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A Vocal House Movement 🪩
Curated by @mick.willow @itsthepadelking
@culturesoundrecords

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EP141 - Take Me Home - Soulful House - Aug26
Unprecedented year.... Started messing with some soulful tunes to use for warm up sets at @mick.willow and @itsthepadelking 's new Vocal House day night party called @thisisculturedxb on the Palm in Dubai.

Got a little sidetracked and August arrived! This is a 2hr mix of soulful classics and some new tunes I bought. Not the tightest mixing, it has been a while! Also a few live instrument tracks with varied tempo that were a nightmare to mix, Nevertheless I really hope you enjoy these Soulful tunes, they are meant to spread love and feeling good. I’ll be back ASAP with a b2b set with @pasha.nirouzad aka Scrappy ‘Fluff’ Do.

Tracklist:
Live A Lil’ (Suges Remix) Meropa Park
2 Lift Me Up (Original Mix) Domenico Albanese
3 Shiver (Mark Di Meo Remix) The Soultrend Orchestra, Frankie Pearl, Mark Di Meo
4 Spread Your Love (Original Extended Mix) Sea ‘N’ Soul
5 La Fique (Original Mix) Robosonic, Adana Twins 1
6 Take Me Home Twisted House 124.00 07:30 Take Me Home
7 Missing You (Original Mix) Carlos Vargas, Nicole Mitchell
8 Voices (Original Mix) Luis Radio
9 Hold On (Original Mix) Mark Di Meo, Laura Jackson
10 Rainbow feat. Xoli M (DJ Spen & Michele Chiavarini Remix) Black Motion, Xoli
11 Deep In The Bottom (of Africa) (Terry Hunter Remix) Monique Bingham, Black Coffee, Terry Hunter
12 Mary Dont Weep (House 4 Life My Lord Remix) Stacy Kidd
13 The Love I Gave David Morales, Scott Paynter
14 The Situation (House 4 Life Remix) Stacy Kidd
15 Moving On (Stacy Kidd Remix) Dj Disciple, TheRealShakar, Stacy Kidd
16 Unforgettable Adam Nyquist
17 Call My Name (Knee Deep Dub) Timmy Vegas 1
18 Love is On the Way Jay-J / Mark Grant 1
19 Race Of Survival (Vocal) Seamus Haji, Mekkah
20 Better Way Feat. Sabrynaah Pope (Grant Nelson Vocal Mix) Joey Musaphia, Grant Nelson
21 Don’t Worry feat. Octahvia (Jose Nunez Vocal Mix) Manguera, Octahvia
22 Happiness (Grant Nelson Club Mix) Sound De-Zign, Grant Nelson
23 Higher & Higher (David Morales Reconstructed Remix) Milk & Sugar

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EP142 - No Promises - Vocal House - Aug26
Culture a vocal house movement pioneered by @mick.willow and @itsthepadelking. Music released on Culture Sound Recordings. Culture held its wild launch party in Feb26. Julie McKnight is booked for #2 .

Searched my collection for classics from over the years. No Promises = 22 tunes and 2 hours of ‘vocal house’ spanning a few House genres. I could see this as a middle set at the event. Note the incredible album artwork @jackonine at Rebel Creates featuring the follow up sunrise from EP141's sunset.

Tracklist:
1 Back To Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub) Soul II Soul, Booker T
2 Most Precious Love (Michael Gray Remix) Blaze, UDAUFL, Barbara Tucker
3 Believe feat. Jocelyn Brown (Mark Knight Extended Remix) Ministers De La Funk, Jocelyn Brown
4 Gotta Keep Pushin' (Grant Nelson Remix) Joey Negro, Z Factor
5 Earth Song (What About Us) (Club Mix) Anelisa Lamola, Revival, Greg Gould, Kathy Brown, Phebe Edwards, GeO Gospel Choir
6 Strings Of Life (Stronger On My Own) feat. Kathy Brown - Full Length Vocal Soul Central
7 (Who?) Keeps Changing Your Mind (Daniel Bovie & Roy Rox Remix) South Street Player
8 Red Carpet vs Kings of Tomorro Russell Hodgson Vocal Edit
9 So Long (Original Mix) Larse Deep House 122.00 06:03 Second Chances And New Romances
10 Bring It Down (Da BMR's Club Rework) Simpson Tune
11 Black Water (Vocal Mix) Grant Nelson, Cathy Battistessa
12 Pasilda (Knee Deep Club Mix) Afro Medusa
13 Spellbound - Original Mix Grant Nelson
14 Bodyswerve (Bit Funk Remix) M-gee, Mica Paris
15 Together As One (vocal mix) THONEICK, Eddie feat BONSE
16 No Promises feat. Bonnie Bailey - Original Mix Hott 22
17 Do You Want it Right Now (Haji & Emanuel Remix) Degrees Of Motion
18 Why U Wanna Do Me Wrong - Denis The Menace & Jerry Ropero's Club Mix
19 Better Love - Axwell Remix Deli, Demetreus
20 Dusk Till Dawn feat. Erire - Original Mix Danny Howells, Dick Trevor
21 My Life (Original Mix) Dajae Everyday
22 Promised Land Joe Smooth

