TALK ABOUT... '4. Soul Sounds'
Posted by Radiocafé on 01 Jun 2010 at 9:58 am |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds, 1. General Music
In a few short years, analogue radio as we know it will vanish into the ether, becoming white noise and making way for the brave new world of digital broadcasting. The pops, crackles, whistles and hiss that have lived with me for so long will disappear forever. Most of all, it is the Frequency Modulated band, the soundtrack to my generation, that will be most sorely missed when it eventually disappears, never to be heard again. Looking back on things, it’s been one hell of a journey.
But first (as they say in… Continue reading
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Posted by Phil Driver on 25 May 2010 at 12:27 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds, 1. General Music
People often ask me where the original idea for Soul Unsigned came from. The answer is that it started with a packet of Nestle breakfast cereal… Rewind to 2003, and I’m doing the Sunday morning shop with Mrs Soul Unsigned. Something catches my eye on one of the cereal packets.
Nestle were giving away a 30-day free trial of EJAY “Dance 4″– a software package that allowed you to create your own music from a library of 1000s of drum, bass, guitar and vocal samples.
Who could resist an offer like that? Even if the… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 09 Jan 2010 at 1:59 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds, 1. General Music
If you reviewed the radio listings of the Radio Times for the first week of May back in 1986, the options for those who prefer their music on the soulful or funky side would have been as follows: Sunday at 9pm, Robbie Vincent (having moved on from BBC Radio London) with a 2 hour slot on Radio 1; Jeff Young (replacing Robbie on London), with a lunchtime Saturday show; and… that was it. Commercial radio didn’t fare much better either: Greg Edwards soldiered on with his Soul Spectrum on Capital Radio; and… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 02 Nov 2009 at 5:12 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds
There are few individuals out there who can match the knowledge and appreciation of quality soul music of The Master J. Along with Greg Edwards, MJ continues to fly the flag for the very best in music and deserves his place alongside the greatest. His weekly Soul AM show on Unknown FM has entertained and educated lovers of soul music for (at the time of writing, Jan ‘10) nearly eight years - quite an achievement. If you want the very best in soul music, then at home with your radio is… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 18 Oct 2009 at 11:48 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds
Back in the early 1980s, a collection of soul LPs (and cassettes, but not CDs as they had not yet hit the shops) came along which, for many of us, changed our worlds forever.
Each StreetSounds edition was something to get truly excited about. Why? Because you could be certain that every release would contain all of the very best dance tracks of the day. Not the usual two-and-a-half minute album versions, either, but the full length, extended and often exclusive remix versions, some tracks running to over 10 minutes. Eight or so of… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 21 Sep 2009 at 10:04 am |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds, 1. General Music
Excellent news for fans of soul and jazz-funk: Les Adams’ all new Dancefloor Classics website opens up a world of quality music for fans of the genre. If you are yet to hear the Dancefloor Classics show, set aside 8-10pm next Saturday, tune into Solar Radio and then turn up your volume. Your neighbours will soon coming knocking to ask you to turn it up some more, since this is one of the definitive soul shows on air.
Les is a true icon of soul… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 21 Aug 2009 at 12:12 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds, 1. General Music
The world of soul and jazz- funk owes so much to Robbie Vincent, who has pioneered the good music cause for decades. And, following hundreds of emails and posts to us at Radiocafe from fans who missed his presence on our airwaves, Robbie is now back doing what he does so magnificently - see the update at the end of this article with news of where you can now find Robbie. Below you can also read earlier comments from those who so passionately supported the our campaign to “Bring Back Robbie Vincent”.
During… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 03 Aug 2009 at 11:28 am |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds
Bank Holiday Sunday 30 August 2009 offers a chance to hear some fantastic real soul being played by music connoisseurs. This will be an afternoon and late nite session of all things good, including classic jazz funk, soul, disco, 80s groove, soulful house & club classics.
The Campaign For Real Music is proud to support an event in which real music can be heard how it should be - on vinyl and being played LIVE too.
Who?
The excellent line-up includes:
Marky Mark (Passion FM/Soul Motive)
Russell Mark (Soul Motive)
Stevie Dundee (Soul in the Algarve)
Paul Lydon (Sweet… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 11 Mar 2009 at 2:22 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds
Martin bought his first decks in 1985 and hasn’t looked back since. First playing soul, funk and hip hop with various sounds around North London. Then in 1988 Martin was bitten by the bug that is HOUSE music, joining his very first Radio station in 1989 Moonlight 101fm following up with various stints on Time fm, Rude fm, Touch fm, internet station CNSOHO Live and HouseFM. Martin is also a… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 10 Mar 2009 at 2:34 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds
The late eighties has seen this ex-jazz dancer become a well respected name on the scene. Marcia’s pedigree speaks for itself. Marcia Carr has graced the decks at many events and social soirées over the years to recent haunts like IsItLIVE, Mind Fluid, Whistle Bump, Right Area, Southport Sessions, HouseHuntin and Weekending amongst others. She also plays regularly on the international circuit too. That’s aside from having spun with some honourary names over the years within dance… Continue reading
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Posted by Sole Intent on 03 Jan 2009 at 1:33 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds
In today’s current climate of manufactured bands and genetically modified music I find myself constantly disgruntled and wondering “Whatever happened to the SOUL?” Whatever happened to the goose bumps, the prickles on the back of your neck and the urge to shout out loud “sing it sister/brother…I feel you”, when that certain song would play? When you would close your eyes with arms extended outright into the air absorbing the sensations emitted by soulful vibrations. Remember soul?
I do.
Genetically… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 29 Dec 2008 at 1:17 pm |
Category: 5. CDs, 4. Soul Sounds
Probably Radiocafe’s favourite Roy Ayers recording, the 1980 classic “No Stranger To Love” is now available on CD. You will have to fork out for a Japanese import, but if you are a fan of the good groove and are not familiar with this Roy rarity, it is twenty quid very well spent indeed.
What makes this our favourite of Roy’s recordings? For starters, the album kicks off with “Don’t Stop The Feeling”, which is up there with the very best dance tunes ever. We don’t know why this didn’t become as popular… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 09 Nov 2008 at 4:31 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds
As great voices go, few match that of Glenn Jones. Why Glenn is not listed among the leading soul singers of all time remains one of music’s mysteries. This is a man who has produced album after album of gems, has filled dance-floors with the most incredible soul tracks, and has worked with some of the biggest names in the business.
What makes Glenn Jones World class? First, the incredible range of his voice. Take a listen to the sound clips here and judge for yourself. ”Bring Back Your Love”, taken from his first full solo album “Finesse”… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 23 May 2008 at 7:23 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds, 1. General Music
In response to the request from some of you here - in particular Praful who said: “has anyone come across a site where you can list your records/wants list” - we have now built a site for you! Find That Record is the name of the site, and the aim is to help you do exactly that.
As part of the Campaign For Real Music, our aim is to make finding that rare record as easy as possible.
There are… Continue reading
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Posted by Radiocafé on 04 Feb 2008 at 6:29 pm |
Category: 4. Soul Sounds, 1. General Music
The phone rings. All I can hear is MJ shouting “Oh my god you ain’t going to believe this. Jean carne is in town; and the icing on the cake is Alyson Williams, Shirley Jones and Glenn Jones are all going to be on stage with her”.
MJ booked the tickets and we meet outside London’s Jazz Café. The table we had was literally within touching distance of the keyboard player and instantly the night had a lovely, chilled vibe to it.
The band arrived on stage and Jean Carne took the mic to… Continue reading
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