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Re: Contemporary R&B/Neo-Soul/Hip Hop Soul
Reply #120 - September 22, 2012, 02:54 PM

Oh my daisies yes the Soulquarians. A genre in themselves indeed.

Bilal - Sometimes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QupZbIQkQ0

Questlove on the drums, Pino Palladino on bass and James Poyser on keys. Cannot get any better. Maybe Roy Hargrove could've layered his lush horn section, but there's so much of that to enjoy on his own records inspired by his involvement with the Soulquarians:

RH Factor - Poetry ft. Q-Tip & Erykah Badu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X963i4C7RWk

(following jazz magic, soul magic starts @ 2:20)

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Reply #121 - September 24, 2012, 12:57 AM

D'Angelo - Shit, Damn, Motherfucker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfd5UZnGAi0

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Reply #122 - September 24, 2012, 02:14 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AygETHUAZY

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Re: Contemporary R&B/Neo-Soul/Hip Hop Soul
Reply #123 - September 27, 2012, 09:09 PM

Pullin Me Back - Chingy feat Tyrese
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow8653IgT_Q&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DOw8653IgT_Q&gl=GB

Reminds me of the good time i had with this song at Abs town.

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Reply #124 - September 28, 2012, 02:42 PM

Quote from: Ishina on August 27, 2012, 08:46 PM
More Jill Scott

Jill Scott - A Long Walk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSYMKUtNuw8

It's rare coming across a remix better than than the original, but I think that the A Touch of Jazz mix of this song does it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8i980f_Cg4

And in the past few days, I've had the flute motif of Jill's Slowly Surely going 'round and 'round my mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CaA98cpWEo

Sampling Moe Koffman's Days Gone By:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J50x8jraM-Y

So beautiful.

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Re: Contemporary R&B/Neo-Soul/Hip Hop Soul
Reply #125 - October 04, 2012, 01:58 AM

These sound right up your street, arX. A little bit of jazzy UK soul:

Silhouette Brown - Looking Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5So90YNHpCQ

Silhouette Brown - Pain (It's Gonna Come Heavier)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aT1KFEQP5A

Silhouette Brown - Hear Them Often Say
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmwbYNVVaho

Preview of another here: Silhouette Brown - Check It (Calling You)

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Reply #126 - October 04, 2012, 02:08 AM

Remarkable that you'd post these in particular after I've spent the past couple of days rummaging through the 2000BLACK (Dego, Kaidi Tatham et al label) catalogue from which they came.

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Reply #127 - October 04, 2012, 02:29 AM

I stumbled upon them following a trail from a 4hero track featuring Lady Alma. Prolly heard of 4hero, old skool drum and bass outfit, and who have since produced a helluvalot of material across electronic and hip hop genres. I fucking adore them.

4hero (feat. Ursula Rucker) - Loveless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfHtqMOZcZc

4hero (feat. Face) - Look Inside
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3gA4jucwfg

There was two Silhouette Brown albums in the shop, I bought one and might pick the other up next week depending on what pennies I've got left.

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Reply #128 - October 04, 2012, 02:34 AM

Speaking of 4hero and Jill Scott, here's 4hero and Jill Scott:

4hero (feat. Jill Scott) - Another Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzP8bVMaRCs

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Reply #129 - October 04, 2012, 03:16 PM

Ms. Dynamite - Dy-Na-Mi-Tee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxkRuJz0yrw

So fucking cool

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Reply #130 - October 04, 2012, 10:09 PM

Dwele - Greater Than One Less Than Three
This song needs to be longer :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLin0id--qs

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Reply #131 - October 08, 2012, 05:11 AM

Confunkshun - Dont Let Your Love Grow Cold: An old skool
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BONP5KZjj0s&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBONP5KZjj0s&gl=GB

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Reply #132 - October 09, 2012, 11:47 AM

Did we just go five pages without Amy Winehouse? 0.0

This is my favourite performance of my favourite soul song of the past decade. A deeply emotional Amy backed by some gorgeous Wurlitzer comping.

Love Is A Losing Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L9-AvjsB6g

She never fails to make me cry every time I watch this.

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Reply #133 - October 09, 2012, 12:38 PM

That's a fave of mine too. I prefer that stripped down version to the polished album version.

My second fave live performance of hers, on Jools Holland in '03

Amy Winehouse - Stronger Than Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4YcQVyBLVI

What a breath of fresh air she was. Young, bright eyed, incredibly talented.

But this is the song I love most of all. It's just stunning.

Amy Winehouse - In My Bed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdHNPMEzfd8

Bitter sweet though. I can't listen to Amy without tearing up. RIP beautiful.

