Sunday, 28 August 2022

Wendell G [2022] - Baby, Baby, Baby [Supreme Music 2000] (Full Album)


A new album from Wendell G (James Wendell Glover Sr) "Baby, Baby, Baby" released today. It's a southern soul affair from a n artist i can find little about. He's from Lafayette, Louisiana, and only has one other single listed which was released twice on the same day with a remix.

For some odd reason two of the tracks have been disabled on Sportify so if you want to hear them here's the  YouTube Playlist which includes all tracks.

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Rating: 7.6
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Southern Soul
Format: Album
Media: Digital
Label: Supreme Music 2000
Cat No: None
Date: 28/01/2022
Price: £7.99
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The Neo Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Part 24 Aug 2022 Wk 34 Spotify Playlist

The SoulStrutter selection of the best Neo Soul releases
for: Aug 2022 Wk 34 in no particular order.

Making up for last week's drought of good neo tunes this week there are plenty, so the playlist is extended to twenty this week.

There's a good debut album by Karis Lovechild "another love story..." with three of the best tracks from it featured. A couple of tracks from another album "FREEFORM" by Carlie Free.

Other top picks are: Aysha Loren "Your Love", Rainy Milo "Blessings", Gianna Alessi "Lover For The Week", Safa "Summa' Boo", Hnyzee "Little Things" and Silla "Lonely".
Playlist:
Onyx - Don't Wanna Fall In Love [11 Aug]
Ghazellé - Make You Feel [26 Aug]
Karis Lovechild - Thirsty [26 Aug]
Karis Lovechild - Wake Me Up [26 Aug]
Honie Gold - Misty Blue [26 Aug]
Aysha Loren - Your Love [26 Aug]
Yana Liza & Kunuku - The Dreamer [12 Aug]
Rainy Milo - Blessings [22 Aug]
Gianna Alessi - Lover For The Week [10 Aug]
Janelle Wisdom Athis - sweet fruit and palm trees [17 Aug]
Carlie Free - I Do [24 Aug]
Karis Lovechild - Lonely [26 Aug]
Raiche - Feelings [26 Aug]
Carlie Free - Just Like That [24 Aug]
Safa - Summa' Boo [12 Aug]
edbl, James Berkeley, Miller Blue, Yakul - Just The Same [19 Aug]
Maxine Scott x Alf​.​E - Ya Energy [26 Aug]
Hnyzee - Little Things [1 Jul / 18 Aug video]
Silla - Lonely [27 Aug]
Tasha Angela - Space & Time [26 Aug]
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The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Part 34 (Aug 2022 Wk 34) Spotify Playlist

SoulStrutter selections of the best releases this week 
(Aug 2022 Wk 34)
In no particular order other than tempo. 

Scraping around a bit this week to collate a dozen of the more traditional style new releases. Lindsey Webster has been getting plays for a few weeks on promo and was finally released on Friday. A new single from Hil St. Soul on Friday has been topping the Amazon UK New Releases for the last few days.

Mica Millar has a couple of launch events for her debut album in Sep and has released, what I always felt was, the best track as her latest single with a supporting video.

Up and coming south London artist James Vickery releases has first single for a year and what a beauty it is for lovers of authentic soul music even the blue-eyed bashers can't complain at this one surely? 

Couple of tracks from Paige Alyssa & The Max which came with instrumental and acapella versions.

This week's SoulStrutter Selection of the Week isn't featured in the playlist as it is not available digitally, it is CD only with a signed, coloured, vinyl LP to follow when received from pressing plant. It, of course, is the new album "The Sovereign of 14742" by Raja-Nee'. We have been sent a very limited quantity to sell on Raja-Nee's behalf to avoid ridiculous US shipping charges and many of these have gone already so if you want a signed copy then email soulstrutter@gmail.com. Note we are selling on behalf of the artist and all proceeds will go to Raja-Nee'.
2022
,Pt 10, Pt 09, Pt 08, Pt 07, Pt 06, Pt 05, Pt 04, Pt 03, Pt 02, Pt 01  

