Various Artists - The Sound of Soul Heaven Miami 2016

The Sound of Soul Heaven Miami is back for 2016, putting together the very best new soulful and vocal house cuts from Tim Deluxe, Tommy Bones, Gershon Jackson and Fred Everything plus plenty of essential classic tracks from Dennis Ferrer, Karizma, Guti and Osunlade to bring back those nostalgic soulful moments.
 
Founded by Oli White and Master At Work Louie Vega, for fifteen years now Soul Heaven has been responsible for keeping the soulful side of house music alive and kicking. Not only is the Soul Heaven title synonymous with the biggest names in the business; ‘Little’ Louie Vega, Kenny Dope, Masters At Work of course, Frankie Knuckles, Dennis Ferrer, Jocelyn Brown, Osunlade…(the list goes on), the Soul Heaven crew have hosted parties in the US, South Africa, China, Thailand and Korea and throughout Europe, bringing cutting edge soulful house to the world.
 
Representing at the modern end of the spectrum on The Sound of Soul Heaven Miami 2016 are artists like Grey Area, the duo from the Netherlands mixing a special kind of disco, funk, soul and jazz fusion in ‘Lose My Cool’ and ‘Afrodisiac’. Taken from the recent EP, Rhodes’s mix of Tim Deluxe’s ‘JAS’ and Tommy Bones’s ‘T’s Jazzy Joint’ (from the forthcoming ‘Arrival EP’) are both funky melodic tracks, emblematic of soulful house in 2016.
 
Standout new vocal tracks on this unmissable compilation include Fusion Groove Orchestra’s ‘If Only I Could’ featuring the powerfully soulful voice of Steve Lucas and the gorgeous ‘Kai KZR Alcé Late Night Mix’ of The DangerFeel Newbies ‘What Am I Here For?’ Meanwhile, the huge Eli Escobar remix of Gershon Jackson’s ‘Take It Easy’ which has been making waves on the dancefloor since the beginning of 2016, picks up the tempo with its infectious soul clap.
 
There were certain timeless tracks that just had to make the cut on The Sound of Soul Heaven Miami 2016. Osunlade’s seminal ‘Envision’ for example, the atmospheric and ever-remixable classic takes pride of place in its ‘Yoruba Soul Mix’ version. Other classic highlights include Dennis Ferrer’s ‘Underground Is My Home’ and the euphoric ‘Given Me Joy’ from Marc Evans – both tracks that epitomise the Miami sound.
 
The Sound of Soul Heaven Miami 2016 pieces together everything there is to love about soulful house in three unbeatable mixes, combining the fresh with the archetypal to bring you soulful grooves at their very best.
 
The Sound of Soul Heaven Miami 2016 is out 11 March (Download / Stream) on Soul Heaven

Tracklist:
 
Mix 1 Tracklist: –
01. Konstantin Sibold ‘Dome’
02. Grey Area ‘Lose My Cool’
03. Heston ‘Resign 2 U’ (Reel People Vocal Mix)
04. Kings Of Tomorrow featuring April ‘It's Only You’ (Sandy Rivera's Original Mix)
05. Gershon Jackson ‘Take It Easy’ (Eli Escobar Remix)
06. The DangerFeel Newbies ‘What Am I Here For?’ (Kai KZR Alcé Late Night Mix)
07. Fusion Groove Orchestra featuring Steve Lucas ‘If Only I Could’ (Liem Remix)
08. Copyright featuring Imaani ‘Time’ (Jon Cutler Distant Music Remix)
09. Joss Moog ‘Smith’
10. Tim Deluxe ‘JAS’ (Rhodes Mix)
11. Tommy Bones ‘T’s Jazzy Joint’
12. Black Magic ‘Dance (Do That Thing)’ (MAW Mix)
13. Rhemi featuring Hanlei ‘Diamond’
 
Mix 2 Tracklist: –
01. Fred Everything featuring Jinadu ‘Searching’
02. Tony Momrelle ‘Pick Me Up’ (Reel People Vocal Mix)
03. Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra ‘Too Much Information’ (Laolu Remix (Edit))
04. Pino Arduini & Javier Bollag ‘Los Pueblos’ (Pablo Fierro Remix)
05. Osunlade ‘Envision’ (Yoruba Soul Mix)
06. Grey Area ‘Afrodisiac’
07. Kings Of Tomorrow featuring April ‘Take Me Back’ (Atjazz Afrotech Remix)
08. Stones & Bones featuring Marissa Guzman ‘Light A Spark’ (Manoo Remix)
09. Adesse Versions ‘Thank U’
10. Soul Vision ‘Don't Stop’ (Remix)
11. Iban Montoro & Jazzman Wax ‘Chicago’
12. Purple Disco Machine & Boris Dlugosch ‘L.O.V.E.’
13. DJ W!ld ‘I Love You More’
 
Mix 3 Tracklist: –
01. Amira ‘My Desire’ (Blaze’s Klubhead Vocal)
02. Marc Evans ‘Given Me Joy’ (Muthafunkaz 12” Mix)
03. Quentin Harris featuring Margaret Grace ‘My Joy’ (Original)
04. Soul Central featuring Billie ‘In-Ten-City’ (Vocal Mix)
05. Kings Of Tomorrow ‘Another Day’ (Original Mix)
06. Hardrive: 2000 featuring Pierre Salandy ‘Living In The Future’
07. Paolo Rocco ‘Move Body, Move Forward’
08. Dennis Ferrer featuring Tyrone Ellis ‘Underground Is My Home’
09. Guti & Luca Bacchetti ‘Finale’
10. Chez Damier ‘Can You Feel It’ (Steve Bug Re-Dub)
11. Fonda Rae ‘Living In Ecstasy’ (The Groove Mix)
12. Wallflower ‘Say You Won’t Ever’ (Larry Heard Club Mix)
13. Karizma featuring DJ Spen ‘4 The Love’ (Kaytronik 2011 Remix)
14. Karizma ‘Neke's Theme’ + Nick Curly ‘Between’ (Accapella)