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Soul Revival

HOMmega Records - 2

(2020s, ) Liked Songs by decade_part7

2024

SOUL CHILL

Life in Color

Blue Eyes (Original Mix) [feat. Epiphony]

These Never Dropped

Hard Times (feat. BodyGuard)

Turn Me up!

Turn Me up! (feat. Apani B Fly)

Do Not Disturb / Masquerade

Do Not Disturb (Krystal Klear New Wave - Edit)

Bella (Better Alone)-October London feat Mike Letter

Snoop Dogg October London - Bad News Studio Version

Fool's Paradise

Oh Em & Ouu-October London

Late Night-October London

falling or flying

Backwards (Reimagined)

Crystal Tears

Test Your Patience

One Night Stand

The Napoli Exchange

Hurting Lies

The Pursuit

Nothing

Espresso

Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)

Taken from the "Sincerely Remixed" EP out now on First Word Records.

Sincerely Remixed

My Favourite Song - TURNA Remix

Buy / Stream

Ruby Wood - My Favourite Song (TURNA Remix)

BREAD

Cafuné

This one is very special to us. We linked three of our cherished musical family together; the wonderous band SOYUZ, legendary cult artist Asha Puthli and Swedish maestro Sven Wunder, for an exclusive production made especially for the Mr Bongo Record Club 7 compilation. We were so blown away with the results, we wanted to share it as a stand-alone single too. 

They say don't meet your heroes, but this is not the case with Asha Puthli. You couldn't meet a more inspirational, gutsy and funny spirit, who is rich in stories, experience and knowledge. At the age of 79, Asha has embarked on her first-ever world tour, returning to the stage after over 40 years.

The track that would go on to become this collaborative piece, started out in Minsk just a month before the outbreak of full-scale war in Ukraine and SOYUZ’s emigration to Poland. Spending time in the studio playing around with different instruments and recording ideas, SOYUZ’s Alex Chumak wrote the initially piano-driven track, influenced by Azerbaijani pianist and composer Vagif Mustafazadeh, with hints of Holger Czukay weaved within.

As longtime fans of Asha’s music, SOYUZ were incredibly excited about the prospect of a collaboration. Asha loved the demo, so the band recorded a proper studio session, sending it to her in Miami where she returned it with her mystical vocals, that as Alex explains “were like a revelation – strange and beautiful at the same time!”.

To put the icing on the cake, Alex met one of our heroes, producer and composer Sven Wunder from Stockholm, whilst playing Sessa’s live band. After playing him the Asha track, Sven wrote a glorious string arrangement that was recorded with the Stockholm Studio Orchestra and conducted by Erik Arvinder. 

Lifting the track even further, subtle percussion by Anders Scherp and Anders af Klintberg delicately dusts the grooves. It was a pure goosebumps moment when we first opened the finished track at Mr Bongo HQ and got to hear the song in its entirety. At just over two minutes it's short, but oh-so-sweet, beautifully encapsulating Asha's character and personality - playful, wise and serene, whilst also perfectly capturing SOYUZ’s cinematic, song-writing prowess and Sven Wunder’s distinctive style.

SOYUZ (СОЮ3) Featuring Asha Puthli & Sven Wunder - Spring Has Sprung

LENG SHOP - https://lengrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Riding a wave of critical praise and positive feedback for his most recent Emperor Machine album, the fabulous Island Boogie, Andrew Meecham returns with a typically wild and dancefloor-focused set of dubs, ‘versions’ and remixes.

According to Meecham, Island Boogie is his most personal set to date – a full-length excursion that not only delivers perfectly formed expressions of his dub-tinged, off-kilter synth-boogie sound, but also tracks that draw deeply on his earliest influences and long-held musical expressions.

It’s fitting, then, that this remix EP begins with his own sparse, stripped-back ‘version’ rework of ‘S-S-S-Single Bed’, a fine cover of the mid-80s Fox single featuring the vocals of Michelle Bee. Meecham’s dub-wise revision is a skeletal and driving affair, with snippets of echoing guitar, colourful synths and Bee’s distinctive vocalisations rising above a weighty dub disco bassline and rock-solid percussion.

It's followed by two revisions of album favourite ‘Wanna Pop With You’ from A Love From Outer Space main man Sean Johnston under his now familiar Hardway Brothers alias. Combining his own love of raw, analogue-sounding electronics and trippy dancefloor psychedelia with select elements of Meecham’s original – percussion, synth sounds, crisp guitar licks and elements of Séverine Mouletin’s lead vocals, Johnston’s main ‘remix’ is a weighty, mid-tempo treat. Arguably even better is his accompanying dub, which is more groove-and-effects focused and makes more of Meecham’s superb original bassline. It’s heavy, spaced-out and undeniably intoxicating.

To round off the package, long-time friend of the label (and sometime contributor) Rose Robinson dons her Tigerbalm pseudonym and gets to work on ‘La Cassette’. Brilliantly cutting up Séverine Mouletin’s vocals, she delivers a driving slab of spaced-out, synth-heavy dub disco that adds more weight and energy to Meecham’s original. It’s a fittingly on-point way to close out a superb selection of club-ready revisions.

LENG SHOP

The Emperor Machine - S-S-S Single Bed (Version)

EVERLASTING

EVERLASTING (DāM-FunK Remix)

Finally

cloudy

she just wanna see me rn

Crown Shyness

Soundman & Elizabeth Troy - Greater Love (RadioKillaZ Dubplate Mix). Legendary 1994 jungle from Soundman & Elisabeth Troy receives a tearing 2024 makeover from the RadioKillaZ with the 'Greater Love (RadioKillaZ Dubplate Mix)'. Lush, soulful vocals do battle with punishing amen edits and harsh basslines to create an essential blend of dark and light elements.

Greater Love - Radiokillaz Dubplate Mix

Say You Wont (Say You Will)

Back to Love

Good Thing

Bad Bad News

Watch The Video

Catch Me I’m Falling

101: The High

Spirit of the Boogie

Feel the High

One Life to Live (feat. Chocolate Tye)

Forgive Me

Forgive Me (Void Remix)

Uncontrolled (Original Mix)

Soul (Original Mix)

Time Mode (Original Mix)

Jody Watley is a Grammy-winning, multi-platinum artist, songwriter, producer, and style icon. With 6 Billboard Top 10 Hot 100 hits, 13 No. 1 Dance singles, and a genre-spanning catalog—from R&B, Pop, and Hip Hop to Jazz, Electronic, and House—Watley is listed among Billboard’s Top 60 Female Artists of All Time.

A visionary and trailblazer, she set the blueprint for the independent artist movement by launching her own label, Avitone, in 1995—decades before it became a trend. Her solo career continues to thrive with critically acclaimed and chart-topping releases.

In celebration of 30 years of Avitone, Watley released “LET’S DANCE Vol. 1 (Hit Them Beats)”—a sizzling mix of new indie dance gems, remastered club classics, and Avitone fan favorites. The album hit #1 on the iTunes U.S. Top Dance Albums and #1 on Amazon UK’s Hot Dance/Electronic chart.

A Legacy of Sound. A Vibe That Endures.


http://www.facebook.com/JodyWatleyOfficial  http://www.jodywatley.net Grammy Award Winning Artist. Songwriter. Producer. Founder of Avitone Recordings.