If Bahama Soul Club’s new album is as cool as the tracks they are dropping, then you won’t need a fridge this summer. The German outfit are using some classic samples to create late night, laid back, ultra-cool-as-fuck soul-jazz. On “Never Roam No More ” John Lee Hooker’s growling lament from his 1946 “My First […]
If ‘Felony’ was the start of Summer, then The Allergies have turned up the heat up with the release of ‘Let Them Know’. Letting the Cuban Brothers loose on vocals ensures that the fun starts within seconds and never stops till it’s all over. The Bristol hombres have served up a spicy mix with a […]
“Ouch!” this one smacks you around the head and makes you sit up and take notice. Kim Dawson gives this 3 minute, deep slice of funk, plenty of attitude. Comparisons with Aretha and the late great Betty Wright are inevitable as Alan Evans’s production has added on some classic southern soul. As writer/producer/multi-instrumentalist and founder […]
Taken from the excellent Accumulate album (see 60 Minutes With review) with 4 banging (as no one says anymore) mixes from likes of Re-Tide, Lonely Boy and Supermini. Good to see they have all left Laura Vane’s excellent vocals still shining through. The mixes are all absolutely danceable with Supermini’s just edging it, though I was […]
If you’re new to the name it doesn’t mean you ain’t heard of ’em. Long regarded for their tighter-than-tight sound, the much sought after funk for hire Haggis Horns have worked with the likes Mark Ronson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Amy Winehouse, Martha Reeves, Jamiroquai, John Legend & The Roots, & The Cinematic Orchestra. Two years […]
Released just as the lockdown took a grip, Izo’s second album “How the Mighty Fall” is a blend of soul, funk blues, with a gospel layering. Once listened to, you want to hear it live, but sadly at time of writing it ain’t gonna happen anytime soon.To keep the fire burning, Jalapeno Records have recruited […]
Accumulate doesn’t hang around. The opener “Moving On” comes on sounding like a beefed up Spencer Davis track that drags the listener to their feet where they will stay for the best part of 42minutes 21 seconds.Vocal duties are shared out with Laura Vane handling the funky stuff on tracks like “Hold Your Hands Up” […]
