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On 20th January 2023, REEL PEOPLE release the wonderful FOUK remixes of I NEVER KNEW.

I NEVER KNEW was originally released back in 2020 as part of the bands four-track EP,   DANCING ON THE MOON and featured fizzing bars courtesy of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT’S frontman SPEECH. The single is also part of the new REEL PEOPLE album, LOVE2 dropping on 24th March 2023.

Childhood friends DANIEL LESEMAN & HANS PEEMAN aka FOUK have been delighting dancefloors since 2014 with a house sound infused with disco and a lot of funk and groove.
FOUK have an incredible roster of original tracks and remixes having worked with labels such as HEIST RECORDINGS, RAZOR-N-TAPE, LOCAL TALK, BOOGIE ANGST & Z RECORDS.

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I Never Knew (Fouk Remixes)

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Reel People feat. Speech - I Never Knew (Fouk Remix)

Soul Love 2014 is out on 5th May 2014.
Formats: 25 track digital album // 14 track cd sampler // 2 x 7" vinyl samplers

Five highly absorbed months of compiling later and, at last, we have the finest, truest definition of modern soul yet – Soul Love 2014. No effort has been spared in bringing this album together, all corners of the globe scoured over much of last year for 25 contemporary cuts of exquisite groove, musicianship and emotion.

Here they now are, Soul Love 2014 throwing together smooth glides, funky grinds, peppy beat- downs and whipsmart house riffs by everyone from UK scene stalwarts Omar, Caron Wheeler, Tony Momrelle and Don-E to US thoroughbreds Eric Roberson, The Foreign Exchange and Marc Evans via white-hot youngbloods like Portia Monique, Lady, Chris Turner, Eric Lau, Debra Debs and Chaz Shepherd. This collective platform for soul music’s latest generation of stars really delivers sounds on the frontier, and reinforces just how bright the future really is.

Also including a bonus DJ Mix by Brooklyn legend DJ Spinna, Soul Love 2014 is a project all about moving forward; about distinguishing itself from the overload of compilations treading the same old soul clichés by celebrating a younger, fresher, totally inspiring new line-up of music-makers. Travelling from London to LA via Philly, Stockholm to Johannesburg and even, surprisingly, the frosty climes of Helsinki (courtesy of talented hip-hop-flecked trio Dolla Lova), Soul Love 2014 is an exhilarating global showcase of what exactly makes modern soul tick.

A big-up to the soul heroes of today and tomorrow - the most comprehensive yet compiled – it reflects utterly relevant and energised song-craft able to strike deep at heart and mind.

www.soullove2014.com // www.reelpeoplemusic.co.uk

The Foreign Exchange - Take Off The Blues

THE COMPANY officially unleash summertime with their debut REEL PEOPLE MUSIC release, SUPERSTAR.

Full of Soul and with a nod of the head to some classic 90s R&B, SUPERSTAR is set for some heavy rotation over the coming sun-drenched weeks.

THE COMPANY comprises 4 very talented musical individuals; ROCSTARR, REID, KAY and founder member BABY BROOKS.

As always we present some very special remixes with label bosses REEL PEOPLE and also a warm welcome to Italian Soulful House maestro, MARK DI MEO. 

For more info on all of our artists and releases, please go to: www.reelpeoplemusic.co.uk


Superstar

Superstar (Reel People Vocal Mix)

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The Company - Superstar (Reel People Vocal Mix)

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REEL PEOPLE MUSIC are excited to present our next release, an outstanding remix package by UK house music legend GRANT NELSON of RISK ASSESSMENT FEAT. MONICA BLAIRE - IT’S NOT RIGHT BUT IT’S OKAY.

IT’S NOT RIGHT BUT IT’S OKAY is of course a rework of the WHITNEY HOUSTON R&B classic from 1999 produced by the legendary RODNEY JERKINS.

GLYNE BRATHWAITE aka RISK ASSESSMENT has been involved in the London House music scene for over 3 decades as a promoter, DJ and now producer and in recent times has had some outstanding releases on high calibre labels such as GLITTERBOX RECORDINGS, PEPPERMINT JAM, REEL PEOPLE MUSIC & NO FUSS RECORDS.

