incl hiroshi watanabe and satoshi fumi mix

dave lee and will fox compile a personal selection of west london breakbeat sounds.

multi instrumentalist and deep house master lars bartkuhn returns to utopia records following his nomad ep in april with a 10 minute masterpiece, an ode to the massai . an epic journey of such depth and positive spirit it perhaps deserves to render a genre all to itself. with its musicality, complex arrangement and phrasing massai is a timeless and personal statement from bartkuhn as he seeks the essence in what dance music can and possibly should be. as a young child growing up in frankfurt, bartkuhn penned his first pieces of music with a synthesizer and sequencer, bought for him by his parents upon realising their son s obsession with music. mastering the guitar as a teenager bartkuhn fell deeply in love with the music of pat metheny, keith jarrett and john coltrane and styles such as soul, funk, brasilian sounds, minimal, dance, and others which is heard in his music today. by the mid 90 s bartkuhn began to explore the deep and soulful side of house music and formed lamaya productions and the now legendary record label needs (not wants) together with his older brother marek bartkuhn and dj yannick. needs rapidly became a synonym for soulful, high quality music and while labeled a house music imprint it was lars input that lead the trio to explore alternative, and at the time unorthodox, musical influences that allowed for original textures and arrangements to be included in their productions. countless remix commissions followed and their sound travelled worldwide with works for francois kevorkian, jazztronik, ennio morricone, atjazz to name a few. to date bartkuhn has produced five solo albums all of which demonstrate a never ending creative flow of ideas and artistic diversity, complexity and passion. after some years away from the dance music scene, residing in brasil, lars decided to continue this journey on volcov s neroli records, followed by a 12- for alex bradley s phonica affiliated utopia records. the latter release, nomad has found its way into the sets of the likes of jeremy underground paris, hunee, antal, ron trent, rainer truby, bicep and mcde to name just a few. it s at this point that bartkuhn gives us massai...his self proclaimed finest work

composite family welcomes feygin, a guy influenced by prince, the beatles. louie vega, jimpster, herbie hancock, jazztronik, dop, will smith, billy joel and woddy allen. he loves anything that flows smoothly, whether its into his ear or into his belly. feygin comes from a family where everyone played some sort of instruments. yet, he never learned to play anything himself. about 2 years ago he decided he will make dance music, or his own interpretation of it. so far he is doing well. you can call his style an eclectic mix of dance music and its various sub genres. as long as it grooves, feygin is on it. at some point in his life, he d like to be able to collaborate with real live musicians, and really push dance music to its boundaries

red rackem aka danny berman aka hot coins with 3 killer downtempo deep house bullets from detroits undertones label an offshoot of kolour recordings.
dj support from gilles peterson, carl craig, rob da bank, idjut boys, jazztronik, domu, surgeon, prins thomas, kode 9, yam who, unabombers, ross allen, nextmen, mary anne hobbes, chris duckenfield, soul mekanik, todd terje, diesel, bill brewster

nice price deal !!! first sampler from his new album. a brilliant combination of acoustic and electronic sounds, that covers the great black music full spectrum : soul, house, jazz, broken beat, doo wop, nu soul, afro beat, latin, funk. allen hoists music spreads innovative grooves, authenticity & happiness. its simply modern soul music... with soul! but words can only do so much, so listen and let the music explain to you why he is called the prodigal allen hoist ...
supported by: bbc1, bbc 6, radio nova, jazz fm, craig charles funk & soul show, norman jay, little louis vega, gilles peterson, joey negro, osunlade, laurent garnier, rich medina, mike chadwick, wicked jazz sounds, rainer truby, jazztronik, bobbito garcia, knee deep...

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

bang on house music! kez ym is a japanese producer and hosts his own club night in tokyo and plays along side jazzanova, gilles peterson, jimpster, ame, jazztronik and many more. sweetly confused is a 12inch with deeeep house groovers with phat basslines, solid key- and synth work, dreamy leads and a catchy vocal sample. maybe the strongest house banger on the ice versatile 4lux label! this easily fits in dj sets next to tracks from moodymann, theo parrish, rick wade and the like. simply timeless house music. another winner.

2007, is nu tropic new label launching year : jazzmin records. afer the two first 12 inch from the combo released early this year, nu tropic asked their friends to remix their first album >vocé sabe< songs. the result >vocé sabe remixed< is a perfect combination of their tracks optimized for some dancefloor action.you will find on this album >la creme de la creme< of french trendy producers such like playin 4 the city, franck roger, l aroye & ky…nu tropic brazilian flavours are then transformed into highly danceable house tunes. nu tropic love japan & japanese famous artists jazztronik, yukihiro fukutomi & soul source (who remixed jackson 5 few years ago) also joined this project to add their typical jazz beats >savoir faire<

soul heaven presents dj spen & osunlade is produced and marketed by defected, the worlds leading authority on quality soulful dance music. dj spen and osunlade are two of the most highly regarded producers, remixers and djs in house music, with them being at the forefront of their respective gospel infused and deep organic sounds both through releases and club sets. this release follows critically and successful compilations from leading soulful house acts blaze, masters at work and kerri chandler & dennis ferrer

dave lee and will fox compile a personal selection of west london breakbeat sounds.

get ready for a musical journey so deep you may not be able to dig yourself out. nor may you want to. blazingly hot on the smoking heels of the 19 predecessors of the highest ranks of house dj/producers whove blessed this series before him, like joe claussell, ron trent, grammy award winners louie vega & david morales, teddy douglas & dj spen (aka basement boys & muthafunkaz), danny krivit, tony humphries, and a ton of others who superbly compiled and mixed these compilations in the past, hip house producer/dj & sole channel/vega records recording artist mr. v joins this exclusive club and doesnt disappoint. using 18 of the latest and greatest tunes culled from the catalog such as the k&n dub of johnnydangerous >mr vs revenge<, alex kenjis remix of david harness >shake< the original rough mix of ananda projects >aura protection< ivan iacobuccis unreleased original mix of his recent >ritual< release, the deep & magnetic unreleased moodymanc extended mix of tomoki tamuras >the rough< and tomo inoues phenomenal unreleased swingin dub of siren-ic house singer stephanie cookes >sweetest thing<, to name very few, make this 20th anniversary edition of the series one for the musical books. all aboard!

osunlade is an artist who personifies art. his music as well as his being creates unified melodies manifested with balance, life and wisdom. in 1999 he founded yoruba. recognised as one of the most important dance labels worldwide. in 2001 he released his debut artist album >paradigm< on soul jazz Ð one of the biggest house albums that year. in 2007 he released elements beyond on seminal house label strictly rhythm. he has remixed a broad array of artists including zero 7, jazzy jeff, incognito, 4 hero and maw amongst others. here osunlades finest moments as a respected producer and distinguished remixer are brought together in one dj friendly unmixed package. cd1 begins with arguably osunlade s most well known production, erro s glorious soulful anthem don t change before taking on many of his most respected house productions from many of his different alias , including the likes of nadirah shakoor, atelewo and kb. cd2 is a collection of osunlade s greatest remixers, from the genre busting mix of ben westbeech s so good today , soul central s time after time reel people s in the sun and and jazztronik s dentro mi alma .if anyone were truly deserved the title of house master, it is beyond doubt that osunlade is worthy