2021

Playlist:
James Vickery - The Reason [26 Aug]
Divine Brown Feat. Fingazz - Digital Love [26 Aug]
Lindsey Webster Feat. Randy Brecker - Stay With Me [19 Aug]
Hil St. Soul - A Feeling So Beautiful [26 Aug]
Mica Millar - More Than You Give Me [26 Aug]
Princess Freesia - Forbidden Fruit [26 Aug]
10th Street - Motions And Emotions [23 Aug]
Saint Jaimz - Too Grown 4 Games [26 Aug]
Paige Alyssa & The Max Feat. Lukie - PARTIKULAR GIRL [22 Aug]
Paige Alyssa & The Max Feat. Josie - LIQUOR [22 Aug]
Cree Turner Feat. Teri Tobin - Wanna Be Loved [18 Aug]
Candy Dulfer Feat. Nile Rodgers - Jammin' Tonight [26 Aug]

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The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Covers, Reissues, Remixes & Samples Part 23 (Aug 2022 Wk 34)


SoulStrutter selections for Aug 2022 Wk 34 of the best non-original songs i.e. cover versions, remixes, reissues, previously unreleased and new songs using samples or new releases with a retro feel. (In no particular order).


Covers: J-Sol Feat. Hari (Silk Sonic), 

Remixes: Eric Roberson (Live Daniel Crawford Mix),  Devon Howard (DJ Pope Funkhut Remix)


2022

2021

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Roger Williams [2022-08-27] - The Soulsorts Podcast [Podcast #15] - 2000's Indie Soul Archive 50 #1


It's been a week or two but Roger Williams is back on the podcast trail with his Record Room Sessions '22 and a new series of podcasts which he has labelled "2000's Indie Soul Archive 50 #1". 

This one will be the first of a series of 50-track selections from the indie soul archives from around the time when Roger started his radio shows on Starpoint Radio in 2005 and then transitioning to Solar Radio in 2006.

Roger states "I'm not sure how well known a lot of this stuff is overall so hopefully there’ll be some new to you tunes or some memories and tracks you may have forgotten about, I do know one thing though, this music stands up 100% in quality to this day, featuring a few well known names alongside many artists who in my opinion really didn’t get the rewards they deserved for producing such class music".

A quick scan through the playlist and there are plenty that certainly look new, or have been forgotten, to these ears.

The podcast is available on Mixcloud and Podomatic where you can also download it to listen offline.
Playlist:
Tony Terry – Family Reunion
Jill Scott – Whatever
Liv Warfield – Get Away
Vanessa Haynes – I Wonder
Victor Fields – Yearning for Your Love
Rhonda Smith – Ray of Light
Yolanda Johnson – Doing Dirty
Najee feat. Sisaundra Lewis – Emotional
Rob Van Der Wouw – Love Is All We Need
Glenn Lewis – Under The Stars
Elaine Stepter – What Am I To Do
Paul Taylor feat. Regina Belle – How Did You Know
Bob Baldwin – Sunrise
Phil Perry – Deja Vu
Onyx1 feat. Terrence Forsythe – It's Time For Love
Northwest Gospel Project – Heaven's Door
Down To The Bone feat. Hil St. Soul – Smile To Shine
Allstars Collective – Satisfied
Satya Project – Stranger Here
Victor Brooks – Believe It Or Not
Sergio Mendes feat. India.Arie – Timeless
Liberty Silver – All In My Mind
June April – At The Cross
Cynthia Layne – Be You
Ayiesha Woods – The Only One
Jewelz.Z feat. Rell Devine – If It's Cool
Barbara Fowler – I Can't Wait
Misa Malone – Love Found Me
Shorty Corleone – While I'm Alone
Sam Logan – Happy Feelings
Antonia Jenae feat. Sean Woods – Best Of It
Bamm Davies – How Could It Be
Ernest Walker Jr. – Coolest Days
Staci Orrico – Take Me Away
Tyrone Douglas – Get 2 Know Your Name
Alison Crockett – Imgonacome (Blue Chai Martini Mix)
Ty Stephens – What Can I Do For You
Charles Holt – I Am
Valarie Adams – Angel
Josephine Sincere – I Like It
Kayte Burgess – This Love Is
Todd Williams – Love Is Easy
CJ Hilton – Modest
Koup – I’m Feeling U
Governor Washington – Forgive Me
Nhojj – Peace & Blessings
Jocelyn Brown – She'd Call
Syren – Ready To Love
Le Che Martin – Get Away
Meleni – Motel

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Thomas Cain [2022] - Hold Up / Try My Love [Soul Direction #SD-011]


Thomas Cain is a singer, keyboardist, composer from Alabama who performed in the flourishing music scene of Nashville, TN, in the 1970s. He and fellow Alabama singer/songwriter Arthur Alexander formed a 20-year songwriting and publishing relationship which started in 1970.

