Artist: Joseph Malik
Title: Trouble with a Capital T (Shaka Loves You Remixes)
Release date: June 2nd, 2025
Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat No: RRR081

The story begins when Joseph Malik went to see his old friend, Mike Keat of the Cuban Brothers perform in Edinburgh. Shaka Loves You were on the same bill and when Joseph was invited backstage, he met the boys from Glasgow and they talked about their collective love of Celtic, soul music and about Craig Charles and the huge support he had given to both parties’ releases over the years. As Joseph had his ‘Proxima Ebony Variant Issue’ project on the go, he asked the duo if they’d be interested in working their magic on a remix of 'Trouble with a Capital T'. The answer was a resounding ‘yes’ and so, the Edinburgh/Glasgow funk and soul connection was cemented. When Shaka delivered their fabulous remix, there was much celebration all round – this is a summer soul sizzler of epic proportions.

Shaka Loves You aka Jamie & Marty joined forces in Glasgow in 2011 and have since taken their dynamic sound worldwide. Their sets blend the best of funk, soul, jazz, boogie, disco, and house, mixing current tracks with timeless classics. With Marty’s live percussion adding a distinctive, visual energy, their shows bring a unique spark to the dancefloor that’s both aural and visual. Along the way they’ve supported such luminaries as George Clinton, De La Soul, The Jacksons, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Crazy P, Craig Charles, Dave Lee and David Rodigan. SLY’s releases are backed by BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, and BBC Introducing,
with shout-outs from Mixmag, DJ Mag, Ministry of Sound, and the Defected ‘Glitterbox’
Radio Show. 

Taken from Joseph’s forthcoming 2025 LP release, ‘Proxima Ebony Variant Issue’ – Bandcamp link HERE.
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Joseph Malik x Shaka Loves You - Trouble (Shaka Loves You Instrumental)

Artist: Joseph Malik 
Title: Adult Contemporary (Shuya Okino + ROOT SOUL Rework EP)
Release date: July 18th, 2025
Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat No: RRR086

The story begins in the early 00’s when Joseph Malik and Shuya Okino were both signed to Munich based label, Compost Records and Joseph was on tour in Japan with iconic soul artist, Terry Callier. Shuya showed up at the gig and took Joseph to his legendary night club ‘The Room’ in Shibuya, Tokyo and from that early meeting, a bond of musical brotherhood began. They stayed in touch even after Joseph had left Compost, and the pair met up on a regular basis when Shuya visited Edinburgh as his wife, Jo, is from the same city. Joseph had always wanted to work with Shuya after hearing his production skills on Kyoto Jazz Massive’s releases – the group Shuya founded with his brother, Yoshihiro in 1994. So, when Shuya remixed ‘Just to be free’ on Joseph’s ‘Diverse 3’ 2021 album, the precedent was set.

Early in 2025, Shuya reworked Joseph’s track, ‘Adult Contemporary’, taken from his highly acclaimed 2023 ‘Proxima Ebony’ LP and, along with ROOT SOUL, Shuya delivers the full ‘Chic funk dance’ experience, all recorded in Tokyo, Japan and mastered by Darren Morris at North Street West studio in the UK. Guaranteed to cause maximum dance floor damage this summer.

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https://ramrock.bandcamp.com/album/rrr086-joseph-malik-adult-contemporary-shuya-okino-root-soul-rework-ep

Joseph Malik  - Adult Contemporary (Shuya Okino & ROOT SOUL Rework Radio Edit)

Joseph Malik  - Adult Contemporary (Shuya Okino & Root Soul Extended Rework)

Joseph Malik ft. Shuya Okino - Interlude ft. Shuya Okino - Tokyo To Edinburgh Interlude


Joseph Malik and Daniel Walls aka remix duo, ‘Oddball Creatives’, deliver a deluxe DJ package on the last ever single from Joseph on Ramrock Records. For this epic project, they brought in Edinburgh music legends, jazz trumpeter, Colin Steele and the Proclaimers keyboard player, Steven Christie for the new remixes of ‘Adult Contemporary’ taken from Joseph’s seminal 2023 LP, ‘Proxima Ebony’. 

Producer and keyboard legend, Steven Christie has a long history of songwriting with Joseph over three decades, so it seemed the right thing to do, with ‘Oddball Creative’ co-producer, Daniel Walls of Digital Liquid fame, to deliver this homage to 90s house and original disco breaks and beats. Joseph and Daniel were hugely inspired by Pépé Bradock, Moodymann and Peven Everett on the Oddball Creatives remix featuring Steven Christie. Steven has collaborated with Joseph on Ramrock releases ‘Til Sunday’ LP and ‘Justify Me’ EP and more recently on Steven’s ‘Must do Right’ LP on his label, San Siro Heights.

Joseph first began recording with trumpet player Colin Steele in the early 90s and through the 2000s on German record label, Compost Records and again on Ramrock Red Records from 2017 onwards. You can hear their remarkable collaboration on Linkwood’s ‘Miles Away’ track which has gone into House history. Colin Steele has been at the forefront of the Scottish jazz scene for the last 30 years, winning BBC Jazz CD of the Year for his second album, ‘The Journey Home’, amongst many other awards over the years. His current 2025 release is an interpretation of the iconic Glaswegian band, The Blue Nile’s songbook with the Colin Steele Jazz Quartet entitled ‘The Blue Nile Jazz Interpretations’. Jazzwize Magazine has quoted, “I'd be surprised if a better British Jazz album is released this year.” Darren Morris, at North Street West studios, mixed the Oddball Creatives ‘La Beat Soul Club Tribute’ remix and added additional piano, bass and strings on Joseph's dedication to his favourite soul club in the world, ‘La Beat Soul Club’. The La Beat DJs, Gavin Elder, Brian Gordon and Ross Wilson’s DJ sets deeply inspired Joseph and Daniel to go home after the club night to reinterpret ‘Adult Contemporary’ as a tribute to dancing the night away on the Southside of Edinburgh. Joseph invited Colin Steele to capture the magic to make a dance floor filler for the end of the night. 