Link in bio to stream or download. Available free on Apple Podcasts, Amazon, YouTube, Deezer, Mixcloud, Podomatic, etc. Or download and add to your local Spotify or Apple Music Library.

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Michael Mandal & Alex Simmons are back with another huge collaboration on Culture Sound Records 🔥

Already gaining massive support from DJs and dancefloors worldwide, this chart-topping track is guaranteed to make you smile!

“Won’t You Come Back” is out now 🎶

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Michael Mandal teams up with Alex Simmons for their debut release on Culture Sound Records 🔥

Big piano riffs, uplifting vocals and pure energy built for the dancefloor. This one has summer written all over it ☀️

Whether you’re poolside, on the beach or front left in the club, this track is guaranteed to get you moving.

Lose Control is out now on Culture Sound Records 🎶

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Back for the 4th release on Culture Sound Records, @michaelmandal & Forbes return with a fresh 2026 rework of the classic Dana Dawson vocal.

Packed with uplifting energy, big house grooves and feel-good vibes, this one is guaranteed to fill dancefloors everywhere.

So grab your handbag, call the girls, and make your way to the dancefloor.

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Culture Sound returns with its second release, setting the tone for summer with a feel-good piano vocal house anthem from Mandal & Forbes. Built around uplifting keys, warm grooves, and a standout vocal that captures pure sunshine energy, this track is designed for the dance-floors.

Blending classic house influences with a fresh, modern edge, Mandal & Forbes deliver a record that feels both timeless and right on cue for the season. It’s the kind of track that you will be singing for years to come.

Turn it up loud and welcome the sound of summer on Culture Sound Records

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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT @thisisculturedxb is back! Sat 30th May… line up coming soon!

Back in the studio with @mick.willow @michaelmandal making an absolute banger for @culturesoundrecords #Letsgo #house #Dubai #Leeds #Liverpool

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What a day looks like for The Padel King! Loving life in Dubai and blessed to be around and working with amazing people!

@lovethepadel @culturesoundrecords @thisisculturedxb @solutionsleisure @westmiester @nickpurvis @wpa.uae @padelkingdom.uae

#GoodPeople #GreatPadel #BangingTunes #BigParties

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First night in the new @culturesoundrecords studio with my partner in crime @mick.willow @thisisculturedxb 🔥 first banger smashed out!

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With all the recent events being postponed, myself and Mick still wanted to share the “Culture” sound… so we created our new record label Culture Sound 🎶
We’ve been locked in the studio working on a wave of new music, and we’ll be dropping a release every two weeks 💥
Our first release is my new track “Get Busy” ft. Lauren G 🔊

A proper dancefloor record… built around a nostalgic bassline, punchy house drums and a big, uplifting vocal from Lauren G that brings that old school energy with a fresh 2026 feel. It’s one of those tracks made for hands in the air moments and packed dancefloors 🕺

Would love you to give it a listen and a share… honestly, any support goes a long way 🙌

Out now on Spotify and all platforms,
Link in Bio 🙌🏻

Culture will be back in Dubai very soon 🇦🇪
…and we’re taking it on the road this summer with a UK & Spain tour in August 🇬🇧🇪🇸 bringing the Culture sound back to Europe with myself & Mick 🔥

Big love ❤️

Alex

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“I wrote this poem reflecting on life in Dubai right now… just trying to make sense of it all.
There’s a lot going on, but there’s also a lot to be grateful for — especially the people around us.
Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating 🤍✨”

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