ERIC ENGLISH - HIGHER LERNING

Eric English is a producer based out of Wilmington(US).His influeces stem from hip hop and house.He developed a love for the genres as a child on summer vacations to NYC. Listening to stations like WBLS on late night radio. With his style he tries to blend the two genres. Higher Lerning is a direct result of those influences,he wanted to mix hard drums with spoken word but spoken word with a strong message like old school hip hop. So there you have it Higher Lerning...



04. Eric English - Higher Learning

Name : SOUL IMAGO VARIOUS ARTISTS 001 
Cat# : Soul Imago 1201-04
Release Date : 25 May 2015
Format : Vinyl

Tracklist: 

A.1 Soulphiction - Swing Low 
A.2 Lay-Far - Looking for Changes (Pablo Valentino Remix) B.1 Noa Siano - Rhodesy 
B.2 Duktus & Blunted Monkz - Tokyo Hotel 

A & R : Blunted Monkz // P&C 2015 // All rights reserved. // Manufactured by Soul Imago (A subdivision of Faces Records) Mastering by Steffen Baldo a.k.a Ugly Drumz // Cover design by Stefan Lange. 

 Soul Imago is coming up with a killer deep House 4 Tracker featuring Soulphiction,LayFar,Pablo Valentino, Noa Siano,Duktus and Blunted Monkz. Don’t sleep on this one ! 

B.2 Duktus & Blunted Monkz - Tokyo Hotel(SI1201)

B.1 Noa Siano - Rhodesy(SI1201)

A.2 Lay-Far - Looking For Changes (Pablo Valentino Remix)(SI1201)

A.1 Soulphiction - Swing Low(SI1201)

Name : SOUL IMAGO VARIOUS ARTISTS 002 
Release Date : (soon) in pressing now 


Tracklist:

A.1 Steven Wooblejay - Soul Control
A.2 MadDai - AnnaMaria
B.1 Tim Toh - Misery 
B.2 Melodiesinfonie - Toothpaste

A & R : Blunted Monkz // P&C 2016 // All rights reserved. // Manufactured by Soul Imago //
Mastering by Steffen Baldo a.k.a Ugly Drums // Cover design by Stefan Lange.






Soul Imago returns with the 2nd sampler from the German imprint and this one picks up where the last one left off with some nice basement grooves and nice experimental hip hop beats.
The sampler starts with "Soul Control" a Detroit-esque house chugger from French producer Steven Wobblejay who's already made remarkable records on labels such as Compost Records, Jazzmin Records, K7 and FACES.
He is also known for his work with Creative Swing Alliance with  Pablo Valentino. The A side closes with a smoothed out hip hop joint with plenty of rhodes and swing from MadDai from Stuttgart Germany who outside
of producing beats is a multi audio talent also doing live beats showcases on his SP. The B-side starts off with "Misery" from Stuttgart born Berlin based producer Tim Toh.
Misery is an off kilter house jammy with a light touch on the drums and a very abstract but also straightforward melody line. It's a six minute jam that feels more like 3 as the sounds melt away the time.
This one will do well for fans of Theo Parrish and the more jazz oriented side of deep house music. 
Just like the A side Soul Imago shows it's not only a dance label but is all about the beats with a swingy chop heavy hip hop joint from Swiss producer Melodiesinfonie
called "toohpaste". Toothpaste is a jazzy venture with recognizable acapella chops that set it off just right.
Melodiesinfonie is co-founder of Boyoom Connective and has worked with labels such as HHV, Box Aus Holz, Soulection and even for Soul Imago back in 2012.
All in all This second sampler is a testimony of what the label and it's artists are all about. Good music and good vibes.

B.2 Melodiesinfonie - Toothpaste

A.2 MadDai - AnnaMaria

A.1 Steven Wobblejay -  Soul Control

Name : Stylus Heat - The PickUp Funk Ep

Tracklist:

A.1 The thing to do
B.1 PickUp Funk
B.2 Going home

A & R : Blunted Monkz // P&C 2016 // All rights reserved. // Manufactured by Soul Imago // Distributed by deejay.de
Mastering by Steffen Baldo a.k.a Ugly Drums // Digital Mastering by Steven Joyce Ames // Cover design by Stefan Lange.

