2009
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| RECOMMENDED NEW SOUL - NOVEMBER 2009 |
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 REVELATIONS FT TRE WILLIAMS – THE BLEEDING EDGE CD £14.95
Strong contemporary southern soul album in a late 60's/early 70's style, arranged by Patrick Adams featuring real instruments and horns. The Lead Vocals of Tre Williams shows some similarity to that of Anthony Hamilton. The mid tempo strutter 'Graceful Bow' has a Willie Mitchell/Al Green feel to it, the excellent beat ballad 'Cheatin/Secret Lovers' and the mid tempo 'Remember The Last Time' are real highlights. There's a good cover of Latimore's 'Lets Straighten It Out' with a long instrumental intro.
The beat ballads 'Sorry's Not Good Enough' , 'Everybody Knows', and 'I Don't Want To know' and the mid tempo 'How Do I Tell Him' are also good. Great refreshing real soul with a capital S.
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 RAD – GETTING DOWN IS FREE CD £14.95
Vibrant album from the Californian vocalist and keyboard player who has made some consistently good underground funky soul albums over the past 15 years. As usual she has a great band backing her ft Fred Wesley, Patrice Rushen, Eric Leeds, Billy Johnson and David Garibaldi (T.O.P). ‘Getting Down Is Free’ is a really good uptempo funky soul jam that really grooves along., ‘If It’s Love That You’re Giving’ ft Patrice on vocals and keyboards is an upper mid tempo with a nice feel to it., Patrice also features on the funkier ‘Dukey Rd’, and ‘Under The Radar’ is a sultry semi funky track with a nice sax solo.
The more melodic and jazzier ‘Packed My Bags’ and ‘No One’ provide a nice contrast to the more hard hitting tracks. Great to have her back and hear all those great instruments. in full flow
also recommended ‘Higher Plane’ CD £14.95, East Babe CD £14.95 Make Every Second Count CD £14.95
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 MARCELL AND THE TRUTH – SYMBOLS CD £12.95
Marcell possesses a great old school classic soul voice, and on his second album lives up to his great debut that wowed us three years ago. 'Lost In The Moment' is a strong up tempo dancer, and 'Can't Wait' and 'All I Know' are good mid tempo dancers. The shuffling mid tempo 'Just To Be Loved' and Greatest Love' and the ballads 'Whole Again' and 'Wish You Were Here' are also good. The killer though is the slow message song 'Symbols' with heartfelt lyrics and a great vocal performance. Really good Soul album, good songs and that voice !.
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 SOULPERSONA – SOULACOASTER CD £11.95
UK Produced album featuring some quality vocalists. Darien guests on the nice dancer 'Can't Hide' and the mid tempo 'Don't Go'. Princess Fressia takes lead on the up tempo 'Walk On Through', 'Perfect Life',
and 'Fressia's Late Night Fantasy'. Kia Bennett is featuired on trhe mid tempo ' So Natural' and the slower 'Lifetime'. Sybil Thrasher (of Ramp) guest on the killer 2 stepper 'In Your Eyes' and the atmospheric 'Imagine'. Interesting and varied album.
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 JOSS STONE COLOUR ME FREE CD £13.95
Strong and varied album from the UK soulstress with that powerful voice. ‘Free Me’ is a Miami style strutter that grooves well, the beat driven uptempo ‘Could Have Been You’ and mid tempo ‘Big Ol Game’ both feature Raphael Saadiq, and ‘Incredible’ and ‘ You Got The Love’ are semi-funky grooves. ‘Governmentalist’ has a strong message and a great groove and features an unobtrusive rap from Nas, ‘Girlfriend On Demand’ is a big ballad ft Paul Riser Orchestra, and there is a good cover of Ray Charles bluesy ‘I Believe It To My Soul’ ft David Sanborn and with an all star band.
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 TRACY HAMLIN – BETTER DAYS CD £14.95
Quality real soul album from a lady with a really nice soulful voice. 'Free' is a nice breezy upper mid tempo track, 'Better Days' a good mid tempo foot tapper and 'You've Got To Let Go' a great mid tempo.
The ballads 'You Are The One' and 'No Regrets' are also strong and there are good covers of 'Use Me', ' Until You Come Back To Me' and 'Good Morning Heartache'. Nice album
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 WHISPERS – THANKFUL CD £14.95
The Whispers are one of the most popular vocal harmony group of all time, they return with their first ever gospel/soul album , produced by Magic, Fred Hammond and themselves. The album has their unique 'full' sound and the Scotty Brothers are in fine voice with beautiful harmonies. 'Walk With Me' is a great upper mid tempo dancer, 'For Thou Art With Me' , 'We Need You' and 'This Is How I Feel' are all good mid tempo songs. The ballads 'Did You Know', 'Who Could It Be' and 'Praise His Holy Name' are also strong. Really uplifting album with a message.
also recommended ‘For Your Ears only CD £9.95
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 LENNY WILLIAMS – UNFINISHED BUSINESS CD £16.95
The evergreen Lenny is still in fine voice on this mainly self penned set of new tunes.
'Sunday Afternoon' is a really nice catchy upper mid tempo hand clapping track. 'Sorry I Didn't know It Was Yo Momma' is a good mid tempo track ft Kim Waters, whilst 'Cheatin On The Cheatin is a southern style mid tempo. Lenny always excels on the ballads 'I Can't Stop Lovin You' 'Somebody Else' , 'Amnesia' and 'Six In The Morning' prove this point. Nice album that would have benefited from more real instrumentation. 1
also available ‘It Must Be Love’ CD £11.95
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 GIZELLE SMITH AND THE MIGHT MOCAMBOS – THIS IS.. CD £13.95 LP £14.95
Strong heavy Funk album recorded in Germany (and part in the UK). Gizelle has a rasping voice in the style of Alice Russell and it is used to good effect on 'Working Woman' and the horn led 'Hold Fast'. 'Nothing For Nothing', 'Gonna Get You', 'Love Alarm' and 'Snake Charmer' are fine Funk grooves, each having its own individual character – but there are 6 or 7 great Funk tunes in all. 'Everything Holds Blame' is a slow burner on which the horn arrangements are just smouldering. Modern Soul folk will go for the 60's sounding cover of Bobby Reed's 'The Time Is Right For Love'. The band get a chance to stretch out on the JB inspired instrumental 'Free Vibes'. Strong grooves, horns, infectious riffs and good songs and 60's style harmonies make this a highly recommended Funk set.
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 MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO – MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO CD £13.95 LP £15.95
Instrumental band hailing from Japan take a retro route on the contemporary Funk. Full band including horns wear their influences on their sleeves. For example ‘Time Has Come’ has an early Meters vibe, whilst ‘Yellow Soul Force’ takes its inspiration from James Brown as does the wicked ‘Baggy Pants’ with its wonderful horn lines and the gritty, infectious ‘Don’t Touch Just Watch Me’. ‘Why Am I Standing Here’ has hints of early 70’s Kool And the Gang, and the cover of ‘The Blackbyrds Theme’ has self-explanatory influences.
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 RANDA AND THE SOUL KINGDOM – RANDA AND THE SOUL KINGDOM CD £13.95 LP £13.95
Australian Funk band release a fine set of modern day Funk grooves. Musically highly influenced by James Brown, the group playing is of a high standard and extremely tight. The horn section is particularly tough. Check the mainly instrumental 'Feel It In Your Soul, the gritty 'Not Gonna Let You'' and the riff laden 'Getting Down To It'. Also try the Afro Beat/ Afro Funk 'Lysistrata's Quest' which is a real scorcher. The Funk flows on almost every track with the riff driven (check horns and guitar) 'You Can Make It Funky' and the single 'Find Your Groove' being outstanding. If you like contemporary Funk heavily influenced by James Brown.
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| RECOMMENDED NEW SOUL - OCTOBER 2009 |
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 TRIBUTE TO FRANKIE BEVERLY AND MAZE CD £13.95
Much vaunted and hugely anticipated, this tribute album includes some great cover versions of one of our music's most popular groups. Every track hits home and is a fine tribute to Maze. Joe's 'Can't Get Over You' and Ledisi's 'Happy Feelings' are truly outstanding. Mary J Blige does a nice take on 'Before I Let Go' and Kem takes to 'The Golden Time Of Day'. Also check Raheem De Vaughn on 'We Are One' and Musiq Soul Child gives a smooth rendition of 'Silky Soul'. This is a wonderful slice of nostalgia.
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MUSIQ SOULCHILD |
SILKY SOUL |
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KEM |
GOLDEN TIME OF DAY |
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RAHEEM DAVAUGHN |
WE ARE ONE |
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MARY J. BLIGE |
BEFORE I LET GO |
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JOE |
CAN'T GET OVER YOU |
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LEDISI |
HAPPY FEELINS |
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MINT CONDITION |
BACK IN STRIDE |
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KEVOND EDMONDS |
NEVER LET YOU DOWN |
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AVANT |
JOY & PAIN |
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CLARK SISTERS KIKI SHEARD JMOSS |
I WANNA THANK YOU |
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 MARISA LINDSAY – DEEPER LOVE CD £13.95
Really good new album from sweet voiced Marisa, featuring a full band produced by Eddie Bullen. 'I Think I Want To Be In Love' is a great shuffling upper mid tempo groover with a distinctive hook. 'Joy' is an uptempo dancer with great soulful guitar licks (ala George Benson) that could be very popular at weekenders. The mid tempo groovers 'I Want You To Want Me' and 'Trippin With out Your Love' , the semi funky shuffler 'Free- A State Of Mind' and the organic head nodder 'Upswing' are also good and check the authentic skanking reggae 'Marisa Blues' which topped by her soulful voice is very unique.
Quality throughout , one of the best indie soul albums of the year so far.
