Wednesday 21 August 2013

Soultearoa Rise!



A massive thank you to everyone involved in the second NZ Soul All Dayer event, held Saturday 17 August at the Britomart Country Club, in Auckland. Whether you were playing, dancing, listening or just vibing with your friends, we genuinely appreciate your support in making the party a hugely successful event.

Check out our Facebook page, visit back here or drop us a line (nzsoulalldayer at gmail.com) for more information regarding our next event - NZ Soul All Dayer #3 - December 2013!

Soultearoa Rise...

Tuesday 13 August 2013

Chris Gill "Top 5 List"















Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

CHRIS GILL
Top 5: Melbourne Top 5's

#1
Top 5: Melbourne Bands
1. The Bamboos
2. Saskwatch
3. Kiatus Kaiyote
4. Cactus Channel
5. Clairy Browne and the Bangin Rackettes

#2
Top 5: Melbourne Bands You've Never Heard Of
1. Kirkis
2. Ultravibralux
3. Florelie Escano
4. The Seven Ups
5. The Perfections

#3
Top 5: Melbourne Soul Venues
1. Bar Open
2. Night Cat
3. Evelyn
4. The Espy
5. Cherry Bar

#4
Top 5: Melbourne Soul DJs
1. Vince Peach
2. Miss Goldie
3. Pierre Baroni
4. Dave Sinclair
5. DJ Manchild

#5
Top 5: Melbourne Record Stores
1. Northside Records
2. Northside Rekkids
3. N'side m.F.
4. Get me to the Northside
5. Sho is Funky at Northside

Chris Gill is the man behind Northside Records in Melbourne (really!?). The store has been going strong for ten years now and is THE spot to hit whenever you are in that fine city.
www.northsiderecords.com.au

You can also catch Chris DJing around Melbourne and on his radio show 'The Get Down' on Melbourne's 3RRR Radio Thursdays 2-4pm NZT
www.rrr.org.au

Northside is also now a record label releasing soul and funk vinyl so check for that - a good one to start with would be the recent 'Soul Of Melbourne' LP. And if you're ever in Melbourne, tell Chris we sent ya...
 

Wednesday 7 August 2013

Keegan Fepuleai and Bob Abrahamian "Top 5 Lists"





















Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

KEEGAN
Top 5: Tunes At The Moment (In No Particular Order)
1. B.Haru X Parks - Creep
2. Floating Points - Wires
3. Duckwrth - 13
4. Christoph El Truento - Insects
5. James Blake with RZA - Take A Fall For Me
Aside from keeping busy bringing internationals to NZ and throwing dope parties whenever he feels like it, Keegan can be heard on the radio every Wenerei from 4-6pm with #Jusayin, broadcasting on Base FM. You should probably also hip yourself to www.facebook.com/wearejusayin

BOB ABRAHAMIAN
Top 5: Northern Soul Song Descriptors That Confuse Americans (As Translated By An American)
1. Corker = great song to have anal sex to.
2. Cracker = song is super white and singer probably hates black people; avoid.
3. Stomper = dance to this song like Snoopy in a Charlie Brown special.
4. Floater = great song to listen to while on ketamine or PCP.
5. Beat Ballad = great song to let you and your friends catch someone off guard and assault them. Variation: "beat ballard" (kill a tiny defenceless bird while this song plays.)
Bob Abrahamian is probably the most knowledgeable person in the world when it comes to group harmony soul 45s. Based in Chicago, not only does he assist the Numero Group with much of the research for their excellent compilations, his weekly radio show 'Sitting In The Park' on Chicago's WHPK is essential listening. Did we mention he also has a great sense of humour...? www.sittinginthepark.com

Issue #2 of the 'zine will be available for FREE at the next NZ Soul All Dayer event - also FREE, from midday til midnight, Saturday 17 August, at the Britomart Country Club.

