Afro House is a sub-genre of house music that originated in South Africa and incorporates African elements and rhythms into the electronic dance music framework. Sub-genres: Afro Tech, Afro Deep, Afro Soulful, Afro Tribal, Afro Funk, Afro Latin, Kwaito, Gqom, Amapiano.

Afro House

Amapiano

Bass House is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes heavy basslines and hard-hitting beats. Here's a list of some of these styles: UK Bass House, Future House, Wobble House, Garage House, Breaks-infused Bass House, Dark Bass House.111

Bass House / Future House

Rhythmic, beat-driven electronic music with syncopated patterns.	Sub-genres: Big Beat, Nu Skool Breaks, Progressive Breaks, Florida Breaks, Atmospheric Breaks.

Breaks / Breakbeat

Dance / Pop

A soulful, melodic variant of house music with smooth chords. Sub-Genres: Tribal Deep House, Afro Deep House, Deep Tech House.

Deep House

Tracks or elements designed for DJs to use in live performances. Acapellas, Loops, Samples, DJ Intros/Outros.

DJ Tools

Fast-paced electronic music with breakbeats and heavy basslines. Liquid, Neurofunk, Jump Up, Jungle, Techstep, Darkstep, Drumfunk, Atmospheric DnB, Dancefloor DnB.

Drum and Bass

Electronic music with heavy basslines, and syncopated rhythms. Sub-genres: Brostep, Riddim, Chillstep, Melodic Dubstep, Wonky, Deathstep, Glitchstep, Deep Dubstep.

Dubstep / Bass / Grime

An early form of electronic dance music with futuristic themes. Detroit Techno, Electro Funk, Electro Breaks, Electroclash.

Electro (Classic / Detroit)

Energetic, hard-hitting dance music with heavy basslines. Sub-Genres: Progressive Electro House, Complextro, Dutch House, Fidget House, Dirty Dutch, Melbourne Bounce.

Electro House / Big Room

Diverse, experimental electronic music with various influences: IDM, Ambient, Downtempo, Glitch, Trip Hop, Breakcore, Experimental, Soundscapes.

Electronica

Upbeat house music with disco, funk, and soul elements. Sub-Genres: Disco House, French House, Filter House, Glitch House, Chicago House.

Funky / Jackin' House

High-energy electronic music with aggressive beats and tempo. Happy Hardcore, Gabber, Hardstyle, UK Hardcore, J-core, Powerstomp, Speedcore, Terrorcore, Breakcore.

Hardcore / Hard Dance

Intense techno variant with faster tempos and heavier beats. Sub-Genres: Schranz, Industrial Techno, Dark Techno, Power Noise.

Hard Techno

Electronic dance music with 4/4 beats and repetitive rhythms. Classic House, Acid House, Vocal House, Chicago House, New York House, Swing House.

House

Electronic music with indie, alternative, and disco influences. Sub-Genres: Synthwave, Italo Disco, Coldwave, Dark Wave, New Wave, EBM.

Indie Dance / Dark Disco

Experimental, unconventional electronic music. Sub-Genres: Leftfield Bass, Leftfield House & Techno, Avant-garde, Musique Concrète, Drone Music.

Leftfield

Relaxing, downtempo electronic music for casual listening. Ambient House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Balearic, Lo-fi, Nu Jazz.

Lounge / Chill Out

A blend of house and techno with strong melodies and harmonies.	Sub-Genres: Progressive Melodic House, Deep Melodic Techno, Uplifting Melodic Techno.

Melodic House / Techno

Minimalist house music with intricate, glitchy sounds. Minimal Techno, RoMinimal, Clicks & Cuts, Glitch House, Intelligent Dance Music (IDM)

Microhouse / Rominimal

Sparse, stripped-down electronic music with repetitive patterns. Sub-Genres: Minimal House, Microhouse, RoMinimal, Glitch, Ambient Techno

Minimal / Deep Tech

Modern disco and funk-inspired electronic music. Disco House, Funky House, Re-edits, Modern Funk, Boogie, Future Funk, Electro Funk.

Nu-Disco / Soul / Funk

House music with natural, organic sounds and world music elements. Downtempo, Ethnic House, World Electronica, Afro House, Tribal House

Organic House / Downtempo

Evolving, melodic house music with long builds and breakdowns. Sub-Genres: Dream Progressive House, Dark Progressive House, Progressive Trance, Progressive Breaks.

Progressive House

Psy-Trance

House music with a strong soul, gospel, and jazz influences. Sub-Genres: Gospel House, Vocal Soulful House, Jazzy House, Latin House.

Soulful House

Electronic-infused soul, R&B, and hip-hop tracks. Neo-Soul, Future R&B, Instrumental Hip-Hop, Alternative R&B, Trap, Trip Hop, and Grime.

Soul / R&B / Hip-Hop

A fusion of house and techno with an emphasis on percussion. Sub-Genres: Tribal Tech House, Deep Tech House, Minimal Tech House, Acid Tech House, Dub Tech House.

