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BlackcoffeeEven Though RealTone Rec
The new record from RealTone comes from South Africa by the hands of Nathi ”Blackcoffee” Maphumulo. “Even Though” and “Wathula Nje” are two beautiful soulful jazzy songs (special mention to the superb trumpet ride) featuring Bantu Soul and Victor Ntoni, respectively.sample1 > Even Thoughsample2 > Wathula Nje
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DJ: Michele BenottoAffiliation: MotionFM / PleasureHouseBlog Country: Italy
01. Keisha White - The Weakness In Me (Soul Memphis Vibe) [White]
02. Jihad Muhammad feat. Lorraine Reid - Open Your Eyes (Eddy G. Remix) [Camio]
03. Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own (Alix Alvarez S.C. Mix) [Sole Channel Music]
04. John Legend - Ordinary People (Remix) [White]
05. Tonya Renèe - Off My Mind (Will ‘Reel Soul’ Vocal Mix) [Home Recordings]
06. UPZ - Moment With U (Original Mix) [Bubble Soul]
07. Ralf GUM feat. Akira Dee - Everything U R (Ralf GUM & CrisP. Original Mix) [GoGo]
08. Franck Roger - Circles [Earthrumental Music]
09. Kemal feat. Maiya - My Faith [Indeependent - Purple Music]
10. F Gee aka Jazzaffair Collective - The Forest Poetry (FG In The Mood Mix) [Deep Haven]
11. Ferrer & Sydenham Inc. - Timbuktu (The Sydenham & Faber Vibe Out Mix) [Ibadan]
12. Rasmus Faber - Giant Leap [Farplane Records]
Beatport SYNC is a powerful audio player with basic DJ functions developed by Beatport and Native Instruments. Based on the award-winning TRAKTOR 3 technology, this free software for Mac and PC lets you mix tracks like a DJ using the two virtual decks, a crossfader and auto beat sync function. Beatport SYNC offers powerful track management, access to DJ radio stations, plus an integrated Browser to instantly buy and download the latest tracks from the comprehensive Beatport Online Music Store.
Mixing:Beatport SYNC lets you instantly mix tracks by drag and drop. Simply load your tracks into the playback decks and use the crossfader to mix between them. Advanced functions like beat detection, auto sync, and loudness optimization let you create professional-sounding mixes immediately. With Beatport SYNC, anyone can be a DJ.
Beatport Music Store:With the integrated Beatport Music Store, you are able to access electronic music from Beatport’s entire music catalog. Browse thousands of tracks added each week, all DRM-free, and available in MP3, MP4 and WAV formats. Download your favorite tracks and start mixing today with Beatport SYNC.
Webradio:The integration of Proton Webradio allows you to check out the latest in breaks, progressive, house, techno, electro and minimal music from more than 150 exclusive radio shows.
Top Features:
Features of the built-in Beatport Online Store:
Audio formats and system requirements:Supported audio formats:
MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, Audio-CD, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, non-DRM WMA and AACSystem requirements:
References: http://www.native-instruments.com/
In November Sébastien Léger is going to showcase what his label Mistakes Music is all about. He’s going to do it with a digital only album consisting of 11 tracks. Each tune except “Sun” has been named after a planet in our solar system.Mistakes Music acts as an outlet for Sébastien’s own music. The label itself is named after Sébastien’s “ad lib” approach to producing records, whereby the final mix down and arrangement on each track has in fact been achieved by a happy accident or “mistake” as he modestly puts it. Launching earlier this year with ‘Pluto’ & ‘Saturn’ and following in quick succession with ‘Mercury’ & ‘Mars’, it was easy to see from the amazing reactions and excellent sales that this label had been eagerly awaited by music fans across the world. With its wide ranging and genre defying grooves, crossing between house, electro, techno and progressive, it is fast becoming something of a respected imprint.But lets be clear about one thing �” This is not an artist album says Sébastien. This is a club oriented album. It is fun, groovy, melodic, spacey, punchy, emotional, crazy and lovely (like me). He offers with a smirk.A breath of fresh air perhaps in this era when genres no longer apply to DJ sets, there are many facets to Sébastien Léger which are apparent in this album, and the one thing that is evident is his unquestionable passion for house music, in all its glorious forms. Billed as the new Jacques Lu Cont (except that he is a real Frenchman) you can expect to hear Seb’s tracks everywhere… from Pete Tong to Mark Knight to Eddie Halliwell to D Ramirez. As a remixer Sébastien is equally prolific with remixes for Justin Timberlake, Groove Armada and Ali Love.In 1998 Sébastien published his first EPs under the alias Deaf’n’Dumb Crew. In the years that followed Sébastien released more than 50 records on many international labels, building his reputation as a key player within the new blood of talented producers.Tracklist:1. Pluto
2. Uranus
3. Mercury
4. Mars
5. Earth
6. Moon
7. Venus
8. Jupiter
9. Sun
10. Neptune
11. SaturnTour diary:November 2007:
Fri 2 Club Yalta, Sofia, Bulgaria
Sat 3 Shindig, Digital, Newcastle, UK
Fri 9 Selection Festival, Ice Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania
Sat 10 Manhatten, Manhattan, Huesco, Spain
Fri 16 Sebastien Léger , Babyface, Guangzhou, China
Sat 17 Sebastien Léger , Babyface, Shanghai
Fri 23 The Mixx, Nimes, France
Fri 30 Club 2020, Club 2020, Bournemouth, UKSébastien Léger’s ‘Planets’ is released digitally on Mistakes Music on November 26, 2007.References: http://www.myspace.com/sebastienleger
In the last eighteen months, Rekids has become one of the UK’s most respected and consistent dance labels with a string of releases ranging from Edwards own hypnotic techno to the nu-disco of Toby Tobias and electrohouse of Audiofly. The label’s also known for its hot B-sides often calling in rated remixers such as Josh Wink, Roman Flugel and Marcel Dettmann.These days the label is edging towards its twentieth release as well as prepping a debut longplayer from London player Luke Solomon.‘Rekids’ is a single CD compilation that includes past label big hitters from Matt O’Brien, Spencer Parker and Radio Slave. It also features two brand spanking new Radio Slave cuts, ‘K Maze’ and ‘What Happened?’, as well as a remix of Luke Solomon’s newie ‘Space Invaders’. But if you want to get your hands on these Rekids, there is a slight catch: The album is only available in Japan so far. The entire Rekids back catalogue is available for streaming at the Rekids website.
