Funk&Soul

Frootful return with a fantastic two track 45 taken from Heavyweight - the follow up to their eclectic 2011 debut long player 'Colours' (a former Jazz FM Album Of The Week).

The Road features UK soul vocalist Mazen Bedwei, who first featured on a Freestyle release when singing on Nick Van Gelder's 'Something's Gotta Give' on the compilation 'Sounds From The Soul Underground'.

The Road is a bright, breezy and uplifting soul groove, that has something of a late 60s feel, where shimmering horns underpin Mazen's Curtis Mayfield inspired vocals and Frootful main man Nick Radford's tasteful guitar picking locks down this sweet summer sound.

On the flip, the mood is altogether more greasy; Benedicts Boogaloo is a gritty soul-jazz work out that's been double dipped in the funk. Nick gets the chance to display his guitar chops wonderfully, the bubbling bass line is unrelenting whilst a dirty, distorted organ grooves out to a stunning climax!

This is a mere a taster of what is to come from the new album, Heavyweight, this 45 giving just a hint of the musical delights contained within.

A) Frootful - The Road feat. Mazen (clip)

DestrumentsWhatYouWontDoForLove

All vocals and production by Tyler Daley and Konny Kon
Children of Zeus

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Still Standing(Vinyl out now on First Word Records)

BREA(deep rooted/San Diego) & Nickylars(Envoyé Spé/Paris) collabo

BREA-Blueskies prd by nicky lars

have kinda been sitting on this one for a while now. been a while since ive updated the soundcloud. what better time than now. always loved this original song. 


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Yesssss. (Floetry Say Yes Remix)

Electric Wire Hustle – Perception

Electric Wire Hustle – Again

Missing Soul music right now!!  It seems like all of the dope cats are venturing into other genres of music.  I wish D'Angelo would come back and give some good ole fashion SOUL MUSIC!!

All Voices and Instruments Tony Ozier

Ode to D'Angelo (The Root)- Tony Ozier

Musiq Soulchild - So Beautiful (JELANI RMX)

our take on an RVA anthem.
Andrew Randazzo-Bass
DJ Harrison-Keys
Keith Askey-Guitar
Corey Fonville-Drums

BrownShooguh

Omar - Theres Nothing Like This (RR RMX)
Prod By RODDYROD

Omar - Theres Nothing Like This (RODDYROD RE_RUB)

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D'angelo - Joe Texan (Voodoo Outtakes & Rehearsals)


D'angelo - Joe Texan (Voodoo Outtakes & Rehearsals)

Produced by Da-P Da Beatrapist

Album: "Innovation"

Release date: April 2th, 2012

Da-P - Light

Ces Artistes représentent beaucoup dans ma vie musicale ! Ils incarnent en fait toutes les parties de ma vie tout simplement  ! 

D'Angelo - Brown Sugar LIVE

iTunes pre-order: http://itunes.kud.li/fsr099d

"When I grow up, I wanna be like Omar" - Stevie Wonder

There are precious few, if any contemporary UK artists whose creative credentials and influence extend as far and so consistently wide as Freestyle Records' most recent signing Omar. Since first breaking through to worldwide renown all the way back in 1991 with his first releases on Gilles Peterson's seminal Talking Loud label, and going on to work with all manner of musical legends including a certain Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Syreeta Wright, Common, and Carleen Anderson.

Fast forward to 2013, and Omar's reputation for being a thoroughly original artist following his own individual path remains undiminished. After recently picking up an M.B.E. for his outstanding contribution to the UK music scene, even the British Establishment has now acknowledged what many already appreciated and understood for many years.

There cannot have been many times a bass clarinet b-line was destined to become one of the most memorable and catchiest moments in contemporary soul, but on the new single, The Man, that's precisely what happens. Add to that a stunning vocal performance, the slinkiest of beautiful key changes, and an uplifting vibe that simply emanates class and style, and you will understand why those who were privileged to hear The Man early on, all without exception, flipped, slipped and fell totally in love with its soul, its groove and irrepressible spirit.

This release sees three reworkings of the title track; US mainstay of conscious hip hop and electronica, Shafiq Husayn, literally leapt at the chance to remix The Man and gives it a minor mood feel, with spacey synthesiser lines added to emphasise this most memorable of melodies, Maddslinky (aka Zed Bias), came with a remix from a pumping, contemporary club direction including a driving beat coupled with spacy breakdowns and his trademark production skills, and Scratch Professer puts his unique stamp on his retwist of The Man like no one else could!

Completing the circle that began all the way back in the early 1990s, Omar has completely re-recorded his classic love song There's Nothing Like This, which this time features bass player to the Gods Pino Palladino. The touching sentiment remains undiminished, but with the addition of soaring strings, soulful, jazzy horns, an all round live and acoustic feel, plus an extended and new arrangement, Omar has done the impossible; improved upon the un-improvable, that is likely to become the definitive version of an already much adored classic.

04 Omar - There's Nothing Like This ft. Pino Palladino

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Thundercat - Oh Sheit It's X

01 Africa  Acoustic Version - D'Angelo

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