Tech House

Energetic techno with driving beats and strong rhythmic elements. Hard Techno, Detroit Techno, Minimal Techno, Acid Techno, Rave Techno.

Techno (Peak Time)

More stripped-down, atmospheric, and dub-influenced techno. Sub-Genres: Dub Techno, Hypnotic Techno, Ambient Techno, Deep Techno, Experimental Techno.

Techno (Raw, Deep, Dub)

Melodic, uplifting electronic dance music with a fast tempo. Progressive Trance, Uplifting Trance, Psytrance, Vocal Trance, Hard Trance, Tech Trance, Goa Trance.

Trance

A fusion of house, R&B, and jungle, characterized by syncopated beats. Sub-Genres: 2-Step, Speed Garage, Grime, UK Funky, Future Garage, Bassline, Breakstep.

UK Garage / 2-Step

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Melba Moore

Ras Anthony

Shawn Christopher

Jay Williams

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John 'Julius' Knight

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Mother of Pearl

Bongoloverz

Michael Procter

Donna Allen

Julius Papp

Afromento

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Soulfuric has remained one of the most renowned labels in house music since its inception in 1996, releasing material from artists such as Cleptomaniacs, Axwell, Copyright, Hardsoul and Ron Carroll to name just a few. With a catalogue described by Defected’s Simon Dunmore as “timeless”, now this compilation of accapellas features a vast range of highlights from the Soulfuric imprint. Opening with a record that would later become Defected’s first single ‘Can’t Get Enough!’ by Soulsearcher, the compilation features enduring classics like Melba Moore’s ‘My Heart Belongs To You’, Shawn Christopher ‘You Can Make It’ and CeCe Peniston ‘I’m Feeling You’. The twenty-track collection also features tracks from Soulmagic, Urban Blues Project, Donna Allen and John ‘Julius’ Knight & Roland Clark. 


Soulfuric Accapellas Volume 1

1. Soulsearcher ‘Can’t Get Enough!’ (Accapella)
Written by Marc Pomeroy, Gary Turner & Eric Matthews
Arranged, Produced & Mixed by Marc Pomeroy 
Lead Vocals by Thea Austin
Backing Vocals by Donna Allen
Published by C-Wype Music & Mideb Music Inc./EMI Music
‘Can’t Get Enough!’ contains a sample of Gary’s Gang ‘Let’s Lovedance Tonight’, Written by Gary Turner & Eric Matthews, Published by Mideb Music Inc./EMI Music
P&C 1998 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

2. Urban Blues Project present Jay Williams ‘Testify’ (Accapella)
Written by Marc Pomeroy, Brian Tappert & Julian Williams
Produced, Arranged & Mixed by Marc Pomeroy & Brian Tappert
Vocals by Jay Williams
Background Choir by Octavia Lamberts, Althea McQueen & Carole Sylvan
Published by Soulfuric Music (ASCAP) & Copyright Control
P&C 1997 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

3. Melba Moore ‘My Heart Belongs To You’ (Accapella)
Written & Produced by Ron Carroll for Minister Of Sound Productions, Chicago
Lead Vocals by Melba Moore
Background Vocals by Avery Bey, Jjah, Sendy J & Ron Carroll
Mix Engineered by Kris Anderson a.k.a [KE]2
Published by Ron Carroll Music (ASCAP)
P&C 2005 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

4. Shawn Christopher ‘You Can Make It’ (Accapella)
Written by Ron Carroll, Shawn Christopher & Tina Jenkins Crawley
Produced by Ron Carroll for Minister Of Sound Productions, Chicago
Lead Vocals by Shawn Christopher
Backing Vocals by Shawn Christopher & Tina Jenkins Crawley
Mix Engineered by Kris Anderson a.k.a [KE]2
Published by Ron Carroll Music (ASCAP) & Boopsidoodles Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
P&C 2005 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

5. John 'Julius' Knight & Roland Clark ‘The Underground’ (Accapella)
Written by John ‘Julius’ Knight, Roland Clark & Brian Tappert
Produced, Arranged, & Mixed by John Julius Knight & Brian Tappert
Programmed & Mixed at Soulfuric Studio B by Brian Tappert
Published by Copyright Control
P&C 2011 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

6. Donna Allen ‘He Is The Joy’ (Accapella)
Written, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by Marc Pomeroy & Brian Tappert for Urban Blues Project Productions
Lead Vocals by Donna Allen
Background Vocals by The Mount Olive Baptist Choir
Published by Soulfuric Music/Universal Music Publishing Ltd
P&C 1999 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

7. Urban Blues Project present Michael Procter ‘Love Don’t Live’ (Accapella)
Written by Michael Procter, Marc Pomeroy & Brian Tappert
Produced, Arranged, & Mixed by Marc Pomeroy & Brian Tappert for Soulfuric Recordings
Vocals by Michael Procter
Published by Soulfuric Music/Universal Music Publishing Ltd
P&C 1996 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

