Chances are – if you like Soul and Funk music – you’re a fan of vinyl as well. Well… this is your chance to get a lot of Soul Snatchers stuff with proper discount. But don’t wait too long cause we might be running out soon. So first come, first served. Check out the offer at Social Beats Records
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St. Paul 3 Chateaux revisited – Soul Snatchers en route 17 juli 2016, South of France
Le St. Paul Soul Jazz Festival. We played here before, in July 2012. We did the opening night then, now we do the final on sunday evening July the 17th. Unfortunately it’s only a one gig visit: fly on Sunday, showtime in the evening at 9 p.m. and fly back early in the morning on Monday. We’d like to stay longer or be there earlier, but that wasn’t an option because we did two shows on Friday and Saturday the days before. Continue reading
Jazzism Review Where Y’At – Sjeng Stokking
Het alweer derde album van onze nationale funktrots The Soul Snatchers ademt nog meer New Orleans dan voorheen, ongetwijfeld het gevolg van het feit, dat de heren er onlangs persoonlijk een kijkje namen. Humpin’ & Bumpin’ stelt als opener meteen orde op zaken: een gedreven instrumental met puike blazersriffs en pakkende organsounds. Van de twaalf eigen nummers op dit album zijn er vijf voorzien van de vocalen van Jimmy Bellmartin, die net als Charles Bradley en Lee Fields bij de Daptones zorgt oor de seventies-authenticiteit van het gebodene. De opvallend sterke basis van het Soul Snatchers materiaal is te danken aan het gegeven, dat juist bassist Ton van der Kolk en drummer Phil Martin de voornaamste componisten van de groep zijn. Wie zweert bij het geluid van The Meters, zal zich aan Where Y’At geen buil vallen, terwijl een track als Just Like Sly ook een niet mis te verstane vingerwijzing is. Het is album is natuurlijk ook uit op vinyl. Sjeng Stokking – Jazzism Mei/Juni 2016 Continue reading
Review Where Y’at – RockinAthens
Στο έτος 2016, όπου η μουσική έχει φτάσει σε τέτοιο επίπεδο και με τόσα μουσικά είδη να γεννιούνται κάθε μέρα, υπάρχει ένα group από την Ολλανδία, οι Soul Snatchers, που από το 2006 γεφυρώνουν τις δεκαετίες των 60′s και 70′s με τη δική μας εποχή. Με φόρο τιμής στους funk, soul και jazz ήχους, κυκλοφόρησαν τον Μαρτίου το τρίτο τους LP με τίτλο “Where Y’at?”. Αποτελείται από 12 κομμάτια, εκ των οποίων τα δύο είναι instrumental. Με αρχικό το “Humpin’ And Bumpin’”, σε βάζουν στο κλίμα του δίσκου αμέσως, με το πρώτο instrumental funk κομμάτι να κάνει την εμφάνιση του. Χαρούμενο, γκρουβάτο και έτοιμο για όλα, είναι το τέλειο άνοιγμα του album. Στα δύο επόμενα κομμάτια “Foolishness” και “Little Love”, δείχνουν τις πιο jazz και soul πτυχές τους. Με τα εκπληκτικά φωνητικά του Curtis T., να είναι ισχυρότερα σε σχέση με τις προηγούμενες δουλειές τους σε raspy ύφος και με special guest τον Jimi Bellmartin, που έχει χαρακτηριστεί ως “Ο Ολλανδός James Brown”, δημιουργούν μία από τις πιο σοβαρές κυκλοφορίες της χρονιάς. Continue reading
Recensie Where Y’At? – Dance.nl
Where Y’At? is het derde volwaardige album van het geliefde gezelschap The Soul Snatchers voor het altijd relevante Social Beats label – tegenwoordig weer als zelfstandig opererend label. Sinds 2006 verblijdt deze band met stijlvolle soul- en funkcreaties, waarbij de jaren ’60 en ’70 van de vorige eeuw als belangrijkste inspiratiebron en houvast gelden. Een eigentijds geluid waarbij opzichtig met muzikale erfenissen uit het verleden geflirt wordt dus. Aan de retro-moderne soul/funk-sound is hier en daar een tropische doorklank (soms naar reggae/dub neigend) toegevoegd. Continue reading
Humpin’ & Bumpin’
As the release date of the new Soul Snatchers is album is gettin’ closer, the band treats their fans to a sneak preview every now and then. Yesterday they officially released their first new track on the Interweb and yesssss it’s funky. Enjoy the track and feel free to share with friends and other funk lovers around the globe.
Brazilian Jota’s Quest samples The Soul Snatchers
After the fact that HBO discovered The Soul Snatchers, 2016 takes off pretty well for The Soul Snatchers. Brazilian pop rock band Jota Quest (signed to Sony Brazil) is not just a band, they sold over 4 million copies of their albums and now…. they released a brand new album containing an uptempo catchy song for which they sampled …. well…. us. Ain’t that funny. Let’s hope ‘Risco Brasil‘ will be a(nother) big hit for the group. Go for it guys! If you’d like to hear what they sampled… check out their the video below. Continue reading
HBO uses Soul Snatchers in new series Ballers
We’re very proud HBO used one of our tracks for their new series Ballers. The main character of the show is Spencer Strasmore played by actor Dwayne Johnson who’s known for his roles in ‘Fast & Furious’, GI Joe and many blockbusters more. Mark Wahlberg is the executive producer of the show and well known as an actor as well starring in movies like Boogie Nights and The Departed. The track HBO used by The Soul Snatchers is Granny’s Groove taken from their first album. Continue reading
Pre-order our new album Where Y’At?
We’ve all been waiting so long for it but now it’s about to happen: our third album is finally on it’s way. As we speak the albums are being pressed, on cd as well as on vinyl. The release date is set for March 3rd 2016 so hopefully everything will be ready. Whatever happens… the album will be ready digitally. You can even pre-order the album right now and get access to two brand new songs, that way you’ll be one of the first to get hold of our new album. So feel free to check out our bandcamp page and check out the new songs. If you like what you hear, don’t forget to tell your friends 😉