Ben Davis is back in the hot seat with spiritual jazz, disco, Balearic, folk afro and lots of difficult to pronounce names from around the world…it must be Paper Air Waves.

1. Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling /Andreas Werliin – III
2. B.J. Smith - Marina Del Rey
3. Mathew Herbert -  The Wonder Credits
4. Suzanne Ciani – Morning Spring
5. Fever Ray – Bottom of the Ocean
6. Jeb Loy Nickols – Nothing and No-One
7. Charlotte Adigéry &amp; Bolis Pupul – Esperanto
8. Be. Lanuit - ENTRE DOS ISLAS (ATALANTEO) FEAT. TUPAC PERALTA
9. Nandele - Incomati
10. The Secret Soul Society – Wanna Be Free
11. B.J. Smith – Marina Del Ray
12. The Secret Soul Society – Wanna Be Free
13. Lakeshouse - Meaningless Kiss (Unts Unts Mix)
14. Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling /Andreas Werliin – III
15. The Brother Moves On - Itumeleng Revisited
16. Togo All Stars - Ancestors Calling
17. Antibalas - Dirty Money
18. Trinidad Steel Drummers - Cissy Strut (Copycat Re-Take)
19. Guruku - Love Runaway
20. Beau Zwart - Beyond Two Souls ft. Sykes
21. Dam Swindle - The Break Up (Emma-Jean Thackray remix)
22. Underground System - Sleazy (Nenor Remix)
23. Demixes Vol3 &amp; Loveface - Love Satisfaction
24. Bay Bryan – Let Go

Paper Air Waves - May '23

Paper has been pushing all things deep house and disco from the furthest reaches of the world via the good old North of England since the early Nineties.

The label has already featured a new series of EP's showcasing the best new dance music and future funk, house and disco from the world's finest producers.

We kicked off in 1994, leading the upsurge in popularity of UK house music within an underground scene previously dominated by a soundtrack from US cities like Chicago, Detroit and New York. Enhanced by a strong visual identity, as well as impeccable musical quality control PAPER was, and is one of the world’s most treasured record companies.

It continues to be funk-fuelled and bottom heavy!

A record label from the North West of England... 

Launched by former Electric Elephant booker & manager Chris Massey as a side project alongside his A&R role at Paper Recordings....

Sprechen is a platform to showcase electronic music designed for the dance floor...with a passion for melody, groove, soul & energy with no limitations of style and a diverse release policy...

Speak Music...

August 25 Keep On Trying 12" EP Hell Yeah Recordings
May 25 Magic Wand 12"
Jan 25 Female Planet EP paper recordings

Sept 24 People Are Jamming EP Freebooter Lounge

August 24 Shake It Up EP Hot Digits Music

June 24: Charlie's Extasy EP (Rare Wiri)

April 24 paper Cuts 7: two tracks included

March 24 Feel So Nice EP Rare Wiri

Feb 24 Feel The Need EP Citizens of Vice

Nov 23 Late Nites EP Paper Recordings

Oct 23 Break Down Fire EP Spa In Disco

Oct 23 Pilots of Peace Drop The Pilot EP Citizens of Vice

Aug 23 Keep The Mystique LP - Hell Yeah! Recordings

may 23 changes EP - RareWiri records

may 23 SSS vs Boogie Brothers - Wanna Be Free (Citizens of Vice)

april 23 lucid disco EP - discoholics anonymous

march 23 oh people EP paper recordings

Nov 22 Nile-Ism EP Carrara - Carrara Records

Nov 22 Pilots of Peace Art & Soul EP on Citizens of Vice

July 22 Oh Laura EP on Citizens of Vice Records

Yam Who Essential Tunes Aug 21 on Levisiteur Online:

The Boogie Brothers’ – Let’s Go feat Sato
Paper Recordings
When this bomb landed at Paper Towers their only option was to clear the decks and get it out asap. The Boogie Brothers’ ‘Let’s Go’ featuring Sato on vocals is the said track. Cooked up by Japan-based Julian Brennan and Cal Gibson (The Secret Soul Society) as a live disco jam that channels Arthur Russell, FK and Larry Levan. Sato from Japanese cosmic pop duo Viva Sherry was brought on board to provide vocals, and the result is a release that sounds like a modern disco classic. No remixes, no edits, just one stone-cold killer cut and with Danny Krivit already all over it.

New EP 'The Secret Revenge EP' out on Paper Wave Recordings May 2021

New LP out now on Slightly Transformed records. Review from Le Visiteur online Dec 20:

The Secret Soul Society are an act who get us very excited here at LV HQ whether it’s for their own classy releases or the label they co-run Scruffy Soul Recordings whose The Kyoto Connection EP we featured a few weeks back HERE. Their latest venture is a 15 song album packed full of outstanding original compositions, sample heavy gems and leftfield groove. 
Landing this coming Friday on Slightly Transformed as a Juno Download exclusive it’s an outstanding way to see out 2020 with the promise of a much better year ahead. 
Songs From The Soul Kitchen is an album that pulls many disparate genres together from Thievery Corporation dubbed out electronica through Jazz edged electronic licks reminiscent of Flying Lotus. It flows through tracks channeling Stevie Wonder and the lighter moments of Screamadelica era Andrew Weatherall straight into deep blues edged Beta Band cool and sample heavy disco moments. 
It full of distinct influences but equally as a whole its combined sound pallet sounds original and exciting. The samples are well chosen and engaging and work together perfectly as an piece, The Secret Soul Society has most definitely found their own vibe here and it’s one which it is easy to become fully involved in. 
Our premier today is Better Get To Know You, which is one of the more disco edged and dancefloor ready tracks on the album, It’s main vocal loop is a delight, easy going, fun and cool. It’s a track in the vein of the Stardust’s and Modjo’s of this world as far as the feelings that it elicits.
15 tracks of msuical bliss, make sure you check it in full. 

From Banbantonton June 2020:

Not so much edits, or remixes, as new music inspired by archival sources is Secret Soul Society’s E.P. on Paper Recordings. SSS being an extremely prolific new-ish venture from Neon Heights` Cal Gibson. There`s a quartet of tunes on offer, but I`ll pick just 2. Jeff & David loops reeds and rippling pianos while some sampled wise-head explains the way discotheques should work. The relationship between the DJ and the dancers, where it`s the dancers that define the dance. The more drum-driven Cantoma-esque Sunday Brown is a bongo-bashing heat-haze of keys in gliding glissando and muted vocal harmonies. 

The Burning Sky EP out March 2020 on About Disco Records (Brazil)

Secret Excuse available now on Paper Wave Recordings: Free Download

The Secret Soul Society Remix of Pops Neon's This Town out now on Paper Recordings

The Secret Soul Society EP 1 out now on Paper Wave Recordings

Secret Soul Society - Comfort Me Soul Bird forthcoming Paper Recordings

Secret Soul Society - Dracula vs The Five Sinners out now 2020 paper recordings

Secret Soul Society - Sons of Stevie EP out now on Slightly Transformed

Secret Soul Society LP out summer 2020 on Slightly Transformed

Secret Soul society tracks forthcoming on Magic Wand

Winter 2020: LP release on Slightly Transformed recordings

June2020: Scruffy Soul Recordings 001