8. The Lab Rats present The Experiment featuring Lisa Millett ‘Music Is My Way Of Life’ (Accapella)
Written by M. Sharron & G. Lee
Produced, Arranged, & Mixed by The Lab Rats aka Aydin The Funki Chile & Warren Clarke @ The Lab, London
Lead Vocals by Lisa Millett
Background Vocals by Hazel & Sam
Recorded at Pinkhouse Studios, Bromley
Published by Spinning Gold Music & Southern-Music Publ Co Inc
P&C 1999 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

9. Bongoloverz featuring An-Tonic ‘Spirit Of House’ (Spoken-A-pella)
Composed by Andreas Koschmieder, Alexander Klaus & Daniel Garcia
Lyrics Written by Anton Eldridge
Produced by Bongoloverz
Mixed, Arranged & Engineered by Daniel Garcia & Groovemaster K.
Vocals Performed by An-Tonic
Published by Plutone Edition & Copyright Control
P&C 2006 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

10. CeCe Peniston ‘I'm Feelin’ U’ (Fudge Accapella)
Written by C. Peniston & R. Carroll
Produced by Ron Carroll for Da Chi-Town Hit Makers & BMC Entertainment LLC
Lead & Backing Vocals by CeCe Peniston
Vocals Recorded by Kris Anderson at BMC Studio's, Chicago
Additional Engineering by Matt Hennessey at Traxster, Inc.
Remix & Additional Arrangement, Production & Mixing by DJ Fudge at Sam K Studio
Published by Cece Pen Music (ASCAP) & Mosprod Publishing (ASCAP)
P&C 2007 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

11. Deepstar featuring Donna Allen ‘Sugar’ (Accapella)
Written, Produced, Arranged & Mixed by Marc Pomeroy
Vocals by Donna Allen
Published by Soulfuric Music/Universal Music Publishing Ltd
P&C 2002 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

12. Urban Blues Project presents Mother of Pearl featuring Pearl Mae ‘Your Heaven (I Can Feel It)’ (Accapella)
Written, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by Brian Tappert & Marc Pomeroy
Vocals by Pearl Mae
Published by Soulfuric Music/Imagem London Limited
P&C 1996 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

13. Urban Blues Project featuring Bobby Pruitt ‘We Are One’ (Accapella)
Written by Marc Pomeroy, Brian Tappert & Bobby Pruitt
Produced, Arranged & Mixed by Marc Pomeroy & Brian Tappert
Lead Vocal by Bobby Pruitt
Background Vocals by Bobby Pruitt, Donna Allen & Ms. Monique
Published by Soulfuric Music/Universal Music Publishing Ltd
P&C 2001 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

14. Afromento ‘Human Wave’ (GN Bom-a-pella)
Composed, Produced & Mixed by Hedi Benromdan (HEDI) & Stephane Juif (FUDGE)
Vocals by Hedi & Fudge
Percussion by Hedi Benromdan
Recorded at Blockheadz Studios, Paris, France
Re-Twisted, Fixed & Mixed by Grant Nelson @ Swing City Studios, UK 
Published by Copyright Control
P&C 2006 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings under exclusive license from Blockheadz Recordings

15. Da Mooch featuring Ellis Miah ‘Send Me Some Love’ (Accapella)
Written by Michael Thomas Mucci & Ellis Miah
Produced by Mike Mucci & Ellis Miah for Hypnotic Productions Inc.
Lead Vocals by Ellis Miah
Published by Soulfuric Music
P&C 1996 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

16. Passionardor ‘Everlasting Love’ (Accapella)
Written by Mark Moore
Produced & Arranged by Passionardor
Vocals by Laura Vane
Engineering & Additional Production by Simon Aston
Published by Copyright Control
P&C 2004 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

17. Off The Cuff ‘Shake’ (Accapella)
Written by Karl James Frampton & Simon Lilleker
Produced by Off The Cuff
Vocals by Cojack
Published by Copyright Control
P&C 2005 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

18. Soulmagic ‘Yah Yah’ (Yahcapella) 
Written by Morten Trøst Steffensen & Tine Bjerggaard
Produced by Soulmagic
Vocals by Tine Bjerggaard
Backing Vocals by Tine Bjerggaard & Morten Trust
Published by Copyright Control
P&C 2004 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

19. Julius Papp featuring Tonee Green ‘Primitive Future’ (Future-a-pella)
Written by Vincent Kwok, Jullius Papp & Tonee Green
Produced & Arranged by Julius Papp
Additional Production & Programming by Vincent Kwok at Eight-Fifteen Studios, San Francisco 
Vocals by Tonee Green
Additional Recording & Editing by Bill Williams at Bill Williams Media
Published by Frak Songs Publishing (ASCAP), Oskris Toons (ASCAP) & Cosmic Lounge Publishing (ASCAP)
P&C 2007 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

20. Wayne Gardiner featuring Ras Anthony ‘In The Mood’ (Brian Tappert Accapella)
Written, Produced & Arranged by Wayne Gardiner at Close Cut Studios, Orange, New Jersey
Vocals Written, Produced & Performed by Ras Anthony Wiggins
Re-Edit & Additional Production by Brian Tappert
Published by CIMA Media (BMI)
P&C 2009 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings

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