Happy New Year friends......I wish you a happy,healthy and musical 2015
After several days of excessive eating,drinking and shouting for my beloved Southampton Football Club I am finally ready to reveal the winners of 2014' " Gurus "...forget the BRITS ,MTV Awards etc...these are the awards that real artists want to win.......
The decisions are taken by an experienced,intelligent panel with impeccable taste......ME
Thre only criterion is that these artists and albums improved my life and made me feel good to be alive and grateful for my love of music
The SOUL Guru loves music with SOUL...not just SOUL Music.....
OK ..here we go with the Top 10 artists whose music has really made my life better...to all the artists I thank you for creating such great music...without you we're nothing
Another thing is that artists don't have to have released full albums...the EP has become an increasingly important part of breaking new artists so I include them too ...
1) Clark " Clark " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XisOVzJ32_g......
Clark's eponymous album shows that electronic music does have SOUL...the album is beautiful....by the way we're not related !
2 ) Colour The Atlas...one of my great discoveries of 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtwYgjX22jA
Next year's London Grammar ? I think so...beats,songs,production combining to great effect...listen...enjoy their EP " Opaline "...
3) Woman's Hour " conversations "...I LOVE this album so much...hard to describe...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGitM0sAmoU
I urge you to listen....an album that I really love...GREAT songs.....
4) Rokysopp & Robyn " Monument " EP...I LOVE Rokysopp and LOVE Robyn even more so when I heard that they had combined to record the " Monument " EP I was so excited...and it lived up to my highest expectations...I listen to it all the time...Robyn is a GENIUS...one of the greatest female artists in the world...I hope and pray she will release and album this year..I could listen to her all day...and night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c-RbGZBnBI
5 ) Beck " Morning Phase ".....Quite simply one of the best albums I've heard in years....just listen...we're in the presence of greatness here...we are lucky to be around to hear music of this quality...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtmKItCEZp4
6) First Aid Kit " Stay Gold "......Country & Western meets modern pop....Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Soderburg make music that elevates my SOUL..lifts my spirits and brings JOY into my heart....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKL4X0PZz7M
They're playing Brighton on January 24th...I can't wait
7 ) FKATwigs " LP 1 " truly original and unique....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yDP9MKVhZc
Tahliah Debrett Barnett...." FKA "...Formerly Known As...from Gloucestershire where I gre up...incredible....no one I new in Gloucestershire was capable of making such incredible,haunting music...comparisons are horrible...but if you like Kate Bush I think you'll like this....
8) 2 Bears " The Night Is Young " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiAPXiplhlw
Just the BEST dance album of the year....no one comes close to 2 Bears in my book
OK...now we come to the famous " Ones to watch in 2015 " category
1) Bloom Twins...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHJwGWv3C8k
Twins Anna and Sonia Kuprienko are from Kiev in the Ukraine but have recorded in London and will be based here from this year.....think Bjork with Pop songs and you'll get the picture....I think they have the potential to be huge......
2) Louise Connell....I must admit a personal interest in this as I'm involved in the project with Producer Stuart McLeod.....Louise is a singer-songwriter from Airdie.....I'm a massive Joni Mitchell fan so when I say Louise reminds me of Joni I don't say it lightly...look out for her debut EP around April
And now the most prestigious award of 2014....The Guru for BEST ARTIST....
There can only be 1 winner in my book.....his album " Wolves " is far and away the best album I heard last year...I saw him live last month and he was absolutly incredible...a giant of a man with a beautiful voice,great songs and true humility...it was one of the best gigs I've ever seen.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1-E6Bm-70
Ladies and Gentlemen.....the winner of The Guru for BEST ARTIST of 2014 is.........
Rag ' N ' Bone Man......he is going to be absolutely massive...signed by my great friend Julian Palmer at Columbia Records...." Wolves " is available as a free download when you watch this video on Youtube or visiut his website.....you'd be INSANE not to...