Daniel Walls has had a solo release on Ramrock Red, under his DJ moniker Digital Liquid, called ‘Footsteps’ where he teamed up with Joseph and Beldina Odenyo. Dan has also worked closely with Joseph since Joseph’s ‘Diverse’ 2 + 3 LP releases. Dan’s remix off shoots of their work include ‘Only Fans’ and his ‘Come One, Come All’ ‘Battle Cry’ rework.

When Joseph sent House legend/FAITH magazine editor Terry Farley the hot new 'Oddball Creatives' extended club mix of ‘Adult Contemporary’, he gushingly replied after listening on his sound bar loudly several times: "That’s incredible mate. It's the kind of track that reminded me of the 'I need You’ era, Sylvester mixed with NYC morning music/ sleaze that got played at iconic Manhattan clubs like The Saint as the dancers came down off their uppers and the Quaaludes kicked in. The vocal is beautiful, and the mix never takes the turns you expect. To make such a very left field and clever track without losing its core danceability isn’t an easy trick but Joseph’s vocal performance nails it in the most beautiful way”.

Signing off with a final quote from a man who needs no introduction, Irvine Welsh:
“I love this record, the accompanying beautiful and groovy mixes, and most of all, Joseph Malik’s amazing voice. He tells me this will be his last record. I hope he changes his mind. If not it’s a beautiful spiritual high to go out on, and thank you Joe, for the fabulous music and great inspiration down the years.” 


Joseph Malik - Adult Contemporary (Oddball Creatives Instrumental) ft. Steven Christie

Joseph Malik - Adult Contemporary Oddball Creatives Remix ft Steven Christie

Joseph Malik - Adult Contemporary (OC ‘La Beat Soul Club Tribute’ Instrumental) ft. Colin Steele

Joseph Malik - Adult Contemporary (OC ‘La Beat Soul Club Tribute’ Remix) ) ft. Colin Steele

05. Joseph Malik - Adult Contemporary (Oddball Creatives Extended Club Mix)

This is the soundz of Soulful Sundayz recorded live at Ultimate Dance Radio 28.09.2025.

Many thanks to everyone tuned in, turned on.

On the show this week we explore the wonderful world of a superb recording artist/producer/DJ called Joseph Malik.  His music and collaborations are all over my show.

Check out some classics as recommended for my show, Cuts from King Street Records, Club Sweat and from Alina Bzezhinska & Tulshi's new album 'Whispers of Rain'.

Love Sundayz

Soulful Sundayz 28.09.2025

Left Bank Two (Vision On Gallery Theme) - Wayne Hill	
Footsteps ft. Joseph Malik + Beldina Odenyo (North Street West Vocal Remix) - Digital Liquid
Whispers of Rain - Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi	
Tired on my own - Steven Christie ft. Joseph Malik	
Nomad's Nocturne - Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi	
Journey Home - Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi	
Justify me	- Steven Christie ft. Joseph Malik	
The Man in Me - Bob Dylan	
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Remastered 2011) - Queen	
Green Door - Shakin' Stevens
Films (Remastered 2009) - Gary Numan	
Take A Left (A Jo Wallace 'North Street' Vocal Remix) - Joseph Malik	
Dark Sun (Aemone Remix) - Claudio Crispo	
I'll Wait - Avi Snow, Night Tales	
Down Too Low (Original Mix) - Denats		
Out of The Ordinary (Joseph Mail Vocal Mix) - The Republic of Persevere 
Cars (Remastered 2009) - Gary Numan	
Adult Contemporary (Oddball Creatives Remix) ft. Steven Christie - Joseph Malik	
Roman d’Amour (Midnight Version) [Extended Mix] - Alastair Lane, Sarah Degny	
Never Gonna Stop (Extended Mix) - Cristian Volpe	
Play The Game (Extended) - Deeptrak	
Luz De La Luna (Extended Mix) - Anthony Mea & Francesco Puoli	
Losing (Extended Mix) - Dexter Troy	
Soul Ties (Deez Raw Life Extended Mix)	- Raw Underground & Igor Gonya	
ROY ZONE (Extended Mix) - Frankie Ferrara	
The Light (Steve Self Remix) - Apsara	
You Matter  (Original mix)	- Skyhunter & Nipika		
Tension (Extended Mix) - Junior Sanchez & Loods	
Let It In (Extended Mix) - Wh0, Sam Frandisco, Marco Melissen	
Sweet Harmony (Extended Mix) - Marshall Jefferson x Bart Skils	
Like That (Extended Mix) - OUNAH	
Pa Lante (Extended Mix) - Loz Seka	
Untitled Punk (Extended Mix) - Yamagucci	
Tanz Mit Mir - fran&co	
Dark Sun - Claudio Crispo	


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Mike Harrison presents Soulful Sundayz at Ultimate Dance Radio 28.09.2025

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