Soultearoa Shakedown Issue #8: Winter 2015

The Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine returns with Issue #8: Winter 2015.

There are still physical copies available, so just reach out at nzsoulalldayer@gmail.com or click one of the links on this page to check out the digital reproduction of the folding booklet lovingly assembled to coincide with the eighth Auckland-based NZ Soul All Dayer event.

This edition features the usual array of Top 5 lists from all over the world, alongside a piece on Vinyl Hub and digging outside of the usual spots, photos/memories from the very first NZ Soul All Dayer event waaay back in 2010, and a whole bunch of other suitably soulful procrastination shenanigans.

We hope you enjoy reading this as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you.

And remember, soul music isn't a genre - it's a feeling!

Top Fives: Kris Holmes, Toni Cooper, Campbell Ngata, Pete Nice and Gin

FIVE X FIVE
Five Top Fives with Kris Holmes, TC, Campbell Ngata, Pete Nice and Gin

KRIS HOLMES
Top 5: Sweet Soul Jams You Should Know But Probably Don't (Youtube them!)
1. Fuller Brothers - Stranger At My Door (GD&L)
This is a West Coast record but damn it sounds like Chicago! Hands down one of the greatest sweet group soul tracks ever, it's really hard to track down an original of this record and when you hear its beauty you'll understand why - it's one that appeals to everyone. The Fuller Brothers have other 45s on several other labels and they're all worthwhile. They even re-recorded this track a few years later for a different label. It's nice enough but unsurprisingly it didn't recapture the perfection of the original.
2. The Exits - Under The Street Lamp (Gemini)
This 45 got played back in the day, so it's nearly impossible to run across one in the wild which isn't thrashed. Another West Coast group but their discography is even shorter than the Fuller Brothers: only three 45s on these guys and this, their debut, was their biggest "hit" - it even got covered by Joe Bataan. When they hit into the bridge, wow! Makes the hairs on the back of your neck stick up. An asbolute stunner and easier to find than the Fuller Brothers 45, at least.
3. New Holidays - Maybe So Maybe No (Soulhawk/Westbound)
Detroit brings it on this one. You might know this from Mayer Hawthorne covering it recently but this has always been a great 45. The Holidays were a long-standing vocal group with a fairly fluid membership, and they have a bunch of other great 45s. On this though, Popcorn Wylie and Tony Hestor come correct with the writing and arrangement - the initial Harp run and then when the drums kick in? So good. Initially released on the small local Soulhawk label it was then scooped up for wider release on Westbound. Thanks to Hawthorne reviving this it's now driven the price up and unfortunately it's another 45 where most copies one finds are hammered.
4. Steve Parks - Still Thinking Of You (Reynolds)
Some days I think this is the best 45 of all time. Then I think it can't be since that's such a huge call, but more often than not I'll come back to it. Such a sparse arrangement, understated and just carried perfectly by the flute and the absolute fragility in his voice. Another West Coast 45, there was so much stock of this around last decade it must have sold next to no copies on release. All those have pretty much been blown out and snapped up by collectors now and the price continues to rise on the originals. I still think it's worth whatever you pay for it. You might know of Steve Parks from his later modern stuff but the falsettos on this will win you over, trust me.
5. The Intentions - Blowing With The Wind (Tiki)
A Chicago mega-rarity which was reissued as part of Numero's "Eccentric Soul Omnibus". Only a handful of original copies have ever surfaced and it's a record which just doesn't leave collections - if you can ever find a copy. Good luck. The other side is a killer Funk bomb but this sweet side just slays with the flute lead and sublime group vocals. This is the only 45 they cut but the backing band was The Pharoahs who have much easier to find records (which are all great too), and included members who would go on to form Earth, Wind and Fire. The only reason this 45 wasn't better known before now is that only a few people knew it even existed.
www.mixcloud.com/kris_holmes and 'The Boil Up', 8pm Thursdays, Base FM

