Ben Tidy and Adam Cook
Plus Cubase, A Rhodes, An Alto Saxaphone, a Midi Keyboard a shit load of Plugins and our dad's record collections and loads of cups of tea.
Influences
Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday, Bill Whithers, Funkadelic, Al Green, Commodores, 4 Hero, Marlena Shaw, Q Tip, Leon Thomas, Cat Stevens, Azymuth, Weather Report, Groove Armada, Amy Winehouse, The Roots, Jamiroquai, Jose Feliciano, Jose James, The Eagles, The Beatles, Soft Machine Seven, Black Sabath, Gill Scott Heron, Amp Fiddler, Focus, Musiq Soulchild, Roy Ayres, Grace Jones, Aretha Franklin, Micheal Jackson, J Dilla, Ray Baretto, Marcos Valle, Pete Rock, Leon Ware, Earth Wind and Fire, Horseman of the Apocalypse, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, Dr Dre, Detroit Spinners, Radiohead, Portishead, Massive Attack, Cypress Hill, Black Science Orchestra, Phil Asher, Bugz in the Attic, Masters At Work, Laurent Garnier, Jazzanova, Carl Craig, Theo Parrish, Heinrick Schwarz, Dixon, D Angelo, Plantlife, Sa Ra, Donald Byrd, Kool and the Gang, LTJ Bukem, James Brown, Ike Turner, Curtis Mayfield, Nina Simone, Ottis Reading, Sergio Mendes, Jimi Hendrix, Moddyman, Peven Everett, Total Science, Wookie, The Kinks, The Who, Louis Prima, Louie Armstrong, Muddy Waters, Teddy Pendergrass. MFSBs, The O Jays, The Streets, Jazzy Jeff, Jill Scott, Fela Kuti, Seaun Kuti, Femi Kuti, Oscar Scully, Jurassic Five, Rick James, Kerry Chandler, Glenn Underground, The Fugees, Fat Freddy's Drop, X Press 2, Coldcut, Zero 7,Omar, Johnny Hammond, Lonnie Liston Smith, Recloose, Osunlade, Trackheadz, Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Patrick Forge, Van Morrison, GURU, Kevin Yost, Dusty Springfield, Norman Connors, Dj Spinna, Rap Saunders, Rich Medina, The Police, Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter, Minnie Riperton, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Joe Clausell, Barry White, Booker T and the MGs, Maceo Parker, Damian and Bob Marley, IG Culture, Kaidi Tathaim, Marc De Clive Lowe, Mr Scruff, Paul Bryon, Truby Trio, Hi Tech Jazz, War, George Benson, Danny Krivit, Domu, Pepe Bradock, DJ Day, Jimi Tenor.
Contemporaries
Kay Suzuki, Altered Natives, Ceramic, Aphrodisiacs, Tone Control, Greymatter, More about Music, Floating Points, Pezzner, Sam Irl, Sauce 81, Aroop Roy, Simbad, Soulparlour, Karizma, Mr V, Perempay, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Benji B,
Sounds Like
Record Label
Fresh Minute Music / Broadcite / Unique Uncut/ NYC
Souled are Ben Tidy and Adam Cook a DJ and Production outfit that has been in the making since they first met when they were 15.
At the time one was buying and playing House and Garage and the other Drum n Bass and Hip Hop. Over the years they influenced each other with their own style and sound until one day they realised that they had met in the middle. Souled was born!! The bastard son of a thousand beats representing the next generation of soul heads with there forward thinking dance music and obsessive crate digging. Disco to house to detroit techno to broken to afro beat to Soul, "if the shoe fits," they'll put it on a turntable and try and play it.
Souled were offered a weekly radio show on Ministry of Sound radio when their sound and ethusiasm was spotted by the Head of Radio. They were the 2 youngest people on the station back then and now have one of the longest running shows which goes out round the globe every Tuesday 10 till 12.
http://www.ministryofsound.com/radio/artistdetails.aspx?id=44
DJ wise Souled have played as far and wide as Edinburgh to New York and had guest spots at many of the UKs finest clubs alongside some Musical heavyweights including
Phil Asher, Domu, Patrick Forge, Karizma, Deetron, Reel People, Spiritual South, Bugz in the Attic, 4 Hero, Kev beadle and Yam Who.