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DEEPER LOVE |
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I THINK I WANT TO BE IN LOVE |
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FREE A STATE OF MIND (BUBBLE SONG) |
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MISSING YOU |
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TRIPPIN WITHOUT YOUR LOVE |
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UPSWING |
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SWEETEST WITH YOU |
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MARISAS BLUES |
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I WANT YOU TO WANT ME |
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DREAMS |
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MISUNDERSTOOD |
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JOY |
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 N'DAMBI – PINK ELEPHANT CD £14.95
One of our favourite contemporary soul artists makes her major label debut, produced and co-written by Leon Sylvers. This album shows N'Dambi in a more mature setting with some great lyrics and featuring her distinctive Texan voice. 'L.I.E.' and 'Can't Hardly Wait' are good uptempo grooves, 'What It Takes' is a mid tempo track with a catchy hook, and 'Nobody Jones' and the slower 'Take It Out' are typically N'Dambi mid tempo. The beat ballads 'Ooo Baby' and The One' and the melancholy 'Imitator' are also highlights. This strong album is a welcome return to form and will please her existing fans and probably gain her some new followers.
highly recommended 'Tunin up And Cosignin CD £12.95
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NDAMBI |
L.I.E. |
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NDAMBI |
WHAT IT TAKES |
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NDAMBI |
NOBODY JONES |
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NDAMBI |
OOO BABY |
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NDAMBI |
MIND BLOWIN' |
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NDAMBI |
THE ONE |
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NDAMBI |
TAKE IT OUT |
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NDAMBI |
DAISY CHAIN |
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NDAMBI |
CAN'T HARDLY WAIT |
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NDAMBI |
THE WORLD IS A BEAT |
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IMITATOR |
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NDAMBI |
FREE FALLIN' |
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 SOUL TOGETHERNESS 2009 CD £12.95 DBL LP £14.95
The annual Soul Togetherness comp is always one of the highlights of the year and 2009 is no exception. Highlights are Root Soul ft Leon King 'My Dream Came True', an outstanding mid tempo stepper with great strings and horns, the modern soul dancers Tyrone Lee 'Time Of Your Life', Jovonnie 'Was She Worth It' and Victor Haynes '2Nd Opinion' and the Marvin Influenced mid tempo dancer 45 ft Jimmy Abney 'Nothing Feels Better Than You'. Joey Negro's Los Charly's Orchestra 'Some Of The Things' is a good Boogie dancer and there's the Late 70's dancer Tavares 'Only One Need To Love' and Impressions mid tempo 'This Time'. Good uplifting music.
also available Soul Togetherness 2000-2008 CD £13.95 DBL LP £14.95 (not all vols on LP now)
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ROOT SOUL |
MY DREAM COME TRUE |
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TYRONE LEE |
TIME OF YOUR LIFE |
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KYLIE AULDIST |
IN A WEEK IN A DAY |
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TAVARES |
ONLY ONE I NEED TO LOVE |
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SEVEN FEAT OMAR |
WISH OF A FOOL |
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CHAKA KHAN |
LOVERS TOUCH |
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JOVONNIE |
WAS SHE WORTH IT |
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45 |
NOTHING FEELS BETTER THAN YOU |
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JD73 FEAT ELLA MAY |
THINK TWICE |
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JONNY MONTANA FEAT CLAUDE BAIN |
SEASONS |
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LOS CHARLYS ORCHESTRA |
SOME OF THE THINGS |
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PAPRIKA SOUL |
MUSIC OF LIFE |
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IMPRESSIONS |
THIS TIME |
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VICTOR HAYNES |
2ND OPINION |
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KLOUD 9 |
EVERYTHING IS GOOD 2NITE |
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 CHARLES WILSON – TROUBLED CHILD CD £13.95
Fantastic southern soul album recorded with a full band - real strings and horns and female backing vocals, that is real throwback to classic 70's soul. Charles powerful and emotive soulful voice dominates each track but the backing is incredible. The covers of Natural 4 'Love That Really Counts', Sam Dees 'Troubled Child' and Bob Marley's 'Is This Love' are brilliant. The mid tempo 'I Don't Want To Take A Chance', 'Where My Baby Went' and ' I Want to Shout About' and the ballad 'Someone Must Have' are also very good. Excellent album, probably the best of its style for many years, which will appeal to lovers of real southern soul.
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WHERE MY BABY WENT |
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SOMEONE MUST HAVE TAUGHT YOU |
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IT'S LOVE THAT REALLY COUNTS |
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I WANT TO SHOUT ABOUT IT |
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SOMEBODY'S TEARS |
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TROUBLED CHILD |
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IS THIS LOVE |
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I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE |
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GOOD SIDE OF MY GIRL |
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PUT SOMETHING INTO IT |
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 INDEPENDENT SOUL DIVAS VOL 2 CD £11.95
Excellent 16 track comp featuring many exclusive tracks along with a few highlights from recent independent soul albums. Best of the new tracks are Kelli Sae 'You're All I Need' and Aura Jackson 'Walk After U', nice mid tempo dancers. The soulful mid tempo steppers Lenora Jaye 'Times Are Hard', Adina Howard 'What Do I Do' and Rena Scott 'You Keep Trippin' are also great and theres Lori Jenaire 'Better' and Razzberry 'Can't Call' a mid tempo soul /R&B slow jam. Also incl great tracks from recent Kendra Ross, Melissa Young, Rachael Brown and Tracy Cruz albums.
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KELLI SAE |
YOU'RE ALL I NEED |
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LENORA JAYE |
TIMES ARE HARD (FISCAL STIMULUS MIX) |
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LEA LORIEN |
WAITING |
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ADINA HOWARD |
WHAT DO I DO |
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RENA SCOTT |
YOU KEEP TRIPPIN' |
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MAYA NEIADA |
REHAB (BLURRY) |
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SY SMITH |
THE ART OF YOU |
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RAZZBERRY |
CAN'T CALL (2009 WAXX REMIX) |
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RACHEL BROWN |
WEEKEND |
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MELISSA YOUNG |
JUST A GIRL |
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LINA |
GET IT RIGHT (EXTENDED VERSION) |
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AURA JACKSON |
WALK AFTER U |
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LORI JENAIRE |
BETTER |
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TRACY CRUZ |
YOUR DREAMS |
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D'CHERI |
LIKE I DO |
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KENDRA ROSS |
REAL DEAL |
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 GUILTY PLEASURES – LOVE STORIES CD £13.95
Quality independent soul album featuring four good soulful vocalists. 'The One' ft Sol Edler is a nice modern soul mid tempo dancer , Sol also fronts the groove ridden mid tempo 'Soul'. Mycah Chevalier scores on the beat ballad 'I Wish', the mid tempo 'Urge' and the 2 stepper 'Meaningless Affair' and duets with Sol on the dreamy 'Anticipation'. The funky groove driven 'Naked' ft Jerrica White and Mycah
Nice album.
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THE ONE (FEAT. SOL EDLER) |
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I WISH (FEAT. MYCAH CHEVALIER) |
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ANTICIPATION (FEAT. MYCAH CHEVALIER & SOL EDLER) |
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SOUL (FEAT. SOL EDLER) |
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THANKFUL (FEAT. RICK WHITE) |
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NAKED (FEAT. JERRICA WHITE & MYCAH CHEVALIER) |
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THE URGE (FEAT. MYCAH CHEVALIER) |
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I MISS THE WAY (FEAT. JERRICA WHITE) |
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MEANINGLESS AFFAIR (FEAT. MYCAH CHEVALIER) |
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 YOLANDA JOHNSON – BREATHING CD £14.95
Yolanda built up a good following with her debut EP from 3 years ago and now returns with a full album.
She has a distinctive vulnerable voice with a good range and unique style, the album is varied from powerhouse to gentle. The highlights are the percussive up tempo groove of 'On The Inside' with great horns, the jazzy 'Living' with nice walking b lines, 'When I See You' an upper mid tempo dancer, 'Breathing' with has a good hook and ''Over You' a good mid tempo using a sample from O'Jays 'Family Reunion' . Strong and varied album.
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
INHALE-UDE |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
MUSIC AND FAITH |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
I NEED YOU |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
LIVING |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
WHEN I SEE YOU |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
WALK AWAY |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
STRUT! |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
INTERVENTION (FEAT. T3 FROM SLUM VILLAGE) |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
EXHALE-UDE |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
OVER YOU |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
CAN'T FIGHT THE FEELING |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
LOVE IS A GAME |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
LOSE CONTROL |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
ON THE INSIDE |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD |
FROM BREATHING |
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YOLANDA JOHNSON |
BREATHING |
FROM BREATHING |
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 MELBA MOORE AND PHIL PERRY GIFT OF LOVE CD £13.95
Two great soul singers join together for an album of duets produced by Chris 'Big Dog' Davis, Preston Glass and David Narhan. The covers of the Motown classics 'Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing' and the more uptempo 'You're All I need To Get By' are the albums real killers. Phil co-wrote the bouncy uptempo 'Survival Kit', and Kim Waters guests on sax on The Spinners 'Sadie'and 'Give' (The Gift Of love) which are smooth soul at its best.
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OPTIMISTIC |
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YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY |
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IT WILL BE ALRIGHT |
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I BELIEVE |
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SADIE |
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AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING |
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WEAKNESS |
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SURVIVAL KIT |
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WE'LL BE TOGETHER |
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U NEVER KNOW |
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GIVE (THE GIFT OF LOVE) |
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 JEFF MAJORS – SACRED EIGHT CD £16.95
Amazing gospel soul album by Harpist/arranger and produced Jeff, featuring a full orchestra (conducted by Dexter Wansel and recorded in Philadelphia) led by many guest vocalists. 'Here I Am' is a beautiful mid tempo ballad ft Oli Woodson's soulful vocals, 'Step in' is a Stepper dancer ft James Murphy on vocals, and the funkier 'Hit The Floor' ft Chuck Brown's vocals and Mandrill's horns. The uplifting 'My Body' ft Shirley Murdoch on vocals and swirlin strings, 'Broken Vessel' ft LeShell Griffin whilst the Sacred Voices front the atmospheric sax backed 'Move In' and string laden 'Be Free'. Interestingly different.
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HERE AM I (FEAT. ALI WOODSON) |
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STEP IN (FEAT. JAMES MURPHY) |
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MOVE-IN (FEAT. SACRED VOICES) |
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MY BODY (FEAT. SHIRLEY MURDOCK) |
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HIT THE FLOOR (FEAT. CHUCK BROWN) |
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TRYING TIMES (FEAT. OHENE) |
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THE ROSE (INSTRUMENTAL) |
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BE FREE (FEAT. SACRED VOICES) |
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BROKEN VESSEL (FEAT. LASHELL GRIFFIN) |
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QUIET TIME (INSTRUMENTAL) |
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HE’S LISTENING (INSTRUMENTAL) |
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REFLECTION (INSTRUMENTAL) |
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 K’Jon – Get Around CD £14.95
‘Get Around’ is a strong Soul/RnB set, with K’Jon’s vocals on point. Tracks like the head nodder ‘I Get Around’, ‘Fa Sho’ and ‘Fly Away’ sustain a delicate balance between being contemporary and being sufficiently musical (in the traditional sense).
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I GET AROUND |
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FA SHO |
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FLY AWAY |
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THIS TIME |
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ON THE OCEAN |
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SUMMER RAIN |
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AFTER THE CLUB |
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I KNOW U SEE |
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DOIN IT BIG |
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WHAT'S REALLY GOOD FEAT. LADY TE |
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ON EVERYTHING FEAT. SEVEN THE GENERAL |
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I'LL NEVER FORGET |
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VANITY |
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 SOUL UNSIGNED VOL 3 CD £11.95
Third volume of Phil Drivers series highlighting independent soul and jazz artists maintains the quality of the first two. Highlights are Richard Alexander Davis 'You've Changed', J Stever 'Music', Excellent Gentleman 'Freaky' and Cool Million 'Next To Me' are good modern soul dancers. Alessia Piemarini 'Don't Step On My Flower' is an organic soul groover whilst Candycream 'Give Love A Chance' is a really nice mid tempo floater. Constituents 'Love' has a 70's soul sound to it, and Unified Tribe 'Get Up' is more 80's influenced. Roman Andren 'Amber Lady' is a good flute led driving jazz fusion instrumental .
Good Comp.
Also available soul unsigned vol 1 & 2 CD £11.95 (each)
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TYRONE |
TIME OF YOUR LIFE |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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RICHARD ALEXANDER DAVIS |
YOU'VE CHANGED |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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J. STEVER |
MUSIC |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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EXCELLENT GENTLEMEN |
FREAKY |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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COOL MILLION |
NEXT TO ME |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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ALESSIA PIERMARINI |
DONT STEP ON MY FLOWER |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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CHRIS YOUNGBLOOD |
IN LOVE WITH YOU |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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CANDYCREAM |
GIVE LOVE A CHANCE |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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THE CONSTITUENTS |
LOVE |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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D. NELSON & M. DRUMMOND |
DELIGHTFUL JAZZ |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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ROMAN ANDREN |
AMBER LADY |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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JALLEY |
FIRE |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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SKALP |
CHANANA |
FROM SOUL UNSIGNED 3 |
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UNIFIED TRIBE |
GET UP |
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 Various Artists - Soul Lounge vol 6 3CD £13.95
Another value for money 3CD set from Dome includes the previously unreleased Vivienne McKone ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Alright’ and Joslyn ‘Never Ending’ along with the popular Haggis Horns ‘The Traveller Pt 2’, George Duke ‘Sweet Baby’ , Heston ‘Radio’ Conya Doss ‘Starship’ and Eric Roberson ‘Change For Me (joey Negro Mix0 amongst the 40 tracks.
