V.A.I.

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.