Category: Soulful house
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It’s Time album – Thee Gobbs
Summery soulful house by a South African producer who cut his teeth as a sound engineer To coincide with summertime in the northern hemisphere and the long 4th July weekend in the States, the Atjazz label has released It’s Time, the debut album by Manqoba Sishi, aka Thee Gobbs. The former sound engineer at South […]
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Worth the Wait (Mark de Clive-Lowe remix) – Nils Wülker
Jazz trumpeter’s low-key ballad gets an uptempo overhaul Outside dedicated jazz circles, Nils Wülker isn’t particularly well known. However, this remix of the German trumpeter’s track might change that. Keyboardist Mark de Clive-Lowe, who’s worked with such talented folk as Omar and Bémbé Ségué, is on remix duties giving the balladry original an uptempo overhaul. […]
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How I Communicate album – Lay-Far
The likes of Mark De Clive-Lowe and Phil Asher appear on the Russian DJ’s LP of soulful house, disco and a little broken beat One of 2013’s most pleasant surprises was the album So Many Ways by Lay-Far. It was unexpected because the Russian DJ was little-known and yet he had produced one of the […]
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Guess What EP – various artists
Listen to this four-track EP featuring dance-flavoured reworkings from the likes of OL and Tommy Rawson The enigmatic title of this EP from In-Beat-Ween Music, the label that released Lay-Far’s So Many Ways Remixed, is enigmatic for a reason. The original identity of these dance-flavoured reworkings has not been revealed; all we’re told is that […]
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So Many Ways Remixed album – Lay-Far
Listen to the likes of Atjazz, Ashley Beedle and Phil Asher remix Lay-Far’s superb 2013 album So Many Ways It’s odd that albums that are the best candidates for remix projects tend to be mediocre ones. It allows a remixer the chance to pluck the most striking grooves or vocals of an otherwise ordinary tune […]
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Simpatico single – DJ Fudge & Hallex M feat. Omar
UK soulman Omar lends his vocals to DJ Fudge & Hallex M’s new track Simpatico. The soulful house tune is released on Yoruba Records, the label of head house honcho Osunlade. As can be seen in the video above, Simpatico is so summery it should come with its own supply of sunscreen. Six other mixes […]
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So Many Ways album preview – Lay-Far
A new jazzy, soulful house album by a busy Russian producer turns out to be one of the best of 2013 While this year has been chock-full of great singles, decent albums have been in short supply – and the best have sprung from where you’d least expect them. Feel Good, by Los Angeles-based duo […]
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This Thing Of Ours… album review – Fanatix
Back in the day, an artist only had to knock out eight or nine songs before releasing an LP. (Wasn’t Off The Wall 45 minutes long?) But with CDs, musicians feel compelled to give punters value for money, which means This Thing Of Ours… weighs in at 16 tracks. With so many tunes to wade […]
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Seven Ways To Wonder album review – Reel People
Upon hearing the first few bars of Seven Ways To Wonder, you suspect Oli Lazarus and co. have omitted a couple of words from this album’s title. Seven Ways To “Be Stevie” Wonder might be more apt, seeing that the percussive opener resembles the Motown legend’s work (circa mid ’70s). The song sets the tone […]
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Power Soul album review – Peven Everett
Articles on this multi-instrumentalist often mention that he’s an underrated talent and you sense he’s distinctly aware of being overlooked. On Power Soul, Peven never tires of reminding you of who you’re listening to. On almost every intro he repeats his name, as if he’s worried that in the time it takes to pick and […]