Monday, 5 September 2022

The Auratones [2022] - Bada Bing [STM Records] (Full Album)


Dutch band, The Auratones, combine the best of jazz, funk and soul. They've been together since the 90s releasing their first, of around six, albums in 1997

Their latest album "Badu Bing" was released today and from the opening note of the first track you just know that these guys can play. The trumpet of Cees Trappenburg dominates the first jazz-funk track "Peach Fuzz". 

Whilst the album is instrumental, smooth jazz it most definitely is NOT, it's tight, jazzy and funky and thoroughly enjoyable throughout for lovers of 'real' music and not one for the fad followers as this music is timeless.

Their current line-up is Boudewijn Lucas (bass), Lean Robbemont (drums), Tjeerd van Zanen (guitar), Johan Hendrikse (keys), Rolf Delfos (alto sax), Bariton & Flute Peter Broekhuizen (bariton & flute) and  Cees Trappenburg (trumpet).

They have played many jazz festivals and have inevitably worked with Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer.

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Details
Rating: 8.5
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Jazz funk
Format: Album
Media: Digital
Label: STM Records
Cat No: None
Date: 05/09/2022
Price: £7.99
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Brian Power Feat. Roachford [2022] - Got Sweet Loving [SoulHouseMusic]


A new single by Brian Power which features Andrew Roachford MBE who's had eleven UK pop chart top 50 hits between 1989 and 1998 with his group Roachford. 

Released on Friday (2 Sep 2022), "Got Sweet Loving" comes with two mixes the, by now standard, soulful house original mix and, I think my preferred mix, the "Raw Soul Mix" as a lot of this soulful house tends to sound the same! These are the short versions, for the longer versions you'll need to get them from Traxsource.

Those guys from Reel People, Mike Patto and Tony Economides, are involved again in writing and producing.

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Details
Rating: 8.2
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Soulful House / New Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: SoulHouseMusic
Cat No: None
Date: 02/09/2022
Key/BPM: 3A/120 / 9B/99
Price: £1.79
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UK Soul Chart Breakers 3rd Sep 2022 (Week 35)


Here are the latest UK Soul Chart Breakers for 3rd Sep 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.

Artist - Title Rel'd Post
Kim Tibbs - Stop Running
(THE SCiENCE OF COMPLETiON VOLUME I LP)
16/09  
Brian Powers Feat. Roachford - Got Sweet Loving 02/09 05/09 
Roy G Hemmings - You Got Everything To Make Me Happy 16/09 04/09
J. Daphaney - Love Feelings (SUPALOVE LP) 29/08 30/09
Althea - Everything You Need (The Queen Mixtape EP) 26/08 04/09
Destiny La Vibe - Call Me In The Morning
(Up Down Love LP)
02/09 03/09
Shaila Prospere - Emotions (BBT Remix) 02/09 02/09
Ishmalesings - What Can We Do (A Hearts' Journey LP) 04/09 03/09
Melba Moore - Imagine (Imagine LP) 29/04 29/04
Calin Taylor - Geto Luv 10/08  
Sheila Moore-Piper - Anything Is Possible
(The Love/Soul Session, Vol. 1 LP)
02/09 02/09
Tasha Angela - Time & Space 26/08 20/08
Davey H - Keep Movin 15/08 17/08
Andy Wood Mitchell - The Horticulturalist
(Merlin's Bones LP)
03/12  
LU - Do It For Love (Nigel Lowis Players Mix) 02/09

NB tracks in yellow are forthcoming

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UK Soul Chart 5th Sep 2022 (Week 35)

5th Sep 2022

The new UK Soul Chart for 5th Sep 2022. 

