Sunday, 1 May 2022

Sandra Hakky [2022] - Out Of My Head [HakkyMusic]


Another track that is featured in both breakers charts (Global Soul and UK Soul Chart) this week and released last week 22 Apr 2022.

This one, "Out Of My Head", is an album track by Sandra Hakky (from Copenhagen) from her latest album "Hakky The System", the remainder of which is predominantly pop, which  is probably why I missed it and, let's just say, won't be featuring in this week's Dirty Dozen.

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Rating: 7.4
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Pop Soul
Format: Album Track
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 22/04/2022
Key/BPM: 10A/100
Value: £1
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Nao Yoshioka [2022] - Tokyo 2020 [Sweet Soul Records]


A single released last week (22 Apr 2022) which I missed which has been picked up on in both Global  Soul and UK Soul Chart breakers this week (how often does that ever happen?), so I had better post it. It's from NYC based, Japanese artist Nao Yoshioka with an oddly titled "Tokyo 2020" presumably referring to the postponed 2020 Olympic Games due to Covid 19. She has been active since 2011 and has four studio and one live album under her belt.

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Rating: 8.2
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Sweet Soul Records
Cat No: None
Date: 22/04/2022
Key/BPM: 2B/79
Value: £1
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Prisma Deer [2022] - Try To Understand Original Mix [Discoholics Anonymous]


Those guys from Discoholics Anonymous who produced the "Baby Makin' Music" compilation of sample derived tunes recently are back with the first release on the label from Costa Rican producer Prisma Deer called "Try To Understand". It's due for release next Friday (6 May 2022) but you can probably grab it from Traxsource now.
It is almost certainly derivative of something that I vaguely recognise but can't place, anyone know what it might be?


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Rating: 8.2
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: NuDisco / Soulful House
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Discoholics Anonymous
Cat No: None
Date: 06/05/2022
Key/BPM: 10A/116
Value: $1.99
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Soul City Connection [2022] - Brotherly Love [Big Love Music]


For Philly and glitter ball lovers everywhere, Nigel Lowis presents Soul City Connection with five mixes of a Lowis penned and produced, song titled "Brotherly Love". 

As you will know, Philadelphia is known as the city of brotherly love and this has captured that mid 70s TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) vibe ala MFSB and later The Salsoul Orchestra from Vince Montana, Bobby Eli, Earl Young & co. Whilst The Salsoul Orchestra was NYC based it consisted of many ex members of MFSB who were disenchanted with financial arrangements with Gamble & Huff.

In demand writer/producer/mixer and all round good guy, Nigel Lowis, who has been involved with global sales of over 16 million records and has just returned from sessions in the home of southern soul, Memphis, TN, has pulled another one off here.

There is a straight radio edit and extended mix along with three Jamie 3:26 & Danou P South Street Soul Strut Versions, a radio edit, extended and dub. I'm not sure whether there is an error in uploading to DSPs as the radio edit and extended are the same lengths i.e. 7:43 and not 3:26?

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Rating: 8.4
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Philly Soul / Nu Disco / Instrumental
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 29/04/2022
Key/BPM: 3A/122
Value: £4.95
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The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Part 17 (Apr 2022 Wk 17) Spotify Playlist

SoulStrutter selections of the best releases this week 
(Apr 2022 Wk 17)
In no particular order other than tempo. 

This week's selections extended to eighteen tracks with another twelve in the Neo Dirty Dozen. Yet again I'm struggling to single out any particular track for the SoulStrutter Selection of the Week but I think, for the consistency of tracks on it, I'll go for the debut album "Wax & Gold" album from Sarah MK.

2022

2021

Playlist:
Vicky Pasion - U&Me (29 Apr)
Davion Farris - Bad Guy (8 Apr)
Grant Alexander - How Much I Need You (29 Apr)
PJ Morton Feat. Jill Scott & Alex Isley  - Still Believe (29 Apr)
Michelle Brooks-Thompson - Then I Met You (29 Apr)
Andrew Ford Feat. Lauren Evans - More Love (Extended Version) (23 Apr)
Melba Moore - Take Her Picture Down (29 Apr)
Louis York - Strawberry Skies (24 Apr)
Mica Millar - Heaven Knows (29 Apr)
Desmond Parson - Mend The Pieces (24 Apr)
Lydia Persaud - Let Me Be There For You (29 Apr)
Space Ghost, Teddy Bryant - Heaven Sent (22 Apr)
Raheem Devaughn - If I Don't (29 Apr)
LuvHER Feat. Rio Da Rising Sun- MAKE IT KOOL (Radio Edit) (29 Apr)
Sarah MK - What You Don't Have (27 Apr)
Joanna Cooke - Caught Up (28 Apr)
Adrian Truth - Your Dream (22 Apr)
Vicky Pasion - Spring Time (29 Apr)

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The Neo Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Part 7 (Apr 2022 Wk 17) Spotify Playlist

The SoulStrutter selection of the best Neo Soul releases for:
 Apr 2022 Wk 17 in no particular order.