As a production outfit Souled have had releases and remixes out on Unique uncut, Broadcite, NYC Soul and now their own label Fresh Minute Music. Support for the releases has come from Phil Asher, Benji B (Deviation Show), Gilles Peterson (Radio 1), Patrick Forge (Kiss 100), Jazzanova, Unabombers, Rich Medina, Domu, Simbad, Karizma, Bugz in the Attic, Osunlade, Quentin Harris, Louie Vega, Toshio Matsuura (UF0) Franck Roger, DJ Spinna and the Souled Fresh Minute Music EP is still getting heavy support in the UK clubs.
Phil Asher (Restless Soul Productions) - “Souled’s music goes from strength to strength. Their latest EP showcases all that’s good about UK production. Go out and buy this before it’s Souled Out. 10/10
2009 is set to be big for the label and Souled with new music from Altered Native with his broken House cross over "Rass out" already gaining support from BBC 1 Xtra and EPs from Kay Sazuki (Japan Co Op Records), Sam Irl (Switzerland Pulver records) and Souled due out at the beginning of the year.
joi flamingos andy ash raindance (universal vibes promo) show-b on a string (compost promo) andy compton/ralf gum above the sky new mondo/haldo deep mix i want cha (transport) joi how beautiful mustafa/latin reconstructed mix onde anda meu amor new mondo enamorada (transport promo) luhabra life (one thirty promo) new mondo total control (transport promo) roy davis jr bad like me (nice+smooth promo) realm/ray jones take you there chris kedras/random soul sweet temptation (kapa promo)
Part 2
stevie wonder/jojoflores do i do (cd-r) rainer truby project to know you (compost cd-r) d’stephane anybody out there (broadcite promo) kay suzuki/souled something to say (fresh minute promo) paradice/motorcitysoul piece of something (blackfish promo) new mondo bring it back (transport promo) harold health night ride (elevation promo) ronan/office gossip what do you know? (one thirty promo) atfc savannah (d:vision promo) dennis ferrer sinphonia della notte (d:vision promo) new mondo 909 (transport promo) wizard brian coxx/asleep on the subway mix my dream (d:vision promo)
1. Kylie Auldist – Ship Inside A Bottle– Tru Thoughts Promo 2. Dalindeo – Vintage Voyage – Ricky Tick Promo 3. Mr President – Meet Again – Favorite 4. Cais Sodre Funk Connection – 7 Days Fool – CD-R* 5. Palov & Mishkin – Fast Train Humming – Cast A Blast Promo* 6. New Mondo – Enamorada – Transport Promo* 7. Joi – How Beautiful – Common Ground 8. Star Dish – Tale A Look Around – Hush Brown 9. Deborah Jordan/Electric Conversation – Brought To Life – Futuristica Promo* 10. Mayer Howthorne – Maybe So, Maybe No – Stone Throw 11. Boogoos/Dusty – The Journey Ghana 74 – Jazz & Milk Promo 12. Blend/Taki Tsan – Mantepse Poios – Cast A Blast Promo* 13. Christos Kedras/Martin & Theo Deepah Dub – Sweet Temptation – Kapa Promo* 14. Kay Suzuki/Souled – Something To Say – Fresh Minute Promo 15. Show-B – Moory – Compost Promo* 16. Lomez & Ivaylo/Nunos Dos Santos – Flies – Elevation Promo 17. Roy Davis Jr. – Let It Ride – Nice+Smooth Promo* 18. Heather Johnson/Ananda Project – Under My Skin – King Street 19. Andy Compton/Ralf Gum Remix – Above The Sky – Gogo 20. Michael Cleis – La Mezcla – TBA Promo
(tracks marked with * are unreleased)
ALBUM OF THE MONTH JUNE 2009
Palov & Mishkin – Think Twice – Cast A Blast Promo
george duke feel deborah johnson the light intro (futuristica promo) emanative petite planette (futuristica) deborah johnson sleeping away (futuristica promo) flyt/aroop roy higher (futuristica) deborah johnson let go (futuristica) brisa elevation deborah johnson brought to life (futuristica promo) low budget soul you are the one (futuristica) joi tropicalrhythm isoul8 a silent force heather johnson/ananda project under my skin deborah johnson/marisah you could be here (futuristica) shuya okino/diviniti sun will shine kay suzuki/souled something to say (fresh minute promo)
Part 2
deborah johnson want it back (futuristica promo) funky DL maybe so sexy (bbe promo) karin krogh meaning of love jukka eskola cadets (ricky tick) deborah johnson the light (futuristica promo) palov & mishkin never forget (cast-a-blast) TRACK OF THE MONTH li’ll bo tweak & art bleek boogie's gonna get ya (loungin’ promo) raw silk just in time (bbe) acousmatic group/fromwood secret lovers (irma) lazer kru & andrea clark funk thing (broadcite promo) jose carretas taking a little piece of me greymatter bunda (tru thoughts) deboraj jordan/chamade beat breathe (futuristrica) dance culture/hedi benromdan & michael gouron better SHOW-B moory (compost promo) rainer truby project to know you (compost cd-r) brazillian soul crew/afrotech mix ubatuba (TBA) lomez & ivaylo/nuno dos santos flies (elevation promo) elegia so far above new mondo enamorada (transport promo)
Alex Caytas & Aleks Patz - The Sun Turned Blue EP - Remixes by Tony Gomez, Kevin Over & Gun For Hire.