Detroit singer, songwriter, and MC MONICA BLAIRE is truly a unique alternative soulstress. Extremely versatile and very talented, her passion for music has led to amazing collaborations with artists such as R&B singers DWELE & VANESSA WILLIAMS, DENAUN PORTER from D12, WAAJEED from the PLATINUM PIED PIPERS and most recently a stunning solo album released on MAHOGANI MUSIC produced by label owner and legend MOODYMANN.

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It’s Not Right But It’s Okay (Grant Nelson Remixes)

Risk Assessment feat. Monica Blaire – It’s Not Right But It’s Okay (Grant Nelson Remix)

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As we welcome in the Summer sun, REEL PEOPLE MUSIC are happy to showcase the first instalment of a new Remix EP series. 

Volume 1 includes a super cool rework from AKI BERGEN who put’s his twist on the anthem ‘THE TEA’ by CHOKLATE.

Next up, THE LAYABOUTS & AFRONAUGHT, get to grips with 2 tracks from the recent EP by MARK de CLIVE-LOWE. ‘FEELS LIKE HOME’ & ‘EVERYTHING I NEED’.

eel People Music on YouTube is the home of some of the UK's best soul and house artists including Tony Momrelle, Reel People, and many more.

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Reel People Music Remix EP vol.1

Feels Like Home (The Layabouts Future Retro Vocal Mix)

MdCL feat. Ovasoul7 - Feels Like Home (The Layabouts Future Retro Vocal Mix)

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On October 27, 2023, REEL PEOPLE drop a brand new remix package for single CAN’T STOP.

Originally taken from landmark Noughties album SECOND GUESS and featuring the immense talents of ANGELA JOHNSON,  CAN’T STOP gets a stunning update by legendary House music don MICHAEL GRAY.

2023 has been some year already for REEL PEOPLE’s incredible heart ‘n’ soul story with the release in March of their first original album in over a decade, LOVE2. Produced by core collective OLI LAZARUS, MIKE PATTO and TONI ECONOMIDES, and with a fresh vocal line-up including RAHEEM DEVAUGHN, MUHSINAH, CHANTAE CANN, MICHAEL CHAMPION, PAULA, JILL ROCK JONES, ERIC ROBERSON and Arrested Development’s SPEECH, this super-fine, 10-track opus marks a further powerful evolution of the Reel People sound. 

LOVE2 is a monumental addition to the Reel People canon, following acclaimed album releases SECOND GUESS, SEVEN WAYS TO WONDER and RETROFLECTION.

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Can’t Stop (Michael Gray Remixes)

Reel People feat. Angela Johnson - Can't Stop (Michael Gray Remix)

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Next up on REEL PEOPLE MUSIC we present the EZEL remixes of MOTHERS FAVORITE CHILD & SAEEDA WRIGHT – DANCE FOR ME.

Music producer and songwriter PARIS TOON, founder of MOTHERS FAVORITE CHILD (MFC), has once again teamed up with the ever so soulful vocalist SAEEDA WRIGHT on DANCE FOR ME. 

SAEEDA WRIGHT who has performed and recorded with PRINCE delivers her stylish vocals with a real nod to the classic 90’s R&B era and acts like ZHANÉ.

Hailing from SANTO DOMINGO in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EZEL has been exciting us all with his soulful sounds for nearly 2 decades and he never fails to impress. This time around EZEL brings the swag & bounce to a remix that is set to shake global dance floors for many a year to come.

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Dance For Me (Ezel Remixes)

Mothers Favorite Child & Saeeda Wright - Dance For Me (Ezel Remix)

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2020 saw Reel People Music release many a soulful gem but none more so than Sebb Junior’s stunning collaboration ‘Special’ featuring US R&B singer/songwriter Muhsinah.

2023 now sees a wonderful new interpretation of Special courtesy of one of the UK’s most talented musicians & producers, Kaidi Tatham.

Special was part of Sebb’s ‘Together Alone’ EP and alongside Muhsinah saw Sebb team up with some prestigious talent including Eric Roberson, Paula, Karmina Dai and Reel People’s very own Mike Patto. 

