NuNorthern Soul Session 41

Once again we delve into the musical abyss in search of those audio nuggets of musical joy and perfection.

Our New Record Label... Our First Release

Perhaps calling it a record label is not correct and proper in the time of digital and CD releases, but we are releasing music and we would have certainly put this to vinyl had it not been so darn expensive...

We have taken the plunge, we are releasing an album of joyous music from long time friend of NuNorthern Soul, Benjamin James Smith.

Ben has been involved with NuNorthern Soul after a mutual friend introduced Ben to Phat Phil after Phil had been gushing about how much he enjoyed the musical outputs of Mr Smith, a meeting was arranged, a few pints of the Irish black stuff sunk, and music was discussed... The end result was Ben agreeing to put the first album out on the NuNorthern Soul label!!!

Benjamin James Smith presents The Movedrill Projects is a journey that has seen Ben working with several collaborators across a 10 year span. Musically NuNorthern Soul like to describe it as Gruff Rhys meets The Beach Boys on a Balearic Folk meltdown...

If you like what you hear please share the tracks, you can also pre-order the digital album below or the CD now from Amazon, release date is the 25th June...

  Benjamin James Smith presents The Movedrill Projects by NuNorthernSoul

NuNorthern Soul Session 39

We have been a tad lazy at NNS HQ of late, sorry about that...

Here is the latest instalment of our podcast series.



Track List
Alan Parsons Project - Time
Benjamin James Smith presents The Movedrill Projects - Show Me Love
Bobby Goldsboro - Summer
Double - The Captain Of Her Heart
Forget Me Not - What Were You Gonna Say
Cerrone - Hooked On You
Lo Tide - Yello Brick
Ave Blaste & Lopez - Yesterday's Games
Synkro - I Miss You
The Slow Show - Brother
Jabru - Vice
Joash - Assassin
Morris Chestnut - Doodlebug

CREAM - My First DJ Set

So it was 1995 I think that I first played at Cream,… I was a huge fan of US Garage and DJs like CJ Mackintosh, The DEF Mix Crew (Morales, Knuckles) and MAW were the dons for me and I was a big collector of anything on black wax that fitted that US groove, so imagine my shock when I was asked to warm up the Annexe for Andy Weatherall… The Annexe at that time was a room for Techno, not the soulful swinging sounds of US Garage and the bumping delights of Tony Humphries inspired New Jersey deep grooves…

Anyway, not one to turn this opportunity down, I went through my records to pick out the chunkiest of beats and toughest of grooves… Todd Terry and DJ Duke productions made the grade, deeper proto progressive cuts from Danny Tenaglia and the legendary Vasquez beats and Morales Red Zone dubs all started finding their space in my impending set… Vocals got cut for a tougher beat driven sound...

So my set was 10 to 12 then Andy was to play till 2am... Andy the gent introduced himself and said he had not seen me play at CREAM before and I explained it was my first set so he said "well you should play till 12.30 then", it was rocking and he could see I was enjoying it so I ended up dropping this (see below) as my last track and the whole room went off, the heat level went up and staggered back off the mini riser in the DJ box and ended up on Weatheralls lap, he then said, "a tad cheesy mate, but it bloody works!' with big grin on his face...

For more CREAM nostalgia click HERE

NuNorthern Soul Session 36

NuNorthern Soul founder and host, Phat Phil Cooper takes over the reigns for this session of lowdown grooves.

Proper winter warmer gear with toe tapping and head nodding anthems a plenty.

Track Listing

Space Dimension Controller - The Birth Of A Feeling

Soft Rocks - We Hunt Buffalo

Dirg Gerner - My Queen

Little Roy - Come As You Are (Taken from the Nirvana covers album 'Battle for Seattle', check out one of the other tracks below.)

Com Truise - Hyperlips

1000names - Sushi Hour

LyricL - Amazed

Stevie Wonder - Living For The City

Joni Haastrup - Imokiraria

Colonel Red - Holla

Gregory Porter - 1960 What?

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...

Buy from Kudos

Buy from iTunes

 

NuNorthern Soul Session 35 Guest Selector Mr Doris

First off, lets apologise for the numbering of the NNS sessions, we are at number 35, not 34 as this cloud cast may suggest...

Anyway, up to the plate is Mr Doris, Ibiza standard when it comes to something fresh and not mass produced, main stream junk food, this boy is straight up grade A connoisseur business, the Mac and cheese, the real tasty stuff... Mr Doris holds it down for We Love at Space on Sundays where he hosts his 'After Dark' sessions.

NuNorthern Soul first met up with Mr Doris many Ibiza full moons ago at the legendary Ancient People where NNS often shared the space to host leftfield parties, funky treats and beats order of the day (and night)... Ancient People has grown up in to an amazing Indian restaurant now, but back in the day it was the freshest party place for odd beats and pieces...

Our own Phat Phil clearly remembers hearing Mr Doris drop the following one afternoon, it was then he realised this man had soul! Perfect vibes!!

So here we have the Mr Doris guest selections for NuNorthern Soul.

Track List

This Is London  - Unforscene

The Roosevelt Blues feat. Megan Washington - Lanu

Mockingbird - Nostaligia77

In Your Eyes - Oddisee

Mutes & Drops - Hint

I Just Can't - Mozez

In the Twilight  - TM Juke

The Truth - Handsome Boy Modelling School 

Heroes (Kruder's Long Loose Bossa) - Roni Size

Rio De Noche - Red Astaire

Alcazar (Instrumental) - Tape Five

Pretty Little Thing - Fink

Sweet Thang - Shuggie Otis

Billy Jack - Curtis Mayfield 

For more fresh flavours and news from Mr Doris world check out

WEB: www.mrdoris.co.uk

FB: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9053832793

MS: http://www.myspace.com/mrdoris 

SC: http://soundcloud.com/mrdoris

Mr Doris is also touring hard over the next months, be sure to try and check him

07 /12/11 After Dark, Red Bar, Ibiza   

11/12/11 Lock Tavern, Camden, London 

16/12/11 Tonic, Sydney

17/12/11 World Bar, Sydney

24/12/11 Fundafied. Sydney

25/12/11 TBA Melbourne

26/12/11 Newcastle Raceway

26/12/11 The World Bar, Sydney

30/12/11 Funkdafied, Sydney

31/12/11 Bellavista, Cairns

01/01/12 Space Festival, Sydney

01/01/12 High Flyers, Sydney

01/01/12 The Jam, Melbourne