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RAHSAAN PATTERSON |
STOP BREAKING MY HEART |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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INCOGNITO |
EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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HIL ST SOUL |
LIFE |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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HESTON |
RADIO |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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ANGELA JOHNSON FEAT GORDON CHAMBERS |
GET AWAY |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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ANTHONY DAVID |
PART OF MY LIFE |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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BRENDA RUSSELL |
THE MESSAGE |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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CONYA DOSS |
STARSHIP |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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AVANI |
2 LUV U |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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BRENDA BOYKIN |
WONDERFUL |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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MAYSA |
HIGHER LOVE |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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FULL FLAVA FEAT JOY ROSE |
YOU MAKE IT HEAVEN |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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DON E |
NATURAL |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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ERIC ROBERSON |
THE MOON |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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FRANK MCCOMB |
WHEN YOU CALL MY NAME |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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FULL FLAVA FEAT CARLEEN ANDERSON |
WAS THAT ALL IT WAS |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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SEEK |
LAST NIGHT |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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HESTON FEAT ANGELA JOHNSON |
DREAMY EYES |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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KEELEY BURTON |
TRUST YOU AGAIN |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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JOSLYN |
NEVER ENDING |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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ANGELA JOHNSON FEAT MAYSA |
MORE THAN YOU KNOW |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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FULL FLAVA FEAT ALISON LIMERICK |
PERFECT LOVE |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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JULIE DEXTER & KHARI SIMMONS |
SALT SEA |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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MARTHA REDBONE |
GOD CREATED WOMAN |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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VIVIENNE MCKONE |
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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SAM BOSTIC |
BREAK UP 2 MAKE UP |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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GEORGE DUKE |
SWEET BABY |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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ANDREUS |
GET SOMETHIN' |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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HIL ST SOUL |
RELEASE |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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INNER SHADE |
ARE YOU WITH ME? |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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BEVERLEI BROWN |
IN THE SUMMERTIME |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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ERRO |
CHANGE FOR ME (JOEY NEGRO MIX) |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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TORTURED SOUL |
HOME TO YOU (ETHAN WHITE MIX) |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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BAH SAMBA |
CALMA (LOUIE VEGA MIX) |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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INCOGNITO |
THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD (SKI OAKENFULL VAS INCOGNITO REMIX) |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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SUNLIGHT SQUARE |
PASTIME PARADISE |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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COOLY'S HOT BOX |
FRIEND OF MINE |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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HAGGIS HORNS |
THE TRAVELLER (PT 2) |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET |
FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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TORTURED SOUL |
IN MOTION |
FROM SOUL LOUNGE 6 |
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 VARIOUS ARTISTS – 4 HERO PRESENTS EXTENSIONS CD £11.95/ DOUBLE VINYL £15.95
A compilation of original previously unreleased cover versions of their music, reinterpreted by a selection of hand picked artists. Cinematic and Dynamic Nu-Jazz, featuring Sonar Kollektiv Orchestra, Christian Prommer's Drum Lesson, Re:Jazz and the Landau Orchestra. Several of the tracks have similar vibe to their last album 'Play With The Changes', for example Sonar Kollectiv Orch's 'Universal Love 'and Nu Tropic's 'Why Don't You Talk'. Fusing contemporary influences with classic orchestral sounds like MFSB/ Salsoul Orch. Christian Badzura & The Liverpool Session Orchestra's 'Sophia' illustrate this perfectly. Check also the jazzy 'People Always Criticize Us from Vince Vella's Cuban Collective.
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4 HERO |
UNIVERSAL LOVE (SONAR KOLLEKTIV ORCHESTER) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
WHY DON'T YOU TALK? (NU TROPIC) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
CONCEPTIONS (LANDAU ORCHESTRA) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
PLANETERIA (CHRISTIAN PROMMER'S DRUMLESSON) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
THIRD STREAM (ROBERT MITCHELL 3IO) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
GIVE IN (AYANNA WITTER |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
BLANK CELLS (LUKE PARKHOUSE WITH THE SHARKFOOD ORCHESTRA) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
SOPHIA (CHRISTIAN BADZURA & LIVERPOOL SESSION ORCHESTRA) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
COSMIC TREE (ANDRE ZIMMA VS YE:SOLAR) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
PEOPLE ALWAYS CRITICISE US (VINCE VELLA'S CUBAN COLLECTIVE) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
HUMANS (THE SUB ENSEMBLE) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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4 HERO |
STAR CHASERS ([RE:JAZZ]) |
FROM EXTENSIONS |
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 SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS – 3RD GIFT STORY SONG AND SPIRIT
CD £14.95
New album from the Gospel/ Soul group incl a great upper mid tempo cover of Marvin's 'God Is Love'
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EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT |
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OPTIMISTIC |
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GOD IS LOVE |
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AUDACITY OF HOPE |
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HEALING |
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THE PATH OF HEALING |
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GOD BLESS THE CHILD |
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LEGACY |
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CERTAINLY LORD |
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SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT |
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STEAL AWAY |
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GREAT GETTIN' UP MORNIN' |
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HARAMBEE |
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 Be Be & Ce Ce Winans – Still CD £14.95
Nice Gospel album that has a soulful vibe. Check ‘Close To You’ and the upbeat ‘Reason To Dance’. Try also the beautiful ‘The Garden’.
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
STILL |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
CLOSE TO YOU |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
THINGS (FEAT. MARVIN WINANS) |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
GRACE |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
REASON TO DANCE |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
HE CAN HANDLE IT |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
CHANGE MY WORLD |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
THE GARDEN |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
NEVER THOUGHT |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
I FOUND LOVE (CINDY'S SONG) |
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BEBE AND CECE WINANS |
LET IT BE (FEAT. MARY MARY) |
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 Baker Brothers – Avid Sounds CD £13.95
This album of covers is getting considerable props, try the versions of Banbarra’s ‘Shack Up’, Manzel’s Space Funk’, ‘Rock creek Park’ and the vocal ‘Family Tree’ featuring Vanessa Freeman.
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FAMILY TREE FEATURING VANESSA FREEMAN |
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SHACK UP |
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COULDN?T GET IT RIGHT |
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SPACE FUNK |
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IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY FEATURING HAMISH STUART |
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STREET PLAYER FEATURING TALC |
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ROCK CREEK PARK |
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LADY DAY AND JOHN COLTRANE |
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FLY LIKE AN EAGLE FEATURING MATT MCNAUGHTON |
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COLA BOTTLE BABY |
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THE MEXICAN FEATURING KATIE HOLMES |
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 Soul Sugar - Nothing But The Truth CD £13.95
From the Freestyle comes this Hammond led set of grooves. Check the soundtrack-ish ‘Ritual’, the gritty take of Lonnie Smith’s ‘Play It Back’. Love the eastern flavoured ‘Sagittarius’
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SILVER |
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RITUAL |
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PLAY IT BACK |
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NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH |
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MINOR MOOD |
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SAGITTARIUS |
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ROLLING |
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WINNER FUNK |
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FIRST COME |
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ISAACS |
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 Speak Low – Hands Up CD £ 14.95
Hammond led Jazz from the Love Monk label ‘I Don’t Need No..What’ and the funky ‘Unusual Tatami’. Try also the inventive covers of ‘Papa Don’t Take No Mess’ and Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’. Great horns.
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I DON'T NEED NO...WHAT? |
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I WANT MY MONEY BACK |
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UNUSUAL TATAMI |
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THIS LETTER |
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TAKE YOUR TIME |
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SOUL IS WHAT YOU GOT |
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PAPA DON'T TAKE NO MESS |
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THRILLER |
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UBA |
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 Mama’s Gun – Routes to Riches CD £12.95
Includes the killer ‘Let’s Find A Way’ and ‘Pots Of Gold’, the rest of the album has an old style R&B feel with Rock tinges.
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MAMA'S GUN |
HOUSE ON A HILL |
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MAMA'S GUN |
RICO |
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MAMA'S GUN |
YOU ARE THE MUSIC |
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MAMA'S GUN |
FINGER ON IT |
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MAMA'S GUN |
POTS OF GOLD |
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MAMA'S GUN |
CHASING DOWN SHADOWS |
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MAMA'S GUN |
PSYCHO TERRITORY |
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MAMA'S GUN |
BITCH |
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MAMA'S GUN |
LET'S FIND A WAY |
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MAMA'S GUN |
MIRACLE |
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MAMA'S GUN |
BIG BETTY |
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 BEBEL GILBERTO – ALL IN ONE
CD £13.95
Fine mainly downtempo set of Brazilian tunes, check the superb 'Bim Bam' and 'Sun Is Shining'.Turn And Run' & 'Two Steps' with the Funk of 'Got The Hunger' & 'Hesitate'.
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
CAN§AO DE AMOR |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
SUN IS SHINING |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
BIM BOM |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
NOSSA SENHORA |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
THE REAL THING |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
ELA (ON MY WAY) |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
FAR FROM THE SEA |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
ALL IN ONE |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
FOREVER |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
SECRET (SEGREDO) |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
CHICA CHICA BOOM CHIC |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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BEBEL GILBERTO |
PORT ANTONIO |
FROM ALL IN ONE |
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 ALICE RUSSELL – POT OF GOLD
CD £13.95
Popular UK vocalist mixes 60's style Soul – 'Turn And Run' & 'Two Steps' with the Funk of 'Got The Hunger' & 'Hesitate'.
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ALICE RUSSELL |
TURN AND RUN |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
TWO STEPS |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
LIVING THE LIFE OF A DREAMER |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
LET US BE LOVING |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
GOT THE HUNGER? |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
LIGHTS WENT OUT |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
CRAZY |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
HESITATE |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
UNIVERSE |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
HURRY ON |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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ALICE RUSSELL |
ALL ALONE |
FROM POT OF GOLD |
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| RECOMMENDED NEW SOUL - SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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 GEORGE BENSON – SONGS AND STORIES CD £15.95
George Benson releases his best set since Absolute Benson. Co-produced by Marcus Miller, this album exudes class – both vocally and with his virtuoso guitar solos. The production and sound are exquisite. Mainly covers, George's is in fine voice on tracks like 'Show Me The Way' and the Rod Temperton penned 'Family Reunion'. The lovely duet with Lalah Hathaway 'A Telephone Call Away' is another highlight, whilst Donny's 'Someday We'll All Be Free' is treated reverently by George. George gets his groove on for 'Living In High Definition', whilst he is joined by fellow guitar maestro Norman Brown on 'Nuthin But A Party' on which they trade guitar fills. This album will appeal to lovers of smooth Soul and Smooth Jazz, catch a genius at work.