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Reply #134 - October 09, 2012, 12:59 PM

Rell - Real Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTn0jeoAgGM

If the beat sounds familiar, it is cause it's from Tribe's fantastic Electric Relaxation

A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHoWkrHOQyQ

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Reply #135 - October 11, 2012, 08:18 PM

Special one for Cato

Estelle (feat. Kanye West) - American Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic5vxw3eijY

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Reply #136 - October 12, 2012, 01:07 AM

Right back at you

People - Common

http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&client=mv-google&v=S7B2VgRShew

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Reply #137 - October 13, 2012, 04:27 PM

Another dnb track, but the vocals seem to fit this thread

Grooverider (feat. Rachid) - Charade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9IHZS4c4Iw

Shame it never got released. And shame Rachid never made it in the business.

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Reply #138 - October 13, 2012, 05:22 PM

That's quite nice. It reminds me of another d&b track thar has a proper soul/acid-jazz flavour:

Ben Westbeech - Get Closer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3FXuFz3Yrg

I just love that tempo jump from ~80bpm to d&b's 160bpm terreritory while the bass and vocals remain operating under the slower groove. Such a beautiful mind-fuck.

The Roots done it brilliantly in You Got Me (shift @ 3:30):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJCHeEQV454

But when they perform it live, Questlove just goes full-on d&b. Such a good drummer.

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Reply #139 - October 13, 2012, 06:15 PM

I love that jazzy liquid funk stuff. Not heard of Ben Westbeech. Got a nice tone.

Another drum & bass vocalist I am in love with is dBridge. He's been around for years, putting out big rave anthems back in the day as one third of Bad Company. I pretty much orgasmed when he revealed he had a voice too.

Spectrasoul (feat. dBridge) - Glimpse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uqUJGM_vvA

dBridge - Inner Disbelief
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYOtrn-CFE

Instra:mental (feat dBridge) - Watching You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWFN8iaMwK0

^ If I could swallow that tune with my vagina, I would.

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Reply #140 - October 15, 2012, 07:54 PM

Quote from: Ishina on September 05, 2012, 10:45 PM
Gorgeous reworking of some J Dilla sounds by Robert Glasper

Dilla Shine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCUi7lzNbTE

Since then, Glasper recorded two other Dilla tributes. The latest came out yesterday in his Black Radio remix EP:

Dillatude #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXv1EgI3NmI

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Reply #141 - October 15, 2012, 08:53 PM

Glasper can do no wrong. I'm not the biggest fan of straight jazz, but I can listen to a Glasper album back to back. A little glimpse behind the scenes of Black Radio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E6O4Va0uwc

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Reply #142 - October 20, 2012, 05:07 PM

Hands Tied - Toni Braxton

http://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PL333A45F1CE2F021A&v=K6HVKXK8G70&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DK6HVKXK8G70%26list%3DPL333A45F1CE2F021A&gl=GB

A Throwback

No Diggity - Blackstreet Boys ft. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen

http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&client=mv-google&v=3KL9mRus19o

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Reply #143 - October 26, 2012, 12:41 AM

Nicolay and Phonte are The Foreign Exchange:

Nic's Groove
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy2RjQvBeL4

They went on to create TFE into an imprint with a small roster of very talented artists. One of them is a keyboardist who goes by the name of Zo!, here covering MJ's/Stevie's I Can't Help It:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKctyeQy3DI

@ 5:10 he breaks out his own short composition (Access Granted) which you could loop for days.

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Reply #144 - October 26, 2012, 08:16 AM

This thread need some Mary J. Blige

Reminisce - Mary J. Blige
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WJNGvaeS9n0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWJNGvaeS9n0&gl=GB

You Remind Me - Mary J. Blige
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nia2C6JW4VU&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNia2C6JW4VU&gl=GB

I'm Goin Down - Mary J. Blige
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1XmwiwQjU8E&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1XmwiwQjU8E&gl=GB

Be Happy - Mary J Blige
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BvGbmEuV_lA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBvGbmEuV_lA&gl=GB

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Reply #145 - October 26, 2012, 07:01 PM

Shafiq Husayn

Lost & Found ft. Jimetta Rose & Bilal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQBidoZawpY

Cheeba ft. Bilal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzvWN12ad50

Lil' Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o2yzLtq3_w

Changes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob97zm-2eSE

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Reply #146 - October 27, 2012, 10:27 AM

Lovely and creative, that's where modern r&b should be headed. I've been waiting for his second album for a while now since he released this teaser months and months ago:

Shafiq - The Loop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRhKofeUwys

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Reply #147 - October 27, 2012, 09:28 PM

^ Whaaat, that's Breezy Lovejoy on drums <3 I recognize the guy on guitar too but can't remember where from.

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Reply #148 - October 27, 2012, 10:13 PM

Thundercat is on bass there but I don't know who the other guitarist is.

Looking up Breezy Lovejoy, he's got great music on his YouTube. Do you have any favourite drummers?

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Reply #149 - October 27, 2012, 10:35 PM

Yeah, he's great. Even better live.

Okay so they have a song together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxHXV_lOwmw&feature=plcp

I don't know many drummers/percussionists other than obvious ones like Questlove, Neil Peart, Karriem Riggins, Sheila E., Dennis Chambers, Cindy Blackman etc. Ask me again in a few months' time when I've done a drum course or two

Do you have any favourites?

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