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TC aka TONI COOPER
Top 5: Current Favorites
1. Bernard Wright - Bread Sandwiches (GRP, 1981)
Happylil' number always sets the tone early evening, anywhere. Now's the rolling drums!?
2. Pamoja - Oooh Baby (Lotus Land, 2005)
Originally released on 7" on Keiper Productions this is not a cheap 7". Was happy on the repress in 2005 as this is a wedding gig favourite.
3. Willie West - Did You Have Fun (Deesu, 1967)
What can you say about this New Orleans Soul Survivor? Heartbreaker joint and this is just one of many during his '60s production.
4. Caprice - Candyman (PPU, 2006 re-issue)
Another re-issue originally from the flipside 7" of 'Missing You' from the '80s. This is the joint your lady should jame for you! Very special ;)
5. Charles Bradley - Where Do We Go From Here (Dunham, 2013)
My all-time favourite Soul Singer of late - he's been through a journey and you feel that with every tune he puts together. Not necessarily for the dance floor, but certainly will suffice for the soul searcher.

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CAMPBELL NGATA
Top 5: August/September 2014
1. Pan Assembly - Mr Magic (Carotte, 1986)
Cover of the Grover classic, steel drum style.
2. Quickest Way Out - Hello Stranger (Karen, 1974)
Barbara Lewis cover, sweet down-tempo jam.
3. Nightwind - Why Can't We (Star City/Sound Boutique, 1982/2013)
Down-tempo soulful '80s boogie out of St. Peters, Missouri.
4. Candy Bowman - Since I Found You (RCA, 1981)
Sweetest groove. Mtume/Lucas production. Killer boogie on the flip of this 12" too.
5. Dr Tree - Euginio D (EMI, 1975)
Steel drums, jazz-funk revival, killer Kiwi jam. This needs to be played more. And loudly.

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PETE NICE
High-flying lawyer by day, low-down music fiend by night...
Top 5: Favourite Tracks
1. Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions
I first heard this in the early '80s and it stopped me dead in my tracks. It still has that effect all these years later. SImply one of the best jazz funk classics of all time.
2. Eddie Russ - Zaius
Another one I first heard in the early '80s. To buy it I had to post a money order to a record dealer in the US and face a long uncertain wait for something to come back! This is another stone cold classic and anthem on the '80s jazz dance scene - definitely one of the best tracks ever made.
3. James Mason - Sweet Power Your Embrace
I first heard this when Patrick Forge played it after 'Expansions' at Dingwalls one summer Sunday afternoon in 1989. It brought the house down and I thought my life had peaked right then and there.
4. Tommy Stewart - Bump and Hustle Music
Massive i the late '80s Rare Groove scene in London, and a stalwart tune at Norman Jay's 'Shake and Fingerpop' parties. The original cost shedloads of dosh - lucky I got my copy on a cheeky bootleg from the legendary Groove Records in Soho.
5. Beau Dollar - Who Knows
Beau Dollar is the stage name of William Bowman Jr. - drummer with the Dapps, James Brow's backing band before he replaced them with the JBs. This tune is a triumph of funky drum and bass. Never mind Shapeshifter - this is the real DnB deal!

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GIN HALLIGAN
Top 5: Most Played Tunes
1. Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations (from Afro Harping)
I love the Harp because it's such a physically imposing instrument yet it often transmits the most delicate of sounds. In Ashby's hands it's true bliss, as evidenced on this psychedelic jam from 1968.
2. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (from Maggot Brain)
Ten minnutes of pure emotion from the hands of Eddie Hazel, illustrating that he truly was one of the great guitar players of the late twentieth century. To think that he supposedly recorded it in one take just blows my mind.
3. Prince - Erotic City (from Let's Go Crazy 12")
According to Mr Rogers Nelson he recorded this immediately after seeing Parliament / Funkadelic perform in 1983. The sexually charged lyrics and interplay between Prince and Sheila E meant this track would never gain commercial radio play. Who cares. It's Prince.
4. Parallel Dance Ensemble - Run (from Run 7")
Robin Hannibal's sweet falsetto vocals and Coco Solid's top-shelf raps combined with synth-driven funk ensure this tune gets a regular workout on my turntable. Instant classic upon release.
5. Julien Dyne with Parks - December (from December)
The title track from one of my favourite releases of 2013. Multi-instrumentalist, beat maker, visual artist - is there anything this man can't do? Add Parks to the mix and you just can't lose. Perfection.
Listen to Gin, 1pm Tuesdays, 95bFM