Ayesha Kee and Brian Poust "Top 5 Lists"
















Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

AYESHA KEE
Top 5: Current Favourites
1. Betty Wright and The Roots - Old Songs
1. Dayton - Sound Of Music
1. Pointer Sisters - Automatic
1. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back (To Me Now)
1. Maxwell - Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)
Ayesha is appearing at the second NZ Soul All Dayer as one third of Chocolate Box, alongside vocalists Lisa Tomlins and Vanessa Stacey. We seriously cannot wait...

BRIAN POUST
Top 5: Countries I Haven't Been Booked To DJ In
1. New Zealand
2. New Zealand
3. New Zealand
4. New Zealand
5. Australia
Brian Poust aka Agent 45 is simply one of the best R&B/Funk and Soul 45 DJs around. Based in Atlanta, you can catch him on his website www.soulforcerecords.com or his Georgia Soul research site www.georgiasoul.com, and you can cop some of his mixes at www.mixcloud.com/agent45

Issue #2 of the 'zine will be available for FREE at the next NZ Soul All Dayer - also FREE, from midday til midnight, Saturday 17 August, at the Britomart Country Club.

J Bluevibe and Ethan Powers "Top 5 Lists"

















Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

J BLUEVIBE
Top 5: 4am Love Songs
1. Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away
2. Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
3. Pointer Sisters - Don't It Drive You Crazy
4. Eddie Henderson - Inside You
5. Gwen McCrae - Doin' It
J Bluevibe is also known as Jason Fishwick, the man who threw the original NZ Soul All Dayer party a few years back. For this reason alone, it's a huge pleasure to have him play at the official re-launch of his event.

ETHAN POWERS
Top 5: Songs For Eating Mexican/Latin Food By
1. Skull Snaps - It's A New Day
2. Jack McDuff - Oblighetto
3. The Holy Disciples - Trying To Make A Hundred
4. The Fugitives - Love Come Down
5. The Meditation Singers - I Love My Jesus
Ethan Powers is the man behind the vinyl at that institution of Chicago record stores Out Of The Past Records. They've been going since the '60s and you can probably still find stock from back then in their overflowing shelves. Definitely a sight to behold. Tell Ethan that Kris sent you. (Oh, and this Top 5 List is a heavily edited version - check issue #2 of the Soultearoa Shakedown 'zine for the full version.)

Issue #2 of the 'zine will be available for FREE at the next NZ Soul All Dayer event - also FREE, from midday til midnight, Saturday 17 August, at the Britomart Country Club.

Monday 5 August 2013

NZ Soul All Dayer T-Shirts and Slipmats Now Available!












Represent NZ's premier soul music event by wearing the famous 'Soul Tiki' on your chest AND on your turntables!

The t-shirts are classic box-style hard wearing tees which come in black with a white NZ Soul All Dayer logo front and centre. Sizes from Small all the way up to 5XL.

The slipmats are super strong 16oz thick felt. Again, they are black with a white NZ Soul All Dayer logo dead centre.

Please hit us up via nzsoulalldayer@gmail.com for more information on pricing and shipping.

Soultearoa Rise!

Thursday 1 August 2013

Campbell Ngata and Kimberlee Fuller "Top 5 Lists"















Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

CAMPBELL NGATA
Top 5: 45s On High Rotate
1. The Futures - Stay With Me (Gamble, '72)
2. Avis - Baby, This Love I Have (Feline, '87)
3. Dolly Way and Space Ship Earth - Don't Stop (Color World, '76?)
4. The Younghearts - Do You Have The Time (20th Century, '73)
5. One Way - Shine On Me (MCA, '83)
Campbell has excellent records and a deep knowledge and if he didn't live way the hell down in Mt Maunganui he would be lighting up the Auckland scene. Akkalakka's loss is the Bay's gain, as Campbell can be found fortnightly on Saturdays holed up at Astrolabe Bar at Mt Maunganui spinning a killer selection of everything tasty.

