or Sly & Robbie producing Gwen Guthrie with Seventh Heaven, which came up in a mix I was listening to earlier, would be another good precursor
― Neil S, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
just an excuse to post that fantastic track really
― Neil S, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 16:43 (five years ago) link
ok lol turns out the one i posted is american too
― the late great, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
I would be remiss in not mentioning Carlton's album 'The Call Is Strong' from 1990, produced by Smith & Mighty, which I consider the overlooked pinnacle of this sound. One of my great music tragedies is losing my copy of this.
Also "Any Love", the early Massive Attack single with Carlton on vocals and S&M on co-production, fits in this thread in a way their subsequent work doesn't.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 20:15 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDZM4xXy17I
Rosaline Joyce - I Will Never Be Your Lover
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcQTOQIlKHY
Fresh Cut ft Ann Cain - Don't Rush (Remix)
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:04 (five years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=yiWghyFnasU
FM Inc. Call Me Anytime .. Dub is good too
― mmmm, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:14 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCngWcH0GAg
Joanna Law / Soul 2 Soul connection
― mmmm, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:17 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzftzlfi36U
― mmmm, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:18 (five years ago) link
... meant to post another Sarah Winton but the whole LP is top notch
― mmmm, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh2tFYgiIuU
Dazzle - Dazzle You. (Haul & Pull Up mix) 1989
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPMyV7SOgxk
Fifth Of Heaven - Just A Little More
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:41 (five years ago) link
https://youtu.be/KaA7kt5DLLE
― mmmm, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:48 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zGXKBRT1gk
Carla Thomas - Things Ya Make Me Do (Summer Remix) (1994)
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:49 (five years ago) link
big tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVBTrudXcs8
Rick Clarke - Perfect Lady
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 05:44 (five years ago) link
don't think the importance of these guys can be overstated...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdKdnCSeJwQLoose Ends - Slow Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5rqP8QTAbULoose Ends - Don't Be A Fool
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 11:48 (five years ago) link
^ when I saw this thread Loose Ends came to mind immediately but I couldn't remember any of their songs so wasn't sure if I was on the right track
I've got a Fresh Four 12", not mentioned yet it's this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIF7HFEYYXY
(nearly, the 12" I've got is the Smith & Mighty remix, not the version in the youtube)
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 11:58 (five years ago) link
Diane Charlemagne should get a mention. Cool Down Zone – Lonely Hearts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgIZJnMSjqY
― mmmm, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:01 (five years ago) link
when I saw this thread Loose Ends came to mind immediately but I couldn't remember any of their songs so wasn't sure if I was on the right track
Hanging On A String is the obvious one and that exact same drum pattern appears in about half the clips i posted above tbh
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:10 (five years ago) link
thanks for posting these Herb. I started buying UK Soul 12's and comps from 1992 onwards so missed some of the earlier ones. Occaisional trips to Unity and Blackmarket records armed with lists from Blues and Soul magazines and scraps from Kiss FM.
― mmmm, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:11 (five years ago) link
Bygraves - Do the Right Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lwt1qzypBQ
― mmmm, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:13 (five years ago) link
When I first saw this thread the first thing that came to mind was Sweet Harmony by Liquid, but the more I listen to these the more I feel like it marks the end of this subgengre, so not what you're looking for at all. Is that right?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:18 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo4B8uo55nU
Everis - Love Has Arrived
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:31 (five years ago) link
Sweet Harmony was 1992 so I think was concurrent with the early 90s UK soul scene. It was one of the UK Hardcore chart hits so v. popular whereas I think the UK Soul wasn't covered on most commercial radio stations.
― mmmm, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:34 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX86JQGz7Dc
Projection - Lovestruck
― Herb Achelors (NickB), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:40 (five years ago) link
Can this one go in here.. SUAD / heavy on the breaks.. Nicolette - Waking Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Tu14joqyqP4
― mmmm, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 13:46 (five years ago) link
? and then Peter Bouncer - Love is All We Need
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIjouEiwgKI
― mmmm, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 13:48 (five years ago) link
NickB doing sterling work in this thread, that Everis is divine and he is practically giving away the track in the comments too
― boxedjoy, Friday, 19 October 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/soft-rocks/piers-soft-rocks-promises-high-notes
a mix of this stuff posted at Test Pressing a few days ago, includes some stuff posted here already
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 8 November 2018 20:06 (five years ago) link
really enjoying the new Smith & Mighty compilation of unreleased material, even if one of the tracks is a bass-heavy take on the funeral march
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 8 January 2019 22:40 (five years ago) link
i'm listening to an old Mike Woods Legends warmup mix and it fits this thread to a t!!
