Releases / Ralf GUM feat. Kenny Bobien - “The Only Way”

GOGO Music presents you with this single the tight collaboration of Ralf GUM and Kenny Bobien. “The Only Way” is taken from Ralf’s long-player “Never Leaves You” and urged for real powerful remixers which we found with Raw Artistic Soul and Terry Hunter, who both deliver great treatments to complete this fine release.

Ralf GUM became an uncontested top artist in the soulful House scene, since he started his musical career in 1990 and goes from strength to strength. Lately he set another milestone on his path, with a Gold award, which was bestowed on his artist album “Never Leaves You” in South Africa. “The Only Way” is taken from and following up the highly successful extractions from the long-player. These include already several hit singles, one of them “Take Me To My Love” which was undoubtedly one the biggest house anthems in 2012 and hit #1 in the official South African charts.

New Jersey's Kenny Bobien is one of the most widely recognized male singers in House and is often referred to as the “King of Gospel House Music”. His distinctive falsetto has powered many club anthems and his recordings simply are an impressive string of quality releases that have inspired many. He connected with Ralf after his remix for “Dance Culture feat Kenny Bobien - Better” and blessed his album with 2 songs, one of them the new single out now “The Only Way”.

Raw Artistic Soul does, for those who follow GOGO Music and the House Music scene in general, not need much of an introduction anymore. The untouchable studio master set several innovative musical landmarks with his releases since his first offering titled “The One Cultural Groove EP” in 2004. His remix of the song is a reduced Beat and Vocal workout, yet a very spiritual vision of the song.

Legendary Terry Hunter completes the mixes with his classic touch. He gained his reputation as a well known producer and remixer with countless works, including mixes for major artists such as Michael Jackson, Dina Carroll, Mary J. Blige, Brownstone and India. The Chicago native is an integral part of its scene and one who helped shaping it as we know it today.

GOGO Music offers you with this release package of slick variation, which will make you understand why … Love Is “The Only Way” …

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Tracklist, Ralf GUM feat. Kenny Bobien - The Only Way - GOGO 056:

1 - Ralf GUM Main Mix 8:33
2 - Raw Artistic Soul Spiritual Touch 7:41
3 - Raw Artistic Soul Drum Ride 4:07
4 - Terry Hunter Mix 8:14
5 - Terry Hunter Instrumental 8:14
6 - Terry Hunter Reprise 7:44
7 - Terry Hunter Tv Track 8:14
8 - Terry Hunter Beats 5:06
9 - Ralf GUM Main Instrumental 8:33
10 - Ralf GUM Reprise 7:59
11 - Ralf GUM Beat 3:43
12 - Ralf GUM Radio Edit 4:02

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Ralf GUM feat. Kenny Bobien - The Only Way - GOGO 056

PICK OF THE WEEK!
"The only way", one of the standout songs from Ralf GUM's highly acclaimed second artist album "Never leaves you" (needless to say it is one of our favorite songs from the album) gets a well-deserved full single release, complete with phenomenal remixes by Raw Artistic Soul and Chicago legend Terry Hunter. This timeless soulful gem oozing with Ralf GUM's unmistakable production and arrangement features the inimitable falsetto vocals by the one and only Kenny Bobien alongside a masterly orchestration - in other words, sheer musical bliss. Raw Artistic Soul strip things back to utterly infectious tribal rhythms, letting Kenny Bobien's illustrious vocals create a spiritual atmosphere guaranteed to put a spell on you. Terry Hunter adds his classic touch to take the song to a whole new level - nothing else needs to be said about this masterpiece besides it is guaranteed to make you yearn for more... by Michael Fossati

Some Ralf GUM feat. Kenny Bobien - The Only Way - GOGO 056 -DJ Feeback:

:: "Another great release from Ralf GUM!! I like the Ralf GUM Main mix and the Raw Artistic Soul Spiritual Touch. Full support." Rocco (France)

:: "Wow. Record of the week on my show this week." Craig Bartlett (L'America, Tilllate, UK)

:: "You are the pride of the house music! Great record!!!!!" Mike Cerino Testarossa (Radio Ibiza, Italy)

:: "Nice release again. Raw Artistic Soul mixes are the ones for me." Oli Lazarus (Reel People Music, UK)

:: "Killer track - love the mix package - real quality and depth of remixes." Lewis Dene (KingsOfSpin, UK)

:: "That’s pure musical poetry!!! Main Mix and Reprises from Ralf GUM and Terry Hunter are absolutely fantastic!! I’m going to play every version for long time to my audience and now I’m going to listen the full-pack again for my pleasure!!" Cesare ‘boogeyman’ Cera (Gruradio, Italy)

:: "This is a silky smooth release. Kenny truly shines in this. Thanks a lot." Deep Index (New Zealand)

:: "… so many great mixes. A very good package … loving the deep/soulful vibe and the percussion. How am I ever gonna choose? Beautiful work! In the bag. A lovely package of music." Bobi (CLub FM, Mazedonia)

:: "Had to hold back the tears! This is beautiful! EVERYTHING about this is PERFECT for me. Ralf GUM, Kenny Bobien please take a bow!" Simon "Schooly" Phillips (UK)

:: "Ralf Gum Main Mix is a personal fav, however Raw Artistic Soul Spiritual Touch is one of the remixes of the year for me, can't wait to playlist on the show!!" Alan O (Multi Storey Soul radio show, RTE Pulse, Dublin, Ireland)

:: "Another amazing release, so soulful, and of course Kenny's vocals couldn't be any smoother. I'll be playing this on next week's show on Pure Rhythm Radio and it will be my cut of the week on Indamixworldwide this Friday too." Dean Serafini (Indamixworldwide, JJazproject, UK)

:: "Top class! Full support! Ralf GUM Main Mix for me!" Mirko Paoloni (Radio Party Groove, Italy)

:: "Great release! Kenny Bobien voice needs no explanation. Amazing remixes in this package. Particular fusion of sounds in Raw Artistic remixes! Love it!" Alessio Furia (Magma Groove, Italy)

:: "Congrats. Excellent." Joan Ribas (Ibizasoulstice)

:: "I've been playing the Terry Hunter remix on my show now for two episodes. Very classy and well done yet still grooves and makes you want to dance. Thanks." Keith Thompson (Waking Monster Media)

:: "This is truly magnificent, thank you!!" Lady Duracell (PushFM, UK)

Ralf GUM Main Mix
Raw Artistic Soul Spiritual Touch
Raw Artistic Soul Drum Ride
Terry Hunter Mix
Terry Hunter Instrumental
Terry Hunter Reprise
Terry Hunter TV Track
Terry Hunter Beats
Ralf GUM Main Instrumental
Ralf GUM Reprise
Ralf GUM Beat
Ralf GUM Radio Edit