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  • Tuesday
    26th October

    • The Transatlantics - The Transatlantics

      Author
      Simon M aka Dr Gonzo

      Mecca

      Belting out deep grove, Southern American soul and hard funk ala the revered Motown, Stax and Daptone label artists has gotta be tough when you’re young, white and live 10,187 flight miles from Detroit. For, Adelaide’s The Transatlantics, that’s precisely the sort of belting they’re after… more »

  • Thursday
    9th September

    • Uptown Funk Empire – The Empire Strikes Back

      Author
      Marisa Wikramanayake

      Soulab Records 2010

      I think I might have accidentally time travelled. Bruno Hovart, better known for projects such as Mr President and Metropolitan Jazz Affair, is behind the project Uptown Funk Empire and the first album The Empire Strikes Back more »

  • Wednesday
    24th February

    • The Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun

      Presenter
      Damian Smith

      Strut Records

      Canadian cats The Souljazz Orchestra have been around since 2002, but this is their best work yet. In turns tribal, bombastic, ambient and blue, Rising Sun is an eminently satisfying mix of solid grooves. It’s the perfect accompaniment to a chilled-out block party.

      It meanders on occasion, but it’s never boring; it starts with a slow burner, bursts into action, briefly inspects its navel, then builds to a joyful climax… more »

  • Monday
    17th August

    • Cookin’ on 3 Burners - Soul Messin’

      Presenter
      Damian Smith

      Knowfool Music

      Before you can say ‘hit me’, funk is back. And not a sniff of Jamiroquai pretense in sight.

      There’s no argument it always had its fans. But the recent popularity of acts like Alice Russell, the Dap Kings and Quantic Soul Orchestra indicates a real renaissance in funk and soul… more »

  • Monday
    23rd June

    • The Soul Snatchers - Sniffin and Snatchin

      Presenter
      Shannon Fox

      Dutch group The Soul Snatchers aren’t doing anything new, but for a genre that’s fixed in the seventies, that’s not a bad thing. “Sniffin and Snatchin” is a platform heeled step back in time; clear platforms with fish in the soles!

      This is straight up funk, with a little soul thrown in for good measure… more »

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