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Wednesday already? Wow they come around so quickly these days. Well, another Wednesday means that it’s another Electric soul show that I can host. I went straight into this weeks show with this “Valentine” by Ryan Leslie (Released 2009, on the album called “Ryan Leslie”, Usa). Ryan Leslie is a singer, songwriter and producer on this cut and on the whole album to be precise. Played this a few times already on this show, and is already a firm favourite with the listeners. Probably my favourite tune from his debut album that is has been recently released. Nice and soulful I have to say this tune is. A track that reminds me of the how artists from the late 1980’s and mid nineties Rn’b artists used to make. It’s a slow to midtempo tune in which I like and is helped along by the lush sounding strings and the very faint piano like riff in the background. Please have a listen to this tune. You will like it.
Next track was artist from the Uk called Joleon Davaughan. He is a new and up and coming artist that I always like to try and champion. Its really difficult these days to make it within the music industry, and if I can help and like your stuff. I will do. I have to admit once again that I have already played this on the show already. To be honest to all of you I played this last week as a matter of fact. But it was another track that has made a big impression on the listeners to the show. The song is called “Feel good feel ” by Jo’Leon Davenue (released 2007 on the mixtape called “Something Special”, London, England).
I loved everything about this track. I loved the sample that was used and speeded up to match the rap that was accompanying it. It is a well-known tune within the Rare Groove music fans of this music. It fact he (JoLeon) had used the Don Blackmon’s track called “Holding you, Loving you” (released 1982 – from the album called Don Blackman) to create this tune. Joleon’s version dare I say it, is even more funkier then the original. Or should I say it’s more danceable? Yeah I will say more danceable that’s the word. I love the way he raps on this. It’s all about telling a story. And I have to say he does it well. Yet another Hip Hop track that if you listen to the words you can actually envisage in what he is telling you. Have a listen to the track. You will like it, and maybe cause you to enquire more about this new and up and coming artist from the Uk. Please click on his Myspace website to find out more about him.
Here’s another up and coming artist, or brand new talent to be given a chance. The track is called “My Style” by Rare Jewelz, from London, England (released in 2008, from the mixtape called Kings Pawn, Uk) and is excellent.
When I received this mixtape I was greeted with around 16 to 18 tracks to listen to. A couple of tracks stood out a mile and these were “Stayed tuned” and called “My style”. I have played “stayed tuned” last week on the show and yet again it was well received. This week it was the turn of “My Style”. This single has a certain Slum Village rap style feel about it. For those of you that are deep into the music of Hip-hop will know what I am thinking of when I say that. Its geared to the soulful approach to Hip hop music. And to give it more credence it is Gospel styled hip Hop record. Yes we are listening to a Gospel Hip Hop tune here. The Rapper called Klarity (who is original from New Jersey, Usa. Now resides in South East London. England) provides great lyrics on this track (about life in general, and how one should go about things), and the tempo and the flow of his delivery is first class. The music is sample fodder however in that it seems that they have used to obscure Soul track for this single. The single is not too fast or not too slow. Please listen to this track by going to groups own my space website.
Went back now in time slightly with the next tune. I selected but stayed within the same decade though of 2000 by dropping “Lost my mind” by Jamie Hawkins – (Released on 2000, Usa). This is a lovely mid tempo Rn’b cut with a great sounding funky bass line that works. The tune is sweetened by lead vocals from Jamie Hawkins and his backing singers on this track that makes it so infectious. Simple keyboard chords stabs also sweeten this track that will fall into the Rare Groove status in a few years time.
This is a classy track that many people hoped that Soulful Side Rn’b music would move into. A real hard to find tune I have to say, due to the album never getting a full and proper release. Please have a listen to this tune. You will love it.
Moving back to grooves of Hip Hop music (Seem to be playing lot of it this week don’t I?) I decided to drop this on you “Stormy” by Phonte Coleman who is a member of the group called Little Brother and Foreign Exchange (Released on either 2000 or 2001?). Slow to mid tempo tune which is excellent. Don’t ask me what sample he has used for this track but boy does it work well for this single. Everybody thinks that he is accompanied with a vocalist. No he is not. This is all Phonte Coleman. (Rapping and the singing). Basically he is rapping and singing about a girl that he misses now that she is not around. Its very funky, it an unconventional way. Please have a listen to the track to see what I mean. Please click on the link below to hear the tune in full.
Well the next track that I decided to play was called “Do it my way” by an artists called Rebekka featuring Ali Kazam (Released on 2008 on the mixtape called “Coffee and Music”). Totally different style of music on this occasion I have to say. We are talking Soul Music here, but with a slight attitude of funk vibe thrown in for good measure. Another slow to mid tempo tune I’m afraid, however this features a new and up and coming vocal talent from Norway called Rebekka. Yes Norway. This girl can sing. I’ve heard her on a few Hip Hop and Rn’b collaborations before hand lately. This time I managed to get hold of her debut mixtape that has recently been released and give her a listen more closely this time around. Her vocals on this particular single are spot on indeed and move well within the song. The addition of a funk music vibe within the music only helps. The same goes with the addition of backing singers, and the Rapper called Ali Kazam, which breaks the song up. Please have a listen to the tune below to hear it for yourself.
