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After the Larry Heard post, it’s about time I get a few selected house tracks off my “feature it” directory. The Haaksman & Haaksman remix of Stereotyp’s Keepin’ Me is as massive as it gets, with a muted guitar at the back, female vocals and a funky steppa rhythms, I’m pretty much sure this is one of the biggest dance tunes I’ve listened this year. Newcomer Sam Irl’s track is a likeminded soulfool afrobeat inspired steppa on Pulver.

I normally don’t like tech house at all, but Natural Rhythm’s jazzy tech house is something I can more than tolerate. Buscemi’s Bollywood inspired vocal track gets refined by Solo Moderna while Frankman gives us a refined deep but driving minimal tune with sax & rhodes. Finally Langoth’s Grounding is not really a house tune but jazzy hiphop in the vein of old Ninja Tune. It reminds me of some tune that I can’t put my finger on and watch that great keychange in the chorus part!

PS : I’ve found it, (at least the tune I was thinking, let’s see if you think I’m sure, I’ve added it as well.)

Sam Irl - African Dance feat. Anya
Francisco Foo - Everything (Frankman Remix)
Natural Rhythm & Trap Groove - Dancefloor Jazz
Buscemi - Bollywood Swing King (Solo Moderna Remix)
Stereotyp - Keepin’ me (Haaksman & Haaksman Remix)
Langoth - Grounding
Moondog - Bird’s Lament

It’s been a long time since we’ve done a deep/vocal house selection, and meanwhile there’s been some incredible output which usually only makes their ways to DJs’ cases. Here’s a carefully picked selection.

I’ve first heard of Detroit based producer Maurice Herd aka Pirahnahead with an EP on Moodymann’s Mahogani Records and later on a vocal house track with singer Diviniti and his soulful deep house music has always managed to capture my attention. This time he’s on Mahogani Music with his debut CD “Solid (A moment) in the mind of Pirahnahead” which includes the 2004 hit Dreams and more tracks in the vein of his boss Moodymann or the UK house collective The Rurals. Warm rhodes / guitar licks on urban downtempo and house beats and silky vocals. This is truly a no filler urban soundtrack album for your luxury home.

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