― brimstead, Thursday, 10 January 2019 03:04 (five years ago) link
Link us up please?
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 10 January 2019 09:11 (five years ago) link
here you go, it was posted on the now defunct cosmicdisco.co.uk blog
https://www.mediafire.com/file/9h2u9nbzjcixzbz/mike_woods_legends_tape_1_classics_march_2011.mp3/file
― brimstead, Thursday, 10 January 2019 19:05 (five years ago) link
ty
also ty boxedjoy for the soft rocks mix, missed it first time round
― the late great, Thursday, 10 January 2019 19:40 (five years ago) link
yes this Mike Woods mix is exactly the thing, Pleasure's "Please" near the start is another favourite
― boxedjoy, Friday, 11 January 2019 10:57 (five years ago) link
Latest Trushmix has definite 90s UK street soul vibes, good times!
https://soundcloud.com/trushmix/trushmix-135-amichay-matyas
― Neil S, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 09:32 (five years ago) link
this beauty was on nts this morning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrl7wD4gojk
Wildcat & Denise Lee - Personal Reasons (Urban Recycle Mix)
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Friday, 10 May 2019 11:29 (five years ago) link
also i just remembered that i saved all this from the nts chat cos it looked interesting but i was too busy to read it at the time:
Wed Mar 27, 12:35:19pm
rufdug: this goes out to discogs user "SpareGrooves" who said "Crazy priced obscurity, this would not fill the floor or even warm it up - Many better grooves out there for £2 !"
Wed Mar 27, 12:36:17pm
rufdug: Bô'vel - Check 4 U
Wed Mar 27, 12:36:33pm
rufdug: yeah get on the reissue, heavy remaster and nice price
Wed Mar 27, 12:36:37pm
anon8597: on Be With Records
Wed Mar 27, 12:36:52pm
anon8597: Now someone reissue the Harlem Gem stuff please
Wed Mar 27, 12:36:53pm
xJolo: mix
Wed Mar 27, 12:37:09pm
rufdug: I can't lie I did it in ableton this morning eating an omelette
Wed Mar 27, 12:37:19pm
rufdug: dont hate me
Wed Mar 27, 12:38:11pm
dburch: what omelette
Wed Mar 27, 12:38:16pm
rufdug: 2 eggs
Wed Mar 27, 12:38:26pm
rufdug: salt, pepper, chilli oil
Wed Mar 27, 12:38:45pm
dburch: chilli oil with an omelette, might try that
Wed Mar 27, 12:38:49pm
rufdug: yeah u got to
Wed Mar 27, 12:38:53pm
rufdug: sriracha is banging too
Wed Mar 27, 12:39:41pm
bramsan: great
Wed Mar 27, 12:41:34pm
lobotomyweekend: define "street soul"
Wed Mar 27, 12:41:44pm
rufdug: oh mate
Wed Mar 27, 12:42:03pm
rufdug: can I define balearic instead?
Wed Mar 27, 12:42:13pm
lobotomyweekend: i can't fathom it out u just feel it
Wed Mar 27, 12:42:20pm
rufdug: yeah u know
Wed Mar 27, 12:42:35pm
rufdug: well to me it's cheaply made UK RnB from early 90s
Wed Mar 27, 12:42:43pm
bramsan: Relatively cheep instruments?
Wed Mar 27, 12:43:06pm
rufdug: like producers in the UK were hearing early house, hiphop, beginnings of new jack swing and contemporary RnB from the US
Wed Mar 27, 12:43:09pm
rufdug: Boogie and Soul
Wed Mar 27, 12:43:16pm
rufdug: and they were DJing them at parties in the UK
Wed Mar 27, 12:43:17pm
lobotomyweekend: kinda bass driven
Wed Mar 27, 12:43:20pm
thisismyjames: @rufdug can we have the ruf dug definition of balearic too please?
Wed Mar 27, 12:43:31pm
lobotomyweekend: rare helps
rufdug: and so then its inevitable that they're gonna try and make their own tunes
Wed Mar 27, 12:43:33pm
joonis: i need somebody too !
