R&B/Blues

I NEED A DOLLAR - Enrique

Common Ground is a musical collective, facilitated and directed by Omar Abidin for The Inner-City Homelessness and Outreach Support Service (I-CHOSS).  After its inception in Feb 2006 the program made Studio RCC its home - a safe, resourceful and friendly place to inspire the musicians.  On ‘Songbird Calling’ Common Ground are: Maryanne Laumua, Ivor ‘Tom’ Thomas, Chad Bartosik, Omar Abidin.  (recorded and produced at StudioRCC for Songbird Calling, released 2009)

Contact Omar Abidin   AbidinO@missionaustralia.com.au 


You Don't Know Me - Common Ground

Cover du morceau de Ray Charles. Enregistré au Nézel Studio en décembre 2013.
Chant : Larry / Basse : Tonton Rico / Batterie : Claudio / Caviers : James A. / Guitare : Fafa.

I Dont Need no Doctor

Bonus et avant-première : The Soulmates- vintage sound - 1er extrait de notre nouvelle démo : Walking The Dog. Guillaume Massy au chant et à la gratte, Claude Beaufreton dans un solo de sax de haute volée, et Guéno aux commandes du rythme... (plus tous les autres!)

Walking The Dog - The Soulmates

Fever -Remi Hiblot Pour Sweet Scarlett

Taken off the LP: Get It Together

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Humanised Feat. Bajka

First single from MUTEMATH's third studio album, Odd Soul, available everywhere October 4, 2011. 

Blood Pressure/Odd Soul

Blood Pressure

Hailing from Perth and firmly at the forefront of the Australian funk and soul scene are Randa And The Soul Kingdom led by Jordanian born and Australian raised soul sister Randa Khamis.

With producer Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Cookin On 3 Burners, Lanu, Black Feeling) at the controls of the debut self titled album, the result was bristling with edgy, gritty funk and soul. The buzz on Randa And The Soul Kingdom led to a full European tour with label mates Deep Street Soul, a live session for Mark Lamarr on BBC Radio 2. Randa was being lauded as a modern day equivalent to Marva Whitney, Ann Sexton and Vicki Anderson in their prime by Mojo Magazine, Blues & Soul and Randa's music even featuring in the US version of teen TV show Skins.

Instead of flying straight back to Australia after the tour, Randa spent 6 months residing in London collaborating with funk/soul artists to write her second album. Inspired and influenced by the music and musicians in London, the second album What You Need was born. Finally back in Melbourne, Australia she went straight into The Shed Studios where the songs were recorded and produced by Lance Ferguson and John Castle (Megan Washington) once again at the controls.

Whilst retaining the funk undercurrent, this new album What You Need also often incorporates elements of 60's and Northern soul, 70's disco and some more down tempo, reflective moments within what is a varied and mature collection of songs.

Kicking off with the happening groove of Power In Me, Randas’ vocals ride over a powerful, bold and brassy riff that crackles with positive energy that is pure dance floor gold. While Lovesick still tinged with a gritty funk feel also delves into the 1960's stomping soul arena and brings it to the forefront of a more modern accessible sound.

Another highlight is the disco driven The Things (also available on the 12 inch single/download FSR092) which allows Randa to work out her disco diva muscles to quite stunning effect! Squelchy synths ride over an insistent disco beat, whilst Lance Fergusons' scratchy guitar evokes the heady, hedonistic era of Chic, Studio 54 and Bianca Jagger riding a white horse across the dance floor!

Whilst Be Yourself evokes up tempo, mid 60's Motown with handclaps, tambourines and snappy, sharp drums, in contrast Cold paints a picture of a troubled romance, love lost and hearts breaking, the fodder for soul music since it first began.

With this follow up album, Randa & The Soul Kingdom cement their reputation as one of the most hard working and authentic purveyors of genuine 21st century soul.


The Things

Stone Rollin'

Movin' Down the Line

Flip of James Blake "Never learnt to share".
Hope you like it!

James Blake never learnt to make drums smack like this

We'd like to introduce our newest signing out of San Francisco - The Monophonics. Their new album "In Your Brain" sits on the fuzzy psych side of soul and funk. Paying homage to innovators of psychedelic soul such as Sly Stone, Norman Whitfield and Funkedelic’s George Clinton. The 6 piece outfit displays their ability to put a moody stamp on each composition whether its an original or cover. Touching on everything from cinematic soul, heavy funk, '60s rock and spaghetti western laced, this album is sure to leave you tuned in and turned on! 

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Monophonics - "Bang Bang"

From the second album by Australian heavy-hitters DOJO CUTS:

RKX041 DOJO CUTS feat. ROXIE RAY - "Take From Me" available April 16th

DOJO CUTS feat. ROXIE RAY - My Lovin' Is All About You

Cover of the celebrated song "Hit the Road Jack" of Percy Mayfield.

Hit the Road Jack

channel ORANGE

Sweet Life

From Selah Sue's self-titled US debut available August 21.

Raggamuffin

On the Run

Legend is a word so overused in the music business that it has lost it's much of original meaning. But Freestyle Records feels wholly justified in describing our latest signing as precisely that.

Martha Highs' impeccable soul credentials are beyond question, and for the uninitiated, here is a potted history of the ladies incredible musical history!

A member of The Jewels, who, in 1964 became part of The James Brown Revue, touring all over America on a relentless schedule of one-nighters, alongside Vicky Anderson and other stalwarts of that incredible live phenomenon that was beautifully captured on tape and released by Smash Records on the 1967 release Presenting the James Brown Show.

After a year and a half, and two 45s produced by James Brown, The Jewels disbanded but Martha continued to be a part of the live James Brown show for the next 30 years! She's fondly remembered by fans as the jet-black sister with glowing blond hair!

She also recorded a solo album, for Salsoul Records in 1979, also produced by Soul Brother Number 1, which added a touch of soulful disco to her enviable array of singing talents.

In 1995 Martha was invited to tour with ex JB sax master Maceo Parker, joining another former James Brown band member "Sweet Charles" Sherrell in an incredible, feisty line up that is touring to this day.

After featuring on Freestyle mainstays Speedometers' 2011 album 'The Shakedown', and touring with the band, leader Leigh Gracie and Martha formulated the idea for her to record an album on which she would re-interpret some classics, and give a new angle to some more contemporary funk & soul compositions.

'Soul Overdue' is an incredibly apt title for a project that has been over 40 years in the making, and it shows that Martha's' voice remains undiminished, her youthful vocal clarity and style quite simply dazzles as she shows a host of young pretenders the way it should be done!

And as a tantalizing teaser for what is to come, we here at Freestyle are immensely proud to release a 45 single sampler to whet your appetite for the forthcoming album.

Unable to choose between the raucous funk fuelled version of 'No More Heartaches' and the tender, gentle and touching rendition of Etta James' 'I'd Rather Go Blind', we opted to put these very different, but equally fantastic tracks on a Double A side single - it's a double whammy no genuine soul and funk fan could possibly resist!

No More Heartaches - Martha High & Speedometer

From the new DIPLOMATS OF SOLID SOUND full-length and 45 produced by Lack Of Afro (Freestyle):

RKX032 THE DIPLOMATS OF SOLID SOUND - "What Goes Around Comes Around" available on CD/LP/Digital here:
http://www.recordkicks.com/releases/What-Goes-Around-Comes-Around

RK45037 THE DIPLOMATS OF SOLID SOUND - "Back Off" / "B-O-O-G-A-L-O-O" available on 45/Digital Download here:
http://www.recordkicks.com/releases/Back-Off-B-O-O-G-A-L-O-O

R&B/Blues

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