POOCH TAVARES DIES…
ARTHUR “POOCH” TAVARES died on Monday 15th April. He was aged 74 and had been suffering with ALS – a form of motor neurone disease. His wife Gini posted the news: “To all our...
JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS!
Over the last few months we’ve enjoyed some lovely, new and classy brit soul from veteran UK soul man VICTOR HAYNES. In February we had a gorgeous ‘Let The Lovin’ Start’. It was proper...
MALTED MILK – THAT TAKES THE BISCUIT!
MALTED MILK (below) is a French soul, blues and funk band marshalled by singer/vocalist Arnaud Fradin. Working out of Nantes, the band have been something of an institution on the French soul scene for...
GET OUT ON THE FLOOR…
Here’s a quick heads up re. a new dance offering from SOULFULEDGE (the musical alter ego of soulful house maestro Russell Pollitt). It’s a light and frothy dancer, ‘Sweat Is On the Dancefloor’ featuring...
EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE..
We were introduced to Dutch 5-piece ensemble, ROSEYE last month via their single ‘Sacred’. It was an intricate thing – cinematic in places, smooth and gentle and a showcase for lead singer Tallulah Rose’s haunting...
PHUNKIN’ HELL!!!
Latest release from the prolific Fool’s Paradise label delivers a bangin’ collaboration between Italian production duo, THE DEEPSHAKERZ and TURNTABLES NIGHT FEVER. Said “banger” is ‘Oh Phunk’. The Deepshakerz are Italian producers and DJs...
CALVIN KEYS DIES…
US jazz guitarist CALVIN KEYS died on Sunday April 14th. He was aged 82 and reports suggest that he had suffered a stroke. Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1942, Keys worked with many big...
JUST DEMOS…
We first came across California music maker, REVEREND BARON in 2022 via his Karma Chief/ Colemine LP, ‘From Anywhere’. We learned that the good Rev was the music making alter ego of Danny Garcia...
DEEP, DEEP IN GOD’S LOVE….
THE HARLEM GOSPEL TRAVELERS impressed the righteous soul crowd with their 2022 album ‘Look Up!’ It was rightly described by many as “proper soul music for real soul collectors!” If you want more of...
