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Jovonn ‎– Current Moov EP EP review

Jovonn ‎– Current Moov EP is one of Jovonn’s lesser known releases from the late 20th century that got overlooked by many of his fans. Hardly any of his fans knew this EP even existed. The EP uses wicked assertive 909 beats over deep house rhythms. Highlights for this EP include I'm Free and Times Runnin Out.

I'm Free stands out because of kicks from a 909 machine. Jovonn used interstellar 909 beats from 909 machine for the song I'm Free. The song stands out a representation of person freedom and spiritual freedom. Interstellar is one word that can be used to describe this song. That is definitely true. That’s how deep the song is. Now the pitch and timbre of this song are perfect.

Times Runnin Out serves as a continuation and follow-up to I'm Free because the song uses a selection of rhythmic bongos and 909 beats. Bongos can be heard over a treble reduced electronic synth soundscape. This is an example of some deep underground house. The song uses wicked assertive 909 beats over deep house rhythms. That’s how deep the song is.

How I Feel is another example of some deep underground house with the echoes, jingles, spacious synths, and whirly chords.

5/5*****!!

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Jovonn ‎– Catch That Feeling E.P. EP review

Jovonn ‎– Catch That Feeling E.P.  is one of Jovonn’s lesser known releases from the early 21st century that got overlooked by many of his fans. Hardly any of his fans knew this EP even existed. Songs such as Catch That Feeling showcased the more emotional side of Jovonn. Sanctuary captures the deepness of Chicago house music.

Catch That Feeling is one emotional soulful house tune that captures so many emotions. You can feel the rawness and energy coming from this song. That’s how deep the song is. The song Catch That Feeling uses Afrocentric based percussion and beats over processed electronic beats. Sometimes you gotta catch that feeling before you lose control.

Sanctuary captures the vibe of Chicago house music and deep house music as well. Jovonn’s production on this song is totally flawless and exquisite.

The song Perks has that underground New York house music sound and that deep house sound. The song Perks is considered to be an essential tune this song truly captures the essence of deep house music. Jovonn’s production on this song is totally flawless and exquisite.

5/5*****!!

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Chris Gray ‎– Probe Of The Outermental single review

The Chris Gray ‎– Probe Of The Outermental single is a very magic, dreamy, soulful and emotional piece of deep house. The word "amazing" is not enough to describe this masterpiece. That’s exactly how wonderful this single really is. Overall Chris Gray ‎– Probe Of The Outermental is one of his deep soulful and emotional singles. His emotional songs which will put you into a house trance.

The song Probe of The Outermental is an ethereal heavenly piece of deep house. The song uses interstellar ethereal synths and pads. Which is why Probe of The Outermental has an intergalactic extraterrestrial planetary feeling.

What We Feel has that warped groovy electronic feeling due to the synths and vibe. The song follows a deep house groove. Which is exactly why this song hits you emotionally in the feels. (Which is why this song hits you in the feels.)

All The Love is a seriously deep piece of deep house with soul. Deep and amazing are two words that can be used to describe All The Love.

5/5*****!!

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Brett Dancer ‎– The Urban Visionary Series single review

Brett Dancer ‎– The Urban Visionary Series is one of Brett Dancer’s deepest singles to date. The single has some beautiful deep house tunes such as Melodic Communication and In Da Groove. Brett is on another level. Melodic Communication uses some Afrocentric based beats that follow a melody, harmony, and rhythm. The beats and melody of this song are really stand out. In Da Groove uses some nostalgic electronic style production over dance beats. Dance meets electronic, rock, and funk on In Da Groove.

4/5****!

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Chris Gray ‎– Probe Of The Outermental EP EP review

Chris Gray ‎– Probe Of The Outermental EP is a very magic, dreamy, soulful and emotional piece of deep house. The word "amazing" is not enough to describe this masterpiece. That’s exactly how wonderful this EP really is. Overall Chris Gray ‎– Probe Of The Outermental EP is one of his deep soulful and emotional EPs. His emotional songs which will put you into a house trance.

The song Probe of The Outermental is an ethereal heavenly piece of deep house. The song uses interstellar ethereal synths and pads. Which is why Probe of The Outermental has an intergalactic extraterrestrial planetary feeling.