Originally from France but now very happily settled in Spain, Sebb Junior is one of house music’s modern day heroes. DJ, producer & all round good guy, Sebb’s quality and consistency is undeniable thanks to releases on hugely respected labels like Large Music, Madhouse Records, Papa Records, Sub Urban Music, Nervous Records, Milk & Sugar, Quantize Records, Let There Be House and his own label  La Vie D’Artiste Music. 

Hailing from Washington DC, Muhsinah continues to push the boundaries of soul and electronic fusion. Her previous boundary-breaking output has, impressively, earned the attention of luminaries ranging from Common to Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and makes Muhsinah one of the most exciting and unique talents.

Kaidi Tatham is a legendary multi-instrumentalist born in the Midlands and based in Belfast. Established as one of the original creators of the Broken Beat sound, he is a virtuoso on the keys and a true innovator in sound production. 
A deeply prolific artist, Kaidi has just released his beautiful 5th solo album ‘The Only Way’, following on First Word Records.

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Special (Kaidi Tatham Remixes)

Sebb Junior feat. Muhsinah – Special (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

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Reel People Music breathes new life into its gleaming vault of back catalogue classics with brand new series Fusion Moves. The series will offer talented music-makers the opportunity to remix and reinterpret label releases of their choosing, kicking off with soulful progressive Kaidi Tatham in the hot seat.

Tatham’s modus operandi is clear from the get-go. Opening selection Sebb Junior feat. Paula’s All Of My Life flows dreamily upon that trademark Tatham mix of organic beats, polished horns and immersive keys. As Paula rightly sings, “the beautiful can happen.” And keep happening…. Reel People feat. Mica Paris’ reworked I Want To Thank You gains elegant funk and boogie bounce, a bubblin b-line and those upweighted backing vocals adding new urgency and depth, whilst some extended bass-end manoeuvrings on the collective’s 2020 hit Save a Lil Love provide a hugely effective counterpoint to Eric Roberson’s super-smooth vocals.

Tatham switches things up for his re-take of The Realm x Atjazz x Kelli Sae’s deep afro-house burner On The Road, adding wonderfully carefree jazz-funk flow ‘n’ feeling replete with sweet synth solos and guitar licks. The snappy syncopated rhythms propelling Daz-I-Kue feat. Hadiya George’s Pedigree and Monkey Brothers feat. Sean Escoffery’s stunning Losin’ My Head align to the rich broken beat heritage for which most admirers associate him but, true to form, he continues to glide compellingly between mood and moves…. 

From the loose bass-guitar groove of Eric Ericksson & Reel People feat. Debra Debs’ Don’t Hold Back On Love and sultry strut and swagger of AAries’ Don’t Give It Up to Sebb Junior feat. Muhsinah’s infectiously jammin’ Special – lovingly framed by nimble jazz-piano play – and the liberatingly upbeat dressing applied to Tony Momrelle’s seminal Fly, Tatham’s sonic upholstery right across Fusion Moves is as skilful as it is impactful. One expert body of work built upon another.

“I know Reel People Music’s discography so well that I had a pretty immediate sense of the tracks I wanted to work with once they gave me the keys to their kingdom,” Tatham explains. “For each song I closed my eyes, imagined playing them live on stage and let the chords and musicality fire from there. My sound incorporates so many different styles, from hip-hop and broken beat to soul and disco. It’s a perfect fit for Fusion Moves. The Reel People team share my mission statement to make people dance, smile and think.”

Based in Belfast, Kaidi Tatham is the multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ who helped to define West London’s iconic broken beat sound during the late Nineties but who has continued to operate beyond genres and pigeonholes – be that via albums including In Search Of Hope, Bandana and Don’t Rush The Process, his dance music-focused pseudonym Agent K and a raft of collaborations including those with Bugz In The Attic, 4Hero, Amp Fiddler, Amy Winehouse and Slum Village.

Reel People Music is a label borne out of the soulful success of acclaimed collective Reel People but representing so much more. Launched in late 2009, the imprint has built a fiercely loyal international fanbase through its passion for artist development, musicianship, song-craft and soulful groove. Label alumni include Tony Momrelle, Portia Monique, The Layabouts, Kelli Sae, Sebb Junior, Opolopo, Angela Johnson, Emmaculate and Mothers Favorite Child.

Expect to hear further Fusion Moves in the coming months. Fresh twists on quality songs and sounds. Always with soulful authenticity at the heart.