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DON'T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT |
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FAMILY REUNION |
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SHOW ME THE LOVE |
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A TELEPHONE CALL AWAY |
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SOMEDAY WE'LL ALL BE FREE |
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NUTHIN' BUT A PARTY |
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COME IN FROM THE COLD |
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EXOTICA |
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RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA |
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ONE LIKE YOU |
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LIVING IN HIGH DEFINITION |
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SAILING |
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 SMOKEY ROBINSON – TIME FLIES WHEN YOUR HAVING FUN CD £15.95 LP £19.95
Smokey makes an incredible 'Love' album and is in fine voice over a great uncluttered musical background, the clarity of the recording is breathtaking. The ballads 'Time Files', 'Don't Know Why' ,'That Place' , 'What'cha Gonna Do' and the duets 'You're The One For Me' (ft Joss Stone) and 'You've Got My life' (ft India Arie) are quite brilliant. The slightly faster 'Girlfriend' and 'One Time' and the grittier and bluesier 'Please Don't Take Your Love' (ft Carlos Santana) are also very good. The CD only hidden bonus track is a great cover of 'I Want You' This is quite possibly the best album Smokey has recorded in his five decades as a singer.
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TIME FLIES |
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DON'T KNOW WHY |
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GIRLFRIEND |
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YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME (FEAT. JOSS STONE) |
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ONE TIME |
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PLEASE DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE (FEAT. CARLOS SANTANA) |
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THAT PLACE |
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LOVE BATH |
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WHATCHA GONNA DO |
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SATISFY YOU |
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YOU'RE JUST MY LIFE (FEAT. INDIA.ARIE) |
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UNTITLED |
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 LEDISI – TURN ME LOOSE CD £14.95 CD/DVD £16.95
One of the greatest female singers of her generation, Ledisi returns with a very raw soul album that is in a different style to her previous work, and takes a few plays to fully appreciate. 'Everything Changes' is an uptempo beater, 'Turn Me Loose' prod by Rex Rideout is an ice mid tempo beater with good keyboard riffs. 'Higher Than This' prod by Jam and Lewis is an R&B slow jam, 'Alone' and 'Goin Thru Changes' are good beat ballads. The Raphael Saadiq prod 'Love Never Changes' and 'Please Stay' have a 60's feel to them. DVD includes videos and live performances. The highlight throughout his her incredible voice.
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DELUXE ED WITH DVD
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RUNNIN' |
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EVERYTHING CHANGES |
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TURN ME LOOSE |
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HIGHER THAN THIS |
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ALONE |
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LOVE NEVER CHANGES |
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PLEASE STAY |
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KNOCKIN' |
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SAY NO |
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GOIN' THRU CHANGES |
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I NEED LOVE |
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TRIPPIN' |
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ANSWER TO WHY |
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THEM CHANGES |
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 JOY JONES – GODCHILD CD £14.95
Vibrant and varied debut album, neo/future soul with a deep good groove recorded in Atlanta, LA and London, and mixed by Daz-I-kue of Bugz In the attic. Joy has one of those distinctive voices in an Erykah Badu style, musically it varies from neo soul to broken beat and jazzy groove. 'Glass Boxes' is a real delight with a great understated musical backdrop. 'Supernova' is a quite brilliant mid tempo layered groover., 'Beautiful' is an atmospheric slow stepper prod by Kaidi Tatham, 'This Too' an uptempo handclapping off beat groover with wicked b-line ,'The Joy' a percussive uptempo groover and 'Over' a hypnotic slower track. Interesting album with an edge , if you like Erykah, Sy Smith etc then this is for you.
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THIS TOO |
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THE JOY |
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HOLLYWOOD |
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SUPERNOVA |
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NOMAD |
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CONSTELLATIONS |
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OVER |
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GLASS BOXES |
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RIGHT NOW |
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PROMISED LAND |
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BEAUTIFUL |
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 MAYER HAWTHORNE – STRANGE ARRANGEMENT CD £11.95 LP –forthcoming
This album is a real throwback to 60's soul. The Motown Infl dancers 'Your Easy Lovin Ain't Pleasing Nothin' and 'One track Mine' , the mid tempo 'Just Ain't Gonna Work it Out' with its heavy backbeat and the slightly more subtle 'Maybe So Maybe No' and 'Make Her Mind' will work on the dancefloor.
The beat ballad's 'I Wish It Would Rain' and 'Shiny and New' are also good. This album is being tipped as one of the biggest of the year and will appeal to those who like 60's and raw soul.
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A STRANGE ARRANGEMENT |
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JUST AIN'T GONNA WORK OUT |
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MAYBE SO MAYBE NO |
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YOUR EASY LOVIN' AIN'T PLEEASIN' NOTHIN' |
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I WISH IT WOULD RAIN |
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MAKE HER MINE |
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ONE TRACK MIND |
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THE ILLS |
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SHINY AND NEW |
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LET ME KNOW |
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GREEN EYED LOVE |
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 MICHAEL OLATUJA – SPEAK CD £14.95
This amazing spiritually uplifting album was recorded in London 5 years ago but is only being released now, and it has that 'fresh' sound that records of that era had. It features some top UK singers and musicians inc Lynden David Hall, Eska, Terri Walker, Andrew Roachford, TY, Jason Rebello, Jean Toussaint, Femi Temowo etc. 'Hold On' ft LDH is a really nice D'Angelo style mid tempo, 'Little Sister' ft Terri Walker an organic stepper, 'Le Jardin' ft Onaje Jefferson is a Stevie infl inspiring ballad whilst the breezy jazzier 'Yi Yapada' ft Eska has rich keyboards and a deep groove. Alicia Olatuja ft on the mid tempo groover 'Unconditional' and the gospel 'Walk With Me'. Deep music that you can really feel.
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MA FOYA (FEAT. LYNDEN DAVID HALL) |
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ALTAR CALL (FEAT. ESKA MTUNGWAZI) |
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HOLD ON (FEAT. LYNDEN DAVID HALL & ANDREW ROACHFORD) |
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LITTLE SISTER (FEAT. TERRI WALKER) |
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LE JARDIN (FEAT. ONAJE JEFFEERSON) |
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YI YIPADA (FEAT. ESKA MTUNGWAZI) |
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UNCONDITIONAL (FEAT. ALICIA OLATUJA) |
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SPEAK (FEAT. TY) |
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WALK WITH ME (FEAT. ALICIA OLATUJA) |
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MAMA OLA (FEAT. JASON REBELLO & JEAN TOUSSAINT) |
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 ERIC ROBERSON – MUSIC FAN FIRST CD £13.95
Eric has built up a large fan base with his distinctive style of R&B/soul and great vocal harmonies.
This album will enhance his reputation as one of the leading independent soul artists. 'The Newness', 'Borrow You' , 'How Could She Do it' and 'The Hunger' (ft W Ellington Felton) are typical Erro mid tempo grooves. 'A Tale of Two'is based on the hook of Minnie's 'Inside My Love', the more melodic 'Still' are also good. 'Dealing' a duet ballad with Lalah Hathaway' , the Stevie infl 'Wanna Believe It Again' ft Wayna, the uplifting 'Celebrate' ft Sy Smith and 'Howard Girls' ft Geno Young, AB and Brandon Harris are the standouts on this strong album.also recommended 'Left', 'Esoteric', 'Appertizer, 'Vault Vol 1.5', Collection £13.95 each 'Vault vol 1' £14.95
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THE NEWNESS |
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FURTHER FEAT. SLUM VILLAGE |
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TWO PEOPLE FEAT. BEN BANANAS O'NEAL AND MICHELLE THOMPSON |
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BORROW YOU |
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DEALING FEAT. LALAH HATHAWAY |
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STILL |
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HOW COULD SHE DO IT |
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THE HUNGER FEAT. W. ELLINGTON FELTON |
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POWER THAT KISSES HOLD |
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HOWARD GIRLS FEAT. BRANDON HINES GENO YOUNG AND AARON ABERBATHY |
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WEEKEND GETWAY |
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SHE |
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WANNA BELIEVE IT AGAIN FEAT. WAYNA |
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BAD FOR ME |
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BREAKITDOWN |
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PAVE A NEW ROAD |
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CELEBRATE FEAT. SY SMITH |
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 NOEL McKOY – BRIGHTER DAY CD £12.95
Varied debut album from the underated UK singer that encompasses many styles of soul is backed by some of the UK's finest musicians but above all illustrates what a great voice he has. 'Jealousy' co-written by Bluey is a 70's Womack style pulsating mid tempo, and 'Love in The City' is a powerful message song with great social commentary lyrics. 'Brighter Day' and 'Fly Away With Me' are excellent Sam Cooke influenced 60's style southern soul ballads., 'Merry Go Round' and 'Tumblnig Down are also good ballads. 'Special Delivery' is a nice duet with Ebony Alleyne,whilst 'Determined Man' and 'Shadows of A Dream' are Northern soul stompers co-written by Ian Levine. Strong album
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BRIGHTER DAY |
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GREAT BIG GAP |
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SPECIAL DELIVERY |
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FLY AWAY WITH ME |
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DETERMINED MAN |
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READ BETWEEN THE LINES |
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JEALOUSY |
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MERRY GO ROUND |
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SHADOW OF A DREAM |
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SKATING ON THIN ICE |
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LOVE IN THE CITY |
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TUMBLING DOWN |
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 CALVIN RICHARDSON – FACTS OF LIFE- SOUL OF BOBBY WOMACK CD £16.95
Womack sound alike Calvin makes a covers album featuring some of Womack's greatest songs, and does a very authentic job of it., but as with all covers albums its hard to compare these recordings against the originals. 'Across 110th Street', 'You're Welcome Stop On By', 'Harry Hippie', 'Woman's Gotta Have It', Daylight' , 'That's The Way I Feel About Cha' ,' I Can Understand It' and 'Love Has Finally Come At Last' (ft Ann Nesby) are great songs and Calvin sings them well, making classic 70's soul contemporary yet again.
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ACROSS 110TH STREET |
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YOU'RE WELCOME STOP ON BY |
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HARRY HIPPIE |
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WOMAN'S GOT TO HAVE IT |
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AMERICAN DREAM |
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DAYLIGHT |
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THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA' |
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LOVE HAS FINALLY COME AT LAST |
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I CAN UNDERSTAND IT |
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I'M THROUGH TRYING TO PROVE MY LOVE TO YOU |
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FACT OF LIFE/HE'LL BE THERE WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN |
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 KLOUD 9 – EVERYTHING IS GOOD 2 NITE CD £12.95
Over the past 10 years Kendall and Kelvis Duffie have established themselves as a leading independent soul/R&B act, making 3 good albums, this CD brings together some of their best tracks along with some new tracks and remixes. 'Everything Is Good 2 Nite' ft Incognito is a good dancer and the Ski Okenful mix gives it that extra zip fro the dancefloor. 'If You Ever' and Gimme Gimme Gimme' are great melodic mid tempo steppers, 'Special One' a modern soul dancer, 'Dance Awhile' an up tempo groover, whilst 'She's Got That Kinda' and 'Can't Be Love' show the more R&B side to their music. Good Collection.
