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Mike Thompson: The "2010 (Summer) Session" CD (SUDJ002)
On Soul Unsigned £10.99 - including postage & packaging UK
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| Tracklisting: 1. Leyo - Barcelona Boogie - Play 2. Uptown Funk Empire - Boogie - Play 3. Clarisse Albrecht - Voce Me Da - Play 4. Duane Williams - Yes My Love (Pt 1 and Pt 2) - Play 5. Maiko Watson - Some Kinda Love - Play 6. Cool Million Ft Eugene Wilde - Back For More - Play 7. Soopasoul Ft Sitzka - Do Me Wrong - Play 8. Fredericks Brown - Betrayal - Play 9. Marilyn Ashford Brown - The Jesus In Me - Play 10. Cornell Stone - Fairy Tale - Play 11. Judderbass - Everybody Knows (Mike Thompson REMIX) - Play 12. Kwality Kontrol Ft Alana Bridgewater - Don't Stop - Play 13. DJ Dealer Ft Lisa Millett - Cool Lovin - Play 14. FLOetic Lara - Under Love - Play Foreword: This album represents the way that I DJ and have played for over 35 years. The music content to me is the same as would and should have been contained in any soul music comp over the last 30 years. The fact that few record labels that say they support soul music puts albums together in this way anymore means that new artists that are making good soul music never get heard of.
This album can be played in your car or while relaxing or in a nightclub or at a wedding!! You can sing simple words of meaning and is not aggressive. All of the artists play instruments and sing and can perform live and this was important to me. Knowing that this is only a promo the idea is also to encourage artists to push themselves and in time someone will listen. As a DJ this is exactly what I need as our kings and Queens of soul are shipping out at a great rate and we as a music are not doing enough to encourage the sons and daughters who want to make soul music. The market drives them down a road of house based beats or laid back 'real soul' which has a limited market who will eventually die off as well. When I play music I see people feeling good when they hear something new that does not ask them to think… just to dance!
The main focus of the album was to show that in the same way as 30 years ago you would have an album with The Whispers, Sylvester, Dayton, Colonel Abrams and Al Green, all different but clearly all soul, that this type of music is still out there and just needs to be reconnected to the masses of people who still love soul music but believe it ended when they stopped going out. Yet every wedding or function they go to soul music is still the basis for the dance.
I encourage any artists that have material that they would like to promote to drop me a line or let me hear what they are doing no matter how you may feel it may be perceived as you are the lifeblood that will keep soul music alive and I listen to EVERYTHING!!
Blessings, Mike Thompson |
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Reviews Wow what an album! It looks like 2010 is going to be the year of the compilation and this one is going to take some beating! Compiled by Mike Thompson - a real DJ! - this album completely captures the vibe of all that I'm trying to do with the Dazlingsoul shows - Cool, vibrant and mainly up-tempo Soulful music! - So if you enjoy the new music on my shows you'll love this! Please go out and buy a copy and prove to record companies and radio stations that people do want Soul with an edge! Highlights
include: Leyo - Barcelona boogie, Duane Williams - Yes my love is
real, Cornell Stone - Fairy tale, Judderbass - Everybody knows (MT
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on SoulandJazzandFunk
written by Bill Buckley
This is the second in Soul Unsigned's DJ series and the picker this time around is Mike Thompson. Thompson was a member of 80s band, Savanna, but since its demise he's earned a worldwide reputation as a cutting edge DJ. So, a different selecter, but the feel and thrust of the 14 tracker is more than similar to the Unsigned set put together by DJ Ginger Tony ('Jump Start'). Indeed like all Soul Unsigned product (the core series and the Contemporary Soul Songbook sets) the music here covers all of modern soul's various bases and pulls the music from all over the place. Amongst Thompson's selections are cuts originating from Holland, France, Canada, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, the USA and the putative capital of the Universe - Liverpool. The Scouse track is actually one of the strongest on the album ... it's Judderbass' 'Everybody Knows' featuring the fab vocals of Joanna Brown. .. and you might well say, 'Hasn't that been on a Soul Unsigned set before?'. The answer is a kind of yes. The original version featured on 'Soul Unsigned Volume 2' but it was such a standout that Thompson has used it again - but remixed and re-tweaked it himself, proving there's more to the man than just popping discs onto a turntable. The result is a lovely crisp modern soul dancer with just a hint of soulful house about it. And there's a lot more of the same almost housey dancers on the album. .. Leyo's 'Barcelona Boogie', Kwality Kontrols' 'Don't Stop' , DJ Dealer's Cool Lovin' and FLOetic Lara's 'Under Love' for starters... though to blur the picture there's an almost Jill Scott flavour to the vocal on that last one. Variety? Well Marilyn Ashford Brown's 'The Jesus In Me' goes into genuine soulful diva territory while the dramatic 'Boogie' from Uptown Funk Empire comes on like a cross between Brass Construction and Giorgio Moroder! Modern room dancers get the opportunity to enjoy Cool Million's 'Back For More' one more time... still loving that Eugene Wilde vocal, rivalled on this set by two other absolute corking vocal performances. First there's the lilting 'Fairy Tale' from the hugely under-exposed Cornell Stone, then the totally magnificent 'Yes, My Love Is Real' from Duane Williams. If you
need reminding why you got into soul music in the first place try
this timeless piece of magic. Lovely stuff and the cherry on another
excellent Soul Unsigned collection. |
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Review
on BluesandSouls
Words by Emrys Baird So this man knows his soul and has the credentials to back it up too! 'Barcelona Boogie' makes all the right noises, retro disco drums a two chord see-saw that draws you in and a lovely little synth solo reminds me of early Hi Tension...yesterdays sounds for today! Uptown Funk Empire, germany's greatest carry on the disco with a classic track and the talk box effect works a treat on this floor filler. The mood changes by the time Duane Williams unleashes his majestic soul vocals with a gem called 'Yes My Love Is Real', reminiscent of Simply Red, a great song let down only by the midi horns, a shame ! Maiko Watson's 'Some Kinda Love' gets the party back on track, this girl has a real edge in her soulful vocals with delicious timbres hitting you like a fruity wine, you can smell the smoke and the organic groove is truly infectious in the pocket and swinging. Soopasoul with Sitzka sees some gritty deep funk getting into the mix a nice Staples type feel and real horns!! Keep fuelling the flames of funk guys this is quality! 'Judderbass' feat. Jessica Brown sees Thompson take the mixing duties on by himself on this floorfilla jam and it rocks along nicely with a killer chorus to boot! This
compilation is hugely impressive, showing you how much talent is out
there and what can be achieved with a limited budget - some kicking
beats and inventiveness goes along way! |
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