Release date : 

These 2 Stuttgart Germany funkateers Blunted Monkz (Danny Sugaman) and Linntronix (Philip König) accidentally met in Tübingen while Blunted Monkz was in on a gig.
They instantly clicked and fast forward to now as they debut their new collaborative effort as Stylus Heat with 1203.
1203 is a disco affair all the way through with some hot guitar licks from Blunted Monkz father throughout. The record opens up with The Thing To Do a soulful disco jam with the keys,
guitar, funky bass, crispy beat and grooving vocal samples all doing their job in the pocket and sure to keep the party moving into the deep AM hours. Next we hear Pickup Funk a minimal funk
joint with a riding rhythm simple melody some exciting twists and turns at the break. These guys show their musicianship well on this song. This very dope EP closes out with a deep and 
soulful groove called Going Home. This deep house gem is dripping with soul, grooves and just a touch of moodiness in the vocals.
Going Home is just what you wanna play at the end of a party right before the lights come back on.

B.2 Going Home

B.1 Pickup Funk

Name : Stylus Heat - The PickUp Funk Ep

Tracklist:

A.1 The thing to do
B.1 PickUp Funk
B.2 Going home

A & R : Blunted Monkz // P&C 2016 // All rights reserved. // Manufactured by Soul Imago // Distributed by deejay.de
Mastering by Steffen Baldo a.k.a Ugly Drums // Digital Mastering by Steven Joyce Ames // Cover design by Stefan Lange.

Release date : 

These 2 Stuttgart Germany funkateers Blunted Monkz (Danny Sugaman) and Linntronix (Philip Leroi) accidentally met in Tübingen while Blunted Monkz was in on a gig.
They instantly clicked and fast forward to now as they debut their new collaborative effort as Stylus Heat with 1203.
1203 is a disco affair all the way through with some hot guitar licks from Blunted Monkz father throughout. The record opens up with The Thing To Do a soulful disco jam with the keys,
guitar, funky bass, crispy beat and grooving vocal samples all doing their job in the pocket and sure to keep the party moving into the deep AM hours. Next we hear Pickup Funk a minimal funk
joint with a riding rhythm simple melody some exciting twists and turns at the break. These guys show their musicianship well on this song. This very dope EP closes out with a deep and 
soulful groove called Going Home. This deep house gem is dripping with soul, grooves and just a touch of moodiness in the vocals.
Going Home is just what you wanna play at the end of a party right before the lights come back on.

A.1 The Thing To Do

Soul Imago is proud to present its second release brought to you by the Moscow based producer Lay-Far.
In addition to his career as an eclectic Dj, Lay-Far shows his production talent with a passion from jammin` it out to deep, soulful & a slick perfection.
His last releases on Amplified, Development Music, Freestyle Records, Sonarpilot Audio & Shanti has been supported and charted by Joey Negro, Rainer Truby, Craig Smith, Move D, Alex Barck, Kiko Navarro, Red Rack'Em, Kev Beadle, Josh Wink, Jonny Miller, Moonstarr among others...

Detour EP is an allusion to the poem by Robert Frost called "The Road Not Taken".
BAD ASS Jazzy House & Broken Beat EP featuring remixes by SoulParlor, Pablo Valentino & Steven Wobblejay (both members of the Creative Swing Alliance).

TIP! For fans of 4hero (Dego), Jazzanova, Seiji...Check it out!

Alexander Lay-far is an obsessed music lover, crate digger, dj and producer, based in the heart of Russia : Moscow.
He's the author of well-acclaimed "In-Beat-Ween Sessions" Podcast and a member of "Head.Fm" crew, which is responsible for some of the best underground music events in Moscow - within the last years they invited MCDE, Rainer Truby, Seiji, Dorian Concept, 6th Borough Project, Prommer and Barck, Africa Hitech, Dego (4hero), Jazzanova, Dj Krush, Gilles Peterson...to name a few and plays regularly in Cult and Shanti clubs in Moscow.

