RASiDA [2021] - Don't Go Back [Self Released]

RASiDA is a 23 yr old artist from East London who released her debut single "Sorry For Wasting Your Time" in Sep 2019. This is only her second single, a really nice neo soul number with jazz influences, which was let out on Saturday (26 Jun 2021). 

Her first single is well worth checking out as well, so I've also posted it below.

I think this neo soul/jazz stepper will be a certainty for this week's "Dirty Dozen" and hopefully will be picked up (if not already) by radio jocks and do quite well. Get behind it guys as both singles are excellent from a home-grown, hopefully rising, talent.

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Rating:	9
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Year:	26/06/2021
Key/BPM:	1A/76
Value:	£1

Chris Ballin [2021] - What's Going On? [Renegade Soul Records]

One of the classiest releases this week so far from Chris Ballin. It's not a cover of the Marvin Gaye song, it's a new song he co-wrote with Tommy Blaize who's featured on the blog previously, curiously/coincidentally, with a cover of the Marvin Gaye song ... I honestly couldn't make it up!

Chris is from Nottingham but inevitably relocated to London to pursue his musical career. He has featured as lead vocalist on Incognito's 1997 album "Beneath The Surface" and on another Jean-Paul Maunick (Bluey) project "Inner Shade" album "4 Corners in 1998.

I seem to recall this being played as a breaker on 31 May on The Global Soul chart, obviously before release as it was only released last week (22 Jun 2021).

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Rating:	9
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Renegade Soul Records
Cat No:	None
Year:	22/06/2021
Key/BPM:	8A/75
Value:	£1

DeRobert & The Half-Truths & Golden Rules [2021] - Thievin' & Robbin' [Golden Rules]

Hot on the heels of their recent album/EP release "100 Yard Dash", only released on 4 Jun, DeRobert & The Half-Truths along with Golden Rules released a new single on 11 Jun 2021, which doesn't feature on the album.

It's retro 60s soul which highlights DeRobert Adams' soulful vocals which verge on gospel on this track. Not really Northern Soul, in the traditional sense, but then the boundary of what is, and what isn't, is somewhat blurred nowadays, but I can see this getting spins on the scene.

I'm not quite sure why Golden Rules gets a credit as it's a label/platform, but that's how it's billed.

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Rating:	8.2
Genre/Style:	Neo Northern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Golden Rules
Cat No:	None
Year:	11/06/2021
Key/BPM:	9A/114
Value:	£1

Beatchild [2021] - Unselfish Desires [BBE]

The title track from a six track EP due for release on 13 Aug has been pre-released on 11 Jun 2021 by BBE from an artist named Beatchild.

As you'd guess from the name it's instrumental and, well, it's beats, but it's quite effective and I quite like it ... but, as they saying goes, 'I couldn't eat a whole one', meaning I don't think I could listen to a whole album of it without getting bored with it as it gets a bit repetitive.

"Slakah the Beatchild", as he is also known, is Byram Joseph who is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, vocalist and song-writer from Toronto and released his first project on 2001. He's also released material under other monikers such as The Slakadeliqs and Art of Fresh.

"Unselfish Desires" is his seventh album/project and is due for release on BBE by 13 Aug 2021.

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Rating:	8
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul / Instrumental
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	BBE
Cat No:	None
Year:	11/06/2021
Key/BPM:	3A/108
Value:	£1

Terrell Edwards [2021] - Angel [Intercept Music]

Terrell Edwards is from Milwaukee. As Terrell Edwards & Reach he's released two albums "More than Conquerors" in 2006 followed by "The Living Room" in 2012 after relocating to Edmonton (Canada). His first solo project "Unchained" was released in 2018.

He's just released a new single "Angel" on 25 Jun 2021, which is a timeless soulful love ballad.

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Rating:	8.5
Genre/Style:	Classic Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Intercept Music
Cat No:	None
Year:	25/06/2021
Key/BPM:	1B/58
Value:	£1