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EVERYTHING IS GOOD 2NITE (FEAT INCOGNITO) |
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CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT YOU |
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IF YOU EVER |
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WITH ME |
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GIMME GIMME GIMME |
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OFF THE WALL |
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CAN'T BE LOVE |
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SPECIAL ONE |
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SHE'S GOT THAT KINDA |
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PROMISE |
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ISN'T IT OBVIOUS |
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DANCE AWILE |
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PRIORITY |
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HAPPY |
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SO MANY REASONS (RPS CLUB MIX) |
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EVERYTHING IS GOOD 2NITE (SKI OAKENFUL DANCE MIX) |
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 SOUL DISCOVERY CD £14.95
Compilation from UK's Mick O'Donnell featuring 17 recent southern soul gems. Highlights are the ballads Fathers Children 'If I' , Carl Marshall 'Good Lovin Will Make You Cry', Controllers 'Still In my Heart', Clarence Bobbins/Omar Cunningham 'Don't Give Up On me (remix)', Kashious 'Waiting For Your Phone Call', Stephanie Pickett 'Run'n' and Marcell and The Truth 'Communicate'. and Doktu Rhute/Roy Hightower mid tempo dancer 'Trumping My Ace'. good comp
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| RECOMMENDED NEW SOUL - AUGUST 2009 |
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 M SWIFT – EVENING SUN CD £13.95
Follow-up to the excellent Morning Light, is if anything stronger and now out in the UK. The album has an Incognito feel especially with Tony Momrelle adding his Stevie tinged vocal on 'Brighter Days'. Joy Rose adds her sublime vocals on the upbeat title song.. The excellent groove laden 'Feeling' features Eric Roberson as does 'Game' – a fast dancer. The head nodder 'Set You Free' features Donna Gardier, and Vanessa Haynes excels on the soulful 'Greater Love'. There are also several tracks with soulful House undertones including the atmospheric 'Time' and uptempo 'Make It On My Own'. This superb album will appeal to lovers of the UK jazzy Soul of Incognito/ Brand New Heavies/Reel People etc and is one of the albums of the year so far.
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BRIGHTER DAYS FEAT. TONY MOMRELLE & 24-CARAT |
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EVENING SUN FEAT. JOY ROSE |
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EVENING SUN FEAT. JOY ROSE |
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MAKE IT ON MY OWN FEAT. HAZEL SIM |
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FEELING FEAT. ERIC ROBERSON |
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FEELING FEAT. ERIC ROBERSON |
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THIS IS IT FEAT. VANESSA HAYNES |
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SET YOU FREE FEAT. DONNA GARDIER |
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JOY OF LIFE FEAT. MARCINA ARNOLD & 24-CARAT |
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TIME FEAT. TONY MOMRELLE & SHUR-I-KAN |
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ANYTHING~INTERLUDE |
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GREATER LOVE FEAT. VANESSA HAYNES |
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GAME FEAT. ERIC ROBERSON |
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ALL THIS LOVE FEAT. HAZEL SIM |
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COME FREAK WITH ME FEAT. MARCUS BEGG |
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THE SUN~INTERLUDE |
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 ROOT SOUL – ROOT SOUL CD £26.95
Fantastic good time jazzy soul and jazz funk album of uplifting grooves featuring some UK singers and some fabulous real instrumentation. The groove driven uptempo 'Spirit Of love' and 'It's The Way' ft Vanessa Freeman, there's a good uptempo cover of Mandrill's classic 'Feelin Good' and the outstanding horn and string mid tempo 2 stepper 'My Dream Came True' both featuring the soulful vocals of Leon King. 'On and On' ft Shea Soul is quality neo-soul and there some great jazz funk instrumentals 'Sky High' the horn backed 'Moog Rock' both featuring some great keyboards and 'Disco Tech Tribe' .
Overall a brilliant album with bundles of energy that will keep your spirits high.
also available 4 Track album sampler EP 12” £10.
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SPIRIT OF LOVE (FEAT VANESSA FREEMAN & MIKE PATTO) |
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SKY HIGH |
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IT'S THE WAY (FEAT VANESSA FREEMAN) |
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OVERRIDE & FLY (FEAT ANDREA CLARK & LYRIC L) |
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MOOG ROCK |
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FUSELAGE |
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FEELING GOOD (FEAT LEON KING) |
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DISCO TECH TRIBE (FEAT CRO MAGNON) |
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ON & ON(FEAT SHEA SOUL) |
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MY DREAM CAME TRUE (FEAT LEON KING) |
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SPIRIT OF LOVE (PHIL ASHER'S RESTLESS SOUL BOOGIE MIX) |
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 TUOMO – REACHES OUT FOR YOU CD £14.95
Tuomo the soul singer from Finland has matured on his second album which is more consistently good than his debut. His updated take on classic 70's soul 2009 style has shades of Al, Curtis and Marvin all over it with real instruments horns and strings. 'Firsts' is a mid tempo groover infl by Al Green, 'Love And Friendship' a catchy string laden mid tempo, 'Fear of love' a string laden ballad, and 'Head Above The Water' is very apt for these times. The killer's though are the uptempo dancer 'Sweet With Me' with swirling strings and shades of Curtis, and 'reach Out For You' an atmospheric ballad that builds to a crescendo reminds me of Mike James Kirland's classic 'Hang On In There'. Good songs with a melody, this album can be compared to Jonas recent album in terms of style and quality.
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FIRSTS |
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THE GRANT |
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ORDINARY |
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LOVE & FRIENDSHIP |
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IF IT DOESN'T HURT YOU |
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HEAD ABOVE THE WATER |
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SWEET WITH ME |
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REACH OUT FOR |
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FEAR OF LOVE |
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GOOD NIGHT |
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 LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS - MY WORLD CD £13.95 LP £17.95
Cult 70's raw soul and Funk singer, Lee cuts a new album backed by one of the tightest contemporary bands. Lee's deep gut wrenching soul vocals are superb throughout and the band and horns excel on an album of mainly beat ballads. 'My World' is fantastic a James Brown-esq mid tempo funky strutter with a killer B-line. 'Money i$ King' a funky soul stepper and the beat ballads 'Do You Love Me', 'Honey Dove' and string laden 'Ladies' and 'The Only One Loving You' are also highlights. This is the real deal, raw unadulterated soul, hard as nails rhythms, sweet as honey vocals and backing. Brilliant
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DO YOU LOVE ME |
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LOVE COMES AND GOES |
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HONEY DOVE |
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MONEY I$ KING |
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MY WORLD IS EMPTY |
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EXPRESSIONS THEME |
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MY WORLD |
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LADIES |
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THESE MOMENTS |
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TELL ME IT'S NOT TRUE |
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LAST RIDE |
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 CHICO DEBARGE – ADDICTION CD £15.95
A welcome return to form for Chico's debut on Kedar, he is excellent vocally throughout.
'Oh No' is a good mid tempo groover and the mid tempo dancer 'I Forgot Your Name' has a similar rhythm to Luther's 'Never Too Much'. 'Hey U' is another good dancer , the Stevie influenced semi funky 'Do My Bad Alone' the horn backed mid tempo 'Slick' and ' I Want You' are also highlights.
Good album.
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NEFERTITI/CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE |
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OH NO! |
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TELL UR MAN - (FEATURING JOE) |
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MATH - (FEATURING TALIB KWELI) |
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DO MY BAD ALONE |
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SLICK (ADDICTION) |
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I'M OK |
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MEDICATION (INTERLUDE) |
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SHE LOVES ME |
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I WANT YOU |
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I FORGOT YOUR NAME |
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HEY U |
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CHICO'S PRAYER (INTERLUDE) |
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CHANGE |
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 UNIFIED TRIBE – ON PURPOSE CD £14.95
Unified Tribe have established themselves as one of the leading underground soul bands of the decade.
Their powerhouse sound with lots of real instruments and multi vocalists brings bsack memories of the great bands of the late 70's/early 80's. The uptempo cuts like 'Get Up', 'Guilty', 'Alright' , 'I Don't Wanna Be In Love' and 'Movin On' will keep the feet moving. The mid tempo 'Monkey' and 'Intensions' also groove along nicely., and check the ballads 'Living Without You' and 'I'm Sorry'. Good time soul album
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GUILTY |
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I DON'T WANNA BE IN LOVE |
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MONKEY |
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I'M SORRY |
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MOVIN' ON |
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DO YOU WANNA COME |
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TOUCH ME |
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KEEP IT HOT |
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CHANGE |
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GET UP |
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I FORGIVE YOU |
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INTENSIONS |
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LIVING WITHOUT YOU |
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ALRIGHT |
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 Various Artists - The Contemporary Soul Songbook Volume 1 CD £11.95
Quality modern soul comp featuring tracks many of the top independent soul albums over the past couple of years. Highlights are the modern soul dancers Ashanti Munir 'I'm Staying Home Tonight '(remix) , Eddie Sea ft Aaron Sledge 'India', and Woody Cunningham 'Never Say Never', and the mid tempo Lenora Jaye 'Living For Today' , Tammy Harris 'Come Over', Nash Reed 'Saying Less' and Sophia Nelson 'Over'. There are also a lot of quality ballads from Antionette, Trish Andrews, Tracy Harris, Razzberry, Arlena Jane and Kola. Nice selection of sophisticated modern day soul.
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ASHANTI MUNIR |
I'M STAYING HOME TONIGHT |
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ANTOINETTE |
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE |
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LISA ZURE |
TONGUE TIDE |
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WOODY CUNNINGHAM |
NEVER SAY NEVER |
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TRISH ANDREWS |
ON MY MIND |
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FOLA |
PHENOMENAL WOMAN |
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LENORA JAYE |
LIVING FOR TODAY |
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EDDIE SEA FT. AARON SLEDGE |
INDIA |
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RAZZBERRY |
AT TIMES |
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TRACEY HARRIS |
CAN'T SETTLE FOR LESS |
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SOPHIA NELSON |
OVER |
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JUA |
LOST PARADISE |
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TAMMY HARRIS |
COME OVER |
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ARIANA JANE |
MIRAGE |
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DONALD SHEFFEY |
JUST BECAUSE |
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NASH REED |
SAYING LESS |
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 COLONEL RED – SWEET LIBERATION JAP CD £16.95
Colonel Red is a unique artist who's music has an edge to it and encompasses Neo-Soul, Broken Beat and Modern day funky grooves, whilst his voice has a raw soulfulness. His second album features some good deep head nodding grooves like 'Smiling Faces', Paper Chasing babies', and 'Shine On'. There are also some nice melodic tracks 'Soul Believer', 'Pen To Paint, 'Roaming Lion' , 'Deny' and 'The Flow'.
If you like Kaidi Tatham 2000 Black or Domu but with a more soulful feel then this is for you.
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SHINE ON INTRO |
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PEN TO PAINT |
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SOULSIDAL |
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SOUL BELIEVER |
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SWEET LIBERATION |
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SMILIN FACES |
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ROAMING LION |
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PAPERCHASIN BABIES |
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THE FLOW |
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MYFONEAGEN |
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PAVE THE WAY |
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FRIEND |
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DENY |
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SHINE ON |
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 COOKIN ON 3 BURNERS – SOUL MESSIN CD £13.95 LP £13.95
Tough Australian Funk group take a raw and gutsy route. Cult Funk vocalist Kylie Auldist adds a raucous performance on the funky 'Push It Up'. Kylie adds a more soulful vocal to the 60's styled Soul of 'This Girl'. 'Soul Messin' has a brooding vibe. Check the guitar riff and walking b line on the organ led 'Four N Twenty', slightly more frenetic is the Prestige like Jazz groover 'Tokyo Saucer'. Rootsy, dirty and gritty describes the slowish burner 'Piranha'. Throughout the standard of musicianship remains of the highest quality.
