Phused

Remixers include VD3, Domu, Loru, U-Key and After Hours Glide. There are some interesting collaborations such as Omar feat. Angie Stone — Stylin remixed by VB3’s Retro Funk Remix. Then the previous song Fly…Shine by US songstress Yolanda Johnson, provides the soul element. A lot of unheard discoveries are there for your listening adventure. Like Ok_Ma feat. Lea Lea Jones, Bwoygal, remixed by Lanu. The stand out song is from West London duo YamWho?, on Here We Go. Label CEO, Robert Spolijaric, is clearly ahead of the times, and the noises coming from this compilation are certainly different. Gentle fender Rhodes make the Lchiro Suezowa and Annette Phillip collaboration impressive.

T.C Finally

To sports fans, Terry Cummings is a house hold name across the nation, L.A Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks, and Gold State warriors. Since leaving his ball game, occupation was turned to his music career, and his debut album on Miles High Productions was born, T.C Finally. NBA-all star has been taking seven years to perfect his vocal and performing techniques, and offers a solid album. A sexy R&B sounding album, Terry Cummings will appeal to the women and in his press it states “if you haven’t experienced love before, now is the time”

June April

June April showers you with her jazzy soul music on her What Am I? second album release, out earlier in 2007 on High Life Music Group. Each song has a level of professional confidence from this new comer, June April. A spiritual singer and songwriter, has been clearly inspired by the great jazz players but also many of the current jazz and soul artists like Fertile Ground or Jeff Bradshaw. June April has a sense of freedom like a summer breeze in her music, yet her vocals are intense and haunting (at times). The excellent Tick Tock to the timelessly enjoyable Ready, June April has the future of her career intact. The more Gospel/Spiritual inspired numbers are Come Sunday, Weeping Mary, Fear VS Faith, Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door, and Don't Let This Harvest Pass.

BennySings

BennySings’ latest album At Home confirms that he is one to watch out for or at least, an artist to fit into your record collection. At Home has influences from Carol King to Michael Franks. BennySings, is from Amsterdam, Europe, signed to Dox Records and then to Sonar Kollektiv, which released this internationally acclaimed album, At Home. Tracing right back to his hip-hop roots, this bouncy groove and lazy soulful album/artist really gets you listening to it for weeks. BennySings and his producer Bart Suer, are way ahead of the times, placing focus on urban soulful sounds, authentic and jazzy at the same time. At Home, features Urita on Blackberry Street, a fast tempo song. He is really returning with At Home, BennySings, features beats, and head nodding grooves. His lyrics are ear opening and cheery.

Joy Denalane

Born & Raised is not the debut album for this German soul artist, Joy Denalane. She has already an impressive discography of albums influenced by her Uncle Hugh Masakela, to Erykah Badu. Change featuring Lupe Fiasco was the first leading single taken from this independently released album, Born & Raised. Out on Nesola, 18th, June, 2007, Joy Denalane managed to reach mainstream interest, both in the UK and US. No longer will this German based artist remain as a European soul secret.

J-Live

Do you enjoy real hip-hop? J-Live returns with his latest EP called Reveal The Secret, after a two year break, J-Live hooks up with producers and long-time friends DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Spinna, Da Beatminerz, Marco Polo, and Oddisee. J-Live has always offered incredible wordplay in his rapping, and on Reveal The Secret he continues to impress.

Soulisms 2008