Masterful remixes by the mighty Mark De Clive-Lowe – with all the depth we've always loved in both his production work and his own recordings – putting his distinctive spin on tracks by Nils Wulker & Jill Scott, Nina Lares, King, Dexter Story, Amana Melome and Cherie Mathieson! Mark has a way of honing in on the deepest facets of the original tracks – whether it's spacey soul, cosmic club grooves, underground soul jazz or bass-heavy broken beat jams – while bringing in his signature breezy, bubbling soulfulness. He's in peak form on this EP, which is all the better for having such excellent source material – including "Worth The Wait" by Nils Wulker feat Jill Scott, "Uncover Me" by Nina Lares, "Supernatural" by King, "As Is" by Dexter Story, "Lock & Key" by Amana Melome and "Games We Play" by Cherie Mathieson. LP, Vinyl record album

Mark De Clive-Lowe takes us to church – with a set that's easily his most soulful, spiritual record ever! The album's got a lot more acoustic elements than usual – plenty of jazz elements on tenor, flute, trumpet, and percussion – mixed with Mark's own great Fender Rhodes and other keyboards – some of which shift the sound of the acoustic instruments in the process! The shift is a bit like that taken by Jimi Tenor with his own music in recent years, but the overall sound is still very much in the soaring, cosmic territory we've always loved from Mark – but there's also a much deeper connection to the planet as well. Wonderful throughout – a great step forward for an artist we already love so much – and titles include "Sketch For Miguel", "Now Or Never", "Nova Roda", "The Mission", "Distractions", "Mason's Galaxy", "Imam", and "Sun Up Sun Down". LP, Vinyl record album

New versions of some of the best tracks by cosmic soul singer Shaun Escoffery – remixed by the cream of the crop of the current underground! An all-global lineup worked on the tracks on the set – including Jazzanova, Peter Kruder, DJ Spinna, Ticklah, DJ Cam, Mark Mac, Koop, and Mark De Clive-Lowe – leading us to wonder where they found such a big bag of money to put together the album! Money aside, though, the album's a heck of a record – as Shaun's original tunes are wonderfully abstract and open-minded, leaving lots of angles for other folks to come in and change things up. The results are great – taking the tunes into even more cosmic territory than the originals –a nd titles include versions of "Let It Go", "Into The Blue", "Breaking Away", "Conversations Of The Heart", "Space Rider", "Days Like This", and "Give Everything". CD

Soaring, soulful club from Fanatix – one of the deepest dancefloor projects we've heard from the London scene in years – a really collaborative effort that includes contributions from favorites like Shaun Escoffery, Lady Alma, Mark De Clive-Lowe, Sara Devine, and many others! The grooves are a blend of 70s disco, 80s house, and 90s club – all wrapped together with a sound that's upbeat and positive, and which has a really classic sense of energy overall. Fanatix work in the same territory as Joey Negro's Sunburst Band – and with a quality level that's equally high – and there's a timelessness to this record that may well have us spinning it out for years to come. CD has 16 tracks in all and titles include "Love Connection", "Call On Me", "Casa Cubana", "Open Your Eyes", "This Thing Of Ours", "Can't Let Go", "Re-Hooked", "In Your Arms", "Get A Grip", and "Slow It Down". CD

An orchestral homage to Dr Dre spearheaded by Brooklyn's Sylvester Onyejiaka, aka Sly5thAve – fleshing out hooks and melodies from throughout Dre's career, from classic singles to deep cuts, into large scale jazzy soul – with a stellar roster of guests including Mark De Clive-Lowe, DJ Center, Quantic, Jimetta Rose and more! It's pretty diverse, capturing timeless Cali funk & soul backdrops as well as slightly more stripped down live band hip hop-style versions, and mostly, but not entirely instrumentals. One exception is "Let Me Ride" with singer Jimetta Rose, who delivers some great, spontaneously emotional vocals – but the whole set is excellent – and titles includes "Shiznit" with Jessie Fisher, "California", "Drelude For Woo" feat Mark De Clive-Lowe, "No Diggity" feat Sydney Driver, "The Jam" feat Matthias Loescher, "Who Am I" feat Paul Wilson, "Still Dre", "My Name Is" feat Robert Searight, "Guilty Conscience", "Nuthin' But A G Thang" feat Brad Allen Williams, "The Edge" feat Quantic, "Next Episode", "Peace" and more. CD

A beautiful project from the contemporary underground scene in LA – a record that shares lots of energy and musicians with recordings by Build An Ark and Life Force Trio! Dexter Story's the main force behind the record, but the set's a strongly collaborative effort – and features keyboards from Mark De Clive-Lowe, flute from Derf Reklaw, strings from Mighel Atwood-Ferguson, vocals from Dwight Trible, and key studio work from Carlos Nino! Story's vocals and overall conception are wonderful – soaring and soulful, with some slight cosmic touches that give the record a bit more crackle than related projects – a sound that's still steeped in spiritual jazz elements, yet which also really opens up as the set rolls on. There's a wonderful sense of variety to the tracks – due to the shifting lineup – but the overall feel is still very cohesive, and an amazing demonstration of Story's bold musical vision. Titles include "Seasons", "Into The Hour", "Love Force Trio (part 1)", "Underway", "Water Bearer", "Paddle Boat", "Bloop Drip", "Gyre Song", "As Is", "God Sun", and "Suijin". CD