Summary: There are 9 risers, 16 fallers, 0 non-mover, 5 new entries 

New Entries: Hil St. Soul, Saint Jaimz, Val B. King, Devon Howard, Dennis Taylor

Highest RisersBob Baldwin Feat. Kathy Kosins / Avery*Sunshine / Hil St. Soul / Cale Austin (+8)

Biggest Fallers: Boney James Feat. Lalah Hathaway / Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers Feat. Beyonce (-16), D[Jer (-13)
 
Losers: Chris Kingdon & Louise Mehan, Captain Sky, Kenny Hamber, R&R Soul Orchestra, Dome 30 Years Vol. 2

PosLastChgArtist - Title
18+7Kim Tibbs - Walk To The Light / Summertime
25+3B. Golden - Feelings LP
32-1Candace Woodson - Perfect LP
412+8Bob Baldwin Feat. Kathy Kosins - Let's Rewind
51-4Rich Beggar - Sucha Good Feelin'
64-2Lindsey Webster Feat. Randy Brecker - Stay With Me
715+8Avery*Sunshine - Four Songs & a Bootleg LP
87-1The Sound Of Superbad Feat. Joyce San Mateo -
You're the Best Thing EP
917+8Full Flava Feat. CeCe Peniston -
For My Baby (Jkriv Remix)
10  Hil St. Soul - A Feeling So Beautiful
11  Saint Jaimz - Too Grown 4 Games
1220+8Cale Austin - Whisper (Paul Phillips Soulful Riddim Mix)   
133-10Ronnie Herel Feat. Omar - A Night We Dream Of
1413-1Kem - Full Circle EP
15  Val B. King - So Many Ways LP
166-10Raja-Nee' - Take My Breath
1718+1Joyce Sims - What you Won't Do For Love
1815-3Saint Jaimz - One 4 Me
1925+6Frank McComb - Instead
2011-9Danny Toeman - When The Lights Go Out
21  Devon Howard - Your Love Is (DJ Pope Remix)
229-13D'Jear - Love Is Real
23  Dennis Taylor - It's Over (Nigel Lowis Remix)
2422-2Randy Hall - Langley Avenue
2523-2Miracle Thomas - Sugar Free (Rob Hardt Mix)
2610-16Boney James Feat. Lalah Hathaway - Coastin'
2728+1Tony Lindsey - True Love
2826-2Vasti Jackson - I'm Still In Love With You
2927-2Tyra LeVone - Chronicles Of Life LP
3014-16Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers Feat. Beyonce -
Make Me Say It Again, Girl

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The Neo Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Part 25 Aug 2022 Wk 35 Spotify Playlist

The SoulStrutter selection of the best Neo Soul releases
for: Aug 2022 Wk 35 in no particular order.

I don't think that this week's selections are quite as strong as last week's but the one doing it for me is Ria Barkr and I'm also digging the double Dutchmen Maydien & Mitchell Yard which has been out for three weeks and Birmingham's YodaGee & Casssaronie. There's a good remix of TruSoul Davis' "In Love" by London's DJ Mystique. I think Gabrielle B. could be a grower as could Isla Kroll.

Playlist:
Soh Darling - Forgiveness Sake (Fools Rush EP) [2 Sep]
Outer Stace Feat. Mobbin101 - Smoove (Won't Do EP) [26 Aug]
Ria Barkr - monday [2 Sep]
DIXSON Feat. Tinashe - HEAT [26 Aug]
Isla Croll - Connections Unheard Of [1 Sep]
Trusoul Davis Feat. Ishanae - In Love (DJ Mystique Remix) [30 Aug]
Gabrielle B. - Westside (UNSCRIPTED EP) [2 Sep]
Sunnie - Take Me High [26 Aug]
Clowette - Second Chance [26 Aug]
Olivia Ray - Is it just me? [2 Sep]
Stela - 3AM [2 Sep]
Daphne Dash - Stay In The Vibe [2 Sep]
Chrissy Ash - Your Own [28 Aug]
Maydien & Mitchell Yard - PROVIDER [19 Aug]
Grimm Lynn - Sun + Moon (Sweet Heat EP) [19 Aug]
YodaGee Feat. Casssaronie - HONESTY [27 Aug]
Ginge - Get It Right [2 Sep]

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The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Covers, Reissues, Remixes & Samples Part 24 (Sep 2022 Wk 35)


SoulStrutter selections for Sep 2022 Wk 35 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).



