Soulfuric is one of the most well-renowned labels in house music worldwide. Under the production guises Jazz-N-Groove and Urban Blues Project, Brian Tappert and Marc Pomeroy released records on classic labels including Sub-Urban, Strictly Rhythm and AM:PM, even cueing up the first ever release on Defected Records (and a UK chart no.8) with Soulsearcher’s 'Can’t Get Enough'. In 1996, the two founded their own label Soulfuric Recordings which eventually included sub-labels Soulfuric Deep and Soulfuric Trax. Soulfuric was and is one of the most important labels in the history of this genre we love, garnering a cult following and releasing classics from Hardsoul, John ‘Julius’ Knight, Urban Blues Project, 95 North, Afromento and Wayne Gardiner.

Swedish production team Orange Muse, aka Tobias Lindén and Mats Landberg, serve up the blissed-out ‘Keep The Funk Alive’ initially released in 2003. The Original Retweaked Mix features funky spoken vocals paired with a wicked Rhodes lick and crisp drums. Next up, Brian Tappert and Marc Pomeroy, aka Jazz-N-Groove, put their stamp on the track with additional handclaps and congas. UK duo Soul Avengerz deliver the groovy Keeping The Funk Dub. Orange Muse lay down a harder hitting beat in Pt. 2 followed by the more subdued Original CB’s Spoken Mix, alongside a plethora of Instrumental versions along with the Accapella, all adding to an essential release for DJs and music lovers.

Orange Muse ‘Keep The Funk Alive’

1. Keep The Funk Alive (Original Retweaked Mix)
2. Keep The Funk Alive (Jazz-N-Groove Remix)
3. Keep The Funk Alive (Soul Avengerz Keeping The Funk Dub)
4. Keep The Funk Alive (Pt. 2)
5. Keep The Funk Alive (Original CB’s Spoken Mix)
6. Keep The Funk Alive (Original Retweaked Instrumental)
7. Keep The Funk Alive (Jazz-N-Groove Instrumental)
8. Keep The Funk Alive (Accapella)

Written by Mats Landberg & Tobias Lindén
Produced, Arranged, Mixed & Engineered by Orange Muse for Colourful Productions
Vocals by Chris B
Wurlitzer by David W
Recorded at Studio K-Four, Stockholm
Track 2 & 7 Remix & Additional Production by Brian Tappert & Marc Pomeroy
Track 3 Remix & Additional Production by Soul Avengerz (Paul Gardner & Wayne O’Connell)
Published by Soulfuric Music
P&C 2003 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings