Alongside Jeb Loy Nichols' new album, Timmion releases a series of double-sided 7" singles from it. The second one of them features a folky mid-tempo soul groove in "I Just Can't Stop" backed with the solid beat-ballad "Help Me Along". Jeb once again proves his skills in writing songs that provoke both thoughts and emotions.

The sunny disposition painted by Jeb's acoustic guitar and Cold Diamond & Mink's effortless playing on the A side turns out to be a facade. What is revealed is a bittersweet story about heartbreak and social distress, in the midst of which Jeb's protagonist denounces himself to be no better than the rest of those crooks, kings and pimps. B side's "Help Me Along” kicks off with Seppo Salmi's familiar guitar licks and a sweet horn section intro, before Jeb starts developing his narrative about the importance of communications in a relationship.

Jeb Loy Nichols is veteran musician with a major label past, who is able to sing about our everyday pains and joys, and raise his songs well above average voices. With this 45 in your box, you'll have soul on your side.

I Just Can't Stop

I Just Can't Stop - Jeb Loy Nichols

Myron & E with the Soul Investigators, from the album Broadway.  
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U.S. TOUR WITH CODY CHESTNUTT
Sep 27: St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill 
Sep 29: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall  
Oct 1: Charlotte, NC @ Visulite  
Oct 3: Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle  
Oct 4: Atlanta, GA @ The Loft  
Oct 5: Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge  

IN JAPAN WITH THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS
Oct 9: Tokyo @ Billboard Live Tokyo 

EUROPE TOUR WITH THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS
Nov 13: Turku, FI  @ Dynamo
Nov 15: Helsinki  @ Tavastia 
Nov 16: Copenhagen  @ Loppen
Nov 17: Stockholm @ Fasching Club
Nov 20: Rennes @ Ubu 
Nov 21: Paris @ Bellevilloise
Nov 22: Avignon @ Nuits Zebrees / Radio Nova
Nov 23: Marseille @ Cabaret Aleatoire
Nov 25: Frankfurt @ Orange Peel
Nov 26: Stuttgart @ Zwölfzehn
Nov 27: Pfarrkirchen, Germany @ Club Bogaloo 
Nov 28: Basel, Switzerland @ Kaserne 
Nov 29: Amsterdam @ Paradiso 
Nov 30: Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Bird 
Dec 1: Hanover, Germany @ Lux
Dec 2: Cologne @ Bahnhof Ehrenfeld 
Dec 4: London, UK @ Jazz Cafe 
Dec 5: Cardiff, UK @ Koko Gorillaz
Dec 6: Berlin @ Bohannon
Dec 7: Madrid @ Tempo Club

THE ALBUM

Myron & E - Going In Circles

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2. I'm Coming Home
3. Work To Do
4. Never Be Another You
5. Lover Man
6. Make This World
7. Let Him In
8. How I Like It
9. Where Is The Love
10. Precious Love

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Special Night

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The Olympians self-titled debut album, featuring members of The Dap-Kings, Lee Fields & the Expressions, and Menahan Street Band, is out now. Order now: shop.daptonerecords.com

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Bad Education

Bad Education - Bardo Martinez & The Soul Investigators

Ernie Hawks' debut album "Scorpio Man" is nearly here, and about to be released during the first quarter of 2018. The way will be paved with a fresh 7" single that lifts the gritty jazz funk of "Scorpio Walk" from the album on the A side and pairs it up with the mystic groover "Message of Love", a non-LP track only available on this release.

As the track to start up the upcoming album, "Scorpio Walk" rushes on like a manic villain from an art house spy film. A groove made of a murmuring fuzz bass and a surf guitar is suddenly released into heavenly choruses, where the man of the hour lifts the ambiance with a series of lyrical flute solos.

"Message of Love" sounds like an homage to the gently pulsing library music funk from the mid 1970's. Ernie's flute lead is accompanied by bubbling Fender Rhodes, which carries the track forwards like a shy cousin of Michel Sardaby's "Welcome New Warmth". Seductive male vocal wailing haunts in the background, while the track proceeds without haste in its realm of lost budget X-rated movie soundtracks.

The Scorpio Walk

Bobby Oroza’s debut single “This Love” has already made it’s way from Finland where it was recorded around the world and into the hearts of soul music lovers. Bobby’s emotion drenched vocals paired with Cold Diamond & Mink’s production make for a modern day soul song that walks the line between gritty and sweet. Already a favorite in the Chicano Soul / lowrider scene this tune leaves everyone who hears it waiting for more. Bobby Oroza’s full length debut is due out in late 2018 on Big Crown Records. Stay tuned.

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Bobby Oroza - This Love Pt. 1 - BC064-45 - Side A

The blues roots grow surprisingly deep in the Finnish music scene. From this fertile ground rises singer Emilia Sisco, who debuts on Timmion with her phenomenal single "Don't Believe You Like That". With her strong background in fusing blues, r&b and jazz, Emilia apparently slips also nicely into the dark soulful grooves of Cold Diamond & Mink.

In "Don't Believe You Like That" Emilia sets herself into the role of a mistreated lover, who still tries to see a speck of hope in the doomed relationship. By dubbing herself, and accompanying the lyric with graceful harmonies, she succeeds in building a powerful beat ballad, that should appeal to the darker end of the dance floor.

There's a special lane in history for soul music this understated. It's cool and intimate at the same time, like there's something dangerous lurking under the surface. So roll up something nice, if that's your thing, and hop along for the ride.

