With a lot of the world still in lockdown and most of us having a mild existential crisis here is a mix of Island Soul, Old Soca and Reggae to hopefully cheer you up! With some classics from the Caribbean and a few Lovers Rock tunes form this colder and less colourful island. Probably best […]
This mix is a special one for me, I spent a day listened to Lovers Rock before recording it and only stoped recording when I was too drunk and hungry to carry on. The result is over 3 hours of my favourite Lovers rock tunes. Plenty of classics, some popular covers and a few that […]
We all know theres no better way to celebrate Christmas than a reggae cover of Cher or Whitney Huston! So as my gift to the world this year I’ve compiled some of my favourites. I refuse to use the word cheesy but alongside some more thoughtful covers there are plenty of more accessible ones, its […]
Earlier this year in June I spent a very enjoyable evening with Cam H in a back room of a small whisky bar in Toronto playing records and getting real loose. We played a whole load of Modern Soul, Boogie, Lovers Rock, and Street Soul as you’d expect, also a few treats from further afield. […]
After some extensive digging in New York and Toronto last month this mix is the more mellow side of my finds. There is a long live recording from the Red Light in Toronto with my No1 Canadian Cam H on the way with the party bangers! A load of really nice Gospel and some more […]
It’s been a good few moths since the last mix but with plenty of time digging and loads of new records here’s the first new mix to ease us in to summer. A good mix of classic soul, some stripped back gospel and a few up tempo dancers. Next up is For Tropical Souls 3, […]
Back from a trip to Brazil and Uruguay over Christmas heres a mix complied from some of my finds form the few days digging. Some Brazilian rare groove, samba, Uruguayan folk, Cuban Jazz and a great track form Nicaragua. Diga Paz means Say Peace in Portuguese, don’t ask me why but it was the catch […]
After a week long blind DJ date in the summer me and Cam had found some serious common ground. Many hours of Lover Rock, Street Soul and Slow Jams later I asked for a guest mix. Cam delivered an ever eclectic mix of genre crossing, lo fi, hard to find gems and some up front […]
This mix is compiled from records bought in New York and New Orleans after a recent trip. Theres a good few records form artisits from each city and a load from in between. As always when buying in the states I’ve picked up a load of Gospel and Soul. Theres also a few more recent […]