LyricL - Amazed

For those who maybe unfamiliar with the lyrical delights of LyricL throw back your mind and pin back your ears...

London based rapper and spokenword artist Nkechi da LyricL is British born with Nigerian origins. Her parents hail from Imo State (now Abia State), Isuikwuato and settled in the UK after fleeing during the Biafran War.

One of the UK's leading female emcees. LyricL has appeared on stages worldwide from St Petersburg to Lisbon, and released singles in New Zealand, Austria, Japan and USA. Sought after by many producers for her lyrical ability and creativity within Hip Hop, Jazz, Afro and Broken Beat and Soulful House.

Taken from http://www.lyricl.co.uk

When we received this album from old NuNorthern Soul Fam member, Sarah Sweeney who we first met when she was one of the Chibuku Shake Shake residents in Liverpool, and now resides in Cardiff, and  runs Fresh Rotations the label behind this release!

We couldn't believe our ears... Tight production, plenty of soul and killer lyrics and delivery so good, even UPS couldn't match!

NuNorthern Soul contender for album of the year!

Check out the sampler below... Then go and support the artist and label by purchasing a copy...

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Chester Summer Sessions

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Flying the Flag...

We sit here, windows open wide, music sneaking out the speakers and we could swear Summer has arrived early...!

If this sudden run of Sunshine is a sneaky peek of what is to come then we are in for a treat of a Summer...

As Roy once said "Everybody Loves The Sunshine..."

Sunshine Soul

For those who are not familiar with NuNorthern Soul and its history, we started as Northern Soul in a tiny boozer in Chester over 10 years ago... We added the 'Nu' part as we kept getting die hard Northern Soul fans turning up and them be-moaning we had nicked the name of the scene they loved so dearly...

Anyway, keeping on track... NuNorthern Soul will be hosting Monthly all day affairs at The Commercial Hotel in Chester. These sessions start at 2pm and run for 12 hours, we have an amazing outdoor space that runs till 10pm and then its inside for 2 rooms of music ranging from Soul, House, Disco, Dance Floor Jazz and other musical oddities... These events are aimed at the dancers...

We shall be bringing in various guests from the four corners of the UK and Europe including Onda Sonora (Belgium), Cubik Music (Ireland), Those That Know (Durham), Zodiac Club DJs and Gary J (Wrexham) plus the usual support from the NNS All Stars!

Session #5 is Saturday May the 28th
Session #6 is Saturday June the 18th
Session #7 is Saturday July the 30th
Session #8 is Saturday August the 27th

Onda Sonora - Making Waves

The venue has several amazing boutique style rooms for those who want to make a trip out of it, they have lots of amazing food and booze on offer and through the day will be running a BBQ...

Tear Along Dotted Line

For those who like it more laid back then check out the monthly session at The Faulker in Hoole, Chester... NuNorthern Soul will be presenting the soundtrack for 'Music to dine to..."

Starting on Sunday 5th June these session will run from 4pm to 9pm, the music policy is very low key and downtempo, strictly for head nodders, toe tappers, Sunday diners and those who come to slouch...

NuNorthern Soul Session 29 by NuNorthern_Soul

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The Faulkner

Jerald Daemyon 'Summer Madness' (Out of the vaults)

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The Sleeve

As the weather starts to warm up, well 3 days of sunshine is a definate sign Summer is on the way, our minds start to wander to the thoughts of playing records on beaches etc... This is one of those records...

Pressed on beautiful 180 gram vinyl, this double pack is pure beach and sunshine vibes. Laid back beats and grooving keys whisk the listener off to tropical climes.

The Label

The double pack we have at NNS HQ comes from New Yorks Giant Step label and was released in 1996 with a great set of mixes from the Masters at Work ranging from Jazzy Hip Hop through to Uptempo via a Spacey mix.

The Remixers

Check it our here at Discogs, well worth a purchase!

Tune of the Day Featured Artist #3 Tom Moulton 6th Feb to 12th Feb 2011

Tom Moulton

NuNorthern Soul takes a retrospective look at one of the pioneering figures of the early disco / dance music scene, Tom Moulton. Without Tom we are pretty confident the Disco scene would not have flourished as it did in the 70' and 80's and this would have had a dramatic effect on all elements of dance culture including

Hip Hop.

Tom Moulton was responsible for the edit. Taking a track and extending the breaks sections or stripping back elements to create grooves and space, essential for the dancers. This subject is covered in many other blogs and sites, we suggest you go off an explore and learn about the art. Tom is also credited for accidentally creating the 12" maxi single.

Check out an amazing interview with Tom HERE

From the 6th February, for 7 days we shall be tweeting a Tune of the Day from our @NuNorthernSoul twitter account that Tom Moulton extended.

More information on Tom Moulton available HERE

NuNorthern Soul Tune of the Day Update 23rd Jan to 29th Jan 2011

This week on NuNorthern Soul 'Tune of the Day' we looked at hip hop tracks we love, here is a run down of the selections...

To get involved simply follow us on Twitter @NuNorthernSoul


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