Don't Believe You Like That

Don't Belive You Like That - Emilia Sisco And Cold Diamond & Mink

Prolific soul man Carlton Jumel Smith made a fresh opening into deep vintage soul sounds with his Timmion single debut. Now he's back for more with the dancefloor track "This Is What Love Looks Like", paving the road towards his album, which is dropping on Timmion at the beginning of 2019.

Think of classic funky soul with a little bit of Chicago, some Tighten Up guitar and blaring horn melodies, and you get an idea, where this energizing groove is headed. Carlton gets going with his soulful testimony, while the A-list of Finnish soul and jazz players from Tuomo Prättälä and Jimi Tenor to Jukka Eskola strengthen the Cold Diamond & Mink band to new heights.

If the first single dripped with heartaches and bitterness, this one is a monumental sonic heart emoji instead, seasoned with sweet sunshine. Even though Carlton can play any part the lyric casts him in, the conveyor of positivity suits him well. In real life it's not rare to see the man smiling, and when performing he oozes with peace, love and soul, turning the audience inside out. Here he's laid down one for the dancers!

This Is What Love Looks Like!

About 
Hard to believe its been about 16 years since I last put a compilation together and nearly 20 years since I was asked to raid my collection to put together a selection of rare hard to find music from days gone by..

The music on this compilation is for me a very personal journey tracing back to my earliest experiences as both a DJ and collector on the jazz dance scene.

Early memories of frequenting clubs like Jaffas above The Horseshoe on Tottenham Court Road hearing Paul Murphy play these amazing records and then going to his shop pick up tracks like Johnnie Walker’s ‘Dipping’ and Jayne Cortez – I See Chano Pozo.

DJ’ing on a Monday night at The Wag in Wardour Street was really special. Working with the likes of Gilles Peterson, Sylvester, Bob Jones and Chris Bangs was a musical education.

The on going friendly DJ competitiveness to break and play recently discovered ‘old tunes’ like Reverie ‘In Every Way’, Irakere’s ‘Chekere Son’ and Olli Ahvenlahti’s dancefloor fusion classic ‘Grandma’s Rocking Chair’ was all part of the appeal.

When Gilles Peterson, Bob Jones and myself originally started the Talkin Loud Sunday Afternoon at Dingwalls sessions little did we know what a major part that would play in the history of jazz dance culture. Again it became a ‘one-stop’ to hear exciting and up until then undiscovered gems from both the jazz and soul scene. Tunes like Kamal Abdul Alim’s head nodding funk ‘Brotherhood’, The Pharoah’s ‘Freedom Road’ and Roy Porter’s ‘Jessica’ all became ‘Camden anthems’ mainly because of the open-mindedness of both the DJs and the Sunday afternoon regulars as well as the hunger to hear new music.

So here is my ‘Private Collection’. I hope the music on it moves you in some way, whether you know the tracks or not, as it still does me.

 

Kev Beadle, 2013



Bio


DJ, radio presenter, music producer and event promoter Kev Beadle’s bio reads like a journey through the halcyon years of the jazz, jazz funk and soul scene in the UK from the early 80s right through to today’s various musical manifestations.

From early DJ experiences working with fellow spinners Paul Oakenfold and Trevor Fung in the early 80's, and then hooking up with Gilles Peterson and playing alongside him at various residencies including Dingwalls, The Wag, Special Branch, The Fez and the legendary Sunday night jazz sessions at The Belvedere Arms in Richmond. 

Through the early nineties Kev put together a serious number of compilations for various labels. These included six albums for the 'Essential Argo/Cadet Grooves' series for Charly Records, which also included two ‘Best Of’s - Terry Callier and Lou Donaldson and also the very successful 'Capitol Rare' series for Blue Note.

After a period of working at Timewarp Records in Croydon he then went on to working at two of the West End’s top vinyl outlets - Soul Jazz Records (now Sounds Of The Universe) and Mr Bongo.

During his time at Mr Bongo he set up the Clean Up Record label – a small independent dance music that specialized in jazz beats, trip hop and drum & bass, releasing music from the likes of Koop, Aquasky, Valerie Etienne and Line Of Flight Productions.
In 1995 the label was then picked up by independent giant One Little Indian and so Kev moved on from Soho record salesman to A&R and Label Manager at OLI right up to 2000.
The Clean Up label went from strength to strength in that period and hit a major high point when original signing Line Of Flight evolved into 1 million+ sales selling indie dance act the Sneaker Pimps. In the five year period at One Little Indian Kev was responsible for commissioning some huge club remixes for both One Little Indian and Clean Up including the anthemic Armand Van Helden remix of the Sneaker Pimp’s ‘Spin Spin Sugar’.

More ‘musical boundary pushing’ compilations also followed in that period including the ‘Nu Jazz Generation’ series for both Clean Up and Vol. 2 for BBE.

Aside from his many DJ residencies and worldwide guest appearances over the years, he has maintained a strong radio presence from pirate radio shows on KJazz and Starpoint in the 80’s right through to his current weekly podcast and show on internet soul and jazz station Solar Radio.

He can also boast to being one of the longest-running DJ residents at the legendary Southport Weekender where he is also the musical consultant for the events most cutting edge room – the Beat Bar and in more recent years the extremely successful SunceBeat Festival In Croatia.

With all this under his belt, Kev is not content to sit on his laurels, preferring to push the musical boundaries, create and showcase innovative new sounds rooted in soul & jazz, and with a DJ career spanning 30 years he is regarded as one of the leading tastemakers in his field.
Kev Beadle – September 2012








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