Good morning disciples...The Soul Guru is here to recommend more fresh new music that I think you will enjoy .....
I was fortunate to sign a lot of great artists whose music had a profound effect on future generations of musicians....Soul II Soul,Inner City,Mantronix,Loose Ends,DJ Rap,Grooverider to name but a few .
However the band I signed that had the most profound effect on music was definitely the one-and-only.......LEFTFIELD
I am yet to meet anyone who doesn't LOVE " Leftism "....in my opinion one of the Top 50 Best Albums Ever Made.....but then I may be biased as I had the honour of releasing it .
As I sit here I am listening to " Alternative Light Source "...LeftField's first new album for 16 years ......and I'm so happy to say it's amazing...especially " Head and Shoulders " featuring Sleaford Mods
LeftField now are essentially Neil Barnes and long-time sonic collaborator Ads .....it's as if they'd never been away .
I guess that Leftfield were so ahead of their time that 16 years later they sound absolutely contemporary,relevant and VITAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4kwatovztI.........Universal Everything was the first track made available from Alternative Light Source and it's everything that I love about Leftfield....I can't wait to hear it live at The Forum this Friday when I'm taking my sons Jamie,23, and Callum ,21, to witness Leftfield live....we'll be right at the front going mental...I can't wait
If you love electronic music buy this brilliant album today....please
Next up is another artist I've had the pleasure of working with.....Typesun ( aka Luke Harney ) from the Detroit of The West Country.....Bristol .
Typesun are probably best known for the seminal track " The PL " featuring vocals by Raleigh Ritchie ( Grey Worm in Game Of Thrones ) that Gilles Peterson called one of the tracks of the year when it was released in December 2013
It's been a while but the new EP with Icebergs featuring Alison Garner plus the sublime Water Song featuring Alex Rita plus a Seven Arrows remix of Icebergs has made the wait so worthwhile...Typesun is a supremely gifted composer,musician,producer who creates music that is ethereal,cerebral ,melodic and hypnotic......I love this EP and urge you to check it out then BUY it
As an aside I BUY all my music....if I spend my money on something and I'm disappointed by it I feel I have the right to say so...if you get something for free then I don't think you have the right to criticise......and from my experience people rarely value things they get for free....free=having no value=disposable,worthless.....
Finally another artist I signed to Sony back in 1998 I think.....Noah Francis Johnson ....I signed him and his partner Raine as a band called Johnson and they recorded a really good album " Hard Mouth To Feed " Produced by Andrew Hale from Sade.
Unfortunately it wasn't successful...but it still sounds great today
Noah has a new single " Set A Fire " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmuBD4dRZPc....from his forthcoming album Tigerbay ...and it's the best thing he's ever done...he describes it as " a prayer " and once you listen you'll understand...it's a beautiful song...check it out
OK ..that's it for this week....I hope you enjoy these blogs and the music I recommend....never forget....the Soul Guru loves YOU
xx
I was fortunate to sign a lot of great artists whose music had a profound effect on future generations of musicians....Soul II Soul,Inner City,Mantronix,Loose Ends,DJ Rap,Grooverider to name but a few .
However the band I signed that had the most profound effect on music was definitely the one-and-only.......LEFTFIELD
I am yet to meet anyone who doesn't LOVE " Leftism "....in my opinion one of the Top 50 Best Albums Ever Made.....but then I may be biased as I had the honour of releasing it .
As I sit here I am listening to " Alternative Light Source "...LeftField's first new album for 16 years ......and I'm so happy to say it's amazing...especially " Head and Shoulders " featuring Sleaford Mods
LeftField now are essentially Neil Barnes and long-time sonic collaborator Ads .....it's as if they'd never been away .
I guess that Leftfield were so ahead of their time that 16 years later they sound absolutely contemporary,relevant and VITAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4kwatovztI.........Universal Everything was the first track made available from Alternative Light Source and it's everything that I love about Leftfield....I can't wait to hear it live at The Forum this Friday when I'm taking my sons Jamie,23, and Callum ,21, to witness Leftfield live....we'll be right at the front going mental...I can't wait
If you love electronic music buy this brilliant album today....please
Next up is another artist I've had the pleasure of working with.....Typesun ( aka Luke Harney ) from the Detroit of The West Country.....Bristol .
Typesun are probably best known for the seminal track " The PL " featuring vocals by Raleigh Ritchie ( Grey Worm in Game Of Thrones ) that Gilles Peterson called one of the tracks of the year when it was released in December 2013
It's been a while but the new EP with Icebergs featuring Alison Garner plus the sublime Water Song featuring Alex Rita plus a Seven Arrows remix of Icebergs has made the wait so worthwhile...Typesun is a supremely gifted composer,musician,producer who creates music that is ethereal,cerebral ,melodic and hypnotic......I love this EP and urge you to check it out then BUY it
As an aside I BUY all my music....if I spend my money on something and I'm disappointed by it I feel I have the right to say so...if you get something for free then I don't think you have the right to criticise......and from my experience people rarely value things they get for free....free=having no value=disposable,worthless.....
Finally another artist I signed to Sony back in 1998 I think.....Noah Francis Johnson ....I signed him and his partner Raine as a band called Johnson and they recorded a really good album " Hard Mouth To Feed " Produced by Andrew Hale from Sade.
Unfortunately it wasn't successful...but it still sounds great today
Noah has a new single " Set A Fire " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmuBD4dRZPc....from his forthcoming album Tigerbay ...and it's the best thing he's ever done...he describes it as " a prayer " and once you listen you'll understand...it's a beautiful song...check it out
OK ..that's it for this week....I hope you enjoy these blogs and the music I recommend....never forget....the Soul Guru loves YOU
xx
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