Courtesy of Jon Freer from mosoul.co.uk here are four reviews of just released and upcoming house 12″es (sorry no cover shots or tracklistings this time):

Jon Cutler & Michael Watford – Watcha Gonna Do? (MN2S)

This straight-talking vocal outing from Cutler and Watford is God-fearing House of the tallest order. Watford’s uplifting vocals stride forward on a magic carpet made of pressing synths, romantic keys and tingling strings. The ‘Kings Of Soul Mix’ is a more ostentatious interpretation, where flawless piano keys hold the listener’s attention, whilst the ‘Reel Soul Mix’ sees the bass purr under the watchful ear of some beautiful keys.

Fanatix feat. Kele Le Roc – Lesson Learned (Osiris Music)

Ms. Le Roc gives the ’soul’ful House crew a real song in the form of this number, which suggests that recovering from a painful situation can only make you stronger. Jumping beats, silky keys and velvety guitars back Kele’s aggrieved words on the vocal version. A grimy bass, slammed beats and outer-planetary synths meet on the Dub.

Kings Of Tomorrow – Another Day (Defected)

Easily the finest offering on Sandy Rivera’s recent LP for Defected, the sweet “Another Day” finally gets a deserved single outing. A heart-warming bass, serene chords and marching beats hold up the hurt vocals on the original version. Fred Everything tightens the screws on his remix, where the synths morph continually and vocals are FXed nicely. The Fanatix version sees keyboards make eyes with flexing synths, over stealthy bass action and simple beats.

Andy Caldwell – The Waiting Game (Om Records)

Caldwell goes all digital on this analogue bass fuelled groover, which is fine as a dance-inducing tool, but isn’t anywhere near as god-damn essential as “I Can’t Wait”, his finest single to date. Affirmative vocals and sweet smelling strings coat the analogue grooves of the original, whilst a heavy bass and wavy synths dominate Ronan’s ‘Deeply Moody Remix’. Caldwell’s Dub employs strings and vocodered vocals from the Kraftwerk school of thought, as keys smile and synths attempt to apply the pressure.