Vimo's East Coast Flava must be one of the hottest CD's on the shelves. Definetly see this album going to the top. The CD starts with our favorite track Remixed into one of the sickest tracks released this year, and moves into a more electro sound with awesome vocals and hip grinding basslines. By the time you get to the end of the CD you're convinced you want to go out and Jam and normally your body follows suit and you're on the dance floors before you even realise it. Vimo has really come forward with this album and has made a huge success out of his brand, following the big release he had with USM records last year. I cant stop listening to this CD, so if you havent bought it yet, you're commiting cardinal sin against house kind. Get it!
The 4th in this series very successful series of album is Here. This the first of the new format will see Premire DJ’S MORGAN, who has just come of a very successful campaign with the decadent sound of morgan and DEEP GROOVE who is also just come off a very successful Mix album by sheer music called Let’s Get Physical. Morgans set is everything that you can expect from currently south Africans premier hard dance Dj, the album is laced with dance floor hits From the likes of Randy Katana, Cosmic Gate, Unique, Mr Sam, Dj Jo, Showtek and many more. The album is everything a hard trance/hardstyle fan will be after. DeepGrooves mix is also very representative of his current style, a mixture between teck house and electro.
The club that has been a standard in the lives of South African party goes over the last 2 and a half years brings you it’s first outing on CD. The album is Mixed by South Africa’s hottest DJ at the Moment, Lady Lea, it also see’s the second collaboration by the team that brought you Lea’s very successful previous album, Catch Me If You Can…………… but, this time under the new banner of MORE MUSIC. Lea has a very strong buyer sentiment at the moment due to high volume of sales on her previous project. The album is filled with some of the biggest dance floor hits of the summer including Jesse Rose’s “you’re all over my head, solid grooves ”sick na good” Claude Von Stroke “Deep Throat”, Electrolaz “It’s Alright” PLUS the album also features lea’s latest hit single “All night long”. This album is laced with all the tunes to make your summer driving a absolute pleasure.
As the biggest signing to the label since its launch, Derek commences his deal with a double album entitled DEREK“TheBandit’s SOUND REPUBLIC PRESENTS ELECTRONICALLY CONNECTED – The Uprising. With each of the two themed – disc one is filled with essential house, with the second delivering only the very freshest and finest in trance.What makes this new deal so exciting is the fact that it extends way beyond the traditional borders and barriers that geography often places in the path of critical listening being heard. “So much of the music I play these days comes from within the borders of South Africa,” Derek explains. “My aim with More Music and Electronically Connected is to take this rich combination of local and international flavour and, as with my monthly podcasts hosted at www.soundrepublic.co.za, is to export it.
Brett Jackson is considered one of the leading deep house DJ’s and producers in South Africa by peers and househeads alike the country over. Also quickly gaining international recognition and support, Brett recently completed his third European tour where he played at the infamous London club, The End, amongst other well-known venues. His talents have taken him to Switzerland and Germany where he played at exclusive clubs like Scandale (Geneva), Taratata (Verbier), Diam’s Club, Contre Jour & DB Club (Sion), Acqua & Areal Lounge (Basel), Lush (Stuttgart) and the world famous Mood Lounge (Karlsruhe).
After months of preparation and countless hours in studio, Craig De Sousa is due to release his 5th mix album aptly titled “Everything.” Like the Sun and the Moon, positive and negative, Ying and Yang; this double disc allows Craig to explore his polar opposites, from Soulful Vocal House to Jacking Electro.Each disc comprises of two styles. Disc one Craig displays the many years of “Camps Bay sunset groove-bar” sets with Soul and Metro. And Disc two is the follow up to the ever popular Deeper Sound of CDS (French Affair) and rocks dance floors with its Funk and Electro tip.
Underwater, the label owned by ex Underworld member Darren Emerson, has released hits such as Tim Deluxe’s “It Just Won’t Do” and has been home to artists such as Sharam Jey, Gus Gus, Paul Jackson, Arthur Baker and Pnau. Underwater was set up by Darren Emerson in 1994. 12 years and 75 releases later, the label has a proven track record both in the UK and across the globe. Underwater Solo is a new series to showcase Underwater artists DJ sets on 2 mix CD’s, Underwater will select the biggest names in underground house to mix these compilations.
Its back! Following on from where Deepgroove left off Steve SoreL picks up on the growing brand. A regular feature on the dance floor’s of Truth, Natural Groove, Tempo’s, Groove Bar, H20, KISS and many more Steve is steadily carving a name for himself. This being his 3rd CD release it certainly doesn’t disappoint with monster dance floor anthems from Route 33’s summer hit “Looking back” to Michael Grey’s follow up to “The weekend” with “Borderline” to Lifelike’s “Discopolis” and the monstrous D.Ramirez remix of Bodyrox “Yeah Yeah”, its all here!
ESP is back! One if the strongest and longest running clubs in Johannesburg’s history, ESP proves its still a force to be reckoned with! With a stunning trance mix and a subtle but oh-so-groovy house disc you just can’t afford to miss this one. With some of the summers biggest tracks from Gabriel and Dresden’s “Tracking treasure down” to Mark Knights remix on “Make a move on me” its all here! Whether it’s the trance disc or the house disc, both have the staying power not to ‘make a move’ from your CD player
Defected are back yet yet another instalment from their all time classic “In the house series”. Featureing everyone from Danny Krivit to Junior Jack and Kid Crème the series has come a long way! This time around its Jamie lewis’s turn to bear his soulful roots. With hit singles like “Its over”, Copyrights “we can rise” and “The way you love me” there’s a little something for everyone on this one!
News café needs no introduction. With 30 stores nationwide its no wonder Elevate music decided to release the album.News cafés around the country appeal to the sexy stylish crowds aged between 20-35 that enjoy socializing and listening to the smooth chilled house sounds while sipping on pina coladas and strawberry daiquiri’s. The news café album is a selection of smooth house grooves with sweet relaxing vocals that will send you well into the well deserved weekend. Some artists featured on this album: Roger Sanchez, Gregor Salto (mas que nada- big hit by black eyed peas), Tiefschwarts, Tom Novy, George morel and many more.
Elevate music presents the first of its productions, Party House the CD. It takes a few big hits to make a label really work and between you andme Richard this is one of the hits.Erica Elle has really established herself in South Africa's music industry. With residencies all over the place she has the ability to take a completely dead floor to new heights with her fresh sound and unique mixing technique. On first hearing of another club soundtrack, we thought, hmmmmmm, ok. However by the time you put the first track on your foot is already tapping, and by the time you get to the 3rd track you're already off your ass, dancing to the sound of Erica Elle.
Elevate music presents Sutra vol 2. The album is reworked and remodeled to cater for a much bigger audience, the club caters for more than 1800 people every weekend that enjoy the funky house sounds of various resident dj’s. This time its Shawny b that has mixed this album, a fine blend of more commercial house songs that you hear on the radio every week and as the mix goes on you’ll find the more pumping house tracks that are being requested by all the Dj groupies and that’s not only at sutra but around the country. This time sutra is definitely more refined and appeals to a much wider market. I’m sure you will notice it as soon as you stick it in your cd player.
The head-honchos at SoulCandi Music have pulled out all the stops to ensure that SoulCandi Sessions Three is something we’ve never seen or heard before. The project was ambitious and they would settle for nothing less than a single compilation with three cds packed with the best dance music producers in Mzansi and the world. Once that was done, they threw Terance, Kentphonic (Kent, Euphonik & Tumi) and Roger Goode in a studio and let them spin their magic mixing talents.
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