A reworking of the CHico classic from his Nomad album.  Totally redone with Chico's beautiful drums, which he was gracious enough to go into the studio and reacord for us.  Real strings by the amazing Christian Howe.   Stephanie McKay, Wendy Starland and Ansel Matthews provide the lush vocals. Check the lap steel guitar of Matt Smith, the smooth sinuous bass of Serge Brandao and the wonderful percussion spread of Jose Claussell.   Bennett Paster's rhodes takes this into Ramsey Lewis' Sun Goddess territory.  This special unreleased mix with Joe running it down old school with his magical mutes 'straight from the board in a live mixdown' has never been released .  Enjoy!

Chico Hamilton/SoulFeast - Magical Maiden (Joe's Magical Mutes Full)

Roy Hargrove's Jazz Funk band RH Factor gave us a track that they were going to dispose off, but we liked the vibe and sentiment so much, we decided to flush it fully out.  Renee Neufville of Zhane (Hey Mr. DJ) plus Roy and a few other beautiful guests came through to make this a bonafide good time.  The breakdown is special because of the reprise where we brought back the original drums and Roy's flugelhorn solo is an ode to Freddie Hubbard.  Funmi Ononaiye is the funky worm at the end.  Universe > Universal!!
              

RH Factor - UNIVERSE (SOULFEAST MAIN & REPRISE)

Soulful Jazzy House jam from veteran singer Allan Harris. Takes up from where Pharoah Sander's Journey To The One left off for you jazz heads out there.  If you liked Gregory Porter's 1960 What?, then your'e gonna dig this.  The album drops in February on Love Production Records/Sacred Rhythm Records.

Allan Harris - Mother's Love (Nobody Loves You Betta SoulFeast Mix)

Also from the new Allan Harris album to drop in the Fall 2016.  Originally written for his musical Cross That River about the Black cowboy experience, this jam tells a story from yesteryear that is apropos today. This is the Bonus Beats version with a little extra percussion.  Dig how Allan can tell a story, but also dig his slide playing on national steel and guitar, giving us those double unison Allman Brother type lines.  Drums and percussion by Shirazette Tinnen and Joe Claussell.  Enjoy!

Mother's Love (Nobody Loves You Betta SF mix)

Allan Harris - Blue Was Angry (SoulFeast Bonus Beats)

Soulful singer songwriter and musical polymath, Louis Cato gave us a track from his new EP to play with.  We took it for a spin and brought Louis back in to lay down some more bass and some beautiful vox adlibs.  If you loved the house version of Kem's Heaven, I think you're going to love In My Reach.  And for all you struggling artists out there, listen to Mr. Cato's lyrics and don't give up as it's surely In Your Reach.

Louis Cato - In My Reach (SoulFeast Remix)  W Trumpet Solo

rough Remix from the Laura Mvula with Metropole Orkestra Album of Green Gardens.  We heard this lush album with Laura beautiful voice while riding in the car and when Green Gardens came on, we knew we wanted to remix it.

Laura Mvula - Green Garden (SoulFeast Ruff Mixes with Metropole Ork)

Was listening to Lizz Wright's album, Freedom & Surrender produced by Larry Klein and was immediately taken by the lead-off track Freedom. The lyrics speak to the times and the groove was there as well. We decided to take a look at it and bring it to the dance floor. This is a very rough mix.

Lizz Wright Freedom (SoulFeast ruff remix)

Allan Harris tells the story of Blue, a slave, who steals his master's horse and rides to freedom going getting back to his Afro roots along the way.

Blue Was Angry (SF back to the roots mix)

Allman Brothers meets Allan Harris and Jose Claussell.  Blue gets away and travels back to Afrika for a hot sec!

Blue Was Angry (w Horns & Lv Drm Fills & AfroLatin break SF mix)

SoulFeast Music is a joint Production and label venture initiated by producers Brian Michel Bacchus &  Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell.  SoulFeast is also a Soulful and Cathartic production entity for Dance Music production and presentation that incorporates the skills of these two Iconoclasts with other like minds in the Undergound Dance Music community.  And by Dance Music, we mean any sounds that make you want to Move Your Body,  regardless of genre!
        
      In 1997, Blue Note Records was looking for an A&R man and was able to coax Brian Michel Bacchus into accepting a position that lasted four fruitful years. More importantly as to the formative chemistry behind SoulFeast, he enlisted friend and cohort Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell to remix several classic tracks by Blue Note artists Cassandra Wilson (Run The Vodou Down & You Don't Know What Love Is), Ronny Jordan (London Lowdown), The Wild Magnolias (Battlefield) and Salif Keita (Tolon Willie).  Claussell also enlisted Bacchus to co-produce 2 Tracks with him of Japanese artist Monday Michiru (Chasing After The Sun & Mysteries Of Life) for her 4 Seasons project on Polydor KK. Bacchus' parting gift to Blue Note was the signing and A&Ring of Norah Jones' Come Away With Me, which went on to garner 8 Grammy Awards. On the heels of this runaway success & the crumbling of the Twin Towers, Bacchus finally escaped the major label Ball & Chain and left Blue Note to pursue independent production again. The first person who called was Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell, who suggested they form a separate production co-venture.  And so SoulFeast was born! Mixes by SoulFeast include the Afro-Brazilian jam "Manhattan" by Eliane Elias, "For Fun" & "Universe" by Rh Factor [Nominated For A Grammy] and "One Day (My Love)" by N’Dea Davenport, "African Lady" By Somi, "Life Is Real" and "Down On My Knees" by Ayo and an ongoing series of collaborations with legendary drummer Chico Hamilton ("I’m Still Thirsty", "Magical Maiden") called Alternative Dimensions.  
        
      Besides working as SoulFeast, both Brian Michel Bacchus and Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell each produce music under their own names and entities.  Bacchus  as Brian Bacchus still works as an independent producer for various artists (Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright, Allan Harris, Sarah McKenzie, Richie Havens, Janis Siegel, Sullivan Fortner, Brian Owens, Quiana Lynell, Matthew Whitaker,  to name a few) and Claussell has several imprints (Sacred Rhythm, Spiritual Life Music, and Mental Remedy) that he releases music under.  He is also in constant demand as a producer and remixer as well as a cosmic DJ in the US and overseas(Body & Soul, Sacred Rhythm, Cosmic Arts)and has opened a new venture in Brooklyn, Cosmic Arts.  Check it out!

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