KIMBERLEE FULLER
Top 5: Filthy Records I Just Cleaned That Are Now In Near Mint Or VG++ Condition
1. Mike and The Censations - You're Living A Lie (Revue)
2. Harrison Brothers - Run For Your Life (Bobalu)
3. Fairchange - Let Me Be Good To You (Valley)
4. The Chosen Few - I Can't Take No Chances (Maple)
5. The Hallelujah Chorus - I've Got To Find A Way (Nickel)
Kimberlee Fuller aka Miss Shingaling lives in Richmond, VA, and splits her time between vintage arts and crafts collecting and DJing soul 45s. She was previously part of Jazzman Records in the UK before returning to the US. You should check her vintage arts and crafts handiwork.
www.etsy.com/shop/previousowl

Issue #2 of the 'zine will be available for FREE at the next NZ Soul All Dayer event - also FREE, from midday til midnight, Saturday 17 August, at the Britomart Country Club.

AWDJ and David Haffner "Top 5 Lists"















Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

AWDJ
Top 5: Recent Reissues ("Trying To Sound Like They're Old Tunes")
1. Lady - Please Don't Do It Again
2. The Lewis Connection - Higher
3. Five Points - Equality
4. Skip Maloney and The Casuals - I Need Your Love
5. Mop Mop - Kamakumba
Average White DJ aka Rich Crafter has been involved in playing and promoting some of the biggest underground parties this side of the black stump. And the other side, for that matter. Hear him on Base FM on The Boil Up (8pm Thurs) alongside Jubt and Kirk James; and on Smashey and Nicey (4pm Sat) alongside CoopaBlu.

DAVID HAFFNER
Top 5: US Cities To Buy Records In c.1995
1. New Orleans
2. St Louis
3. Oklahoma City
4. Memphis
5. Concord, NC
Based in Austin, TX, Dave Haffner aka DJ Coolhands runs the excellent Friends of Sound Record Store, which is easily one of the best stores I've ever visited (and believe me there have been a few). he is also the head honcho at Magnetic Recordings. He also works with various labels to get old soul and funk records reissued. Currently you should check for his KC Express and Shirley Nanette 45s out through Truth And Soul, as well as his Antonio Castro 45 out on Jazzman.
www.friendsofsound.com
www.magneticrecordings.com
www.truthandsoulrecords.com
www.jazzman.co.uk

Jubt and Dante Carfagna "Top 5 Lists"















Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

JUBT
Top 11: Aukelangi Soul Food Favourites
"Let's face it: most food is just fuel to get you through the day, but you need those flashes of transcendence to keep you looking forward to the next mouthful. Yours may be different, but here are some old favourites that make my soul sing." -- Jubt
1. Latka at Grey's Ave Deli: essential hangover greasies
2. Pork and Fennel Dumplings at Barilla
3. Feijoa from under the tree: tart, textured and fragrant
4. Puttanesca Pizza at Prego
5. Brezel at Diehl's German Bakery
6. Beef Taco at Mexican Specialities
7. Gurnard and Chips (with extra salt) at Mt Eden Village Fish Shop
8. Lean Chilli Biltong at The South African Shop, Rosedale Road, Albany
9. Soto Sarabaya at Kuta Bali, Ponsonby Road Foodcourt
10. Steak and Blue Cheese Pie at (hopefully re-opening soon) Pie Mania
11. Spicy Miso Ramen at Daikoku Ramen

DANTE CARFAGNA
Top 5: Early '70s Soul Bands From Ohio That Never Released A Record
1. Brother Rabbit And The Electric Soul Food
2. The Elegant Undergrounds
3. The Fabulous War Machine Band
4. Mellow Thunder
5. Purple Shaft Band
Dante Carfagna lives in Chicago and is one of the most knowledgeable soul/funk 45 collector/DJs around. What this guy has forgotten about records would blow your mind - except that he doesn't forget. He is heavily involved with research for the Numero Group and has also released many record himself. Dante is simply one of the deepest heads in the world, who counts "discography" as one of his passions. Check out his website covering Ohio Soul Recordings.
www.ohiosoulrecordings.com

Issue #2 of the 'zine will be available for FREE at the next NZ Soul All Dayer - also FREE, from midday til midnight, Saturday 17 August, at the Britomart Country Club.