Playlist:
Tayah - Momentary High (29 Apr)
Chxrry22 - The Falls (8 Apr)
Adreana - Convenient (29 Apr)
Ann Weberg Feat. Isabel Eberdean - Handle It (22 Apr)
Lenora - homebody (14 Apr)
Melody & The Soulbirds - My body's your instrument (29 Apr)
Kim McCoy  Feat. Max Minelli - Jus Wana Smoke (20 Apr) (NB also rel'd in 2017)
Diplomats Of Soul - Soul Spaces (29 Apr)
Reuben James - Searching (29 Apr)
Adreana - Callin Your Name (29 Apr)
Destardy - Lonely (26 Apr)
Sierra Sellers Feat. WesWill - Sentimental (28 Apr)

2022
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UK Soul Chart Breakers 30th Apr 2022 (Week 17)

Here are the latest UK Soul Chart Breakers for 30th Apr 2022 with links to tracks posted (or to Spotify for those not yet posted). 

You can catch the breakers show each Saturday at 7pm-8pm presented by Andy Tee on Starpoint Radio.
NB last weeks show - will be updated when available
Artist - Title Rel'd Post
Nao Yoshioka - Tokyo 2020 22/04 01/05 
Sandra Hakky - Out Of My Head 22/04 01/05
Melba Moore - Take Her Picture Down (Imagine LP) 29/04 29/04
Joanna Cooke - Caught Up 29/04 29/04
Lizeth Arenas - Shine On (BLUE EP) 22/04 28/04
Kayla Amor - Slow Down 13/04 23/04
Adrian Truth - Your Dream 22/04 28/04
Skip Martin - Nobody 01/02  
Space Ghost - Heaven Sent 22/04 27/04
June Kissie - Mr. Right 15/04  
Little Kim Stewart - I Can't Make Love When I Want To             2016?  
Wamz - Go Where The Love Is 15/04  
Dave Stewy - Neo Soul 19/04  
Mz Pats The Lady Of Soul - Love (To Be Continued LP) 20/04 23/04
Nicole Henry - Midnight At The Oasis 29/04 29/04
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Global Soul Chart BREAKERS 30th Apr 2022 (Week 17)

30th Apr 2022
The Global Soul "Breakers" featured on:
Seq Artist - Title Rel'd Posted
1 Sandra Hakky - Out Of My Head 22/04 01/05
2 D'Mar - What We Used 2 B 15/04 16/04
3 Blxst - Never Was Wrong 22/04  
4 The Colleagues Feat. Teedra Moses - 90s Kinda Love     22/04 27/04
5 Outer-Stace - Stay 20/04  
6 Lenora - homebody 29/04 30/04
7 US - T'Boo (EmCee Remix) (forthcoming)
 
8 Latanya Alberto - Sunrise 21/04 22/04
9 Nao Yoshioka - Tokyo 2020 22/04 01/05
10 Aroe Phoenix - Space+Space 29/04 29/04
11 Zay Blaze Feat. Mo Woods - Perfect 17/04  
12 Shaqdi - Happy As I Am 28/04  
13 Yasmina - Here You Go Again 29/04  
14 Space Ghost Feat. Teddy Bryant - A Little Bit Of Love 22/04 27/04
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Global Soul Chart 30th Apr 2022 (Week 17)

30th Apr 2022
The Global Soul chart broadcast on Sat 30th Apr as it is every Saturday between  5pm-7pm (GMT) on Global Soul Radio.

Each week around a dozen or more 'Breakers' are interspersed with chart entries. These will be posted separately.

No change at the top, Akemi Fox is there for the second consecutive week. Five of seven new entries have already been posted. The highest being, as predicted last week, Samuel Archer's new album. I say new but it was posted here on 1 Nov 2021 having been released on Bandcamp.

Making way for the seven new entries were five of the six predicted to drop out last week. One predicted drop out, Syd, is actually the highest climber this week. The other two goners were Maxine Scott and a surprise exit for Mychelle from #6. 