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All Of My Life (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Sebb Junior feat. Paula – All Of My Life (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

On The Road (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

The Realm x Atjazz x Kelli Sae – On The Road (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

I Want To Thank You (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Reel People feat. Mica Paris – I Want To Thank You (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Pedigree (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Daz-I-Kue feat. Hadiya George – Pedigree (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Don’t Hold Back On Love (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Eric Ericksson & Reel People feat. Debra Debs – Don’t Hold Back On Love (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Save A Lil Love (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Reel People feat. Eric Roberson – Save A Lil Love (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Fly (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Tony Momrelle – Fly (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Special (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Losin’ My Head (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Monkey Brothers feat. Sean Escoffery – Losin’ My Head (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

Don’t Give It Up (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

AAries – Don’t Give It Up (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

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In 2020 two of our favourite artists teamed up to put a wonderful spin on an Acid Jazz anthem. Opolopo feat. Angela Johnson – Stay This Way was a stunning remake of the The Brand New Heavies classic, released back in 1991 on Delicious Vinyl.

Now Reel People Music are excited to present a wonderful remix courtesy of the US  maestro Mark Francis.

Pennsylvania born, New Jersey bred, DJ Mark Francis has become a force to be reckoned with. Right hand to the legendary Timmy Regisford, a resident at Club Shelter, and liaison to so many in dance music, Mark exemplifies the sound and movement of New York’s underground that’s has translated from New York to the world.

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Stay This Way (Mark Francis Remixes)

Opolopo feat. Angela Johnson – Stay This Way (Mark Francis Remix)

Papa Deep Vol. 2

Take Me To My Love (Eric Ericksson Bigga Bingham Drum Rework)

Ralf GUM feat. Monique Bingham - Take Me To My Love (Eric Ericksson Bigga Bingham Drum Rework)

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Reel People Music breathes new life into its gleaming vault of back catalogue classics with brand new series Fusion Moves. The series will offer talented music-makers the opportunity to remix and reinterpret label releases of their choosing, kicking off with soulful progressive Kaidi Tatham in the hot seat.

The 3rd single released on 16th February 2024 is Reel People feat. Mica Paris’ reworked I Want To Thank You where Tatham gains elegant funk and boogie bounce, a bubblin b-line and those upweighted backing vocals adding new urgency and depth.

“I know Reel People Music’s discography so well that I had a pretty immediate sense of the tracks I wanted to work with once they gave me the keys to their kingdom,” Tatham explains. “For each song I closed my eyes, imagined playing them live on stage and let the chords and musicality fire from there. My sound incorporates so many different styles, from hip-hop and broken beat to soul and disco. It’s a perfect fit for Fusion Moves. The Reel People team share my mission statement to make people dance, smile and think.”

Based in Belfast, Kaidi Tatham is the multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ who helped to define West London’s iconic broken beat sound during the late Nineties but who has continued to operate beyond genres and pigeonholes – be that via albums including In Search Of Hope, Bandana and Don’t Rush The Process, his dance music-focused pseudonym Agent K and a raft of collaborations including those with Bugz In The Attic, 4Hero, Amp Fiddler, Amy Winehouse and Slum Village.

Reel People Music is a label borne out of the soulful success of acclaimed collective Reel People but representing so much more. Launched in late 2009, the imprint has built a fiercely loyal international fanbase through its passion for artist development, musicianship, song-craft and soulful groove. Label alumni include Tony Momrelle, Portia Monique, The Layabouts, Kelli Sae, Sebb Junior, Opolopo, Angela Johnson, Emmaculate and Mothers Favorite Child.

Expect to hear further Fusion Moves in the coming months. Fresh twists on quality songs and sounds. Always with soulful authenticity at the heart

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I Want To Thank You (Kaidi Tatham Remixes)

Reel People feat. Mica Paris - I Want To Thank You (Kaidi Tatham Remix)

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On March 8th, Reel People Music release their latest soulful tonic for 2024 with the sensual Emmaculate remixes of Home by Atjazz & Shea Soul.

