Month: April 2014

Blind Truth ft Tata Vega & Toney – Why Can’t We See (Soulmagic Remix)

Next up on Soulmagic Records is this quality remix of ‘Why Can’t We See’ by Blind Faith ft Tata Vega & Toney. The remix was done by the labels very own Soulmagic and is absolutely brilliant!

Keen followers of this site will remember not so long ago I reviewed the Soulmagic track ‘I Wonder’ which I am still playing in pretty much every set I perform, this track put them on my watchlist!

They are back and this time with a remix of a classic from 1991. They have expertly fused a nice funky, and almost dirty bass rhythm with some nice piano chords and the great vocal, all sitting on top of some fresh modern sketchy drums. This is proper house music that needs to be heard in the sunshine!

Everytime I hear tracks from Soulmagic, they just ooze positivity and happiness! Regardless of what mood you start the track in, you’ll be in a better one afterwards! I can’t wait to hear more. This was released on 16th April exclusive to Traxsource.

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Stanny Abram & Cole Jonson – Masamba Olufunke

Forthcoming on Whartone Records by two big-name producers who are both individually havin it at the moment, ‘Stanny Abram’ & ‘Cole Jonson’. Stanny is signing tracks to all the big labels at the moment including Vamos Music & Family Grooves. And as well as running his own label that you may recognise called ‘Influential House’, Cole Jonson also puts out his own productions on the big labels, such as Housesession & PP Music. With their talents combined they have come up with this absolutely awesome release!

The original of this is already available on the ‘Sound of Whartone Miami 2014’ release that came out a few weeks ago. And now Whartone have releasing it now as a single, complete with a remix from Karlos Cheadle.

The original is techy, bouncy and lively all the way from the sketchy drums to the high trumpet sound. During the breakdown, what sounds like panpipes or a flute filter in playing a really catchy riff, and then this huge summery spanish sounding vocal comes in before a big drum fill and sub-bass drop, I can’t wait to drop this in a club! The Karlos Cheadle remix is a lot more underground, with a big main room stomping kick throughout and the original trumpet sound all cut up, it breaks down with some shuffled hats before the vocal kicks in, then builds right up and bangs into a big subby b-line. Huge release on a huge label!

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Peter Brown – Keep It Down

This one was sent to me just over a week ago which has given me ample time to test drive it on radio and out at gigs. This is the first release for a brand new label called ‘Subterraneo Records’, owned and operated by UK dj/producers ‘The Dolly Rockers’, and what a debut release this is!

Along with the original version, this release comes complete with a meaty remix from KillerBeatz. For me, it’s the original version that really makes me twitch, and it’s that mix that I’ve played out over the past week. It has an infectious bouncy bassline sat nicely under some great hats and a lovely pitched down vocal. I love the airy chords and side-chained strings in the breakdown before the stabby chords, the big zappy laser build and almighty drop, great work! The KillerBeatz remix sticks to the same airy chord pattern during the breakdown, but adds a deep bass underneath and some panned arpeggiated synths. It then rises up and drops with a sub-bass pattern sat under some great tech drums and that big pitched down vocal. This mix is a lot livelier than the original but I can definitely imagine both getting some main room play time.

Already getting support from some of the big players such as My Digital Enemy, this release is bound to smash it.

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Barry Obzee – Gettin’ Funk

This is the first track in a huge line up of releases from Barry Obzee on a collection of top labels and after hearing this one, I think it will be safe to recommend bookmarking the name ‘Barry Obzee’ for future releases. Some might say I am slightly biased in my review of Barry’s music because he is in-fact a good friend and also my co-host on our weekly radio show on Select UK Radio (selectukradio.com), but I am so confident that my words will do nothing except point you in the direction of some awesome production and the music will in-fact speak for itself.

This track is called ‘Gettin Funk’ and is a part of the Rezonation Music Miami WMC Sampler 2014 along with 8 others. Firstly, upon clicking play on this Soundcloud sample you get hit with this great old skool sounding piano riff that filters out, then builds up and drops into a huge techy monster. A massive 3-note deep bassline takes over the show with some stabby chords and a great rappy style vocal over the top. Throughout the track different elements drop in and out and features some nice building breakdowns too. I have tried and tested this in the clubs and it ALWAYS goes off! Getting support from a few of the big players already, grab your copy now and keep an eye on this guy in the future. I promise you won’t be disappointed!

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R.I.P. Frankie Knuckles

As you are most probably well aware, true house music legend Frankie Knuckles passed away this morning due to difficulties with diabetes at the age of 59. Here at phuk, we were deeply saddened by the shocking news.

Only a handful of days ago, Frankie performed his last UK set in London. I have heard through social media that a campaign is being set up to get Frankie’s track ‘Your Love’ to number one as a mark of respect to the Godfather of House Music.

You can purchase the track on iTunes by clicking HERE

Here are a couple of Frankie’s biggest tracks (including ‘Your Love’)..