The Soul Guru is back in Brighton where it all started for me 40 years ago….so where are we now compared to then I ask myself ?
Back in the 70's being a SOUL boy or girl was like being part of a secret society…..amazing record shops selling records that only we knew about…Robbie Vincent and Greg edwards on the radio on a Saturday…The Goldmine,Crackers,The Papillon,The Hilltop……
Last Saturday I drove back to London from Brighton and listened to Radio 1's Chart run-down for the first time in years….I was appalled ….what the FUCK has happened ? ?
I'm aware that I'm 58 so not the target audience of this shit…and that to many label people I'm an anachronism…past-it….no longer relevant…..I still have great ears and good taste -the new Flying Lotus,2 Bears and New Build albums are excellent…..
Major label A&R is a fucking joke…these idiots don't return calls or answer emails ..they're too busy asking Pharrell to appear on their latest lame track…or asking the same bunch of Producer or Writers to create a track that sounds like everything else out there…no wonder no one cares about these talentless vacuous shameless fools masquerading as " artists " …don't make me fucking laugh….
Ed Sheeran is a fucking Tory…appearing at private parties paid millions …what a wanker…none of the artists I signed would cross the road to piss on a Tory if they were on fire…neither would I
Every " Dance act " is upper-middle-class posh boys…Hi Disclosure etc…I've heard all of them interviewed by Rob da Bank….they're the only people who can afford Apple products
The female " artists" are all identical….talentless…brainless…hoping to be the next Cheryl Cole…what an ambition…
I signed :
Loose Ends
Maxi Priest
Soul II Soul
Inner City
Working Week
Mantronix
I-Level
LeftField
Grooverider
DJ Rap
Pressure Drop
I KNOW and LOVE great British Black Music and great British Electronic Music
I pity the sad A&R beagles of today…locked in their offices,headphones on,desperately hoping to sign another talentless fuckwit to keep them in a job for another year…i NEVER wore headphones…I played music LOUD LOUD LOUD all day …it's a record label for fuck's sake ! ! !
Best Wishes to all A&Rs out there…may you sign artists with your heart…not your calculator
The Soul Guru
X
Back in the 70's being a SOUL boy or girl was like being part of a secret society…..amazing record shops selling records that only we knew about…Robbie Vincent and Greg edwards on the radio on a Saturday…The Goldmine,Crackers,The Papillon,The Hilltop……
Last Saturday I drove back to London from Brighton and listened to Radio 1's Chart run-down for the first time in years….I was appalled ….what the FUCK has happened ? ?
I'm aware that I'm 58 so not the target audience of this shit…and that to many label people I'm an anachronism…past-it….no longer relevant…..I still have great ears and good taste -the new Flying Lotus,2 Bears and New Build albums are excellent…..
Major label A&R is a fucking joke…these idiots don't return calls or answer emails ..they're too busy asking Pharrell to appear on their latest lame track…or asking the same bunch of Producer or Writers to create a track that sounds like everything else out there…no wonder no one cares about these talentless vacuous shameless fools masquerading as " artists " …don't make me fucking laugh….
Ed Sheeran is a fucking Tory…appearing at private parties paid millions …what a wanker…none of the artists I signed would cross the road to piss on a Tory if they were on fire…neither would I
Every " Dance act " is upper-middle-class posh boys…Hi Disclosure etc…I've heard all of them interviewed by Rob da Bank….they're the only people who can afford Apple products
The female " artists" are all identical….talentless…brainless…hoping to be the next Cheryl Cole…what an ambition…
I signed :
Loose Ends
Maxi Priest
Soul II Soul
Inner City
Working Week
Mantronix
I-Level
LeftField
Grooverider
DJ Rap
Pressure Drop
I KNOW and LOVE great British Black Music and great British Electronic Music
I pity the sad A&R beagles of today…locked in their offices,headphones on,desperately hoping to sign another talentless fuckwit to keep them in a job for another year…i NEVER wore headphones…I played music LOUD LOUD LOUD all day …it's a record label for fuck's sake ! ! !
Best Wishes to all A&Rs out there…may you sign artists with your heart…not your calculator
The Soul Guru
X
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