Recommended Listening

Heidi B - Mr Fly [Broken Records]

Heidi B makes her debut on Jesse Saunders Broken Records with a lovely soulful groove. The mixes come from Christian Poow, Madjik & Jesse himself. The promo starts off with Christian's energetic peak time interpretation which is aimed squarely at the floor. Next up is the first of three mixes from Madjik which treads a much more soulful path with soothing chords, live bass and melodic guitars to compliment the sweet vocals. There are also a couple of more down-tempo jazzy mixes with dusty beats and a laid back vibe that should appeal to fans of Lisa Stansfield among others. For now I'm sticking with the Madjik Funky Vocal but all the mixes have plenty to offer at the right time on the right floor. Available now on Broken Records.

Reviewed by Dean Serafini

Track Review

Jesse Saunders ft Dani Ivory - Kaleidescope [Broken Records]

Jesse Saunders is back with a laid back soulful house groove "Kaleidescope". Featuring the sweet, soothing vocals of Dani Ivory, there's a total of 12 mixes, dubs and instrumentals with significant contributions from a few well known figures within the house scene. It all starts with Jesse's original mix and its chugging rhythms that could be a train rolling down the tracks, cool atmospheric vibes and those vocals I already mentioned. I can easily imagine myself on a beach with a refreshment or three and this for company. DeMarkus Lewis delivers his "Afro Remix" adding more tribal rhythms but otherwise staying quite close to the original production. Stacy Kidd's "House 4 Life Remix" injects a warm bass groove, gently played keys and skippier beats. Next to step up is Paul Johnson with his "Tech HouseNation Dub" which adds techier synths and a much rawer groove. The package is rounded off by the much tougher and darker vibe of the "VMS Down Under Remix" which is aimed squarely at the main room. All the mixes work well with the vocals and there's something for most audiences within the package. Altogether it's very pleasing on the ear with the "Original" proving my pick of the mixes so far. Due for release on 6th September.

Reviewed by Dean Serafini