>When i hear it i tune out because its kinda sleepy to me. In
>Detroit deep house still knocks and has people sweating out
>their hairdos. Soulful house is background lounge music to
>me.

I agree. This one dude at the record shop used to call soulful house "downtempo" in the record stores around here (had to go to that section to find that stuff). Not bad for the car, but just not the right energy for the club.


>When you said stripped down tracks i assumed you meant
>something like this
>
>Marquis Hawkes - Outta This Hood: http://youtu.be/6vODGVrN9TU
>
>That is a great example of my favorite style of house and is
>the exact opposite of soulful house

Yup. I love that sound. I love how these tracks punch, especially on big speakers. Here's one of my favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_wYp8-I-Ro