Tracklist:1. Toby Tobias - A Close Shave (Brontosaurus Remix)
2. Audiofly & Paul Harris - Miscalate (Partial Arts Remake)
3. Radio Slave - My Bleep (Roman Flugel Remix)
4. Radio Slave - K Maze
5. Luke Solomon - Space Invaders (Andomat 3000 Remix)
6. Radio Slave - Screaming Hands (Wink Interpretation)
7. Radio Slave - Screaming Hands
8. Matt O’Brien - Serotone (Radio Slave’s Panorama Garage Remix)
9. Radio Slave - What Happened?
10. Radio Slave - Modena
11. Mr G - U Askin’? (Marcel Dettmann Remix)
12. Spencer Parker - Beautiful Noise (Tiger Timing Remix)
13. Kenny Hawkes & David Parr - Gemini (Original Mix)‘Rekids’ mixed by Radio Slave is out now on P-Vine Records.References: http://www.myspace.com/rekids, http://www.myspace.com/rekid
Skylark is Nic Fanciulli and Andy Chatterley. The pair have been working together for almost 10 years and their credentials are impressive. Earlier this year they were nominated for a GRAMMY, under their Buick Project moniker, for their remix of Tiefschwarz’s ‘Damage’ collaboration with Tracy Thorn and together have released over 20 remixes and original productions.Their debut artist album “I-Panik” is something Nic and Andy have been meaning to get round to for some time, however, the success of 2004’s ‘That’s More Like it’ saw the electronic act inundated with remix requests from the likes of Kylie through to Deep Dish. And when Nic also jokes “we are both very random so we never really know what we are 
gonna do until the day we decide.” You can kind of see why it’s taken until now to get this release out.Although, patience, they say is a virtue and playing the waiting game here has certainly paid off. The result is 14 tracks ranging from West Coast-esque house to intelligent, melodic proggy soundscapes - there is not one filler on the entire album. Its beauty lies in its versatility - It works in the club, car, after party…Parts of it make you want to dance, part of it makes you want to listen. All of it is a brilliant show case of how insightful electronic music can be and should be in today’s world.The way in which Skylark have decided to release this album is as forward thinking as the music. Put out on their own label Saved and available only digitally, in its entirety initially it follows the current trend for acts to shun the traditional release pattern and do things their own way a la Radiohead. In a second wave to follow next year the album will be released as a physical product complete with a second disc of remixes, coming from acts invited by Nic and Andy.Tracklist:01.Information
02.I-Panik
03.Movin
04.Look No Hands
05.Who Cares
06.Lightening Strikes
07.Inter Later
08.Red
09.Blocked In
10.All I SeeEscalator
11.Interlude ” Twilight
12.Saved
13.Interlude ” CloserReferences: http://www.myspace.com/nicfanciulli, http://www.myspace.com/andychatterley
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Franck RogerThe Latin Track FRDigital
The French producer Franck Roger just kills it release after release. Deep, dubby, latin, soulful - you name it! “The Latin Track“, his latest offer, is a Latin Jazz affair with amazing piano by Yvan Robillard and bass, strings and rhodes by the talented keyboardist Olivier M’Sellem. sample1 > Piano Mix sample2 > Instrumental
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DragonflyAll the waySole Channel Music
Finally, all mixes of “All the way” are available for everyone! Produced by Mr. V and & William “ReelSoul” Rodriguez with irresistible vocals by Serena Calo aka Dragonfly, this song will certainly delight all the soulful aficionados. sample1/sample2 > Main Mix/Instrumentalsample3/sample4 > The 5 Beat Main Mix/Instrumental sample5 > Mr. Soul Dub
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Gene King feat. Sacha Williamson Thats Enough For meShines records
Here we have the full package of “Thats Enough For Me”. The passionate vocal performance by Sacha Williamson is well supported by Gene skills on production. On the remix duties, Jalal johnson adds his dope synths and piano chords to the song, resulting in a well worth package! sample1/sample2 > Main Mix/Instrumentalsample3> Dubsample4 > Jalal Johnson dub remix
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Louie “Lou” Gorbea feat. Jannae Jordan Feeling Good Vega Rec.
“Feeling Good” is collaboration between Louie “Lou” Gorbea and Chris Perez of Blvd East (keyboard & percussion), Nicky Laboy (drums and percussion), John Crockett (the fantastic keyboard solo) and Jannae Jordan on vocals. Tasty!sample1 > Louie ‘Lou’ & Chris Perez Mix sample2 > Cut Back mix