He released just one single "Draggin' It Out" / "Crawlin'" on RCA in 1975, however some of the songs he wrote / co-wrote have been recorded by Booker T Jones, Lorraine Johnson, Walter Jackson, 5th Dimension, Syndney Joe Qualls, Little Anthony, Ronnie Milsap, B.J. Thomas, Kenny Rogers, Kinsman Dazz (Dazz Band) to name a few.

Soul Direction has got a hold of two tracks, "Hold Up" and "Try My Love", recorded in 1976 in Muscle Shoals (Wishbone Recording Studio) which Cain registered but did nothing with which will be paired on their next release 

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Rating: 7.8
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Modern Soul
Format: Single
Media: 7" Vinyl
Label: Soul Direction
Cat No: SD-011
Date: TBC
Key/BPM: N/A
Price: £15
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Emanuel Harrold [2022] - Funk La Soul [Gearbox Records] (Full EP)


Emanuel Harrold (aka E-FM Emanuel Harrold Forward Motion) is a multiple Grammy nominated and winning drummer currently touring with Gregory Porter who has appeared on some of his well know recordings such as "Water", "Be Good", "Liquid Spirit", "All Rise" and "Still Rising".

He has a new four track EP "Funk La Soul" subtitled Vol. #1 suggesting that there is more to come. The opening track "Brighter Days" features Grammy winning saxophonist Tivon Pennicott (also a Gregory Porter band member) with Carlos Scooter Brown (sax) & Jahmal Nichols (bass) featuring on "Best Part". 

For the Allen Toussaint penned song "Yes We Can" (a hit for The Pointer Sisters in 1973) he drafts Brian Owens on vocals (another Grammy nominee). The EP closes with an instrumental version of Denice Williams' 1977 #1 UK pop hit "Free" with saxophonist Carlos Scooter Brown.

Harold is from three generations of musicians from St. Louis, MO, and has collaborated with many big name artists such as Stevie Wonder, Gregory Porter, Jonathan  Baptiste, Robert Glasper, De La Soul and many more.

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Rating: 8
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Soul Jazz
Format: EP
Media: Digital
Label: Gearbox Records
Cat No: None
Date: 19/08/2022
Price: £3.49
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Gio Varchi [2022] - Mistakes [INIMI]


Gio Varchi is a singer-songwriter born in NYC of Taiwanese-Italian descent and is now based in Tokyo. She debuted in Jan 2021 with "Butterflies" and followed it with "2AM" in Mar 2021 (live video version below). Her third single "Mistakes" was released on 10 Aug 2022. 

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Rating: 8
Explicit: Y
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 10/08/2022
Key/BPM: 8B/94
Price: £1
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Divine Brown Feat. Fingazz [2022] - Digital Love [Self Released]


Divine Brown (Michelle Nicole Brown previously known as Divine Earth Essence) is a from Toronto and released her self-titled debut album in 2005 followed by "Love Chronicles" in 2008.

She seemed to take a hiatus between 2009-18 and has returned with with six singles since 2018. Her latest single "Digital Love"(released on Friday 26 Aug 2020) features L.A. producer and talkbox expert Fingazz (aka John Stary) and has a bit of n 80s feel.

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Rating: 7.9
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: New Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 26/08/2022
Key/BPM: 4B/75
Price: £1
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Honie Gold [2022] - Misty Blue [Active Management Group]


Honie Gold is from Dallas,TX, and released her first single in March 2019 and is still only 21. In that short time she's released around a dozen singles/EPs and two full albums. 

Her latest single "Misty Blue" was released on 26 Aug and is one of those contemporary yet retro sounds with a definite nod to the 60s but with a new twist. 

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Rating: 7.8
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 26/08/2022
Key/BPM: 4B/94 (counted 63!)
Price: £1
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