All The Love is a seriously deep piece of deep house with soul. Deep and amazing are two words that can be used to describe All The Love.

What We Feel has that warped groovy electronic feeling due to the synths and vibe. The song follows a deep house groove. Which is exactly why this song hits you emotionally in the feels. (Which is why this song hits you in the feels.)

5/5*****!!

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Chris Gray - Very Moody EP EP review

Chris Gray - Very Moody EP is one of Chris Gray’s more emotional EPs which emits and showcases several moods in tone and nature. For example, the song Fantasy is a soulful and emotional piece of deep house which will get you into a deep trance. Fantasy and When Petals Fall are some of his deep emotional songs which are included on this EP.

The song Fantasy is a very magic, dreamy, soulful and emotional piece of deep house. The song gets you deep into a trance. Fantasy is one of his emotional songs.

When Petals Fall is another on his deep emotional songs which will put you into a house trance as much of the instrumentation is looped continuously. When Petals Fall uses a jazzy melody with a saxophone and clarinet backed behind a docile rhythmic bongo selection. One word that can be used to describe When Petals Fall is jazzy. Jazz meets deep house on When Petals Fall.

Chris Gray showcases his magic on Twist of Lime with his drum kit and cymbals. A calming melodic steel drum is used also.

Very Moody uses a sustained whirly keyboard which is why the chords are slightly cut off and muffled. Very Moody is quite soulful due to the whirly keyboard and filtered bass. You easily tell multiple layers of instrumentation were used in the song.

5/5*****!!

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Chris Gray ‎– Intelligent Emotions EP EP review

Chris Gray ‎– Intelligent Emotions EP is another one of Chris Gray’s more emotional EPs which emits and showcases several moods in tone and nature. Blueprints For Your Mind, Rain's Love, and Diffused Emotion are some of the highlight tracks off the EP.

Blueprints For Your Mind is known for having a modernized futuristic electronic feeling and sound. Blueprints For Your Mind is driven by a digitally processed and filtered kick drum beat from a drum machine backed behind some diluted pristine modernized electronic synths. The soundscape is quite futuristic for a song produced and recorded in 1997. Chris Gray fans call Blueprints For Your Mind a house masterpiece.

Rain's Love borders on the line of IDM music and deep house. (IDM is intelligent dance music.) The song sounds vastly futuristic sounding than all of the other songs on the EP given the atmospheric abstract sound and style used.

5/5*****!!

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Chris Gray ‎– Sweetness You Bring single review

Chris Gray ‎– Sweetness You Bring is some very excellent deep house you do not want to miss your chance on listening to. This 2000 single has some insanely beautiful deep house songs such as Brink of Insanity and Sweetness You Bring. Each of these songs he produced uses a rhythmic drum selection supported by deep bass. Chris Gray ‎– Sweetness You Bring is an essential beautiful deep house record.

Sweetness You Bring has deep bass, whirly angelic piano keyboard chords, and a rhythmic drum selection. Notice the djemebe, congas, and bongoes. His production and sound leave much to be desired. That’s how insanely beautiful this Chris Gray song really is. Sweetness You Bring is one of those deep house tracks which is considered to be quite captivating to listen to. Chris Gray ‎– Sweetness You Bring is an essential beautiful deep house song.

Ran Away has those hypnotic Chris Gray grooves produced by the master of deep house himself. The song follows some deep grooves and electronic beats.

5/5*****!!

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Derek Carr - Initial Transmission single review

Derek Carr - Initial Transmission was an intergalactic interstellar futuristic electronic single that was way ahead of its time. Each song uses a futuristic sounding electronic soundscape. You do not want to miss your chance on listening to this single. This is music you would hear in a planetarium. This single stood the test of time.

Venusian is driven by a bassline over electronically plucked strings. The song is deep due to that spacious and atmospheric vibe. Spacious and atmospheric are two words that can be used to describe Venusian. The song Iceberg has a calming atmospheric vibe and sound over high NRG sound. Iceberg has that intergalactic planetary vibe as this is music you would hear in a planetarium.

5/5*****!!