ALSO AVAILABLE
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THIS GIRL |
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FOUR N TWENTY |
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PUSH IT UP |
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FOUR N TWENTY |
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TOKYO SAUCER |
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DOG WASH |
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THIS GIRL |
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HOLE IN MY POCKET |
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CARS |
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GOOSE IT UP |
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PIRANHA |
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SEEN THROUGH YOUR DISGUISE |
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SOUL MESSIN |
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THE PROVING GROUNDS |
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 SOUND STYLISTICS – GREASIN THE WHEELS CD £13.95 LP £13.95
The Sound Stylistics debut CD is something of a cult set among Deep Funk fans. The follow-up should re-emphasize their position as one of the tightest Funk/ Jazz bands around comprising some of the UK's greatest session musicians. Totally instrumental, the album kicks into high gear with 'Tie One On', but the blistering 'The Crisis Generator' is as hot as mustard with blazing horns, infectious guitar riffs and wicked solos. 'The Taking Of Peckham 343' has a 70's TV cop show soundtrack feel, and the summer-ish upbeat feel of 'El Nino' harks back to the days of Light Of The World/ Mass Production/ Blackbyrds. Every track is a blast as the musicians seem to have a ball inspiring each other to greater heights. Sound Stylistics whilst being their own band take inspiration from the likes of early Kool And The Gang, Funk Inc and those great Hammond Prestige albums of the early 70's. Production is superb too.
Also highly recommended Play's Deep Funk CD £13.95
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TIE ONE ON |
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THE CRISIS GENERATOR |
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CRACK AWAY JACK |
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EYE OF THE STORM |
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KNUCKLEHEAD |
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THE TAKING OF PECKHAM 343 |
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THE BURNER |
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SAY IT AINT SO |
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ONE FOR THE ROAD |
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EL NINO |
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CORNHOLIN |
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BIG PIECES |
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 THE IMPELLERS – ROBOT LEGS CD £13.95 LP £13.95
Excellent groove led Funk from this Brighton based band, there is an infectious energy about the tunes with vibrant horns, wicked basslines and great guitar riffs. The single 'How Am I' is a fine Funk tune featuring vocalist Clair Witcher, who is very much in the Alice Russell vein. Funky instrumentals 'The Chanc', the awesome 'Taste Like Chicken' with Snowboy on percussion is on point. 'Greenwich Meme Time' is another instrumental jam featuring organ. The staccato 'Fire', the horn driven 'Just Enough Rope' and the environmental messaged 'Last Dance Of The Moai' all feature Clair prominently on vocals. This is a fine debut and is superior modern day Funk.
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THE CHANG |
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BE READY |
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ED MEMES SUPER SOUL BOOGALOOTION |
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HOW AM I |
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UPSTAIRS AT HARRY'S |
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GREENWICH MEME TIME |
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FIRE |
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JUST ENOUGH ROPE |
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TASTES LIKE CHICKEN FEAT. SNOWBOY |
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LAST DANCE OF THE MOAI |
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CATCHING THE GRAVY BOAT |
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 MAXWELL – BLACKSUMMERSNIGHT CD £13.95 CD
The long wait is over, 8 years since his last album Maxwell is back with probably his best album since that incredible debut. Like 'Urban Hang Suite' , this album needs to be listened to in its entirety to fully appreciate it, and it sounds retro but also very contemporary. The band are very tight and the musical content is high, with Maxwell 's soulful voice riding on the top. 'Bad Habit's and 'Cold' are horn backed semi-funky groovers. 'Help Somebody' and 'Stop The World' are groove ridden tracks that build to a crescendo, and the more upbeat 'Love You' will keep the feet movin. The slow mid tempo 'Pretty Things' allows Maxwell's soulful voice to really shine through, and the funky horn riffed instrumental 'Pheonix Rise' rounds things off nicely. Great album.
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BAD HABITS |
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COLD |
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PRETTY WINGS |
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HELP SOMEBODY |
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STOP THE WORLD |
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LOVE YOU |
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FISTFUL OF TEARS |
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PLAYING POSSUM |
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PHEONIX RISE |
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 VICK ALLEN – TRUTH BE TOLD CD £16.95
Superior southern soul album from Birmingham Alabama. Vick has one of those classic southern voices in the Tyrone Davis/Willie Clayton style and has made consistently good albums for the past 10 years. The upbeat 'You Stay On My Mind', 'I'm Hooked' and 'Brand New Woman' hit home, as do the mid tempo beaters 'As Long As I Got My Baby' and 'I Need Attention' . There's a couple of nice 2-steppers’I Know You Got A Man' and 'If They Can Beat My Rockin' ft Omar Cunningham but it's the ballads 'I'm Thankful For My Woman On The Side' and cover of Sam Cooke's 'Not Heaven To Me' that show the beat of Vick's vocal talents. Good Solid album.
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I'M HOOKED |
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IF THEY CAN BEAT ME ROCKIN' |
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I'M THANKFUL |
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I NEED SOME ATTENTION |
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FORBIDDEN LOVE AFFAIR |
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YOU STAY ON MY MIND |
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AS LONG AS I GOT MY BABY |
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I KNOW YOU GOT A MAN |
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TRYING TO BREAK UP MY HOME |
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BRAND NEW WOMAN |
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THAT'S HEAVEN TO ME |
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 GIANNA – SOMETHING TRUE CD £12.95
This smooth soul album is produced by Kendall Duffie of Kloud 9. 'My Everything' and 'In You' would fit comfortably as vocal tracks on a smooth jazz album. The mid tempo dancers 'Maybe I Can Be' and 'Something True' will keep your feet moving, but the standouts are the dancer 'Hooked On You' featuring Kloud 9 on vocals and the brassy uptempo 'One Step Closer' which is in a style reminiscent of Incognito.
Nice album.
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MY EVERYTHING |
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IN YOU |
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MAYBE I CAN BE |
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LEGACY |
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SOMETHING TRUE |
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THINGS THAT I DO |
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BEAUTIFUL |
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PICKING UP THE PIECES |
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HOOKED ON YOU |
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TOOK THE LAST TRAIN |
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TIME AND TIDE |
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 PEVEN EVERETT – PARTY OF THE YEAR CD £11.95
Chicago underground soul and house singer/producer and multi instrumentalist returns with a mainly upbeat set of hypnotic tracks that will delight his many fans. Includes the killer retro funky disco dance floor filler 'Music' that has a relentless groove. Highlights are also the soulful house dancer 'Special', the semi funky 4 to the floor beater 'Simmer', 'All The Time' an up tempo shuffler and the typically Peven 'Bangin'. For variety check the breezy mid tempo floater 'First Choice'.
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 RICHARD ALEXANDER DAVIS – LOVIN YOU DIRECT CD £14.95
Feel good mainly uptempo soul album with an 80's retro feel from UK vocalist. The groove driven dancer 's 'High From Your Lovin', 'Back In love' , 'I Really Want You Now', 'You've Changed' and 'Feelin Like A Fool' will keep your feet movin, whilst the mid tempo title track and 'Realise' are also good.
Nice album
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HIGH FROM YOUR LOVIN |
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CELEBRATE |
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BACK IN LOVE |
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I REALLY WANT YOU NOW |
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LOVIN YOU DIRECT |
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FEELING LIKE A FOOL |
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YOU'VE CHANGED |
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GUESSIN |
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REALISE |
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COME OVER |
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 FOUR 80 EAST – ROLL ON CD £16.95
Canadian Jazz Funk band release as et with an early 80's feel to many of the tracks. Check 'Roll On' and 'One Night Only'. Though not as full-on, these tracks have a not dissimilar feel to the recent Down To The Bone set.. The Hammond led Funk of 'Loosey Goosey' has a wicked sax solo and more like Four 80 East's earlier work. 'Race The Moon' has a more spaced out feel. The catchy 'Never The Same Way Twice' has a compulsive groove – wicked bass and melodic lead guitar.
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ROLL ON |
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LOOSEY GOOSEY |
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ONE NIGHT ONLY |
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JUST PASSING THROUHG |
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SHOT IN THE DARK |
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AFTER ALL THIS TIME |
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RACE THE MOON |
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WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS |
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NEVER THE SAME WAY TWICE |
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BACK IN 5 |
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 WILL DOWNING – CLASSIQUE CD £15.95
Will confirms that when it comes to romantic soul he has few peers. His rich deep voice oozes soul throughout this great album on a mixture of original tracks and good covers. 'Ride' , 'More Time', 'Just think about it', 'I Won't Stop' , 'Love Suggestions' and 'Let's Take It Now'are jazz tinged soulful ballads or mid tempo songs to really get you in the mood. The covers of 'I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little more' and 'Baby I'm For Real' really work , but it is the more uptempo 'Something Special ' that will be popular with the modern soul dancers. Great album from a great artist now thankfully recovered from his illness.
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RIDE |
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MORE TIME |
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SOMETHING SPECIAL |
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JUST THINK ABOUT IT |
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I WON'T STOP |
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LOVE SUGGESTIONS |
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I'M GONNALOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE |
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LET'S MAKE IT NOW |
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BABY I'M FOR REAL |
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STATUE OF A FOOL |
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Teena Marie – Congo Square CD £15.95
Teena joins the legendary Stax label and the fine selection traverses many Soul styles, but has less of a contemporary feel than ‘LA Dona’ and will appeal to her loyal fans. This is quality check ‘Congo Square’, ‘Harlem Blues’ and ‘Marry Me’.
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THE PRESSURE |
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CAN'T LAST A DAY |
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BABY I LOVE YOU |
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EAR CANDY |
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LOVER'S LANE |
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MARRY ME |
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YOU BABY |
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MILK N HONEY |
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WHAT U GOT 4 ME |
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ROVLETA'S JASS |
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CONGO SQUARE |
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HARLEM BLUES |
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BLACK COOL |
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MS CORETTA |
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SOLDIER |
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THE ROSE N THORN |
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 ELLIS PHELPS AND WILLIAM SWANN – I'M STILL HERE CD £15.95
Excellent inspirational and uplifting gospel soul album featuring mainly mid tempo tracks with a very 'Maze' feel to it. It features the fantastic soulful voice of William Swann who even sounds like Frankie Beverley. 'Best Friends' is a brilliant slowish mid tempo track with great harmonies. 'Everybody' has more of a groove to it and a nice B-line. 'I'm Still Here is another good mid tempo groover. 'Time ft the vocals of Natalie Woodson and 'Back2U' will also keep the feet tapping amd there's an interestingly different cover of Bobby Caldwell's 'Do4Love' . Refreshingly different and more old school Soul with a capital S.
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FUNKY 4 THE MAKER |
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BEST FRIENDS |
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U R 2 ME |
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EVERYBODY |
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THINKING OF YOU |
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I'M STILL HERE |
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KEEP ON |
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TIME |
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DO 4 LOVE |
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LOVING HER |
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BACK 2 U |
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THE PROMISE |
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 JONAS –WAITT (WE ARE IN THIS THING TOGETHER) CD/DVD £16.95
Danish soul singer Jonas scored with his last album, but 'Waitt' takes him to the next level and will really put him on the soul map. It is an excellent album with real instrumentation throughout, good songs and lyrics and featuring his great soulful voice. The mid tempo 'Two Time Love Is One' was co-written with the late David Lynden Hall has a really great feel to it. The melodic 'Electric', 'Time Is Working For You' and 'Not What You Want' are really nice, and 'crash Or Burn' , 'Hopes Are High', 'My Trust In You' and 'Too Close Too far' have good grooves. The killer track though is 'Sensational' a mid tempo groover co-written with Omar, which is a really beauty with a great hook and strings and all. Really good listening album.