All excerpts taken from Issue #5 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine. Check out the full issue, and all the back issues, here.

Top Fives: Campbell Ngata and Jeff Neems

Top Fives: Campbell Ngata and Jeff Neems

Campbell Ngata
The Undercover Brother from the Bay
Top 5: Killer Modern Soul LP Tracks That Are Overlooked Because Of Another Track
1. Emotions - You've Got The Right To Know (Columbia)
From the 1976 LP Flowers, 'You've Got The Right To Know' is overlooked because of the classic title track, but holds its own. And by classic, I mean Gisborne RSA Club classic.
2. Champaign - Do You Have The Time (Columbia)
Champaign's 'How 'Bout Us' was a slow jam chart-topper, and was my Mum's jam in 1981, but hardly anybody flipped it over to expose modern killer 'Do You Have The Time'.
3. Ingram - Music Has The Power (H&L)
Ingram has been destroying dance floors since 1977 with 'Mi Sabrina Tequana', however 'Music Has The Power' has the, erm, power - from the That's All LP.
4. Atlantic Starr - Love Me Down (A&M)
'Love Me Down', from the 1982 Brilliance LP is a soulful mid tempo treat with killer b-line, often overlooked in favour of 'Circles'... play both though.
5. Brothers Johnson - Celebrations (A&M)
OK, 'Celebrations' ain't a modern spin, but I love my jazz-funk - this masterpiece is ignored because of another 1980 staple, 'Stomp', from Light Up The Night. Get them out, flip them, give them another lease of life.


Jeff Neems
Aka Cpt Nemo: DJ, Writer, Record Collector and Family Man
Hear him spinning everything from deep Jamaican roots and dub to contemporary house, soul, funk, Latin, Afrobeat and hip hop every Saturday night at Wonderhorse, Hamilton's leading cocktail and fine liquor bar.
Top 5: Current High-Rotate
1. Kamal Abdul Alim - Brotherhood
Originally released in 1983, this gargantuan piece of gorgeous instrumental jazz funk stretches out over nearly eight minutes. A truly uplifting piece, recently reissued on the BBE compilation Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection. Total killer.
2. Byard Lancaster - Just Test
Philly saxophonist Byard Lancaster is largely unknown, but Kindred Spirits reissued his awesome 1974 album Funny Funky Rib Grib in 2008, and this three-minute ditty is the highlight. It could be on an endless reel and I'd never get sick of it.
3. Byron Morris - Kitty Bey
Gilles Peterson added a live version of this potent uptempo jazz-funk cut to his Sunday Afternoon at Dingwall's release in 2006. Just the ticket for the dancers in the place, it even features an introduction from the band leader.
4. Wildcookie - Serious Drug
I paid way too much money for an autographed copy of the rare Drugs EP, by Wildcookie - producer Red Astaire and vocalist Anthony Mills, A stripped back Latin-flavoured head-nodder provides the basis for Mills to sing about the dangers of cocaine. Must-have tune which I often use to open or close the night at Wonderhorse.
5. Moodymann - Misled
Moodymann (Kenny Dixon Jr) is the greatest house musician to walk the planet and the King of Detroit. 'Misled' is the opening tune on his 1997 debut album Silent Introduction, and it eases the listener into the most sublime album of soulful deep house ever released.


(*both of these excerpts are taken from Issue #4 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine. You can read the full issue, and all the other back issues, here.)

