigolo abe duque, philly-based lil dirrty ghetto bastard, and jay himself under his fuckpony guise. several mutant strains of house music are present, from techy to piano-led to deranged acid.

rave your head with this bangers... check your head bangs from the first to the very last second. this is really no laid back chill out sound. this is rave culture from the future of germany influenced technologist music art and the soulful touch of detroits music of today. very freaky

played by: anthony collins, kreon, reboot, meat, vera... once again .. the be_chosen recruitment department was seeking for new talented high class producers and we proud to announce: we were succesful !! nils anthes hits be_chosen with 2 deep, soulful and warm tech-house tracks which makes us more then curios what will happen with this artist in the future. to complete this e.p. we hired the german mr. deephouse himself sascha dive to deliver a dancefloor filler par excellence. have fun

follow up of international success cant live without your groove supported by wellknown djs (roger sanchez, milk & sugar, nick power, dj meme, dj fredstar...), here is the new 12inch single feat andrea love!!

ultraphat deep house anthem, feat vocals by dajae

rudolf has been on fire for the past few months, most notably with a solo album and a collaboration ep with partner in crime cesare vs disorder on pheeks acclaimed archipel label. this time he delivers the goods with delicacy, solid grooves and bouncy club music on his mind. the productions on this 4 tracker (one available only digital) all have a common feature: structured with beautiful, refined sounds. guitar improvisations here and there, soulful vocals in and out and deep basslines. the whole ep is decorated with an ongoing tribal feel, sexy, percussive rhythms and rubbery noises that tease the listener all the way through. this jackin and funky ep splits in the border between techno and house, and will instantly seduce clubbers all around the world.

these days was founded in january 2009 by argy as a platform on which to present his own more personal material and the work of artists, both new and old, that fit his vision of contemporary, soulful club music

under the monikers abacus, a:xus, and charlie brown, he has produced for numerous imprints including balance/prescription, airtight, dnh records,83 west, fragile, nrk and guidance with which he released his first full length album entitled he is back in 2008 with a new a:xus single featuring the sweet vocals of graph nobel. pete heller turns a great piece of music into something even better. a strong deep, moody and soulful remix. a classic in the making

getting massive support from mark farina, johnny fiasco, hardsoul, raul campos from kcrw, richard earnshaw, audio whores and groove junkies. salted music welcomes back the one and only lisa shaw with the 3rd single off her upcoming album free (march 10th, 2009). music in you is yet another solid and diverse dance music package with a little something for everyone out there. so whether you are a deep, techy, funky or soulful kinda music fan, there should be something of quality you can appreciate here.

brand new berlin label from mike vamp (martini brös) and patrick gräser (liebe detail). excellent soulful deep & dubby techhouse to techno music !! limited to 300 copies

amsterdam hits up the scene with a new imprint once more. after some years of friendship and some projects in the studio together, kabale und liebe and lauhaus team up again. this time to launch a new label. soweso records. with soweso records kabale und lauhaus want to put out new school house music. first up is the young and talented makam from the hague, holland. with his vintage sound he builts the perfect bridge between old- and newschool house music. the a side, the hague soul, is a real chicago house stomper with a character of its own. heavy beats, nagging synth sounds and a raw voice, all on a mission to prove that the hague is the soulful city. the b1, exception, is like a young thomas bangalter meets moodymann. here makam is freaking with his filterknobs, leaving the crowd waiting until he is ready to burst. bomb! on the b2 kabale und lauhaus pair up for a deeper remix that gives a more chemical end flowy vibe to the original of the hague soul. early support by karotte, nick curly, matthias kaden, johnny d and matthew dear

marquito is back on panevino music with his second soulful stomper. his original version delivers an excellent classic touch with the beautiful voice of xavior. on the flipside you ll get in touch with the deeper and rumbling mixes by panevino. a great tune for every floor.

the next installment from the new beyond imprint is with us, featuring two newcomers from the thriving us underground, kapuchon & benny rodriques. the pair bring a magical detroit infused collection of warm, urgent and modern house music into our peripheral vision where its simply hard to ignore … like a well loved vintage drum machine tweaked to perfection, or a dusty old synth rejuvinated, >and again< draws inspiration from the rich synthesised landscapes of classic detroit techno, however adds a totally fresh and modern aesthetic, through its use of precise drum fills and beatifully crafted harmonies. on a more thoughful, soulful tip, >unexpected< unravells itself with smooth chord atmospheres, driving, solid-state percussion and teasing delay fx. the story might be a familar one to those who have their ears firmly pressed to the dancefloor, but for good reason, as these two fine storytellers have crafted a golden moment for the late, late hours. the acidic ride of >potato tomato<, with its pushing sub bass and glistening crescendos is perhaps the toughest cut of the e.p, and delivers the energy where its needed whilst still holding onto that classic, deep-as-dawn chicagotodetroit vibe.

stone cold classic funky disco floor filler thats stood the test of time. first time ever on 12inch!!! taken from the hard to find self titled lp by tommy stewart, bump & hustle music is the definitive disco funk party anthem. it was recorded in 1976 in atlanta, georgia, and since then the lp has found itself in the play boxes of soul, funk and jazz djs alike. however, its not until now that this amazing song has finally made it onto the preferred format of dance djs the world over – the 45rpm 12inch single. in 1976 tommy stewart was a busy man, working as an arranger, producer, performer and writer for a host of soul and rnb artists. the lp made for abraxas records was the first to go directly under his name, and although it failed to take off locally, the lp soon became known by djs across the world primarily for the club smash bump & hustle music. as it happens that song in particular almost didnt exist but for tommy needing to come up with something quick in order to fill in a gap in the album. conceived and recorded on the spur of the moment, and with backing vocals by isaac hayes singers hot buttered soul overdubbed later, its a superb example of rhythmic simplicity blended with soulful, catchy harmonies. its just impossible to listen to bump & hustle music without a broad smile coming to your face, and when played loud in a club, its impossible not to dance!

marquito is back on panevino music with his second soulful stomper. his original version delivers an excellent classic touch with the beautiful voice of xavior. on the flipside you will get in touch with the deeper and rumbling mixes by panevino. a great tune for every floor

classic house cuts from the magnificent kerri chandler. >never knew her< and >behold the sun< are two new tracks taken from kerris lp >trionisphere<. >never…< features kerri on lead vocals while the track is a breath of soulful, spiritual feeling and old school >kaoz< sounding bass and instrumentation. >behold..< features kt brooks on vocals and offers up the same impeccably styled production and soulfulness that weve come to expect from kerri. hot

soulful and proggy house productions

deep soulful mixes by dj spinna!!