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Here’s a surpriser I got in my mailbox some time ago. Queens MC K. Sparks and Swedish producer Pajozo has released an album named Definition. I wasn’t expecting too much because there’s a whole insurge of producers and MCs lately who are plain shite, so I make sure to listen only a selected few.

Hittin’ you up with another sweet soul sensation, this time from Sweden. Kissey Asplund’s debut on UK’s R2 Records is as sweet and deep as vocals go. With jazzy & ultra laidback beats provided by Paris hip-hoppers Papa Jazz Crew, this is a collaborative zeitgeist for Europe Soul in 2008.

This week we’ll be covering all the neosoul/jazzy hiphop stuff coming out mostly from the UK and of course the US (Stones Throw!) It’s def going to be the sound of this summer and might we say flutes are making a comeback!.

I was using the Minor Crisis mp3host recently for uploading songs, I even became a donator for the last month, but today for some reason I see that they have removed everything I’ve upped for the last month. I won’t be upping them back, so sorry bout that kids, if any of you are particularly interested in a song, just contact me and I may upload it.

I’ve been on a soulful jazzy house tip for some time because of this stormer called “You got rhyhtm too”. It seems Mr. Phil Kullmann better known as Raw Artistic Soul has gotten all the better parts of Latin, Afro Beat, Funk & Dub and put it into a warm soulful house album. Released by Gogo Music, this album has some guest musicians & vocalists.

found image from the wonderful bighappyfunhouse

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

We’ll begin the second part of this 3 part mix with the overlooked Re:Jazz remix compilation from 2004. The first track by one of my favourite artists Nicola Conte, is a classic Conte song with uptempo bass and bossanova, and as if it wasn’t enough there’s another delicious remix by RAS.

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.