Top Ten: Jubt Avery

Top Ten: Soul Sheets

The characters behind the records you love.
1. "Marvin Gaye: Divided Soul" (David Ritz)
Harrowing yarns from Motown's Trouble Man.
2. Miles Davis "Miles: The Autobiography" (Quincy Trope)
High curse word count from the ever-opinionated Miles.
3. Nina Simone "I Put A Spell On You: The Autobiography Of Nina Simone" (Stephen Cleary)
A hell of a life from Julliard to Liberia.
4. James Brown "The Godfather Of Soul: An Autobiography" 
JB is a man of many titles, but you can add teller of unreliable tales to the list.
5. Ray Charles "Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story" (David Ritz)
Forget the film, the autobiography is a rollicking, hedonistic ride with one of music's great characters.
6. Al Green "Take Me To The River" (Davin Seay)
Southern soul and selective stories.
7. Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson "Mo' Meta Blues"
Meta musings from The Roots' meter man.
8. Charles Mingus "Beneath The Underdog: His World As Composed by Mingus"
Mind expanding musical insights and tangential tales.
9. Frederick Dannan "Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business"
Fascinating industry backgrounder on the corporatisation of the record business.
10. Charlie Gillett "The Sound Of The City: The Rise Of Rock n' Roll"
The definitive backgrounder on the blues.
Also spun:
"Dream Boogie: The Triumph Of Sam Cooke" (Peter Guralnick)
"Prince: Inside The Music and The Masks" (Ronin Ro)
"To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown" (Berry Gordy)

Written by Jubt Avery.
Hear him on 'The Boil Up', alongside Kirk James and AWDJ, Thursdays from 8pm on Base FM.


(* this excerpt taken from Issue #4 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine. You can read the full ise, and the back issues, here.)

Top 5 Lists: Eric Orr, Peter Mac and Murray Cammick

Top 5 Lists

ERIC ORR
(Visual Artist / Creative / DJ / Qualified Builder / www.ericart.org)
Top 5: Favourite Soul Songs
1. Rick James - Glow
2. Curtis Mayfield - Right On For The Darkness
3. Marvin Gaye - I Want You
4. Isley Bros - Groove With You
5. Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me

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PETER MAC
(Author / DJ / Hallelujah Picassos / Dub Asylum / www.dubdotdash.blogspot.com)
Top 5: Reggae Got Soul
There's a long tradition of Jamaican artists reworking songs they heard on the radio waves drifting in from Miami, taking R&B, Motown soul, Chi-town grooves and Stax vibes and making them their own. Their ability to invert contemporary tunes into something fresh and unique continues even today - check Busy Signal's clever reworking of 'Royals'...
1. Jimmy London - I'm Your Puppet
Gorgeous rendition of this song from the crooner Mr London. One of my DJ mates back in the Bassteppa Sound System used to tease me whenever I'd play it, saying "Hey Pete, he's singing 'I'm your pub pet!'" Cheeky git.
2. Pat Rhoden - Living For The City
On the Trojan label, there's a killer 3CD boxset of a ton of soulful reggae covers, but this one is tops in my books. Stevie done reggae style is always gonna make you smile.
3. Leroy Sibbles - Express Yourself
LA classic gets transported to JA. Still funky as hell. Respect, Mr Sibbles.
4. The Marvels - Rocksteady
Aretha gets skankified. Comes up trumps.
5. Shark Wilson and the Basement Healers - Make It Reggae
Straight up inversion of the Godfather of Soul, or just some crazy ish from the islands. Who knows? This rocks my soul. Make it reggae!