Staying with Soul styled music it does come any better then this. “Guess who loves you more” Raheem Devaughan (Released in 2005 on the album called “The Love Experience”). Wow this is proper Soul Music. In fact it reminds me of Soul music that came out of the 1970’s view groups such as Blue Magic, Steve Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Stylalistic’s, etc, etc. It’s on that vibe if you know what I mean. The bass line is light and so is the drum pattern, and there is a faint sound of a rhythm guitar in the background that sets up a nice rhythm and tune here. However the tune just so much better with Raheem Devaughan’s lead vocals and other backing vocalists going to town on this. So much emotion put into his vocals when he sings his lyric’s on this tune (Raheem Devaughan). Saying this just a beautiful tune is an understatement. Please, please indulge yourselves on this track. Its that good. Trust me.
Yeap you’ve guessed it. It was time for me to play the Rare Groove selection part 1 of the show. For those of you that listen in each week I need not say anything more. For those of you that are new to this well. Each week I play two sections of the Rare Groove selection. 3 songs in each part. These songs are either bonafide rare grooves, or songs that people have simply forgotten about. (However, if you want to know what was played in this part of the show you will have to listen to the show!)
As the last throes of the last song within the Rare Groove selection was finishing. I had already decided on playing some more Hip Hop music within the show. This came within the form of the group called Kastaway, Chicago, Usa. I found this artist over the Internet whilst looking and researching for new talent within the Hip hop world. The track that I wanted to play from them was called “Wanna Know why” by Kastaway (released 2008 on the mixtape called “1934” Chicago, USA).
Very soulful sounding and I have to say that sounds like they have taken a sample from one of those 1970’s soul groups and then beefed it up a bit. Love the atmospheric feel that this track has on it, and also liked the drum pattern and bass line on this. This makes me nod my head, which is always a good sign.
I like the rapper (Kastaway) on this. He delivers a poetry styled like rap on this tune. He gives us an insight about a girl who he really likes and what she means to him. It’s one of those tracks that you have to listen to a few times and then you will fall in love in a big way. It will hit you over the head in which you will not fully recover from in fact. Give it a listen you will eventually love this track. Please click on the track link below to hear it.
Dropped one classic already tonight, and here is the second of the evening. “Just me and you” by Tony! Toni! Tone!(Released in 1990 on the album called The Revival).
Wow, this still sounds good, and could still make it into top ten singles chart across the world. It’s that good. It starts of with the group having a conversation between themselves, and then all of sudden the music is released with Raphael Saddiq singing the lead vocals. A simple drum pattern, simple bass line and a very faint acoustic guitar playing in the back ground allow for groove to wash over you and caress you at the same time. Raphael voice is first class on this track, and the others in the group who in turn give great backing vocals support on this single help it along. The acoustic guitar solo in the middle of the tune works wonders, and adds another dimension to the track. This song was featured within the film called “Boyz in the Hood” when it was released, and became a huge favourite then. Please listen to this tune all over again and enjoy. Just click the button below.
I love this next tune that I dropped. It makes my head nod and yet at the same time makes me sing a couple of verses of the track. Marsha Ambrosius is from London, England, and moved over to the Usa about 7 years ago to see if she could make it in the music industry within the Usa via the group that she was in called Floetry. The move worked as it Floetry had underground club success with single and album releases that they bought out over there. However, Marsha Ambrosius has recently bought out a mixtape called “Yours truly” (Released in December, 2008). On this particular mixtape there is a track called “Sunshine” by Marsha Ambrosius feat Phonte Coleman (From Little Brother and Foreign Exchange fame) they have a great track in their hands. Its so funky, and yet soulful at the time that each particular musical vibe is not contradicting each other vibe on this track. Marsha voice is starting to be loved all over America if you are a straightforward Rn’b fan. Where’s as the rapper called Phonte Coleman on this track of Little Brother and Foreign Exchange fame have already secured a huge Underground following from where they are based (which is North Carolina) to New York and Los Angeles, is surperb.
Phonte Coleman performance in fact(The rapping!)is first class. It isn’t rushed, the timing and pace of the rap is spot, and the lyric that he chooses makes you smile when you think of them. He and the group that he is in Little Brother and Foreign Exchange have bought back memories of how RAPPING used to be delievered in the days of the Native Tongues collective (A Tribe called Quest, Da La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Mone Love). Please have a listen to this tune by clicking on the link below.
Well, I ended the show with the playing the second of part of the Rare Groove selection part 2 on the show. Time just rushed away with me this week. No I'm not going to tell you what I played. Listen in, and you will find out.
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