Daniel Kyo - Esferas E.P
AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM BEATPORT + TRAXSOURCE
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I hope all is well and good and I just wanted to let you know I've just put up a new track called ECHO so I thought you might want to have a listen. :o) It's just the instrumental version I did not long ago but I do have a full section of vocal to arrange into this track so I'll keep you posted on the outcome! :o)
I appreciate your time and support and any comments posted.
Donati – Foi Sem Querer – Cool D:Vision Alister Johnson – Invitation – Wah Wah 45s K-Scope – Fall Into You (Emanative) – 4 Lux Harold Heath – Night Ride – Elevation Minus 8 – Enigma Of A Summer Dream – Compost Wizard Brian Coxx – My Dream (Asleep On The Subway Mix) – D:Vision Heather Johnson – Under My Skin – King Street Sounds Mustafa – Onde Anda Meu Amor (Latin Reconstruction) – Staff La Tirana – Calimero (M.age.project) – Peacelounge Brazilian Soul Crew – Ubatuba (Samba Jazz Mix) – Nulu Rufuss – Blow (Jungle Dub) – Qalomota Electric Vintage – Just One Night (Tonkproject) – Aftermind Shahrokh Sound Of K – Letting You Go (Afrilounge Remix) – Compost Smith Hall – Lover’s Call (Pirahnahead Mix) – Mixmode Inaya Day & Ralf Gum – Reap (Ralf Gum Mix) – D:Vision Fyza – Take Me Away – MK2S Yaminah – 7 Days (Pirahnahead Mix) – Exchange Bureau Souled – Take Care – Fresh Minute
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Watch and listen to my latest single! I remixed an ancient Ottoman marching song, wicked! Supported by deejays like Gilles Peterson (UK - BBC), Pathaan (UK - BBC), Panjabi MC (UK/India), Gaetano Fabri (B), Buscemi (B) and more... Download at iTunes!
beloved/salt city vocal deliver me ruby samba/ d.construcrion reconstruction see you (cd-r) parov stelar/roland schwarz silent snow (etage noir promo) stee downes/simbad old school mix a need for something else (sonar kollektiv) sharokh sound of k/afrilounge letting you go (compost promo) christos kedras/yogi & husky deep wash mix sweet temptation (kapa) el prevost/population 3 dub remix day & night (elevation promo) uschi classen colours of sunshine (broadcite) note wollman/gabriel black it’s just rhythm (tarantic promo) atnarko get down to work it out (sowat) adam jace zoom (elevation) altered native/souled bullet blade (fresh minute) atnarko/jay west far east flow (sowat) nexus/instrumental stand up
Part 4
johnwaynes/llorca red mix libertango (compost promo) cbass & mikobene/wareika don’t forget (elevation) santiago garcia atom F13 (who bear) carlos kinn & alexei/hector couto hot latin riddim remix lost dreams (suma promo) martin east project/mike sarkus & ralph session NYC afterdark dub release (kappa) conya doss/pablo martinez remix what i'd do (cd-r) beatz kinetic/earnshaw & jones remix push the fader jazztronik oneness marco de horno/spirit catcher samurai note native/club mix melody oral tunerz/favretto battini remix till u drop (outta limits) sloz/dubourdeu just for you (suma promo) sandy champers/alBen remix edit this is me (outta limits promo)
Souled are Ben Tidy and Adam Cook a DJ and Production outfit that has been in the making since they first met when they were 15.
At the time one was buying and playing House and Garage and the other Drum n Bass and Hip Hop. Over the years they influenced each other with their own style and sound until one day they realised that they had met in the middle. Souled was born!! The bastard son of a thousand beats representing the next generation of soul heads with there forward thinking dance music and obsessive crate digging. Disco to house to detroit techno to broken to afro beat to Soul, "if the shoe fits," they'll put it on a turntable and try and play it.
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