Soul Strutter: 03/13/23

Monday, 13 March 2023

Steve Aggasild [2023-03-12] - SoulAndJazzFlavas [SOTAR]

Steve Aggasild's latest show for State Of The Art Radio (SOTAR) broadcast on Sunday 12th Mar 2023 between 20:00-22:00 GMT.

This week's show is mainly hot new releases from the last week or so with a couple of vinyl reissues i.e. Vaneese & Carolyn from 1978 coming out on Soul Brother 7" in May, BYAMM EP from last year due on vinyl along with a new Jazz Mix of IshMaleSings and a Samuel Archer track from 2021/22 Soul Vineyard album now released as a single.

Steve now does a show Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio and two shows a week on SOTAR Sun 20:00-22:00 (GMT) and Wed 20:00-22:00 (GMT). If you have yet to listen then please do take a listen as he is one of the best UK soul radio presenters around with a 40 year pedigree.

Catch up with other SoulAndJazzFlavas podcasts at Mixcloud or from 27 Jun 2022 onwards Podbean

Playlist:

Artist	Title (Album)	Year
Backhouse Nation	Timeless (Full Circle LP)	2022
Byamm	Shine (The Anthropomorphic Fantasy EP (Vinyl)	2023
Celina Graves	I Still Need Your Love	2023
Gene Moore Feat. India.Arie	Beautiful	2023
Kyle Jason	Lay Back (And Love) (The Right Place LP)	2023
DomoMoon	How Deep	2023
Gail Patterson	Nothin' but the Truth	2023
Roderick Harper	Genuine	2023
Raquel Rodriguez	Hurry Up This Way Again (Sunday's Best, Volume II EP)	2023
10:32	Coffee Shop Girl	2023
Evil Needle x Misha	Summer Vibe	2023
Wipe The Needle	The Garden	2023
Samuel Archer Feat. Lasro The King	Like I Love You (Soul Music Vineyard LP 2021)	2023
Musiq Soulchild Feat. Hit-Boy	Your Love Is Life (Victims & Villains LP)	2023
October London	Back To Your Place (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
October London	Make Me Wanna (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
Will Downing	You Deserve Better (Pieces LP)	2023
Will Downing	What I Gotta Do (Pieces LP)	2023
Mr Maph	Sweet Dancer	2022
IshMaleSings	What Can We Do (2023 Jazz Mix) (A Hearts Journey LP)	2022
CRUZ The Dame	What Have You Done	2023
Shann Aberdeen	Prayers 4 You	2023
Ché Sampson	Walk With Me	2023
Zenesoul	Love Island	2023
Chelsea Nichole Feat. Jeff Lorber	It's Like Fire (Love Letters LP)	2023
Ten City & Marshall Jefferson	Casual (Love Is Love LP)	2022
Amanda Barise	BILLS	2023
Vaneese & Carolyn	Goodbye Song (2023 Soul Brother 7'' Re-issue 1978)	2023

DAVEON #1 [2023] - Let's Go Everybody [Self Released] (Full Album)

We've been sitting on this album for a week or two mainly because the artist has been so prolific releasing no fewer than six albums already this year, four in January and two in February.

We posted an album from him, "I'M SO FORTUNATE", in Sep 2022 and a single "Tell Her, a timeless, deepish, slow jam / soul ballad, in Oct which is included on his latest album "Let's Go Everybody". At that time we highlighted that then, since 2021, he had released over thirty singles and three albums, many under the moniker of DAVEON.

Eleven of the twelve tracks are original songs, with a good cover of Sly & The Family Stone's "Everyday People". The latter, along with "Tell Her" (which I guess is technically a reissue, although it may be the first time featured on an album, but haven't checked all his previous albums) and "Do U Think Of Me" being the standout tracks. In fact, the more I listen to this album, the more tracks emerge (especially if you like deep and soulful ballads) so add "The Time Is Now" to the list. One to listen to a few times to fully appreciate, along with the other five released this year so far!

