**SOUL UNLIMITED Radioshow 619**
A few new Soul 45s to kick things off and then comes the first album highlight: Marc Mac has reactivated his Visioneers project and is back with an excellent album. “Def Radio” focuses on the strengths of the Visioneers, which have inspired me since their first releases around 20 years ago. New interpretations of hip-hop and soul classics, as well as driving jazz & funk lounge tunes. The album is convincing across the board and is simply great!
The team at Mocambo Records has released a strong compilation with previously unreleased tracks from the Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra. The first installment of the Tape Masters focuses on library music. The 25 tracks that Björn Wagner has selected for this compilation are all first class!
The album of the week comes from Angels Of Libra, who have recorded “Astromantics”, a concept album full of retro-futuristic science fiction space sounds. The music is fabulous and I am completely thrilled! Incidentally, the album is only available in a vinyl version limited to 250 copies, which glows in the dark. There are also some AI-generated videos about the album on YouTube.
After that, the music takes a different direction. The band Los Bitchos from London brings together four musicians from the UK, Australia, Sweden and South America. Accordingly, the band’s sound is a multi-layered blend of chicha, cumbia, Turkish psychedelic sounds, surf guitars and a bit of pop. Very charming and absolutely party-ready. On their new album “Talkie Talkie”, the four ladies are once again in top form. An album that is definitely fun!
Guitarist Brian J Gitkin has released his new album “Golden Age” on Wonderwheel Records. The songs are all instrumental and he delves deep into the infinite expanses of cumbia, North African and Middle Eastern music, lending these traditions his own musical personality, which in turn is shaped by influences from the New Orleans music scene. A very interesting and varied album.
The debut of the band La Lom with the album “The Los Angeles League Of Musicians” is also worth discovering. The three musicians have created music that fuses the “twang” of rockabilly with the sensuality of Latin American rhythms and it sounds wonderful!
Enjoy listening to this episode!
***Tracklist:***
Soul Unlimited – Radioshow Theme
DeRobert & The Half-Truths - Peace On Earth
The Intruders - Be Thankful For What You Got
Emilia Sisco - Lemon & Lime Sours
Visioneers - Hurts So Bad
Visioneers - Raid
Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tomorrow
The Soul Surfers - Summer Jam B-Boy Theme
The Vicious Seeds & Pavel Chizhik - Village Hassle
Bolbec - Vengeance Tropicale
The Offline - Cote Des Basques
The Offline - Les Amis
Magic In Threes - The Jostle
Teddy Wilson Orchestra - Closer
Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Power Boost
Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Under Control
Pigalle Connection - Flics Sur Le Peripherique
Angels Of Libra - A.A.I.A. (Alien Affairs Investigation Agency)
Angels Of Libra - Space Suits & Mini Skirts
Markey Funk - Barrier
Vuvuvu - Cookielida
Ouzana & The Flavors - You Better Believe It
Kit Sebastian - Bul Bul Bul
Los Bitchos - Naughty Little Clove
Los Bitchos - Talkie Talkie, Charlie Charlie
Gitkin - The One
Gitkin - Delta Mystic
LA LOM - Maravilla
LA LOM - Angels Point
Or Kantor - Sarda Sarda
Hermanos Gutierrez - Sonido Cosmico
Jimi Tenor - Gaia Sunset (Part 1 & 2)