From his misspent youth skateboarding through the small-towns of Northeast England to running a successful independent record label, in-between producing and remixing for a wealth of talent around the world, Martin “Atjazz” Iveson has become synonymous with the highest levels of style, production and innovation in the independent music scene. Fans will recognise that the Atjazz sound is very personal and he puts a part of himself into every track he produces or remixes.

People always ask Shea Soul when it was that she first started singing, but the truth is, she can't remember ever not singing. The passion began long before she could even explain what it was, and the dreams of sharing her voice with the world were always there.

Now after years of learning and experience, Shea has worked with the likes of Toddla T, Basement Jaxx, Bugs in the Attic, Zed Bias, Calvin Harris, Example, and Shy FX to name a few. Writing and featuring on hit club tracks such as 'Make it Funky For Me' with Attacca Pesante, and 'Perfectly' with the Layabouts, music has paved a colourful journey for Shea. She's performed to thousands of people singing worldwide at festivals and stages covering Japan, South Africa, and Europe including the preeminent London Wembley Arena, and Hamburg's famous Mojo Club, and her writing and vocals have featured on released singles globally.

Raised by a Father and Mother who were a musician & abstract painter, Eric Welton AKA Emmaculate was groomed for the arts. Growing up in a city called Elgin on the outskirts of Chicago, he discovered his love for House Music & Hip Hop in the 1980's as a young teenager.

In 1990, Eric started collecting records & learning how to DJ & produce music. He earned the nickname Emmaculate as a play on words because of his immaculate attention to detail & quality beats. He developed his DJ & production skills over the years in House Music, Hip Hop & R&B, and became one of the go to producers & mix engineers in Chicago. Over the years, Emmaculate forged relationships with many of the Chicago legends of House Music, giving him an invaluable education and mentorship.

2017 marked the year that Emmaculate began releasing music as an artist himself. Since, he has produced songs & remixes on labels T's Box, Mirror Ball (in which he is a partner with Terry Hunter), Ultra, Yoruba, Nervous, Reel People Music, Dopewax, 300 Entertainment, Z Records & more. His productions have reached the #1 spot on Traxsource many times. Emmaculate is twice Grammy nominated as a producer on the Ten City album, "Judgement", and as a mix engineer on Terry Hunter's remix of Beyonce's "Break My Soul". His remix of the 90's smash "Show Me Love" by Robin S was the #1 selling record overall of 2022 on Traxsource, and his remix of Mary J. Blige's "Good Morning Gorgeous" was the #3 Afro House record of 2022 as well, earning him a spot in the Top 20 Artists of the year on Traxsource. The success continued into 2023 with Emmaculate giving the remix treatment to artists such as Incognito, Roy Ayers and Barbara Tucker.

As a DJ, Emmaculate has played notable events such as the revered Chosen Few Picnic & Festival in Chicago, Amsterdam Dance Event, SXSW in Austin, Miami Music Week, Suncebeat in Croatia, Mi Casa Holiday in Mexico, and Charivari in Detroit. He is currently available for international bookings in 2024.

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Home (Emmaculate Remixes)

Atjazz & Shea Soul - Home (Emmaculate Remix)

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Accomplished NYC singer-songwriter Kelli Sae unveils joyful new single Good Feeling on 21st June 2024, the first fruit of her fourth solo artist album due early next year. Good Feeling swings, sways and shimmies with playful Latino spirit; a summer-fun delight all about seizing the day and embracing love and life. Sae’s sizzling vocals dance in and around deft keys, layered horns, tight guitar parts and, of course, that infectious percussion. Verses switch up to agile scat solos and down to emotive breakdowns – it’s the very best of feelings….

Good Feeling is produced by Chris Franck, co-founder of Da Lata, chief instigator behind Zeep, Smoke City and Batu, and long-standing mastermind for a wealth of other studio projects and remixes. The record features a talented cast of musicians including award-winning Brazilian composer Rafael Martini, who arranged and conducted the horn sections in one of Latin music’s truest heartlands Belo Horizonte.

Kelli Sae’s story has it all. An internationally acclaimed artist, she previously shone as lead vocalist for renowned jazz-funk collectives Incognito, Count Basic and Defunkt, and worked with Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Ashford & Simpson and Me’shell Ndegéocello among others. Born of Puerto Rican, African and French descent, Sae has soulful eclecticism in her blood. The exciting mix of sounds, cultures and influences across her three, independently-released solo albums to date is testament to this, as well as her respected forays into composing, playwrighting and stage performance.