With so many new entries it's again difficult to predict whether the new entries will hang around or drop straight out again, but I think most of them will be safe for another week especially Clowette (predicted as an entry last week) and Kayla Amor who, along with Samuel Archer, are two of the best IMO. Next week's losers I suspect will be Loie, Sha Ako, Fana Hues and Ezinne Nnorom almost certainly. I have a feeling that, now on the decline, Eric Roberson may be a casualty or will drop considerably.

A few predicted entries from last week haven't (yet) materialised i.e. CARRTOONS, Sanura & Raheem DeVaughn and Reuben James' album release may see him make an entry although, arguably, the best tracks have already been released. Another couple of tips from the new releases include Lenora and possibly Space Ghost and the new single from Raheem DeVaughn's forthcoming album, but we'll see.

Summary: 6 risers, 4 fallers, 3 non-movers and 7 new entries

New Entries: Samuel Archer, Tigga Bounce, Kosmic Kae, Kayla Amor, VIA, Desmond Parson, Clowette

Highest Risers: Syd (+8), Macke Keane & ESTA Feat. Joyce Wrice (+6), NiquaB (+3)

Biggest Fallers: Loie (-10), Ezinne Nnorom (-9), Fana Hues (-5)

Losers: Mychelle, Tarrey Torae, Lindsay Lucas, Parkes Stewart, Truth Hurts, Maxine Scott, T'neeya

Pos Last Chg Artist - Title Rel'd Posted
1 1 0 Akemi Fox - See You Soon 31/03  
2 5 +3 NicquaB - Desire 01/04 15/04
3 3 0 Gwen Bunn - 2MANYTHINGS 31/03 13/04
4 2 -2 Eric Roberson - Start All Over Again
(Lessons LP) 		01/04 01/04
5 11 +6 Macke Keane & ESTA Feat. Joyce Wrice -
Thought Of You 		06/04  
6 8 +2 Output/Input - Here We Go Again 08/04 10/03
7     Samuel Archer Feat. Afi Soul - Free
(Soul Music Vineyard LP) 		01/10 01/11
8     Tigga Bounce - Hey Ya Know
(Presents Party Peepal, Volume. 1 LP) 		07/04  
9     Kosmic Kae - Forgotten Seeds (Still Bloom LP) 09/04  
10 18 +8 Syd - Sweet (Broken Hearts Club LP) 10/04  
11 13 +2 Secret Soul Society - Sensitive People 01/04 15/04
12     Kayla Amor - Slow Down 13/04 23/04
13 4 -9 Ezinne Nnorom - Too Late 04/04 14/04
14     VIA - jump in (FREE FALL LP) 08/04 20/04
15 10 -5 Fana Hues - BAD Bad 25/03  
16 16 0 Shan Ako - The Wait 31/03 01/04
17 19 +2 B. Bravo & Reva DeVito -  Fly Bye 08/04  
18     Desmond Parson - Possibly 25/04 17/04
19 9 -10 Loie - Hide My Feels 18/03  
20     Clowette - Muzik Is Luv 15/04 21/04
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JKabel [2022] - Love You Still [Self Released] NEW VIDEO


The new single from JKabel (aka Jarod K. Holloway from Florida) "Love You Still" was released on 8 Mar 2022. A video for it, his first ever video, filmed in London was uploaded to YouTube on 28 Apr.
His new album "Rhythm & Bible" was due on 6 Apr 2022, but no sign of it as yet.

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Rating: 8.4
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: New Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 18/03/2022
Key/BPM: 4A/83
Value: £1
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Michelle David & The True-Tones [2022] - Truth & Soul [Self Released] (Full Album)


A new album from Michelle David & The True-Tones who have released two albums under this moniker but a few others billed as as Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions.

Michelle David is American but now lives in Holland. She was a member on Dutch girl group 'Big, Black & Beautiful' from 2002 until forming Michelle Davis & The Gospel Sessions in 2015 who have released 4 albums to date Michelle Davis & The Gospel Sessions, Vol. 1,2,3,& 4. I'm not entirely sure that the supporting group was called The Gospel Sessions or whether it was the album title ... confusing?

The latest album is "Truth & Soul" released on 29 Apr 2022 which I'm afraid to say hasn't really grabbed me, but you may think otherwise.

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Rating: 7.3
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: New Soul
Format: Album
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 29/04/2022
Value: £7.99
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