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Raw Elements – Raw Basics single review

Not many people know this or are aware of this tidbit of factual information but Raw Elements – Raw Basics was actually the first Mateo & Matos release. This single was their first release. This single is a representation of their early works from 1991. They delve into using the deep house sound and production they are internationally known for. One word to describe the single is smooth due to the soft beats.

Raw Basics is a deep house instrumental with a nice piano and soft lush but posh beats. However their beats are not as thick given that deep house had hardly progressed passed the underground in 1991. This was also due to the technology that was available at the time.

Deep Inside is one of those smooth sounding deep house songs. Deep Inside uses a vocal sample from Interceptor - Together. Deep Inside samples Interceptor - Together and Hanson & Davis - Tonight (Love Will Make It Right). Now that Hanson & Davis vocal sample has been used in so many house records over the years.

Lost in Time uses some smooth shakers accompanied by a kick drum. Lost in Time samples and recreates elements from the 1981 song Eddy Grant - Time Warp.

5/5*****!

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Mateo & Matos – Urban Sound E.P.  EP review

Mateo & Matos – Urban Sound E.P. is one of the lesser known Mateo & Matos releases which does not solely rely on deep house or focus on deep house. Instead this Mateo & Matos release uses a mixture of styles such as jazz house, lounge, and garage. Late night groovers such as Chill Groove and Just Lounging do a decent attempt at catching the lounge vibe.

Feel The Rhythm uses tribal house beats over dance synths and chords. The song gets warpy at times due to the smoky electronic organ. A garage soundscape is used.

Drums of the Night uses a barrage of shakers and tribal house beats over a jungle house based sound. The song uses a more Afrocentric based and oriented sound similar to Feel The Rhythm.

Chill Groove uses that laid back lounge sound over thick hip hop beats underlying a calming electronic soundscape in ethereal form. Chill Groove could be used as a late evening groover since the song is a late evening groover. The song is appropriate enough to be a late night groover given the lounge vibe. Overall the song is a decent attempt at catching the lounge sound.

Just Lounging uses that laid back lounge sound over thick hip hop beats underlying a calming electronic soundscape in a mellow manner. A 20s style jazz trumpet is used sporadically throughout the song. A nice piano is used also. Just Lounging could be used as a late evening groover since the song is a late evening groover. The song is appropriate enough to be a late night groover given the lounge vibe. Overall the song is a decent attempt at catching the lounge sound.

5/5*****!!

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Eddie Matos – Feel The Music EP EP review

Eddie Matos made his triumphant comeback into music with his new digital EP called Eddie Matos – Feel The Music EP for 2021! Eddie Matos uses his signature smooth electronic house style production on these solo songs of his.

Groove So Smooth follows a smooth disco house groove backed by Afro-Cuban beats and rhythmic house style synths on a warpy groovy electronic soundscape. The occasional double horn selection is added in. Here is what the looped vocal sample is repeating: “The groove is so smooth.” The groove is so smooth. You will feel good vibes when listening to this song. Groove So Smooth samples Alexz - Feeling Good (Original Mix) and Enrico Bsj Ferrari - Good Vibration (Original Mix).

Feel The Music uses that groovy dance bass over soft lush but posh beats with that electronic house style production from Eddie Matos himself.

5/5*****!

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DJ Rasoul – Break Loose EP EP review

DJ Rasoul – Break Loose EP is one of the lesser known releases from the legendary virtuoso DJ Rasoul. DJ Rasoul leans more towards a glitch pop sound on this release as evidenced on songs such as Since You Been Away and Touch.

Touch (Smooth Mix) uses thin crispy processed electronic beats from a beat machine over retro synths. A looped vocal sample is what this song repetitive and gives the song an edge of deep house. The looped vocal sample is reverbed as there is a small delay. However there are echoes present. A bit of glitch pop is used and present on this mix of Touch.

Touch (Chicago Mix) is a Chicago house remix of the song Touch. That is why there is an element of deep house present and prevalent.

Since You Been Away sounds like a smorgasbord of Daft Punk samples with all those glitches and blips. This song leans more towards a glitch pop sound and not just only a deep house sound. DJ Rasoul experimented with something different by using a different style of music.