Good Feeling is Kelli Sae’s latest impactful outing for Reel People Music, following singles Good Love, Right Now and Believe In A Brighter Day earlier this decade. The special relationship is set to blossom further over the coming months. We. Can’t. Wait.

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Good Feeling

Kelli Sae - Good Feeling

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Reel People Music breaks new ground, in more ways than one, with the launch of fresh compilation series Broken, Deep & Dope. A spin-off from acclaimed compilation brand Soulful, Deep & Dope – introduced back in 2015 – this new series sees the much-loved independent imprint pushing further at the boundaries of soulful music. All with that customary Reel People feeling.

Broken, Deep & Dope 2024, the series’ first instalment, unleashes 20 superlative examples of the soulful ‘bruk’ (broken beat), nu beat and nu jazz sound that has so innovatively informed contemporary dancefloors around the world since its inception back in late Nineties West London. Bringing together classic cuts from the Reel People Music stable (including those by Daz-I-Kue, Monkey Brothers and Reel People) and key productions from some of its closest affiliates and biggest inspirations (such as Vikter Duplaix, Jazzanova, Bugz In The Attic, Kaidi Tatham, and Sean McCabe), this white-hot selection nips and tucks beautifully between stuttered Latin and Afro rhythms, deep house-edged jams and soaring flights of soul-jazz fancy.

30/70’s opener Acceptance was only released in January and, remixed by Ziggy Zeitgeist and Goodmood, delivers crisp, upbeat, sax-y flow that is wholly reflective of the feel-good vibes across the wider release. Bugz In The Attic’s remix of Reel People feat. Darien Dean’s Upside guides smooth vocals and pads over snappy beats with playful aplomb, and Afronaut’s ascendant take on Alison David’s Dreams sees singer (and crowd) pushing that urgent, infectious percussion every step of the way.

Elsewhere, Harold Matthews Jr & Sean McCabe get deep on Metronome which, remixed by Turbojazz, slinks deliciously upon pulses of synth and lowdown spoken word. McCabe’s dub of MrMilkDee & Jill Rock Jones’ 2 Positions provides similarly mesmeric blasts of synth beneath beat ‘n’ piano trickery, whilst Feiertag feat. Nego True’s swaggering Feel Me nudges effectively into house territory and Don Kamares & Stan Smith’s smokin’ Unwu (one of two tracks here courtesy of renowned Swedish label Local Talk) twists and turns smartly between intense sample loops, glacial keys and shufflin’ drums.

There are sexy, sultry Latin hustles, too; not least SMTHNG SMTIME’s Morning Love, where remixer Jonny Faith cuts stuttered beats with outrageously funky electro-bassline, and Bruk Rogers feat. Onj & Roberta Silva’s slightly looser, piano-sprinkled Deusa. Meanwhile, tracks by Envee (Styrax), Jazzanova (Mwela, Mwela) and Kuna Maze (Samosa) revel in their dynamic jazz-tastic settings – the latter cooking up especially abstract thrills.

None of this is to forget broken beat pioneer, and recent Reel People collaborator, Kaidi Tatham, whose indefinable influence is felt across several cuts on Broken, Deep & Dope 2024, including Alien @£^%(featuring Trian Kayhatu) as well as slick remixes of Monkey Brothers feat. Shaun Escoffery’s Losin’ My Head and Daz-I-Kue feat. Hadiya George’s Pedigree – both featuring on Tatham’s recent Reel People Music album Fusion Moves. Other artists on show include Incognito, Kv5 and Nathan Haines (with anthemic joint Doot Dude).

Reel People Music is a label borne out of the soulful success of acclaimed collective Reel People but representing so much more. Launched in late 2009, the imprint has built a fiercely loyal international fanbase through its passion for artist development, musicianship, song-craft and authentic soulful groove.

Broken, Deep & Dope 2024, with its scattered yet compulsive beats, frisky basslines and acrobatic melodies, promises to further expand Reel People Music’s reputation for soulful depth and drama. Gathering old and new favourites from some of the world’s finest taste-making DJs and producers, this is another scorching, oh-soul essential hustle. End of.

