late 80s/early 90s uk streetsoul (bass and breakbeats and r&b vocals)

Classic @Bstep. One of the best bands to ever come out of Manchester. My mates wife used to sing with them, then Diane took over and they got successful.

https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3733

Toyin Agbetu interview! Those stories about getting his baseball bat are excellent.

https://youtu.be/cWqp3C0hFg0

Re-issue coming on Isle Of Jura for this one, ideal

^ oh shit that's great news!

I would be remiss in not mentioning Carlton's album 'The Call Is Strong' from 1990, produced by Smith & Mighty, which I consider the overlooked pinnacle of this sound. One of my great music tragedies is losing my copy of this.

finally found a copy of this out in the wild yesterday, best pound I've spent in ages! had the singles for a while but they never really convinced. album is a different beast though, phenomenal stuff

Great interview Boxedjoy..one of the originators

Yeah that Carlton album was a classic...took me years to get a copy! Everis had a big album about that time too

Shades Of Black ‎– Make U Mine (Nemesis Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hifWVab48

Tracy Jones - Promise Me, Forever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBuBYTgWh-E

Stirling McLean - Midnight Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zjwavc-P4I

Trichelle - Midnight lover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enMc6Oqwyxo

Azizi - Midnight Lover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEiezuJdVM4

https://www.mrbongo.com/blogs/news/digging-deeper-an-interview-with-heels-souls-recordings

this interview with Heels & Souls on the re-issue of Special Touch "Garden Of Life" (!) comes with a really good streetsoul mix too

well, would you just look at that :D

picked up the special touch reissue last week, great stuff - meant to bump the thread!

Numero Group have made a playlist...

Lover’s Walk: The Numero Guide to UK Street Soul

The convergence of reggae basslines, the shuffled drum machine rhythms of New Jack Swing, & a concretely British approach to lyrics centered on love. Walk with us through the intersections of Street Soul.https://t.co/CDuMDwp3MC pic.twitter.com/s8UMx4JWFQ

— numerogroup (@numerogroup) January 12, 2021

In the meantime, Bassline's 'You've Gone' is just about to get reissued by Isle of Jura:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJShyWNgkGL/

i'm sure it's already been posted on here, but huge tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWqp3C0hFg0

^ guy who produced that (Tony Henry) was also one of the brains behind 52nd Street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUmx-zqoB4U

^ incredible video btw

thanks for the playlist!

just spotted they're reissuing Ashaye's "Dreaming", excellent, BIG UP ALL THE CHAMPAGNE CREW

Holy shit! Jungle mix? Link plz!

http://numerogroup.com/products/ashaye-dreaming

TRACK LIST

AshayDreaming (Jungle Mix)
AshayDreaming (Original Mix)

sweet jesus, yesssssss! :D

I would not be surprised if there's someone lurking here from Numero Group picking up on your enthusiasm for this one!

this thread's still on the first page of results for "uk streetsoul" on google! but that record is also right up there in the "most wanted" street soul releases on discogs:

https://www.discogs.com/search/?sort=want%2Cdesc&style_exact=UK+Street+Soul

lol @ boxedjoy...you know!!

Love the musical journeys...just went from Numero .... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2H9z1716keB60f8vG031Kw
Lovers Walk: The Numero Guide to Street Soul

and ended up at 24-Carat Black who I'd never heard of but loving the sounds!
https://www.discogs.com/24-Carat-Black-Gone-The-Promises-Of-Yesterday/master/177734

keep dropping those posts

Oh wow...just listening to Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth, not heard for years, forgot about this band!!! Classic and sampled by Rakim, Jill Scott and the rest...

Oh man '24-Carat Black theme' ..I love when I find music I'd forgotten about and still get the same joy from it! It was 80s Hip hop that introduced me to those samples and got me crate diggin...keep the music alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ktMKilWYOA

heard this one a few days ago, I love it

A Joanna Law I don't think I've heard before !!!

Joanna Law - Love is not enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCngWcH0GAg

Her big tune was Forever.. First time I heard it was by Broadway and I always thought the intro was saying Animal (Wayne - one of BW's DJ's nickname). I thought it was a special (dubplate).

Here's an undercover 12

Claudia Patrice ‎– Unknown Title
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf_AHXHQlcQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5MjHpig-Fs

Massive tune from back in the day

Alisha Warren - Discover Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSTufxJPTvo

Mica's sister!

Oh hello, V4 Visions double LP comp just announced with sleevenotes by Simon Reynolds:

https://v4visions.bandcamp.com/album/v4-visions-of-love-androids

I love both the Maureen Mason tracks on that

THIS SONG:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2oERW0Hq1E

i love that space ghost has been zoning in on this sound recently - check out eg 'emotional healer (back room mix)' from last year's album. new track on the ON LOOP comp is mega: https://onloop.bandcamp.com/track/space-ghost-used-to-it

i dunno why i briefly went all caps there btw, i don't have a shouty bone in my body tight now

right now not tight now jfc my brane

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has contributed to this thread over the years. I know nothing about this stuff, but whenever I see it revived, I end up playing songs posted in here for an hour or more every single time. Solid jams all around, cheers.

:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJlJh6zWOs

^ Did this ever get posted here? Probably not, because it really isn't very street at all tbh, but it is an absolute jam. Classic late 80s wine bar vibe, should be on a million comps but i've never even been able to find a decent rip of it. what a song though

I love when NickB bumps this thread <3

this bangs and is only buttons on the cogs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0_iA97Asps

Angels And Images – Hold Me Tight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi10mI0RTqc

Shades of Rhythm going streetsoul in 1988

This is one of my best finds, but the video here seems pitched down a little compared to my 12"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWJZ87gzdVU

Or maybe this more boogie? Too early?

nice find, sounds a bit like 52nd Street

tbh it was the similarity with 52nd st that led me to post that one, but playing much of the other videos here it's a little out of sync

Oddly, the b side is Lovers Rock and it seems from discogs that their earlier single is too