Wed Mar 27, 12:43:38pm
bramsan: Using the rytm composer
Wed Mar 27, 12:43:52pm
rufdug: but maybe they can only afford a drum machine and a sampler and a DAT machine and a microphone
Wed Mar 27, 12:44:06pm
rufdug: but also what you have in the UK sound is the influence of sound sytem culture
Wed Mar 27, 12:44:12pm
rufdug: so big reggae basslines
Wed Mar 27, 12:44:18pm
rufdug: and DJ culture
Wed Mar 27, 12:44:37pm
rufdug: this is like the primordial ooze of streetsoul here:
Wed Mar 27, 12:44:38pm
rufdug:
Wed Mar 27, 12:44:45pm
rufdug: a live recording from moss side in the 90s
Wed Mar 27, 12:44:47pm
rufdug: it's all in here
Wed Mar 27, 12:45:09pm
rufdug: dub sirens, rewinds, echo box, MCs, toasting
Wed Mar 27, 12:45:14pm
joonis: oh nice chat in here ruf
Wed Mar 27, 12:45:15pm
rufdug: over soul music
Wed Mar 27, 12:45:30pm
lobotomyweekend: primordial ooze i luv it
Wed Mar 27, 12:45:52pm
rufdug: don't buy into the rarity though
Wed Mar 27, 12:45:59pm
rufdug: the biggest tunes weren't the rarest
Wed Mar 27, 12:46:07pm
rufdug: PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
Wed Mar 27, 12:46:18pm
rufdug: Madonna - Justify My Love
Wed Mar 27, 12:46:23pm
rufdug: these were MASSIVE broadway tunes
Wed Mar 27, 12:46:38pm
rufdug: and if you ever pay more than 10p for either of them u have been robbed
Wed Mar 27, 12:46:49pm
anon6220: love this one
Wed Mar 27, 12:46:56pm
anon8597: those are some cracly rips on this mix@rufdug
Wed Mar 27, 12:47:07pm
rufdug: u bet they are
Wed Mar 27, 12:47:32pm
anon6220: whats the name again? have it somewhere
Wed Mar 27, 12:47:38pm
rufdug: Mary Pearce - Love Away
Wed Mar 27, 12:47:40pm
anon8597: @anon6220 mary pearce, i think?
Wed Mar 27, 12:47:42pm
anon8597: yes
anon8597: toyin agbetu
rufdug: one of the DONS
rufdug: everyone bang his name into discogs and go hunting, its all gold
rufdug: intrigue records
Wed Mar 27, 12:49:03pm
rufdug: OK gotta dash now, time for the rest of the committee to go for it
rufdug: good times
anon8597: thx for the mix, rug
anon8597: *ruf
anon8597: keepin the street soul alive
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Friday, 10 May 2019 11:35 (five years ago) link
Ruf Dug is >>>>
― boxedjoy, Friday, 10 May 2019 12:30 (five years ago) link
sometimes "Joy And Heartbreak" is the greatest song in the world
― boxedjoy, Monday, 3 June 2019 22:58 (four years ago) link
"Street Soul Brasil (1987-1995)" is probably my compilation of the year
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 1 August 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link
keep coming back to this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ZxWskYzrM
Ashaye - Dreaming (Jungle Mix)
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Friday, 27 September 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
big up all the champagne crew! big up all the deejays tooooo! *oh gosh*
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Friday, 27 September 2019 22:52 (four years ago) link
dreeeeeeaaaaamiiiiiiinnnnn'!
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Friday, 27 September 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
SO FUCKING GOOD!
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Friday, 27 September 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
i'm ded!
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Friday, 27 September 2019 22:56 (four years ago) link
That one is proper lovely
― boxedjoy, Friday, 27 September 2019 23:00 (four years ago) link
i am a bit tipsy, but i've playing it loud on my headphones for about half an hour now and it sounds like heaven
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Friday, 27 September 2019 23:02 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG3x2cvdsrI
Elaine Vassell - Never Give Up
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Saturday, 28 September 2019 06:59 (four years ago) link
text + content => context
http://testpressing.org/2019/09/i-d-street-soul-august-1989/
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Saturday, 28 September 2019 07:51 (four years ago) link
this is fantastic. thank you. DINTE always hits
― adam, Saturday, 21 January 2023 18:00 (one year ago) link
That label totally rules
― not too strange just bad audio (brimstead), Saturday, 21 January 2023 19:12 (one year ago) link
flair's "chasin' the rain" getting a reissue via heels & souls:
https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/189158?mc_cid=987253cda0&mc_eid=f1ee688a08
― donna rouge, Monday, 3 July 2023 18:45 (ten months ago) link
fantastic news! absolute bliss tune
― NickB, Monday, 3 July 2023 19:55 (ten months ago) link
did i ever post this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LzotzSlNFkJulianne - I've Been There
(there is a remix with a breakbeat but it's a bit on the busy side imo)
― NickB, Monday, 3 July 2023 20:01 (ten months ago) link
New comp coming out on AOTN:
https://aotns.bandcamp.com/album/just-a-touch-pre-order
tracklist: Bovel - "Coming Back"Sam - "Life" (club mix)Marcelle Moncrieffe - "Take Me There"Kofi - "Step By Step"Pure Silk - "What You Do For Me"Jenny B - "Sexy Eyes"Sonja Ryshard - "Step Back"Cavalier - "Don't Touch"Purely Fizzycal - "Straight To The Top"Dennis Planter - "I Still Dream Of You"Taffy - "Passion"Weekend In Paris - "Hold Your Head Up"
― blazin' squab (NickB), Friday, 29 September 2023 17:16 (seven months ago) link
...which handily crosses off a whole bunch of things on my wantlist.