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 CHOKLATE – TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN CD £14.95
Contemporary Soul/R&B album filled with groove ridden tracks like 'Suns Out', 'Call It Good', 'Honeys Runnin' and the up tempo soul track 'The Tea'. The best tracks are the organic mid tempo 'The Blues' and the mellow mid tempo 'Grown Folks' and 'One Y'All'.
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TIME TELLS |
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SUNS OUT |
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GROWN FOLK |
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SERIOUS? |
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CALL IT GOOD (SORRY) |
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HUNNEYS RUNNIN |
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COMPLETELY INTERLUDE |
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN |
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THE TEA |
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ONEA YALL |
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PRETTY |
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6.8 BILLION |
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NO ANSWER |
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THE BLUES |
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AINT IT FUNNY INTERLUDE/STONES SONG (HIDDEN TRACK) |
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 HIL ST SOUL – RELEASE CD £13.95
This is basically a best of from one of the UK's finest contemporary soul singers of the past decade, with the addition of a new track the shuffling organic dancer 'Release'. The mid tempo groovers 'Hey Boy' 'Don't Forget The Ghetto', 'For Your Love', 'Wash Away' , 'Its Ok' and the more uptempo 'All That'
will keep the feet moving. The slower 'We Don't Talk' , 'Smile' and 'Broke Again' are also god but the killers are her hit cover of 'Until You Come Back To Me' and the beautiful duet with Dwele 'Baby Come Over'. Good overview of Hilary's career to date.
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RELEASE |
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HEY BOY |
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DON'T FORGET THE GHETTO |
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LIFE |
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SMILE |
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PIECES |
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WASH AWAY |
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IT'S OK |
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UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME |
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SWEETEST DAYS |
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ALL THAT (+ A BAG OF CHIPS) (STRINGS MIX) |
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FOR YOUR LOVE |
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BABY COME OVER FT. DWELE |
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BROKEN AGAIN |
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WE DON'T TALK |
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GOODBYE |
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 45 AKA SWING-O – REVENGE OF SOUL CD £29.95
This is an interesting album , a mixture of soul, hip hop and instrumentals but it does feature some great tracks. The best of the vocal tracks are 'Nothing Feels Better Than You' ft Jimmy Abney , the modern soul dancer 'I Believe' ft Stephanie Mc Kay, and the mid tempo 'The Dawn' ft Ryan Shaw. There's some good instrumentals incl the soul dancer 'Sweet Sweat (pt 2)', 'Soul 2 Sole' , the latinish 'Que Chevere' and the more laid back keyboard led 'Mysteries Journey', 'Another Place' and 'Revenge Of Soul'.
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 SPEEDOMETER – SOUL GROOVIN LIVE AT THE SOUL CELLAR CD £13.95
One of the best if not the best UK Funk group possess a rhythm and horn section that are almost as tight as the 70's Funk groups they base their sound on – JBs, Kool And TheGang, Mandrill etc. This live set captures the energy of their live sets, but sounds so strong that it could have been recorded in the studio. Ria Currie adds a female vocal (a la Alice Russell) on gems like 'What Am I Gonna Do' and the driving 'No Man Worries' as well as the cover of Vicki Anderson's 'Answer To Mother Popcorn'. It is the instrumentals where the band's quality shines with cuts like the Latin tinged scorcher 'Four Flights Up' the version of 'Kool & The Gang/ Let The Music Take Your Mind' and 'At The Speakeasy'. Excellent and as close to authentic 70's Funk as you can get.
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SPEEDOPENER |
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AT THE SPEAKEASY |
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KOOL TO BE UNCOOL |
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WHAT AM I GONNA DO? |
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ANSWER TO MOTHER POPCORN |
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MAKE IT ALRIGHT |
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KOOL & THE GANG / LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND |
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FOUR FLIGHTS UP |
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SOUL GROOVING |
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AM I YOUR WOMAN (TELL ME SO) |
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NO MAN WORRIES |
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WORK IT OUT |
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FOUR 80 EAST – ROLL ON CD £16.95
Canadian Jazz Funk band release as et with an early 80's feel to many of the tracks. Check 'Roll On' and 'One Night Only'. Though not as full-on, these tracks have a not dissimilar feel to the recent Down To The Bone set.. The Hammond led Funk of 'Loosey Goosey' has a wicked sax solo and more like Four 80 East's earlier work. 'Race The Moon' has a more spaced out feel. The catchy 'Never The Same Way Twice' has a compulsive groove – wicked bass and melodic lead guitar.
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 LISA McCLENDON – REALITY CD £14.95
Lisa has established herself as one of the leading female vocalists of her generation making some great albums , her distinctive sweet voice harmonising with positive message lyrics over some nice organic grooves. The mid tempo groovers 'Let Go' , 'Please Help Me' and 'Thank You' will keep your feet moving., but it is on the slower tracks where Lisa's sweet voice really shines like on the outstanding 'Manifest' and 'Heaven' , and 'Who I Am' , 'Makeover' , 'Now I Get It' and 'Alright'.
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INTRO |
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WHO I AM |
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LET GO |
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PAUSE |
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HELP ME NOW |
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ALRIGHT |
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THANK YOU |
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IMMABEME |
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LUST OR LOVE |
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NOW I GET IT |
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MAKEOVER |
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MANIFEST |
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HEAVEN |
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 EDDIE SEA UNLEASHES MOON CITY CD £13.95
Really good new soul album written and produced by Eddie 'Sea' Caldwell in Chicago, featuring both male and female vocalists. . The mid tempo modern soul dancer 'India' ft the vocals Aaron Sledge is a standout. The percussive Organic soul 'Sister' , the stepper 'Underwater Paradise' and the dancer 'Changing People' feature the vocals of Shauntia Toussaint. The groove driven 'Fire' features Roger Harris and the funkier 'Afro ' ft Aaron Mills. Nice album.
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AARON SLEDGE |
INDIA |
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MARILYN HEARNS (FEAT SHAUNTIA TOUSSAINT) |
SISTER |
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THE GOLDEN CHILD (FEAT RIO AKA SWOLTS) |
FIRE |
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SHAUNTIA TOUSSAINT |
UNDERWATER PARADISE |
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SHAUNTIA TOUSSAINT |
I AM LOVE |
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THE GOLDEN CHILD |
SOUL SEARCHER |
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LEEHA STURDIVANT |
SUNRISE IN BANGKOK |
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SHAUNTIA TOUSSAINT |
CHANGING PEOPLE |
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THE GOLDEN CHILD |
EDGE OF NIGHT |
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SHAUNTIA TOUSSAINT |
DIAMONDS |
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AAARON MILLS |
AFRO |
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RIO AKA SWOLTS |
MOON CITY |
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SHAUNTIA TOUSSAINT |
CAN YOU FEEL THE HEAT |
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EDDIE SEA |
EDGE OF NIGHT (INST) |
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 TAMIKA NICOLE – ART OF LETTING GO CD £14.95
Strong and varied soul album from the powerful voiced Oakland based soulstress mainly produced by Jamie Hawkins. The album has been recorded over the past 4 years and features a good band.
'Get It Right' starts slow and then builds into a killer modern soul dancer, 'All I Need' is another good dancer. 'Chocolate Caramel Brown' is a nice mid tempo groover with a good B Line and 'Down ; is a catchy mid tempo upper mid tempo groover. 'Enough' is a melodic mid tempo ballad with great vocals, whilst the similar paced 'Only' has a fuller production. This album grows on you with every play.
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TRYNA MAINTAIN |
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DOWN' |
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ONLY (YOU AIN'T RIGHT) |
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ENOUGH |
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ALL I NEED |
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TOO BAD FOR YOU |
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SO MUCH MORE |
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GET IT RIGHT |
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CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BROWN |
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CAN'T WALK AWAY |
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GET IT RIGHT - BONUS TRACK (REMIX) |
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 SOUL UNSIGNED VOL 2 CD £11.95
2nd volume of Solar radio's Phil Driver Soul Unisgned features predominately 'Modern Soul' dancers like Nash Reed 'Natural ' GLO 'Don't Take Me For Granted', Unkle Funkle 'Gonna Give It To You' , Judderbass 'Everybody Knows' and Maxi 'Stepping Out' . Destruments 'Take A Closer Look' and Calument 'Keep The Funk Alive' provide a good contrast with a rare groove sound featuring some nice horns. Kevin East 'When Are You Gonna' has an 80's boogie feel to it . Solid comp that will keep the feet moving.
Highly recommended Soul Unsigned vol 1 CD £11.95
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NASH REED |
NATURAL |
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G.L.O |
DONT TAKE ME FOR GRANTED |
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UNKLE FUNKLE |
GONNA GIVE IT TO YOU |
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JUDDERBASS FT JOANNA BROWN |
EVERYBODY KNOWS |
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MAXI |
STEPPING OUT |
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SEAN MIRANDA |
DIG IT |
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J-FUNK |
BREAKTHRU |
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DESTRUMENTS |
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK |
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MUTHAFUNK |
TRUE LOVE |
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VENUECONNECTION |
MADRID BOOGIE |
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KEVIN EAST |
WHEN ARE YOU GONNA |
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VARIUS FUNKUS |
GET ON THE BEAT |
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CALUMET |
KEEP THE FUNK ALIVE |
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FRANK FELIX & F.U. EXPRESS |
CLUB 44 |
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 VARIOUS ARTISTS – CONTEMPORARY FUNK CD £11.95
If you like your Funk from the 00s rough ready and raw, this comp will fit the bill. Great take on Funk Inc’s ‘Chicken Lickin’ by The Fantastics. Mauri Bailey raucous vocal suits the JB influenced ‘Soul Pop’. ‘Izzy Come Izzy Go’ by The Funk revolution has an Afro beat groove. Tynnes Well & The Magic Fountains’ ‘Stop The Madness’ adds a jazzy flavour, whilst Ben Martin Trio’s ‘Brasil No 7’ is quirky (hints of Ska Jazz and much more). Killer tune id from The Karachi Prison Band ‘Put Some Grit In It’ with its early 70’s Kool and the Gang feel to it.
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DEROBERT & THE HALF-TRUTHS |
FALLIN' IN DEBT |
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THE FANTASTICS |
CHICKEN LICKIN' (LIVE) |
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BIG JOE LOUIS & SOUL INVESTIGATORS |
GO-GO TRAIN |
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KARACHI PRISON BAND |
PUT SOME GRIT IN IT (PART 1) |
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THE FUNK REVOLUTION |
IZZY COME |
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THE QUALITONS |
ONE MAN SONG |
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MAURI BAILEY |
SOUL POP |
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THE NEAPOLITANS |
HAKUSHA |
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TYNNES WELL & THE MAGIC FOUNTAINS |
STOP THE MADNESS |
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THE UNSTOPPABLE S. ROBINSON & MARVELAIRES |
HUMPIN' |
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BEN MARTIN TRIO |
BRASIL NO.7 |
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GEMMA GENAZZANO - SI ME QUIERES/IF YOU LOVE ME CD £14.95
Great smooth jazzy soul album from Spanish singer brilliantly produced by Marlon Saunders.
