Review: Trinidadian Deep, Boo Williams, Cee ElAssaad, Doug Gomes - Freedom, Innovation, Resonance Vol 1. (Ensouled)

How many 'names' can Cee ElAssaad get on the first 12" vinyl release on his Ensouled label?  Well, quite a few as he launches 'Freedom, Innovation, Resonance' Vol 1.

We know Cee ElAssaad knows lots of folks like Beatkozina with the recent 'Beauty Is Magic' (see review HERE), Jaidene Veda (see review HERE), Gee Lane and Blurum (see review HERE), QVLN (see review HERE), Masaki Morii (see HERE) along with Doug Gomes (on the remix - see HERE) and with Trinidadian Deep (see review HERE).

So we're expecting a lot and we get it!  Trinidadian Deep's track 'Movements of Sound' with a Cee ElAssaad remix and on the flip, it's Boo Williams' 'My Place' plus Cee and Doug in dancehall groove for 'Jam It To The Riddim'.

You will immediately get why they've gone the extra 12" to get these four tracks on vinyl and with a 'Vol 1' on the label, they're free to continue this innovation as the dance community will have total resonance to this movement; of sound you might say.

I expect at least one of these tracks will be on this months' "Best Of" Colour & Pitch Sessions mixtape by Sumsuch and if it was down to me, it'd be 'My Place' as a funkin' train of a track.

BUY LINK / Pre Order: https://juno.co.uk

Artist: Trinidadian Deep, Boo Williams, Cee ElAssaad, Doug Gomes 

Title: Freedom, Innovation, Resonance Vol. 1

Release date: 15th September, 2025

Label : Ensouled

Catalog Number : ENSLDV001

Format: Digital / Bandcamp   

Review: Cee ElAssaad & Beatkozina - Beauty is Magic (Ensouled)

Latin Afro-futuristica house on the beach makes this a beautiful single release!

We know of Beatkozina after the release on Afroterraneo, 'Nusrat Passion' featuring Abirah Shah (see review HERE), the 'Merhba EP' feat. El Mago & Axel Camil on Compost (see review HERE) and if you can imagine tthat along with Cee ElAssaad's 'Ore Yeyo O' (see review HERE) you're not going to be too far from 'Beauty is Magic' for a post jazz-funk generation.

I expect the vocal will be on this months' "Best Of" Colour & Pitch Sessions mixtape with Sumsuch but I there's also the instrumental and radio edit.

BUY LINK: https://ensouled.bandcamp.com/

Artist: Cee ElAssaad & Beatkozina

Title: Beauty is Magic

Release date: 25th July, 2025

Label : Ensouled

Catalog Number : TBC

Format: Digital / Bandcamp  

Review: Cee ElAssaad feat. QVLN - Ore Yeye O (Doug Gomez Remix) (Ensouled)

Ensouled, the label run by Cee ELAssaad, had themselves a worldwide hit with 'Ore Yeyo O' and just to over prove the point, this summer we have a Doug Gomez vocal and instrumental remix.

Last year, the original version of 'Ore Yeye O' (see review HERE) was fast on the heels of  Cee's 'TRIBE' featuring Masaki Morii (see review HERE) so giving us two monster tunes for the summer.

We know the Cee is albout Afro-House Yoruba style but what do you expect from a "genre-defying" QLVN?  Well, the vocals have the peace and love of a Bob Marley, a world/Mali/rock guitar solo, massive jazz organ, prog. electric violin/synth and more.

Doug Gomez and Cee did a collaboration on 'You & I' a while back and this remix is again full of percussion with a full-on jazz sax solo.

This years' WOMAD set already guaranteed.

Buy / Pre Order: https://ensouled.lsnto.me/oreyeyeodouggomez

Artist: Cee ElAssaad ft. QVLM

Title: Ore Yeye O (Doug Gomez Remix) 
Release date: 6th June, 2025
Label : Ensouled

Catalog Number : ENSLD017

Format: Digital  

Review: Cee ElAssaad & Le Croque feat. Aquarius Heaven - THE JAM (MIDH)

When it's as hot and sticky as this, 'THE JAM' needs to be in capital letters.