The Taffy one is great (and yes, it's *that* Taffy!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiOrrjB68Q
― blazin' squab (NickB), Friday, 29 September 2023 17:26 (seven months ago) link
AOTN killing it as per
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 30 September 2023 07:16 (seven months ago) link
hi.💙
thank you to nick and bj and donna and everyone who posts in here. i lurk frequently and sometimes feel like a spongey poseur type for just taking all this wisdom and smiling to myself for hours on end. threads like this are a public service and we are indebted. this is me bowing down.
i wanted to make a post with some sidebar relevance to the main theme here. am sorry if this is not a good place for this post. please redirect if so.
lately, we've been digging into what i would relate as a kind of contemporary equivalent to the main topic of discussion here... kind of dub/step beats with r+b vocals. i am a novice when it comes to this stuff, but i wanted to share some examples of what i'm referring to (because i may not even be using these terms and labels correctly; again- novice). here's some big favorites recently—
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naB3CgNpGdIvon d+phephe — "show me" (2009 — i think?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIRzAWk8nwAgeoim feat. marita — "reminissin'" (2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJPdQaX7Xswandreya triana — "a town called obsolete (mount kimbie remix)" (2010)
i stumbled onto these just by wandering around playlists and threads like this but i can't get enough lately. is there a compilation or something where i have more? please?
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Saturday, 25 November 2023 16:31 (five months ago) link
Those are cool I like them! Do you know this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlw_edzvCS0Nat Home ft Ms Ray - Witching Hour
― blazin' squab (NickB), Saturday, 25 November 2023 18:17 (five months ago) link
(bit more recent, bit more housey)
― blazin' squab (NickB), Saturday, 25 November 2023 18:21 (five months ago) link
nope, don't know this! it's kind of... acid-y??!?! very cool stuff. thank you!
that andreya triana mount kimbie rmx is the prototype i'm looking for right now; lowkey wonky beats and pensive crooning. fuck yeah.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Saturday, 25 November 2023 18:28 (five months ago) link
smokin' hottt...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ButOd7iZQbISisters On The Groove - Weekend Love
― blazin' squab (NickB), Saturday, 3 February 2024 22:15 (three months ago) link
quite a strong freestyle influence there, sweet tune
― blazin' squab (NickB), Saturday, 3 February 2024 22:18 (three months ago) link
bit of pricey one though :(
― blazin' squab (NickB), Saturday, 3 February 2024 22:21 (three months ago) link
Ruf Dug has taken the gig of being Roisin Murphy's 2024 EU tour DJ :/
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 8 February 2024 07:43 (three months ago) link
yeah i saw that, very disappointing ruffy mate
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 8 February 2024 08:14 (three months ago) link
Doesn’t surprise me. Is Ruff Dug on the street soul bandwagon now?
― mmmm, Thursday, 8 February 2024 09:38 (three months ago) link
How have I never seen this thread before?!? I'm utterly unfamiliar with this genre but I'm completely obsessed with this era of pop music (been contemplating a thread dedicated to the hundreds of freestyle and freestyle-inspired songs churned out over this handful of years) and this is like a huge missing chunk that I didn't even realize was missing. Gonna need some time to properly digest.
― Great-Tasting Burger Perceptions (Old Lunch), Thursday, 8 February 2024 10:59 (three months ago) link
hi sorry if lame newb question, but in terms of revival, do you guys know ms ray? some other things on streaming, but the wow is now ep from a few years back is pure money. highly recommended.
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Saturday, 23 March 2024 05:39 (one month ago) link
here's a highlight-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iibXbmYemGUms ray - "how they shine" (2020)
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Saturday, 23 March 2024 05:44 (one month ago) link
her most recent thing from last summer-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB2wS3rGR6cms ray - "broken heart still beats" (2023)
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Saturday, 23 March 2024 05:58 (one month ago) link
I only know her from the vocal she did on 'Witching Hour' which is upthread a few tunes ago. Hadn't thought there might be other stuff so thanks for that!
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Saturday, 23 March 2024 06:38 (one month ago) link