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 (four 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 (four years ago) link
Ruf Dug is >>>>
― boxedjoy, Friday, 10 May 2019 12:30 (four 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
NickB are you just always listening to NTS or are these coming into your orbit through other means?
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 28 September 2019 07:57 (four years ago) link
mostly discogs digging and youtube deep dives
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Saturday, 28 September 2019 08:02 (four years ago) link
this is a good start point, then just explore the different labels and producers:
https://www.discogs.com/search/?style_exact=UK+Street+Soul
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Saturday, 28 September 2019 08:05 (four years ago) link
last couple i found through this channel, worth checking all that user's videos cos there there is some solid gold there (quite varied genres though):
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0Ol3buLFzzUijWsDwoOCA/videos
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Saturday, 28 September 2019 08:08 (four years ago) link
also lots of physical digging too btw, i've had some lucky finds along the way
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Saturday, 28 September 2019 08:13 (four years ago) link
This was alluded to up thread but not this specific track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXlmG4EMf5Y
He sounds like Horace Andy.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Saturday, 28 September 2019 10:51 (four years ago) link
Also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9nJEqSGSb0
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Saturday, 28 September 2019 10:54 (four years ago) link
Sorry, they were 1 World - Down on Love (Blissful Expansion Mix) and Carlton - Come On Back.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Saturday, 28 September 2019 10:55 (four years ago) link
Ooof, that Carlton track moves some molecules
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Saturday, 28 September 2019 11:22 (four years ago) link
Innit. It's like a proto Rhythm and Sound w/artists.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Saturday, 28 September 2019 14:22 (four years ago) link
just stumbled on this - guess it must be the thing that ruffy was calling 'the primordial ooze of streetsoul'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kY2fUxBQ-E
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 21:26 (four years ago) link
oh christ this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gWLX-BDCKU
Marcelle Moncrieffe - Take Me There (Mix 2)
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 14:27 (four years ago) link
the sales history of that one is making me v. glum
https://www.discogs.com/sell/history/445680
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 14:32 (four years ago) link
this bygraves record is worth picking up for the odd instrumental version on the flip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyPwyQ596IM
The Bygraves - Destiny (Ambient Future)
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link
been enjoying this one too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OQ2mQRB9E4
Off Peak - Baby It's You
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
super classic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWsXv713jZg
Perfect Taste - It's Over
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
this too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzrc0W6PFhs
Julie Stapleton - Where's Your Love Gone (Remix)
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:48 (four years ago) link
huddersfield's finest as featured on the 'beautiful swimmers' comp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCcZgtdJuho
Harlem Gem - More Than You Can Wish
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:52 (four years ago) link
this is a bit rough tbh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ji4ce19zQ
Raw To The Core - See It In Your Eyes (Junglist Mix)
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link
and i can't figure out whether this is genius or a complete travesty (someone's just added a drum track to an Inner Life a cappella)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJgUY0y2VQ
HMD - Your Love
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:58 (four years ago) link
always a joy to see NickB bump this thread!
Off Peak - Baby It's Youthis one is an absolute joy
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 7 November 2019 09:04 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig8oc02Enp8
here's another one from Raw To The Core
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 7 November 2019 09:06 (four years ago) link
some other bits I've been enjoying recently
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwf0qRlcTrk
Nu-Vizion - What You Won't Do For Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YEz-SfvDRg
Fyza - Poetical Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMi-9Zg61rc
Gary Taylor - Don't Be So Distant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVCYsJWRlGE
Soul Connection - In And Out Of Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyZp2Cd2HY
Maureen Mason - If This Is A Dream
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 7 November 2019 09:16 (four years ago) link
a few more -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mM4Kaa43r4
Love & Laughter - I Surrender
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDPe7tZ1qCg
The Chimes - Stronger Together (Red Zone Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oqrwqfPNNI
Caron Wheeler - I Adore You (Dance Hall Remix)
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 7 November 2019 09:26 (four years ago) link
excellent - will check those later! love that soul connection one though
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Thursday, 7 November 2019 10:00 (four years ago) link
some more toyin agbetu in his nemisis guise which was more of a house-leaning thing than soul connection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhUmr_RFPzgnemisis - the way love is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmBYhPeEJmsnemisis ft rosaline joyce - heartbreaker
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Friday, 8 November 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
i do have a soft spot for his dodgy vocals, always makes me think of ar kane
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Friday, 8 November 2019 18:04 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmeqYDWaPTY
― djdirtbagstyle, Friday, 8 November 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
that's truncated by about two minutes, worth seeking out the full track
― djdirtbagstyle, Friday, 8 November 2019 19:48 (four years ago) link
Nice thread
Here's one I just put up
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― MrEnergizer, Friday, 31 January 2020 19:57 (four years ago) link