I hope you enjoy the music I recommend
The Soul Guru loves YOU
XX
After several days of excessive eating,drinking and shouting for my beloved Southampton Football Club I am finally ready to reveal the winners of 2014' " Gurus "...forget the BRITS ,MTV Awards etc...these are the awards that real artists want to win.......
The decisions are taken by an experienced,intelligent panel with impeccable taste......ME
Thre only criterion is that these artists and albums improved my life and made me feel good to be alive and grateful for my love of music
The SOUL Guru loves music with SOUL...not just SOUL Music.....
OK ..here we go with the Top 10 artists whose music has really made my life better...to all the artists I thank you for creating such great music...without you we're nothing
Another thing is that artists don't have to have released full albums...the EP has become an increasingly important part of breaking new artists so I include them too ...
1) Clark " Clark " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XisOVzJ32_g......
Clark's eponymous album shows that electronic music does have SOUL...the album is beautiful....by the way we're not related !
2 ) Colour The Atlas...one of my great discoveries of 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtwYgjX22jA
Next year's London Grammar ? I think so...beats,songs,production combining to great effect...listen...enjoy their EP " Opaline "...
3) Woman's Hour " conversations "...I LOVE this album so much...hard to describe...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGitM0sAmoU
I urge you to listen....an album that I really love...GREAT songs.....
4) Rokysopp & Robyn " Monument " EP...I LOVE Rokysopp and LOVE Robyn even more so when I heard that they had combined to record the " Monument " EP I was so excited...and it lived up to my highest expectations...I listen to it all the time...Robyn is a GENIUS...one of the greatest female artists in the world...I hope and pray she will release and album this year..I could listen to her all day...and night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c-RbGZBnBI
5 ) Beck " Morning Phase ".....Quite simply one of the best albums I've heard in years....just listen...we're in the presence of greatness here...we are lucky to be around to hear music of this quality...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtmKItCEZp4
6) First Aid Kit " Stay Gold "......Country & Western meets modern pop....Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Soderburg make music that elevates my SOUL..lifts my spirits and brings JOY into my heart....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKL4X0PZz7M
They're playing Brighton on January 24th...I can't wait
7 ) FKATwigs " LP 1 " truly original and unique....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yDP9MKVhZc
Tahliah Debrett Barnett...." FKA "...Formerly Known As...from Gloucestershire where I gre up...incredible....no one I new in Gloucestershire was capable of making such incredible,haunting music...comparisons are horrible...but if you like Kate Bush I think you'll like this....
8) 2 Bears " The Night Is Young " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiAPXiplhlw
Just the BEST dance album of the year....no one comes close to 2 Bears in my book
OK...now we come to the famous " Ones to watch in 2015 " category
1) Bloom Twins...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHJwGWv3C8k
Twins Anna and Sonia Kuprienko are from Kiev in the Ukraine but have recorded in London and will be based here from this year.....think Bjork with Pop songs and you'll get the picture....I think they have the potential to be huge......
2) Louise Connell....I must admit a personal interest in this as I'm involved in the project with Producer Stuart McLeod.....Louise is a singer-songwriter from Airdie.....I'm a massive Joni Mitchell fan so when I say Louise reminds me of Joni I don't say it lightly...look out for her debut EP around April
And now the most prestigious award of 2014....The Guru for BEST ARTIST....
There can only be 1 winner in my book.....his album " Wolves " is far and away the best album I heard last year...I saw him live last month and he was absolutly incredible...a giant of a man with a beautiful voice,great songs and true humility...it was one of the best gigs I've ever seen.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1-E6Bm-70
Ladies and Gentlemen.....the winner of The Guru for BEST ARTIST of 2014 is.........
Rag ' N ' Bone Man......he is going to be absolutely massive...signed by my great friend Julian Palmer at Columbia Records...." Wolves " is available as a free download when you watch this video on Youtube or visiut his website.....you'd be INSANE not to...
I hope you enjoy the music I recommend
The Soul Guru loves YOU
XX
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