Last year, the original version of 'Ore Yeye O' (see review HERE) was fast on the heels of  Cee's 'TRIBE' featuring Masaki Morii (see review HERE) so giving us two monster tunes for the summer: and there's the soon to be released Doug Gomez remix of 'Ore Yeye O' (stay tuned) 

So 'THE JAM' takes us on a Acid space ship ride into to future Afro-house in extended and instrumental forms.

Boil it up, put it in jars,put it on ya sandwiches and lap it up!

Buy / Pre Order: https://li.sten.to/midhthejam

Artist: Cee ElAssaad  & Le Croque feat. Aquarius Heaven 

Title: THE JAM  
Release date: 23rd May, 2025
Label : MIDH

Catalog Number : MIDH091

Format: Digital  

Review: Cee ElAssaad feat. QVLN - Ore Yeye O (Ensouled)

Ensouled, the label run by Cee ELAssaad, has got themselves a worldwide hit with 'Ore Yeyo O'.

It's only been a couple of months' since the  release of Cee's 'TRIBE' featuring Masaki Morii (see review HERE) and this is another monster tune.

We know the Cee is albout Afro-House Yoruba style but what do you expect from a "genre-defying" QLVN?  Well, the vocals have the peace and love of a Bob Marley, a world/Mali/rock guitar solo, massive jazz organ, prog. electric violin/synth and more.

In thre forms, orginal, reprise mix and a very short vocal only, there's only going to be positive vibes about this one baby.

Next years' WOMAD set already guaranteed.

Colour and Pitch · Colour and Pitch Sessions with Sumsuch - September 2024

Artist: Cee ElAssaad ft. QVLM

Title: Ore Yeye O
Release date: 16th August, 2024
Label : Ensouled

Catalog Number : ENSLD005

Format: Digital  

Review: Cee ElaAsaad Feat. Masaki Morii – TRIBE (Ensouled)

We are 'TRIBE' - the gang are gonna love this!

We've been lucky enough to follow Cee ElAssad on Ensouled with the first release, 'CLEVER' when he was assisted by Jaidene Veda (see review HERE) that was followe by Trinidadian Deep's equally impressive 'Moments Of Sounds EP' (see review HERE).

You can still hear his Morrocan roots but this teaming up with Japanese producer Masaki Morii there's deep Afro-House soul that's got at least one foot in Detroit's dancefloor.

A full-on dub version would be cool but as the message is, "We are a Tribe, We are interconnected, You and me, We are interconnected" - sounds like You And The Music anthem to me.

P.S. This week, Sumsuch's Colour & Pitch Sessions for June played the track 'Tribe' (track 9) and full soundcloud link below.

Colour and Pitch · Colour and Pitch Sessions with Sumsuch - June 2024

Artist: Cee ElAssaad ft. Masaki Morii
Title: TRIBE
Release date: 28th June, 2024
Label : Ensouled

Catalog Number : ENSLD003

Format: Digital  

Review: Cee ElAssaad - Cosmic Fusion (Cacao Records)

Cacao Records are a label that like to pick the best of Afro House, Deep House, Electronica, Downtempo and anything else that hits the spot; and have they hit the bulls eye with this new single!

OK, what is going on?  This is a full-on jazz dance classic al a Azymuth.  "Can't be!" you say. I'm telling you it bloody well is. 

Cee ElAssaad is from Morroco and I don't know what he's got in his record collection but 'Cosmic Fusion' is like a rapid jazz dance synth soaked groove of Latin percussion proportions that will wreck the dancefloor as it's 'Cosmic' and it's 'Fusion'. 

And if you can't keep up with that pace, there's a ambient mix on the b-side that drops the percussion and dubsteps the synths to the darkside. 

It's not just me that's excited about this one as San Francisco based Coflo (you can see why after his remix of, Kerrier Collective's 'Life Wants To Live' - see review HERE), UK history man Bill Brewster, Germany's Âme, Japan's Dazzle Drums and Makossa (he of Austria's Makossa and Megablast) to name just a few of a worldwide and musically broadbased fans that are also supporting this special release.

Cacao Records · Cee ElAssaad - Cosmic Fusion

Artist: Cee ElAssaad

Title: Cosmic Fusion / Cosmic Fusion (Ambient Mix)

Release date: 7th July, 2023

Label: Cacao Records

Catalog Number: CAO65