Anyone whose tastes lie on the progressive house and deep house borders should really pay attention this fine new house album from Powder productions . Cuban Fire mainly comprises heavily dancefloor- orientated house grooves, offering lush house vibes that aren't without energy, but tend to take a deeper approach. The Powder Productions take two of house's most enjoyable aspects and blend them together with what appears to be incredible ease. The album has that certain flow that's been captured perfectly, rarely failing to entertain and coming packed with high doses of high calibre, good quality funk house. The original Brazilian metallers are back.
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There's a cosmopolitan feel to it - despite the fact the band recorded it in Brazil, their vision was much wider, and resulted in collaborations and appearances from as faraway as Finland. Trane get an airing on straight, acoustic aesthetics, like 'Wonderful Thing'. Opening with a blossoming chord that gently reveals a swirling acoustic bass driven shuffle, Haines stretches long free notes on sax before switching to flute. Combining authentic jazz with soft vocals is a familiar sound from the likes of Nuyorican Soul, Mondo Grosso and 4Hero yet Haines presents a soulful 21st Century version here. All Stars were never 'snobbish' about their choice of material and being such a versatile and virtuosic group, every session oozed class no matter what hybrid beast was formed, as soul, funk and Latin influences coalesced.