RemixesShaila Prosper (HeavyHan & Modeste R&B Mix), J. Daphaney (SOULCHILD mix), Gloria ScottDennis Taylor [(The Nigel Lowis Mix)

Retro: Saint Jaimz Feat. POPZ, Cory Henry Feat. Emi Secrest - BoomSay She SheJohn RunfeltWhales Ofili & The Real Beat BandTammy DixonMac Player SpecialJonathan Jeremiah

2022

2021

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DJ Kool Keith [2022-09-04] - Soulful Vibes [Soul Groove Radio]


DJ Kool Keith (The Soul Emperor) selections of the latest releases broadcast on Soul Groove Radio yesterday (4 Sep).

DJ Kool Keith has two shows per week, his Soulful Vibes show Sun 12:00-14:00 (BST/UK Time) on Soul Groove Radio and his Soulful Slow Jams show on Soul Radio Coast 2 Coast 22:00 PDT (Tue 06:00 BST in UK).

All DJ Kool Keith podcast are available to listen/download from Podomatic.


Playlist:
Princess Freesia - Hoxxxy Love
Claudia Campagnol - Love You All The Way
Parkes Stewart - And The Beat Goes On 
Yuna - Make Believe
Summer Vee - Key To All Your Love
Summer Vee - Judas
Churchboikori  - Makes Me Do (Gedi Edit)
Christina Reesa  - Like A Fantasy (Gedi Edit)
August Rayne - Rock With U
Morris Day - Grown Man (Gedi Edit)
Hil St. Soul - A Feeling So Beautiful
Silla - Lonely
Val B. King - Gotta Find You
Dennis Taylor - It's Over (The Nigel Lowis Extended Mix)
PhiloSofie - Calico
H'Atina - Impossible
H'Atina - Be Mine
Aquakultre feat. Trobiz & Lakita Wiggins - It's All Good
Saint Jaimz feat. JChosen - Neva Luv Again
Saint Jaimz feat. JChosen - What U Came 4
Sham The Baddest - The Breakdown (Gedi Edit)
Sham The Baddest - The Zone (Gedi Clean Edit)
Lori Nebo - Chillin N Summertime
Tank - I Deserve
Tank feat. Feather - Make Sure (Gedi Clean Edit)
Rainy Milo - Blessings (Clean Version)
Bob Baldwin - Strength
Bob Baldwin - Keep Your Spirit
Dre'Shu feat. Alesia Rae - Moving On 
Jamison Ross - One Day At A Time
Thee Sacred Souls - Sorrow For Tomorrow
Emi Secrest feat. Cory Henry  - Boom
Beth - Let Me Be
Teenear - Ain't Mine (Gedi Clean Edit)
Dixson feat. Tinashe - Heat
ZXK - Get It On (Gedi Clean Edit)

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In conversation with Julio Herrera of The R&R Soul Orchestra


Steve Aggasild (SoulAndJazzFlavas) in association with SoulStrutter in conversation with Julio Herrera the leader of The R&R Soul Orchestra on Sat 3rd Sep 2022.

Julio has been a friend of the blog for quite a while (since posting this feature on them in Jan 2021) and has been keen to do an interview so who better to conduct it than one of the most experienced soul radio presenters in the UK 'The Soul Master' Steve Aggasild who has 40 year experience in soul radio.

Something that will surprise most of us is The R&R Soul Orchestra's recent UK soul chart smash hit single "Moods" was actually written 25 years ago in 1997!

They released a self titled album The R&R Soul Orchestra in 2015 which Julio says in interview 'rolled' off the digital platforms so he remastered it and re-released it in the last week or so. NB the album doesn't contain "Moods".

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