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.

11AM deliver the serenely soulful ‘Give It Up’, originally released on Soulfuric Deep in 2001 with vocals from Joe Roberts and Melanie Williams. The Sweet Harmony Vocal Mix of the title track holds soft vocals, strings and slow synth chords and comes accompanied by the Sax Dub Mix, Sax Instrumental and Original Reprise versions. Sean McCabe ups the tempo and lays down additional hi-hats and a sax solo in his Dub version on this blissed-out package.


11AM ‘Give It Up’

1. Give It Up (11AM Sweet Harmony Vocal Mix)
2. Give It Up (11AM Sax Dub Mix)
3. Give It Up (Sean McCabe Dub Mix)
4. Give It Up (Southern Divide Vocal Mix)
5. Give It Up (Sax Instrumental)
6. Give It Up (Reprise)

Written by Timothy Mark Atherton & Andrew James Tracey
Produced by 11AM
Vocals by Joe Roberts & Melanie Williams
Sax by Ian Dixon & Andy Schofield
Recorded at Zap Studios
Track 3 Remix, Bass & Keys by Sean McCabe
Track 4 Remixed by Southern Divide
Keyboards & Percussion by Justin Stride
Published by Soulfuric Music
P&C 2003 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings