Slut Pop Miami

Like other releases from the U.K.-based Soul Jazz label – such as Philadelphia Roots or New Orleans Funk – the 17-track Miami Sound: Rare Funk & Soul from Miami Florida 1967-1974 prides itself on its obscurity, digging out tracks that have been lost to all but the fanatically dedicated collector. That's Soul Jazz's stock in trade: They occasionally feature hits, but they're regional hits, and none of the material on any of their collections is readily available on CD. While there's the occasional feeling that sides are chosen for obscurity's sake, it's often overshadowed by the consistency of the material; it all sounds of a piece, due to the compilers' expert ears and their desire to hold the groove above all other considerations. This is appropriate especially for Miami Sound, since the city's soul was as groove-oriented as New Orleans, but considerably more splashy, stylish, streamlined, hard, and sleek – the kind of grooves that work really well as recordings, which is why this may be the best installment yet of Soul Jazz's soul-oriented compilations. Each cut here has a bright neon glow and deep danceability that point the way to disco, and while that can sometimes get a little samey on the instrumentals – with the notable exception of Timmy Thomas' rampaging "Funky Me," whose beat even points the way toward electro – what makes this collection a real delight is the abundance of great songs. Little Beaver is deservedly a respected cult figure and George and Gwen McCrae are both represented with good early cuts, but the real finds are Joey Gilmore's deep soul, Frank Williams & the Rocketeers' vocal sides, and especially James Knight & the Butlers, whose two tracks, "Save Me" and "Fantasy World," are pure dynamite, a pair of the best unheard soul of the '70s and reason enough to get this collection.

"Doctor Pressure" is a mash-up of the songs "Drop The Pressure" from Mylo and "Dr. Beat" from Miami Sound Machine. This is a 2005 CD5 featuring two mixes of the song and three mixes of "Drop The Pressure". This was milked to the public by Breastfed via V2.

Soul, funk, disco band from Miami, Florida. Formed by producer/songwriter Willie Clarke in 1974, the original line-up comprised of Andrew Curran (guitar), Willie Jackson (bass), Robert Moore (vocals), George Perry (bass), Freddie Scott (drums), Warren Thompson (guitar), Bobby Williams (organ) and Clarke himself on percussion.

With this year’s Miami Music Week fast approaching, we kick off 2018 with the first in this year's Underground series; 'Miami Underground 2018'. Introducing some fresh faces and new producers to the tracklist, ‘Miami Underground’ treads further into new genres with Leftfield, Melodic, Lo-Fi and Breakbeat thrown in amongst the usual array of Deep House, Tech House and Techno. Showcasing brand new tracks from both established and emerging talents including George FitzGerald, Marquis Hawkes, KiNK, A Sagittariun, Frits Wentink, Kolsch, Maya Jane Coles, Mella Dee, Patrick Topping, Bodhi, Eli Brown, Black Loops, Shanti Celeste, Fear-E, Primitive Trust, Hector Couto, Raumakustik, CamelPhat, Hugo Massien, Perc, Matrixxman & many more!

For over a decade, Defected Miami mix albums have brought together the best new underground house music, championing upcoming talent and highlighting material from established artists. ‘Defected Miami 2018’ continues the tradition of forecasting the records that will soundtrack the Miami Winter Music Conference and go on to remain playlist fixtures for tastemaker DJs throughout the summer.

Toolroom Records are a record label that has been at the forefront of House music and the deeper vibes for the last decade, so when it comes to compilation CDs, they know exactly what to do and this is showcased in Toolroom Miami 2015. Over 11 hours of the best in House, Tech House and Techno form the essential playlist for this year’s Winter Music Conference. A crucial collection of this year’s future hits – this is ‘Toolroom Miami 2015‘.

As all dance music fans know, Miami Music Week is one of the most important events in the industry calendar.

Our popular theme, World Series, returns with a seductive and chic addition to our global city roster, welcome to sandy beaches and fluorescent bikinis, welcome World Series: Miami! This World Series is being released in time for one of our favourite parties of the year, the Winter Music Conference, Miami where HK DJs have always hosted a lavish party to celebrate the music we all love…..>

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. 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.

Spring 2021 sees Germany’s house music duo Milk & Sugar releasing the next edition of their Miami Sessions mix series to officially start off spring 2021.