DAVEON #1 is Daveon Overton (he seems to use Horton for writing credits i.e. Daveon Sr Horton) from south side Chicago who moved to L.A. in the early 80s to join Motown who were putting a group together but ended up becoming a writer with Jobete Music. He released an album "It's So Good" on Empie in 1987 and was a member of Mind, Heart & Soul who released a self-titled album on Motown in 1995.

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Details

Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	17/02/2023
Price:	£7.99

Gil [2023] - Nothing (Leslie's Song) [GSJ Records]

A new single from Gil (Gilbert Steven Johnson) has been around almost a month. He has featured here a couple of times in the last few years. First with a cover of the Galaxy / Rockie Robbins song "You & Me" in Apr '21 (from his debut album "Sometimes A Man") and then with another cover, this time of The Isley Brothers', "You're Beside Me" last Feb ('22).

The new song "Nothing (Leslie's Song)" looks like an original as his name along with AyRon Lewis are on writing credits, although it does sound a little familiar but perhaps just similar as it's a nice mid-tempo stepper with a little jazz interlude for good measure?

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	07/02/2023
Key/BPM:	8B/85
Price:	£1

Adja [2023] - IRONEYE [Sdban Ultra] (Full EP)

Brussels-based singer/songwriter and performer Adja Fassa released her debut five track EP "IRONEYE" on 24 Feb '23.

Adja takes her influences from artists such as Erykah Badu, Solange and Lianne La Havas. Not only a musician, she is a performing artist where her music takes centre stage in her theatrical live shows which tells stories through song, accompanied by sensory elements such as scent and symbolic images.

A bit of surfing around revealed that she has appeared in a few movies/TV shows and appeared in an episode of Flemish TV series Obder Vuur (Under Fire) based around the Ostend fire brigade in January this year.

She describes her music as a blend of jazz, soul and gospel, some may call this neo soul but It's essentially jazz based as she studied jazz/singing at the Conservatory in Leuven.

It's a shame that probably the standout track "Told You So" is the only explicit one, but it seems limited to the intro so could perhaps be cued beyond.

For our continental visitors, she has four dates lined up in Belgium in the next week or so, or intrigued Brits could jump on a ferry?

15 Mar - De Centrale @ De Centrale Ghent, Belgium

16 Mar - DE ROMA, Borgerhout, Belgium

19 Mar - 30CC/Schouwburg, Leuven, Belgium

23 Mar - Cactus Club, Bruges, Belgium

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	Y Track 1
Genre/Style:	Soul Jazz
Format:	EP
Media:	Digital
Label:	Sdban Ultra
Cat No:	None
Date:	24/02/2023
Price:	£4.95

Marc Staggers [2023] - Don't Step On My Love (Radio Edit) [RegStag Music]

The first new single from Marc Staggers since "You Make Me Feel (Dance Version)" last Sep is "Don't Step On My Love" released last week (7 Mar '23).

The song is co-written with his brother Reggie Staggers (presumably where the label name is derived i.e. RegStag) who also provides the music in the shape of synths, guitars and drum programming whilst Marc does the lead and backing vocals.

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Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	07/03/2023
Key/BPM:	4A/89
Price:	£1

MS1 Project Feat. SETA - Feel It (Main Mix) [H&S Records]

The follow up single to "Set It Off" from MS1 Project is "Feel It" due out on Bandcamp on 24 Mar '23 with a wider release the following week on 31 Mar.

It's a double header of mixes, the Main Mix & the MS1 Bongo Mix and features SETA on vocals with additional vocals by Michael Washington. The mid tempo funky groove has a dominant bass riff from George 'GEO' Harrison and percussive impetus from his brother Mike 'DJ Blue' Harrison who are essentially MS1 Project.

It will be the second single from the forthcoming album "Remedy 4 The Mind Part 2" due this summer which follows "Remedy 4 The Mind Part 1" from Oct '21.

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Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul / Promo
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	H&S Record
Cat No:	None
Date:	24/03/2023
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£TBC