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
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<br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">STREET SOUL 1 - JOY & HEARTBREAK BY THE ENERGIZER</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tracklist</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">01. LA RUE - WISH I COULD FIND ANOTHER</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">02. EMMA HAYWOODE - DON'T POISON ME</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">03. EVERIS - LOVE HAS ARRIVED</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">04. COOL DOWN ZONE - LONELY HEARTS FT. CHARLEMAGNE</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">05. ARETHA DAYE - NO MORE MAKING LOVE (MIX 1)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">06. NU COLOURS - GREATER LOVE</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">07. MARVA HICKS - I GOT YOU WHERE I WANT</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">08. GEMS FOR JEM - TIME FOR LOVE</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">09. JOANNA LAW - FIRST TIME EVER</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">10. LOVE & LAUGHTER - I SURRENDER(CLUB MIX)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">11. AFTER 7 - CAN'T STOP</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">12. WESTERN BLOCK FT. TERRI SYMON - RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">13. MOVEMENT 98 FT. CARROLL THOMPSON - JOY & HEARTBREAK (FUTURE MIX)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">14. J.T. TAYLOR - LONG HOT SUMMER NIGHT</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">15. YBU FT. JONELL - SOUL MAGIC</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="background-color: #ededed; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">DOWNLOAD IS A ZIP FILE WITH ALL THE TUNES AND THE TRACKLIST SLEEVE </b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">STRICTLY GOOD QUALITY VINYL AND CD RIPS, NO DODGY DOWNLOADS AND YOUTUBE RIPS. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">FULL TUNES, NO MIXING, NO SOUND FX/JINGLES.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a data-bg-color-hover="5cc052" data-bg-color="469d3d" data-button-size="dpd-large" data-dpd-type="button" data-lightbox="1" data-pr-bg-color="ffffff" data-pr-color="000000" data-text-color="ffffff" data-text="BUY NOW" data-variant="price-right" href="https://underground-music.dpdcart.com/cart/add?product_id=191032&method_id=206993">BUY NOW</a><script src="https://underground-music.dpdcart.com/dpd.js"></script>
― MrEnergizer, Friday, 31 January 2020 19:59 (four years ago) link
Admins please delete last 2 posts..I can't seem to embed a video!??
― MrEnergizer, Friday, 31 January 2020 20:00 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_xsxSCqviY
― MrEnergizer, Friday, 31 January 2020 20:02 (four years ago) link
You just need to post the YouTube link without any code and it should auto embed
Xp ah you got it!
― ymo sumac (NickB), Friday, 31 January 2020 20:03 (four years ago) link
Ok, sussed it
Few more..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hP_ELZoEzohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6zE6dTSU4Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llrYY44f5jUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcQI4AsT_pUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2nvFlrc4-khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j_EZolf-_w
One of my all time faves next...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhC0Cs5d94U
― MrEnergizer, Friday, 31 January 2020 20:06 (four years ago) link
Thanks@Nick B
The Street Soul scene is similar to the Northern Soul Scene in that it was pretty low key at the time but has since had many revivals and grows in popularity. My Mum used to talk about the Northern Soul scene and I'm glad I was around when street soul was peaking. The blues dances and pirates back then were something else. Never really appreciated them fully at the time as with most things but now can look back and see how special it was.
― MrEnergizer, Friday, 31 January 2020 20:11 (four years ago) link