Broken Deep & Dope 2024

Shook Up

Kv5 & Kaidi Tatham - Shook Up

PORTIA MONIQUE really is something. Travelling far and wide in pursuit of her musical dreams, the young, seriously talented singer-songwriter has built herself upon a dazzlingly unique voice with something very real to say. 

Her self entitled debut album is a perfect summary of that. Produced by REEL PEOPLE, It is the next step of her amazing journey.

AIN’T SCARED OF YOU is the next offering from the album and provides us with a punchy broken beat affair topped with MONIQUE’s feisty self-assertive message. 

Originally produced by REEL PEOPLE main man OLI LAZARUS and regular studio cohort TONI ECONOMIDES, this single package delivers some very welcome extended REEL PEOPLE mixes and also some sublime reworks courtesy of Sweden’s Mr. Funky, OPOLOPO.


Ain't Scared Of You

Ain't Scared Of You (Opolopo Remix)

Portia Monique - Ain't Scared Of You (Opolopo Remix)

Next up on PAPA RECORDS we are very happy to deliver a heavy weight remix package of one of our favourite tracks from 2015, ELI ESCOBAR – SEEIN YOU.

Originally released on ELI’S own label NIGHT PEOPLE NYC, this soulful nu-disco jam has rocked many a global dance-floor and gained huge support in the DJ community by JOEY NEGRO, SIMON DUNMORE, LUKE SOLOMON, RHEMI, GIOM, PABLO FIERRO and our very own REEL PEOPLE.

On the remix buttons we welcome SAISON who have really turned it out. Fresh from their chart topping singles on GUESTHOUSE, the boys have really delivered something special. Also included is a welcome return to Mr Soulful South Coast himself, RICHARD EARNSHAW and another fine rework.

Rounding off the package is the ever inspiring Original mix for those who still prefer the slower groove!.


Seein You

Seein You (Saison Remix)

Eli Escobar - Seein You (Saison Remix)

Reel People are back. Back to their roots. Back to the future. Back with a bang. Eagerly awaited album Retroflection was released on October 19th 2018 and saw the revered collective recreating 12 soul, disco and boogie classics pivotal to their formation nearly 20 years ago and subsequent hugely successful evolution. Band leader Oli Lazarus has gathered a stellar cast of musicians and singers, – the likes of Angie Stone, Mica Paris, Omar, Tony Momrelle, Navasha Daya, Anthony David, LaSharVu and Sharlene Hector breathing fresh and irresistible life into seminal grooves by Maze, Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King and Teena Marie among others.

Reel People Music now give us the first of many remix packages to be taken from Retroflection as Chicago legend Terry Hunter gets his hands on the luscious single Buttercup.

Reel People team up with regular collaborator Tony Momrelle to revisit Carl Anderson’s mid-Eighties gem Buttercup (written and produced by Stevie Wonder) with considerable finesse.

Retroflection is Reel People’s first full studio album in 10 years (following acclaimed releases Second Guess and Seven Ways To Wonder, as well as compilation work including Golden Lady), Retroflection reflects the highest possible level of passion and polish. Such soulful devotion and craftmanship has ever been a Reel People hallmark. Recorded in London and Atlanta over an intense 12-month period, Retroflection also avoids the formulaic overload of modern beats and basslines that countless others pursue. Here the past is artfully reawakened, Reel People’s talented cast of performers – overseen by experienced studio-hands Lazarus, Mike Patto, Matt Cooper (of Incognito fame) and Toni Economides - re-treading classic riffs with new yet respectful purpose. Their compelling neo-soul blend of now and then should awe diehards and newcomers alike. Retroflection is one hell of a return.

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Buttercup (Terry Hunter Remixes)

Reel People feat. Tony Momrelle - Buttercup (Terry Hunter Main Club Mix)

I'm In Love / Can't Fake The Feeling

Can't Fake The Feeling (John Morales M+M Main Mix) [feat. Navasha Daya]

Play It Like Papa (15 Years Of Papa Records 2002 - 2017)

Can't Stop (Dennis F's Falling 4 U Mix) [feat. Angela Johnson & Dennis Ferrer]

Second Guess (Grant Nelson Remix) [feat. Jag]

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