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SHOUT IT TO THE TOP…

For the latest single on his Quantize label, DJ SPEN has joined forces with one of América’s most lauded contemporary gospel singers – VERNESSA MITCHELL. You may know that Ms Mitchell was discovered by...

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ACID JAZZ – STILL TOTALLY WIRED…

Eddie Piller’s ACID JAZZ label hold a unique place in the UK soul, jazz and dance worlds. Since its foundation in 1987 its released a slew of quality music – pushing envelopes and redefining...

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SOUL4REAL: FROM THE VAULTS…

Spanish boutique label SOUL4REAL has just released two splendid four track 7” EPs , each delivering classic, old school soul – and all the music previously unavailable on vinyl! For the first EP, the...

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VARIOUS: Soul 66 (Strawberry)

1966? Yes, I remember it well! A lot happened that year England, of course, won the World Cup, we had a proper socialist government, university education was free, the NHS was delivering and modern...

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PLAYING THE GAME OF LOVE…

JASON PETERSON DELAIRE is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis.  Fans will know that he’s a  member of the famous Peterson Minnesotan musical family – which numbers people like his late grandmother,...

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LUKAS: IN THE MIX….

Brit soul man LUKAS SETTO opened his 2025 account with a sprightly, soulful single ‘The Two Of Us’ (no, nothing to do with that ‘Just The Two Of Us’). The Lukas track was/is an...

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FOR GOD’S SAKE, SAVE THE CHILDREN

PRIVATPROJEKT is a German soul collective. Based in Hamburg, the outfit are marshalled by Michel Reckhard – a proper music multitasker and right now they’re working on a new album – their fourth. They’re...

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WHAT ABOUT MY LOVE?

DAVE AND MAURISSA? They sound like they could be a  70s magic duo plying their illusions up and down the country’s variety halls! Proper soul fans, of course, know different. The twosome  are of...

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REMINDER; YOU’RE NEVER TOO YOUNG…

Was it really 1985 when British band THE COOL NOTES assailed us with their sweet and lovely ‘You’re Never Too Young ‘? Well, yes it was and no wonder it was a no. 1...