Hi Everyone....what a glorious day ,the royal baldie is marrying the fit commoner and all is well with the world - I'm off to a gold old-fashioned street party later to celebrate this glorious union before the big occadsion,tomorrow's vital Brentford v Saints match .....I'm nervous already !
Anyway enough of this idle talk,this blog is called Music For The Soul - it is not specifically about Soul Music however and this post's new music recommendations have a distinctly eclectic feel to them.
Before I begin the news that HMV have issued their third profits warning of the year brings the possibility of their soon being no high music retailer a further step closer . For me as a guy who started his working life in Record shops that is a very sad and frightening prospect.......who would have thought that the music business would fall apart so dramatically in the past 10 years ? Me for a start as it was obvious that the internet should have been embraced not treated as a threat...the resulting chaos is a direct result of this .!
OK now what new music am i listening to ?
1) Ed Sheeran - No 5 Collaborations .
I was only introduced to Ed recently but this album is genius ! Ed is what I term an Urban folk-singer singing songs that are very relevant about the modern Urban life and on this 8-track album he collaborates with the creme of UK grime MC's - Devlin,Wiley, Jme, P Money ,Getts.
The collaborations work perfectly and make this one of the best albums of the year so far.
2) Kode 9 & The Spaceape - Black Sun
Kode 9 ( aka Steve Goodman ) is the owner of one of the best labels around ,a label whose name is synonymous with quality electronic music - Hyperdub.
This latest collaboration with The Spaceape-one of the best MC's around in my opinion - is exceptional dark ,dub and dubstep influenced with heavy heavy bass.
3) London Electricity - Yikes
Another of my favourite labels is Hospital Records , a label that has been releasing the best drum and bass since the genre began.
London Electricity have always been slightly left of centre and this new album featuring the cool vocals of Esma Esmerelda continues in that vein - it is very much a new electronic album ,not just banging drum and bass . Highly recommended
Finally another plug for my album of the year - Butterfly Jam's brilliant " Bohdi " -Melanie Williams and Joe Roberts have made a truly GREAT Soul album ,please please check it out ,you won't be disappointed !
OK that's it for now ....I'm off to put my Union Jack suit on and Lambeth Walk to the street party.......God Bless You All on this Happy Day !
The Soul Guru Loves YOU x
Anyway enough of this idle talk,this blog is called Music For The Soul - it is not specifically about Soul Music however and this post's new music recommendations have a distinctly eclectic feel to them.
Before I begin the news that HMV have issued their third profits warning of the year brings the possibility of their soon being no high music retailer a further step closer . For me as a guy who started his working life in Record shops that is a very sad and frightening prospect.......who would have thought that the music business would fall apart so dramatically in the past 10 years ? Me for a start as it was obvious that the internet should have been embraced not treated as a threat...the resulting chaos is a direct result of this .!
OK now what new music am i listening to ?
1) Ed Sheeran - No 5 Collaborations .
I was only introduced to Ed recently but this album is genius ! Ed is what I term an Urban folk-singer singing songs that are very relevant about the modern Urban life and on this 8-track album he collaborates with the creme of UK grime MC's - Devlin,Wiley, Jme, P Money ,Getts.
The collaborations work perfectly and make this one of the best albums of the year so far.
2) Kode 9 & The Spaceape - Black Sun
Kode 9 ( aka Steve Goodman ) is the owner of one of the best labels around ,a label whose name is synonymous with quality electronic music - Hyperdub.
This latest collaboration with The Spaceape-one of the best MC's around in my opinion - is exceptional dark ,dub and dubstep influenced with heavy heavy bass.
3) London Electricity - Yikes
Another of my favourite labels is Hospital Records , a label that has been releasing the best drum and bass since the genre began.
London Electricity have always been slightly left of centre and this new album featuring the cool vocals of Esma Esmerelda continues in that vein - it is very much a new electronic album ,not just banging drum and bass . Highly recommended
Finally another plug for my album of the year - Butterfly Jam's brilliant " Bohdi " -Melanie Williams and Joe Roberts have made a truly GREAT Soul album ,please please check it out ,you won't be disappointed !
OK that's it for now ....I'm off to put my Union Jack suit on and Lambeth Walk to the street party.......God Bless You All on this Happy Day !
The Soul Guru Loves YOU x