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MURRAY CAMMICK
(A true doyen of the local scene - listen to him on bFM, 1pm Fridays)
Top 5: My Funkiest Concerts of the 20th Century
1. The Commodores, Auckland Town Hall, May 1977
'Brickhouse' blew our minds and they shot confetti cannons into the crowd, so the bros with afros lit up like Xmas trees.
2. Tina Turner, Auckland Town Hall, Sept 12, 1977
A high energy early solo show with Tina fresh out of the Ike and Tina Turner review.
3. James Brown, The Metro, Melbourne, Feb 8 and 9, 1988
He was okay at the Shoreline, Takapuna in 1978 but this time the James Brown band, with Maceo Parker on sax, played beyond perfection.
4. Barkays and The Trammps, New York, Oct 14, 1994
It was the first time these Stax label pioneers played New York in twenty years and they slam-dunked their big hits using tiny Korg keyboards.
5. Bootsy's Rubber Band, San Francisco, 1994
The sound system was quadrophonic with speaker banks near rear of hall facing back toward the stage. Bernie Worrell was on keys and after five minutes I hit funk overload, I wanted to run outside and tell somebody.


(All taken from issue #3 of the 'Soultearoa Shakedown' fanzine)

Top 5 Lists: Mark de Clive-Lowe, P-Money and Christopher Tubbs

Top 5 Lists

MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE
(www.markdeclivelowe.net / www.wepresentchurch.com)
Top 5: Favourite Shows I Played In 2013
1. Los Tres Marks with Money Mark and DJ Nu-Mark at Bootleg Theater (LA)
2. SF Jazz with Eric Harland, Chris Daddy Dave, Lil John Roberts (San Francisco)
3. CHURCH LA with Leon Ware and Jody Watley at The Lift (LA)
4. REMIX:LIVE at Amano (Berlin)
5. Harvey Mason with Patrice Rushen at Jazz in the Pines (Idyllwild, CA)

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P-MONEY
(www.pmoneymusic.com / www.soundcloud.com/p_money / www.dirty.co.nz)
Top 5: Stone Cold Grooves
1. Barry White - Strange Games and Things
2. B.T. Express - This House Is Smokin'
3. Leon Haywood - B.M.F. Beautiful
4. Isaac Hayes - Joy
5. Roy Ayers - We Live In Brooklyn, Baby

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CHRISTOPHER TUBBS
(DJ / Writer / Music Consultant and Lover / www.headsdown.org)
Top 5: Soul Songs
A couple of these are veering into soulful disco territory, but that shouldn't be a problem if, like me, you have two feet and aren't afraid to use them (badly).
1. Atlantic Starr - When Love Calls
Thanks to ex-Electric Chair resident Kelvin Andrew for putting me onto this b-side killer. This is one of my all-time favourite end of night records, right up there with Ned Doheny's 'Give It Up For Love'.
2. The Emotions - Rejoice
This album cut (taken from the 1977 album of the same name) came to my attention via witnessing DJ Maurice Fulton play his 10min edit to rapturous reception at a party I booked him for in London. I'm pleased to report the original is even better. Wildly uplifting.
3. Exit - Detroit Leaning
Creating by the one man band consisting of the psychedelic artist George Gullet. Originally from Detroit, George relocated to California in 1980 and soon afterwards began to reminisce about the "D". He decided to take home-studio action and recorded 'Detroit Leaning', a synth string's drive through a dark neighbourhood of Motor City. Deep vibes.
4. Yaw - Where Will You Be
Always makes me feel a little nostalgic and wobbly during my darker hours. This Chi-Town modern classic by male vocalist Yaw completely knocks it out of the park on this Nina Simone-esque outing. Blistering on so many levels.
5. Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto (live version)
Hamish Clark from Breaks Co-Op played this to me sometime in the mid-'90s one slightly hazy summer's afternoon. It is 15min of mind-blowing musicianship and consciousness. Real people feeling, questioning, communicating and celebrating real life. I remember thinking 'why am I even attempting music production?' after hearing this record. Life-changing.


All taken from issue #3 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine.

