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Soul to Unite aka DJ Cordis and SD. The story goes way back and each of us have their own story to tell but we’ll get there.

Soul to Unite started out early 2008 with one big goal in mind – to launch a weekly house music podcast. Well, since you are here, I guess we’ve made it so far.

Soul to Unite is determined to bring a fresh dose of house to people who love the grooves as much as we do.

Cordis

Influenced by legendary Wednesdays and Saturdays at Radio 2, young Cordis started djing back in 1997, in a well-known seedbed of music – Rakvere. Photek as the motivation giver plus underground house from NY and Chigago led Cordis to a turning point – the first beats from Defected beside DJ Dave Storm’s Monday night house therapies made him a vinyl-buyer.

Cordis was noticed by a local professional DJs and got an offer to come into internetradio named RadioBar. His own radioshow called ‘Cordial Furies’ and the year 2003 guided Cordis to captivation of latin spirit. Few months later he met DJ M-Real and a house duo/project called ‘Soul2Nite’ was born. Same year they already played at internationally well known Sundance Music Festival Main Arena. Next year the duo won Numark DJ Competition 2005 in House category. Year ahead and it all continued with their Saturdays radioshow ‘Sensor’ at the biggest local house-music radiostation Energy FM.

For Cordis last two years has been little bit quiet for a while because of the MA studies of architecture but not anymore… Cordis met SD – a house music collector who feels the music, has a lot to tell and does his things in a basement style. There was no wait or discussion, it all came out strictly – the word and feelings of music have to be carried out.

Cordis has influences of Layner from Lejal Genes, Dave Storm of Ceremony Records, Raul Saaremets of Raadio 2 and Mutant Disco and DJ Andrevski.

House music all-time favorites include Jazz’n’Groove, Da Lata, Rose Max, Osunlade, Bebel Gilberto, Fred Everything, David Alvarado, Tony Thomas, Trentemöller, Johnny Fiasco, Tortured Soul, Jasper Street Co and more.

E-mail: cordis[at]soultounite.com

SD (aka Soul&Distance, Diggy)

SD has been in the Estonian club music scene for about 12 years now. After launching successful drum&bass website Clubarena.com and a few years later all-around club music site Stereo88.com, SD has been in-and-out of the scene. IN means that SD is still feeling the music and collecting it more than ever.

With the launch of Soul to Unite, SD has quickly become one of the most dominant figures in the Estonian house music radio scene. His previous radio experiences include Nõmme Raadio (damn that was weird!), Energy FM and most recently national-station Raadio 2 where SD is still introducing young dj’s every Saturday almost prime-time.

his love for house music is getting stronger and stronger, falling more deeply into the diverse sounds of the music. From soulful and uplifting to deep and afro. From peak time to latin house. A few house music styles you won’t find in his collection are electro and progressive house – just isn’t his understanding of house.

His most important influences include New York’s DJ Broadway, DJ Meri and P.Julm of Rulers of the Deep, Dave Storm of Ceremony Records, Enar “Rakett” Essenson of StereoÖÖ and Stereo88.com, MC J.O.C, Raul Saaremets of Raadio 2 and Mutant Disco.

As far as favorite house music people are concerned, there are almost too many to mention – Kenny Bobien, Arnold Jarvis, Richard Earnshaw, Louie Vega, Studio Apartment, Tortured Soul, Jasper Street Co, Roland Clark, Ralf Gum, Peven Everett and more.

Want to drop a line? My mailbox is open – sd[at]soultounite.com.