Break Loose is one of those is spectacular deep house songs with beats which will make you want to dance. Electronica style synths are used.

4/5****

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Raw Elements ‎– Back 2 Bay Six single review

Raw Elements ‎– Back 2 Bay Six is another one of Mateo & Matos earlier releases and is an example of New York house music (NYC house to be precise). This single was their second release and is representation of their early works from the 1990s. They delve into using the deep house sound and production they are internationally known for. The beats on this single are soft and sublime.

Back 2 Bay Six is a quality deep house song with a jazzy edge and is an example of early New York house music. You have the smoky electronic keyboard organ, flutes, and saxophone.

Sax 5 Ave pays a tribute to both New York house music (NYC house) and lounge jazz. The beats on this song are much harder. The songs title pays tribute to 5th Avenue which is a major thoroughfare located  in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

Higher is one of their softer and sublime songs with an upbeat deep house tempo. The beats on this song are soft and sublime.

5/5*****!

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Azuni – Soulship EP review

Azuni – Soulship EP is one of the most overlooked and underrated electronic singles of 2011. The single incorporates different style of electronic music such as deep house and dubstep. For example Feel It is a dubstep song while Do It To Me is a deep house song. All Azuni songs are simple but wonderful. Some of the best deep house comes from Azuni.

Do It To Me has some thick warped techno beats over an electronic deep house soundscape. Those harp styled chords from the keyboard are what made Do It To Me a lovely song. The deepness begins at the 1:50, 2:24, and 3:00 duration marks of the song.

How Wonderful is a lovely song about true simplicity and soul. How Wonderful is a soulful deep house song with a heavenly feeling, tone, and vibe which is why this Azuni song is a lovely song. Sound waves of this song follow the E major key. The sound quality on How Wonderful is astounding and absolutely amazing. You can hear some of the best deep house on this song.

Feel It is a good dubstep song. The song is accompanied by a kick drum and cymbals. Now this song is one of Azuni’s deeper songs which explains some deep history of electronic music in particular.

5/5*****!

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Nu Mood Orchestra - Nite Food EP review

Nu Mood Orchestra - Nite Food EP is one of the most beautiful and underrated tech house EPs of 2001. Each of these tracks are essential bangers. The title track will take you on a peaceful journey through tech house. The track has a nice groove and sick filtered bass line which is thumping. Deeper Moods is a very chill and blissful track due to the relaxing shakers, synths, and beats.

4/5****!

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Mateo & Matos ‎– Underground Lingo EP EP review

Mateo & Matos ‎– Underground Lingo EP is one of the forgotten and lesser known works of Mateo & Matos from 2003. Jungle house and tribal house meet deep house on the EP. Old Skool uses a barrage of soft sounding tribal house beats to a jungle house groove over quiet angelic harmonizing synths along with Latin style percussion. This is Mateo & Matos at their best. Sofrito uses a set of bongos over dance beats over a smooth lounge sound. Mateo & Matos are probably 2 of the most underrated house producers.

5/5*****!

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Lazuli Blue ‎– Groove Me Rite single review

The Lazuli Blue ‎– Groove Me Rite single uses a beautiful fusion of deep house, dance, and funk. The Lazuli Blue ‎– Groove Me Rite single is a beautiful house single. Groove Me Rite was an accurate example of Italian house in the 90s.

Infinite Domain (Groove Me Mix) single uses a beautiful fusion of deep house, dance, and funk filtered with some deep IDM sounds. The mix features contributions from Gavin Morrison. In addition to Gavin Morrison, this track features guitarist and musician Gene Hughes aka "Bluejean". Gavin Morrison, Gene Hughes, and Lazuli Blue made Infinite Domain (Groove Me Mix) a quality high class song.

Lazuli Blue - Groove Me Rite (Paradise Mix) is a deep house song which will undoubtedly take you to parardise hence the title to this mix. Bluejean and Nelson Paradise Roman took the Paradise Mix of Groove Me Rite to paradise with their heavenly angelic production with the synths and chords.

Groove Me Rite (Club Mix) has an 80s Italian disco feel to it while retaining that old fashioned 90s deep house sound.

4/5****!

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