Alex Ander & Deep Grounder – Take Me There Tonight EP

Two tracks in seven mixes on what King Street are billing as a double A-side release here.

Looking at Take Me There first, in its Original form this is a soulful house cut with a female vocal from Virag and plenty of dancefloor energy. Kobe's remix pumps up the kicks and adds Detroitian strings as well as an extended breakdown in the middle, Eric Powa B's rub is guitar-flecked and Iberican-sounding while top honours for me go to the self-explanatory Carlos Vargas Deeper Remix.

On the flip, Tonight comes in three mixes, with no original in sight. The URH Remix is tough and drummy with a big, sparse breakdown while the Gerotone Dub Mix is more sumptuous and garage-inclined, but the standout for me is the Jon Silva Remix with its BIG organ vibes.

Whichever mix you plump for, though, this is classic-style house done properly.

Out: This week

About: You know where to find King Street, don't you?

Edmund feat Natasha Watts - Fantasy

Another one where I'm not sure of the release date. But hey, it's my boy Diego, AKA Edmund, so we'll review it anyway.

I've been banging on for ages about how good Edmund's stuff is, both on here and in the pages of iDJ. So I won't wax too lyrical right now, suffice to say that this sees him in full vocal mode for a change, but is just as good as his usual deeper, instrumentally-inclined shizzle. It's proof that, contrary to what the efforts of some producers would lead you to believe, it IS still possible in 2011 to do 'soulful' without going all lame-ass and wishy-washy… oh, and there are 12 mixes on offer, from (deep breath) Doobie J & Rob Capewell, Lee Tristram, Ray Paxon, Seb Skalski, House Device, Carlos Vargas, Mojito and DJ Bassi, so if you can't find something to play on this release, then you probably don't like house music very much and I'm quite surprised you're even reading this blog.

Out: Now, almost certainly – but truth be told, any time between early November 2010 and July 17, 2036, for all I know. Tsk!

About: As I said, I've been bigging up Edmund for ages, so for now let's just talk about the label this is on, Daddy Funk 45, who seem to exist online mostly as a Soundcloud page. The label is run by the Soul Intention crew, and not to be confused with Ian Dewhirt's reissue label of the same name (Soul Intention, that is). Just in case you're confused. I was, for a bit.