Review: DJ Beloved is something of a local hero in his home state of New Jersey, with a rising reputation among fans of deep, soulful and spiritual house worldwide. This compilation, which boasts plenty of his own productions and remixes, acts as both a celebration of, and a showcase for, his undeniable talents. There's much to enjoy throughout, from the richly percussive and immersive brilliance of he and Spen's rework of 'Saxophone Madness' (a collaboration with Dave Drake and Dennis Hillman) and the organ solo masterclass that is Jerry Williams hook-up 'Melodrama', to the wide-eyed wonder of future vocal anthem 'After All' by Divinity, and the Latin-tinged, early morning bliss of his 'BPM After Dark' rework of Diephius 'Don't Speak'.
Review: Over the last decade, DJ Spen's Quantize Recordings imprint has been one of the most reliable sources of soulful house, US garage and vocal deep house around. Here the man behind the label celebrates its' 10th birthday via a compilation that boasts some of his favourite catalogue cuts to date. His continuous mix is hugel;y enjoyable, but it's the selection of unmixed, full-length tracks that will delight DJs. The plentiful highlights include Danny Krivit's fine, extended re-edit of Marco Valery's house style cover of Jean Carne's Philly Soul classic 'Free Love', Spen's jazz piano-sporting 'Decadence' re-edit ofMichele Chiavarini's luscious 'Let Me See You', the soaring soulful house/disco fusion of Kenny Carpenter's remix of Tracy Hamlin's 'Home' and the bumpin' dancefloor chunkiness of Todd Terry, Spen and Thommy's rework of Spen's 'Stranger'.
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