Besides deep house broken beat and hip-hop culture in general Alex has been very much influenced by the early-mid 70's jazz-funk and fusion era: Norman Connors, Mizell Brothers, James Mason, Johnny Hammond, Roy Ayers, Cesar Mariano, Cymande, Lonnie Liston Smith, Azymuth, Patrice Rushen, Marcos Resende, Hermeto Pascoal...and the list goes on & on.

Why called his first EP "Detour" you would say?
First of all it's an allusion to the poem by Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken" and the idea it expresses : there are two ways - one - the easiest and the most common way, and another - a less traveled one, which he choosed. That's the approach Lay-Far tries to implement in his music production, dj'ing and life in general.

A&R: Blunted Monkz & Pablo Valentino

01. Lay-Far - Beg U

03. Lay-Far - New Frontier

04. Lay-Far - Looking for Changes (Pablo Valentino Remix)

Name : Soulphiction - Imago Sessions Vol.1
Cat# : SI1204 
Release Date : tba
Format : Vinyl

Tracklist:

A1. My history skit 
A2. Finger men dub 
B1. So fat 
B2. Welcome to my limited capabilities


All tracks written & produced by Michel Baumann (Soulphiction) in Stuttgart.
All rights reserved. // Manufactured by Soul Imago // Mastering by Steffen Baldo // Cover design by Blunted Monkz & Polytainment.

Imago Sessions Vol.1

Welcome to my limited capabilities (preview)

So fat (preview)

Imago sessions Vol.1

Finger men dub (preview)

My history skit (preview)

Name : Ruff Degan - Breathin' In A Bag E.P
Cat# : SI1205
Release Date : January 2018
Format : Vinyl only
distributed by: vinyl future
mastering by: Steffen Baldo a.k.a Ugly Drums
artwork by Blunted Monkz & Dorian Schmid

Tracklist:

A.1 Anxiety Always
B.1 Mind Garden
B.2 Shortness Breath

Soul Imago returns with a murky three song EP from the relatively unknown Italian producer Ruff Degan. The song titles describe the songs well taking us on a melancholy journey of sound with the uptempo grooves and beats of "Anxiety Always" into the still sad but optimistic mid tempo chugger "Mind Garden" and closing out with the techno abstractions of "Shortness Breath". Anxiety is a continuous theme throughout this EP but serves as a bit of therapy for some of us who are far too familiar with these emotions and conditions. After all, sometimes knowing you're not alone in feeling this way can be the best medicine. Dim the lights, spark a spliff and let your mind go where the music takes you. This one will take you on a strange dark and beautiful trip into the unknown.

B.2 Shortness Breath

B.1 Mind Garden

A.1 Anxiety Always

Danny Sugaman (Blunted Monkz) & Pablo Valentino (Faces Records/MCDE) teams up to create "SOUL IMAGO" A sister label of Faces Records who will focus mainly on delivering music from new emerging talents and up&coming producers from that so called "Beats Scene" that deserves to be HEARD! Wether it's instrumental hip hop, futuristic cosmic shit or broken beats... "Soul Imago Vol.1" Compilation. Featuring music from such artists as Mndsgn (Klipmode), OL, Lithuanian Hip Hop veteran : Vaiper & Serumas aka Cafeteria, French producers : Yoggyone, TxBck and Gael Blondeau a.k.a  Chamade Beat, UK's : Infinite Potentials (aka Indigo Pyramid) the Swiss youngsters duo : Jazzo & Melodiesinfonie & new Japaneses beatmakers : Kazzzzz & Fitzambro$e. It's sick, it's deep, it's fresh. Weither you are a beats affectionado, music dreamer or repetitive beats lover, this is for U.Check it Out! 


01. TxBck - Early Bird

02. OL - Somewhere There

03. Figub Brazlevic - Feelin Blue

04. Gael Blondeau - Black Blossom

05. Fitzambro$e - Milo

07. Infinite Potentials - Stutter Motion (Pogflipper)

11. Jazzo & Melodiesinfonie - 7h tune

14. Vaiper & Serumas are Cafeteria - Maximal

15. Yoggyone - Babyskin

Independent label based in Stuttgart.

     → out now :
                  Soulphiction - Imago sessions vol.1 (SI04)
     → out soon :
                  Ruff Degan - breathin' in a bag (SI05)
     → contact   :
                  Info@soulimago.com

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