The musical backdrop is incredible , a real throwback to sophisticated 70's soul , real instruments with piano, strings, horns and great backing vocals. Gemma sings sweetly and seductively in both Spanish and English. 'Enamorada' has a simlar backing to Marvin's 'I Want You' , 'Way Way Down' is a slowish mid tempo groover,' Talk To Me' is a nice mid tempo but the killer track is the duet with Marlon 'Show Me Who You are' a mid tempo stepper with a great sax solo that could well be a future classic. Beautiful album to unwind to.
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 LEELA JAMES –LETS DO IT AGAIN CD £16.95
Leela further establishes herself as one of the best new soul singers with this great cover versions album. It features a really good 'live' band with real instruments, with Leela's powerful soulful voice soaring above them on some familiar soul tracks. 'Clean up Woman' , 'Let's Do It Again' and 'You Know How To Love Me' are true to the originals but sound very fresh, and even 'I Miss you' really grooves. The killers though are the ballads where her voice really shines especially on 'It's A Man's World', 'Baby I'm Scared Of You', 'Nobody Wants You When Youre Down And Out' and the outstanding and possibly definitive version of Angela Bofill's 'I Try'. Possibly one of the best cover's album ever Brilliant.
also highly recommended 'A Change Is Gonna Come' CD £9.95 (special price until 30/4)
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CLEAN UP WOMAN |
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MISS YOU |
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IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD |
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BABY I'M SCARED OF YOU |
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YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME |
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I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS |
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NOBODY KNOW'S YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT |
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I TRY |
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I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU |
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SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL |
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LET'S DO IT AGAIN |
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 HEAVY – FIRST SESSIONS CD £14.95
From 2 or 3 years ago, this album is Heavy at their best. The female lead vocalist excels on seamless organic grooves like 'Do For You' and the quirky 'Sez Who Sez Me' – with its Hancock style keyboard solo. The beautiful 'Summer Song', 'Change', the slowed-down 'She Who Knows'. Check the funky 'Music' and the mid-tempo 'I Know My Way'. Another standout is the lilting, dreamy 'Wonderlove'. This quality album has a similar vibe to labelmates Liquid Spirits or a more edgy Rebirth sprinkled with a touch of Sy Smith (try DJ Spinna's remix of 'Just Can't Get'.) Brilliant.
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BUMPER 1NE |
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DO FOR YOU |
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SEZ WHO SEZ ME |
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UNBELIEVABLE |
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SUMMER SONG |
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CHANGE |
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GWAAN |
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SHE WHO KNOWS |
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MUSIC |
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I KNOW MY WAY |
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BUMPER 2WO |
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JUST CAN'T GET |
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WONDERLOVE |
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JUST CAN'T GET (SPINNA REMIX) |
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 JAMES DAY – NATURAL THING CD £12.95
Strong album in a more traditional soul style featuring guest vocals from Mikelyn Roderick, Gavin Christopher, Ian martin, Audrey Wheeler, Karen Bernod and Jeff Ramsey. The all star band features Walter Beasley, U-NAM amongst other known players. 'Speak Love' is a nice mid tempo floater, 'Happy on Hold' and 'Love Makes' are good mid tempo steppers. 'Sponsored By Love' is a great modern soul dancer, and 'Skin You're In' and 'If You Didn't (remix) are also good dancers. 'Natural Thing' and 'Any Kind Of love' are good ballads. Really nice soulful album.
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 MAKEDA - ESCAPE FROM EGYPT CD £14.95
The artist formerly known as Tiffany Laing returns with another great jazzy soul album, featuring a great band with horns and real drums. Makeda has a very distinctive soulful voice, powerful at times, soothing at others, and she really excels throughout with great multi-layered harmonies. 'I Wish' is a fantastic upper mid tempo stepper, 'My Life' a good mid tempo dancer, and 'The Dayz' a nice mid tempo foot taper. 'Childhood Game' , 'Soul Of A Man', 'Moonlight' and I've Changed' are slower jazzy soul with good instrumentation. The ballad 'Forever' and the cover of Deniece Williams 'Free' are also good. Really good listening album.
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WHISPERS IN THE WIND |
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I WISH |
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THE CHILDHOOD GAME |
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FOREVER |
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THE DAYZ |
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SON OF MAN |
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I'VE CHANGED |
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THE LILY |
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FREE |
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MOONLIGHT |
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MY LIFE |
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 CORNEILLE –BIRTH OF CORNELIUS CD £12.95
Nice mainly mid tempo new soul album by singer/songwriter, with good lyrics and melodies featuring Corneille's soulful vocals.and mainly backed by Larry Gold's string arrangements. The string laden 'Back To Life' has a 'Heston' feel to it, 'All Of My love' is another nice mid tempo track. The catchy finger popper 'Murder' , mid tempo ballad 'A Man Of This World' which has a good hook line and the slower ballad 'Foolish Heart' are also good, on this consistent album.
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BACK TO LIFE |
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LOVE IS GOOD |
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TOO MUCH OF EVERYTHING |
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I NEVER LOVED YOU |
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MURDER |
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SPENDING ON YOU |
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SWEET DEPENDENCY |
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HOME IS YOU |
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I'LL NEVER CALL YOU HOME AGAIN |
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A MAN OF THIS WORLD |
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ONE |
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HEAVEN |
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 SHIRLEY BROWN – UNLEASHED CD £16.95
Shirley returns after a long lapse and records another good southern soul album for Malaco.
The highlights are the 2-stpeers 'Watch What You Tell Your Friends' , 'I Don't Wanna Leave' and 'you Shoulda Known Better'. Shirley has always excelled on the ballads and 'Wish You Didn't Love Me So Good', 'Why' , 'When I Hear your Move' and 'You Ain't Gone get No More Of My Love' wont disappoint. The more uptempo 'Let Me relax You' grooves along nicely, the album would have benefitted from more real instrumentation ,but it's a welcome return.
highly recommended 'Shirley Brown' CD £12.95
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UPSIDE DOWN |
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I DON'T WANNA LEAVE |
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CLEAN HOUSE |
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YOU SHOULD'A KNOWN BETTER |
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I WISH YOU DIDN'T LOVE ME SO GOOD |
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LET ME RELAX YOU |
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IF YOU CAN'T HIT IT RIGHT |
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SAMPLE OF MY LOVE |
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(YOU PROMISED ME HEAVEN BUT) YOU GAVE ME HELL |
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WHY |
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WHEN I HEAR YOUR NAME |
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YOU AIN'T GONE GET NO MORE OF MY LOVE |
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WATCH WHAT YOU TELL YOUR FRIENDS |
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 TORTURED SOUL – DID YOU MISS ME CD £13.95
For upbeat dance grooves and beats, this one of the best albums out there at the moment. 'Home To You' kicks matters off with a fine upbeat Soul groove. 'Did You Miss Me' and the luscious 'Time To Make Up Your Mind' sustain the quality. 'Unsteady' has soulful groove, whilst 'We Like Tequila' adds a samba tilt to a jazzy groove. 'Special Lady' is a pumping tune – dancefloor magic and probably the strongest track on the album. Tortured Soul skilfully strike the balance between uptempo Soul and Garage, making this set unusual in that all the tracks are danceable – excellent basslines and kicking drums.
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HOME TO YOU |
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IN MY FANTASY |
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DID YOU MISS ME (INTRO) |
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DID YOU MISS ME |
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YOUR DREAM IS MY DREAM |
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TIME TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND |
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ANOTHER LOVER |
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UNSTEADY |
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WE LIKE TEQUILA |
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SPECIAL LADY |
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IN MOTION |
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SEE YOU MORE |
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AT THE BOTTOM |
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 SOUL STEPPERS CD/DVD £14.95
Uplifting album featuring 24 new modern soul tracks , with an extra 5 on the DVD with a mid 70's early disco soul feel, written and produced by Ian Levine. Highlights are the dancers Laverta Lewis 'Better Times Ahead', Concentrations 'Anticipation', Tommy Hunt 'Nothing But Good Times', Milton Brown 'Riding Over The Rough Spots, Noel McKoy 'Just A Lucky Fella' and Pearly Gates 'Once Bitten Twice Show'. The mid tempo dancers Delroy Pinnock 'Halfway To Your heart', Gina Foster 'Love Is Overdue' and the slightly slower Ebony Alleyne 'In my Own Defence', Peter Lamarr/Gina Foster 'Miracles' are also good on this obviously retro but fresh sounding album
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 PHLASH & FRIENDS – DEEP ELECTRONIC SOUND CD £15.95
Phil Asher (Restless Soul) returns in his Phlash mode with some soulful results. Check out the good groove of 'Look At What We've Done' feat. Fyza. The bumping' soulful House of Jungle Orchidz feat. Alma Horton and 'Think About It' feat. Zansika will get you moving. Instrumentals such as Minefield and the heavy synth of 'Do It Up' have a tech edge that would appeal to the Broken Beat crew. This is an album of progressive and contemporary club tunes.
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DEEP ELECTRONIC SOUND |
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DO IT UP |
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EXALTATION |
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LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE |
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MINEFIELD |
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MINOTAUR |
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JUNGLE ORCHIDZ |
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RUNNIN |
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TIME |
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THINK ABOUT IT |
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 DARIEN IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK CD £14.95
Outstanding independent soul album from one of the best new vocalists. (you may have heard him on our This Is Soul 2006' or the recent Reel People album). Great songs with real melodies , good lyrics and distinctive soulful vocals, backed by good musicianship and production. The mid tempo dancers 'Where It's At' 'Just Cant Wait' and 'Love Revolution' will be very popular tracks, whilst the more uptempo 'Saturday' is more of a party song. The Stevie influenced melodic mid tempo's 'Composure', 'My Door' , 'Sail Thru' and 'All Kind Of Things' are a delight. 'The Road' 'Showya' and 'Nowhere' are also good mid tempo's and 'Seasons' is a nice ballad. Could well be one of the albums of 2009.
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JUST CAN'T WAIT |
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GONE |
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COMPOSURE |
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WHERE IT'S AT |
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SHOWYA |
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MY DOOR |
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SAIL THRU |
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LOVE REVOLUTION |
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THE ROAD |
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SATURDAY |
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ALL KINDS OF THINGS |
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IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK |
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 NORMAN CONNORS – STAR POWER CD £16.95
Legendary producer/ drummer Norman Connors returns with a nice selection of mainly covers. Highlights include a wonderful take of Sade's 'Sweetest Taboo' and the lovely ballad 'Where Do We Go From Here' both featuring Antoinette, the latter in duet with Howard Hewett. Antoinette is lady whose voice we should hear much more from.. Pleasing versions of 'Rock With You and Dionne Warwick's 'Walk On By' are good covers too. Peabo Bryson takes the lead vocal duties on a fine update of Norman's own 'You Are My Starship'. 'Stormin Norman' is a relaxed Smooth Jazz tune.
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I USED TO BE |
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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE |
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SWEETEST TABOO |
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WALK ON BY |
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ROCK WITH YOU |
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ANGIE STONE – UNEXPECTED CD £15.95
WILLIE CLAYTON – LOVE ROMANCE AND RESPECT CD £14.95
FREDDIE LEE – BEYOND COMPREHENSION CD £14.95
MARC STAGGERS – THEN AND NOW CD £11.95
SOUL HARMONICS – THESE TIMES CD £13.95
NEW MASTERSOUNDS – TEN YEARS ON CD £13.95/ LP £13.95
SOULIVE – UP HERE CD £13.95