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Cafe de
Soul Volume 1 - CafeCD05
This
is exactly the kind of album that fits this site championing lesser known
independent soul artists, some are showcased on other Cafe de Soul albums, some
are tasters of maybe some things to come. One thing that does shine through is
the quality of the material, thus proving that it is out there if you look.
Delilah
Harris 'Lessons in life' - strong vocal over a smooth neo soul outing. Well
constructed and hopefully a taste of more to come from NYC based Delilah.
Remi
'Heat of the night' - mellow grove with sax lilting away in the background,
catchy and soulful.
Joseph
Diamond ft Jesse Robinson 'Only takes a minute' strong strong vocal, a bit
Luther in style, and well to the front on this groover. Excellent cut, best on
the album for me.
Darrius
'Blissful' - from the album, more elsewhere on the site about this one.
Leena
Conquest ft Roy Ayers 'The Breeze' -
good feedback coming in for this one apparently. Downbeat, jazzy and soulful,
with guest the great Roy Ayers. Strong cut which builds throughout as the vocal
takes over and the vibes get stronger.
Harvey
Hubert 'Let's be done' - A classy track from an artist new to me.
Dianne
Johnson 'Call me up' - introductory track from Dianne, and there should be more
to come. A polished performance on this catchy little stepper. Could be some
remixes on this in time I suspect.
Marqo
'Absolutely Nothing' - written produced and performed byMarqo. He's the second
artists within a few weeks that I've seen described as a male Sade! Don't agree
with either actually but this is a top cu5t. Emotional well performed, builds
and builds to a classy conclusion.
Ski
Johnson ft Tony Terry 'Sailing' - debut single from saxophonist Ski with
excellent vocal by Tony Terry
Nanette Maxine
'Don't take me for granted' - mellow intro before the sultry lead comes in over
a dead slow beat
Nichelle
'Nothing remains the same' more elsewhere but this is space'y and mellow.
Joseph
Diamond ft Carolyn Dyer 'Hold onto you' - Carolyn Dyer features on this second
Joseph Diamond track. Fine jazzy cut but it would have to go some to match the
other track
Chandaleigh
'Bright Sunshine' - Also out on a single this one and you can see why. Typical
of many groovers on the modern soul scene, slow intro and then the beat kicks
in. Catchy chorus hides a nice voice. Good cut.
Remi
'Coco Bella' More fine Remi to conclude.
A very
good album introducing some Independent Soul gems and including several exceptional
cuts. Good luck to these guys and can't wait volume 2 - well done Nigel.
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