Top 5 Lists: Tru Thoughts HQ, Dom Servini and Pascal Rioux

TOP 5 LISTS
(Taken from issue #3 of the 'Soultearoa Shakedown' fanzine)

TRU THOUGHTS HQ
(Their pick of 2013? 'To Dust' by Alice Russell / www.tru-thoughts.co.uk)
Top 5: Record Shops in South England
1. Resident Music (a popular choice in the Laines, Brighton, with signings, gig tickets, etc.)
2. Juno (London - great selection of electronic records)
3. Phonica (London - superb collection, and supporter of Tru Thoughts!)
4. Rarekind (London - second hand hip hop, funk and soul)
5. Sounds of the Universe (Soho, London - ideal for niche genres)
Special Mentions: Rise (Bristol) and Piccadilly (Manchester)
PS. Watch for forthcoming albums in 2014 from Nostalgia 77 and Quantic...

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DOM SERVINI
(Big Cheese at Wah Wah 45s / www.wahwah45s.com)
Top 5: Current Favourites
1. Zara McFarlane with Leron Thomas - Angie La La (Osunlade remix) (Brownswood)
2. Paper Tiger - Irresistible (Debian Blak remix) (Wah Wah 45s)
3. Ashley Beedle with Zed Bias and Ricardo Da Force - Dett (Shock Tribute) (Girls Music)
4. Cuthead - Minerals (Uncanny Valley)
5. John Wizards - Muizenberg (Planet Mu)

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PASCAL RIOUX
(Grand Fromage at www.pusherdistribution.free.fr and www.favoriteshop.wizishop.com)
Top 5: Soul Songs Which Mean The Most To Me
1. Life Force - Slow Dancer
2. Greg Perry - I'll Be Coming Back
3. Lee McDonald - Gotta Get Home
4. Father's Children - Hollywood Dreaming
5. Leon Ware - Rockin' You Eternally

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...
 

Kris Holmes and Jukka Sarapaa "Top 5 Lists

Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

KRIS HOLMES
Top 5: Soul 45s At The Minute
1. Barbara Lynn - I Don't Want a Playboy
2. Billy Butler - The Right Track
3. Johnny Jones - Purple Haze
4. The Vanguards - The Thought Of Losing Your Love
5. Lee Moses - Reach Out I'll Be There
Probably the deepest soul and funk 45 collector in New Zealand, you can catch Kris every Sunday from 2-4pm playing killer soul and funk 45s on Radio Ponsonby. Take a look at his record nerd research website Greenville and Beyond, and grab some of his mixes. And he also releases his own funk 45s from time to time...
www.greenvilleandbeyond.wordpress.com
www.mixcloud.com/Kris_Holmes

JUKKA SARAPAA
Top 5: Songs For Sunday Listening
1. Romeo Taylor - When You Made Love
(...great lo-fi soul sounds with snapping drums, bit like Eunice Collins and Darondo put together on the same disc...)
2. Che Cruden - You Have Cheated Me
(...superby strange ballad with crying lead, opera style backup vocals and melodica horn melodies... very strange indeed...)
3. Black Eart - Wihtout Your Love
(...doomy soul ballad with echoed dragging drums and extremely weak vocal performance topped with some harmonies... somehow this still works...)
4. Gordon Henderson And Vikings - Pain Of Love
(...totally depressing ballad with a touch of falsetto on lead... story about a girl who's been hurt, brutalized and treated way worse than you could ever realise... amazing super wide stereo mix too...)
5. The Rajah - Down On My Knees
(...great vibrating deep soul with begging lead vocals... this dude has really been hurt and wants his lady back again...)
Jukka Sarapaa is the drummer for Finnish soul heavyweights The Soul Investigators. He is also one of the top dogs at Timmion Records, and if you want to get your own music pressed by them Jukka is the man to get in touch with. Check out their new album with Nicole Willis, 'Tortured Soul', and go buy stuff from them.
www.timmion.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.

