Funk & Soul from The Lowlands

Review Art-d-fact

Een kleine introductie uit de persinformatie: ‘Echte soul zal nooit vergaan. Dat bewijzen de muzikanten van The Soul Snatchers als ze hun tijdloze down-to-earth funk en soul spelen met de vette jaren’60 en ’70 als onmiskenbare inspiratiebron.

The Soul Snatchers zijn geen standaard soucoverband maar brengen pure soul voor de liefhebber en zo aanstekelijk dat ook het grote publiek meteen bij de spreekwoordelijke lurven gepakt wordt. Met hun mix van onbekende klassiekers en eigen werk pretenderen The Soul Snatchers niet de soul te hebben uitgevonden, even min proberen ze hem opnieuw uit te vinden’ ze hebben hem…. en ze willen hem maar al te graag delen?” Continue reading→

Various Soulshaker Vol 4

More Deep Funk, Soul & Groovy Club Sounds From Today’s Scene. Since 2003 SoulShaker gives you a complete view of today’s funk & soul scene digging all best and hard to find 45s and unreleased rmx from the contemporary scene, selling more than 10.000 copies all over the world. On the new volume Record Kicks boss Nick has selected for you an explosive mix of deep funk, headz, afrobeat and real soul monsters from most of our favourite bands and producers. Continue reading→

7″ Can’t Stand It – People People

In September 2007 the second 7″ record, with Dutch Soul singing sensation Jimi Bellmartin was released. Jimi stormed the charts in the early 1970’s with funky songs like ‘So Fine’ and ‘Moviestar’, and even held the no.1 position in Latin America for several weeks. During the past few decades he has toured with people like Eric Burdon, Percy Sledge and Lou Rawls. The CD ‘Dutch Rare Groove’ brought Jimi back into the limelight in 2005 with his own vintage Soul tracks. Over the past years he toured all the major Dutch venues and brought the soulful hits from the 70’s back to life triumphantly, together with musicians like Oscar Harris, Peter Smidt and Louis Debeij.

New Testament of Funk Vol 5

Twelve Morlocks Of The Real Beat! After 2004 (!) we are finally going to introduce the 5th chapter from The New Testament of Funk series, including no less than 8 unreleased tracks and 3 titles which have previously just been available on limited vinyl pressings. Therefore, this New Testament Of Funk compilation is by far the most exclusive, tricky und freestyle episode yet to date! High priests from Basel, Berlin, Bristol, Brooklyn, Dordrecht, Madrid, Münster and Stockholm are preaching testamentary messages in all varietes of music for the modern believer: a wide mashed network from Hammond-Funk, easygoing Hip Hop, Vocal Drum’n’Bass and of course loaded with Party-Breaks! Continue reading→

7″ Sniffin’ & Snatchin’ – Get Yourself Together

In the Fall of 2006 The Soul Snatchers’ first 7” vinyl record on the Social Beats label, ‘Sniffin’ & Snatchin’ ‘, was released. It immediately caught the attention of deejays like Keb Darge, Henry Storch, Andy Smith, Kenny Dope, Soul Rabbi and Paul Weller. And of quite a lot of record buyers: it didn’t take long before the record had to be re-pressed!

Various Soulshaker Vol 3

Deep Funk, Soul & Groovy Club Sounds From Today’s Scene! This series just keeps getting better and better — and this hard-hitting third volume may be the funkiest entry so far! The groove here is nearly all modern deep funk — of the Quantic, Daptone, Truth & Soul, and Tramp Records variety — served up with just a bit of the modder touches that used to grace Record Kicks in years back, but which have now mostly been replaced by grittier tunes that are very much in the best tradition of the JBs or The Meters! Continue reading→