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.

Soulfuric Trax presents Rio de Janeiro producer DJ Meme’s dancefloor-ready ‘V.A.I.’ from 2007. Up-tempo and mixed with heavy synths and pads, the Club Mix packs a punch with its straight-up bouncing peak-time style, also accompanied with a Beatzz version. Fellow Soulfuric collaborator Deep Josh takes his production deeper with a rumbling bassline alongside a groovy Forensic Mix by Stereo Mutants. No matter the weather, carnival vibes are in full swing with this record.


DJ Meme ‘V.A.I.’

1. V.A.I. (DJ Meme Club Mix)
2. V.A.I. (Deep Josh Mix)
3. V.A.I. (Stereo Mutants Forensic Mix)
4. V.A.I. (DJ Meme Beatzz)

Written by Marcello Mansur
Produced, Programmed & Mixed by DJ Meme for Open House Productions, Inc.
Track 2 Remix by Deep Josh @ D10Studio 4 The Applefunk 2007
Additional Keys by Pedro C.
Track 3 Remixed by Stereo Mutants at Pentire Studio, UK
Published by Atal Music Limited
P&C 2007 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings