Elaine Vassell / 3rd Zone - Never Give Up / You Stole My HeartElaine Vassell and 3rd Zone. Step back to 1993, house music has hit, UK Soul is in full flow and its rawer, DIY street soul sibling is making its mark across the UKs underground. Fuelled by accessible, affordable production gear and ignited through enthusiasm and an influx of ideas and sounds, two acts drew inspiration from a melting pot of genres they were exposed to, providing their take on soul as they saw it. Up first, Elaine Vassell Never Give

A must-own record for soul collectors with plenty of emotional high points

Both of them see Toco’s alluring voice masterfully surrounded by an ensemble of exceptional musicians: Donatinho (keyboards)

FIFA and Apple

The album - curated by Mario Choueiry from Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris)

'Marcus Howl' stays cool on a hot track with a super moody number full of acid howls that bring the dance floor back down to earth

Wonderlust simultaneously pulls at the coat-tails of Santana's Moonflower

Projection go deep and smoochy on their remix

Phillips and Axum

supplies the keyboard intro on the penultimate track 'Twilight'

Mr Bongo's authoritative Brazilian 7" series continues apace with this delightful gem

and David Hutcheon's four star Mojo review said it was "a deeper

shaping one of London's most revered midweek sessions