Scott Towers and Kev Beadle "Top 5 Lists"

Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

SCOTT 'DOUGHBOY' TOWERS
Top 5: Spots To Get Schooled On Awesome Music
1. Groove Merchant record store (in San Francisco, USA)
2. Ben Stevens' crates (aka DJ Longboss)
3. The Boil Up radio show (Base FM Thurs 8pm)
4. Dennis 'Citizen' Kane's podcast (http://www.dsgtnyc.com)
5. Kilburn Record Fair (in London, UK)
Scott DJs fairly regularly under the pseudonym Doughboy, and has done so at venues from here to Berlin, and many points in between. In his 'dayjob' he plays saxophone for Fat Freddy's Drop. And he makes a mean handmade sausage.

KEV BEADLE
Top 5: Current Favourite Tunes
1. Paul Hill - Need Me Some U (Mahogani Music)
2. Anushka - I Have Love For You (Brownswood)
3. Alt J - Breezeblocks (Romare remix (CDR))
4. Mr Beatnick - Symbiosis (Don't Be Afraid)
5. Letherette - Restless (Ninja Tune)
Kev Beadles is a renaissance man: DJ, producer, tastemaker, A&R, label management, promotion, event consultancy, retail, distribution and assembler of compilations (Blue Note, Cadet, BBE and more). He is also one of the longest standing DJ resident consultants for the legendary Southport Weekender, programming the events' most cutting-edge arena - The Beat Bar; and his weekly show on Solar Radio has been running for over 12yrs. Check it via podcast.
www.kevbeadle.podomatic.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.

Nyntee and Mark de Clive-Lowe "Top 5 Lists"

Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

NYNTEE
Top 5: Eating Joints In Auckland City (And One Other)
1. Shochu Bar Amami, 413 Manukau Rd, Epsom
2. El Sizzling Chorizo, Ponsonby Central, Ponsonby
3. Mexican Specialties Cafe, 72 Marua Rd, Ellerslie
4. Satya Indian Restaurant, 515 Sandringham Rd, Sandringham
5. Cazador, 815 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden
...and an honourary mention (as it's nowhere near Auckland City)...
6. Roscoes House Of Fried Chicken & Waffles, Hollywood, L.A.
Nyntee is on your wireless every Friday from 12-2pm, for In The Pocket with 90, on Radio Ponsonby. It's worth giving his blog a look too. Oh, and he's also the fella behind the resurrection of the NZ Soul All Dayer, and the Soultearoa Shakedown.
www.inthepocketwith90.blogspot.com

MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE
Top 5: Music Events
1. D'Angelo Voodoo Tour with support from Slum Village (Brixton Academy, London)
2. Herbie Hancock/V.S.O.P. (Yomiuri Land, Tokyo)
3. Bembe Segue (Jazz Cafe, London)
4. DJ Spinna 7 Hour DJ Set (Club Asia, Tokyo)
5. J Dilla DJ Set (Plastic People, London)
 MdCL is one of NZ's most respected musical figures globally, hands down. Check his recent Take The Space Trane album (Tru Thoughts) alongside the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra for big orchestral grooves and a modern take on the big band sound. And, if you get the chance, his ever-evolving CHURCH shows in LA, and NYC during the US summer.
www.markdeclivelowe.net
www.mashibeats.blogspot.com
www.tru-thoughts.co.uk

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.

Gene Rivers and Vanessa Freeman "Top 5 Lists"

Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

GENE RIVERS
Top 5: Maori Musicians Of Unrecognised Genius Who Set The Foundation For Todays Aotearoa Soul Sound
1. Weasel Tairoa
2. Ricky May
3. Mark Kahi
4. Anzac Te Oka
5. Phillip Rivers
Aside from being one of life's true gentlemen, Gene is also the host of Chocolate Sundae, one of the longest running shows on George FM. And there's good reason for that, too. You can confirm why by listening (along with many, many others) to him every Sunday from 4-6pm.

VANESSA FREEMAN
Top 5: Current Favourites
1. Rene And Angela - Secret Rendezvous
2. Leroy Burgess - Mainline
3. Johnny Hammond - Tell Me What To Do
4. Nuyorican Soul - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
5. Gwen McCrae - 90% Of Me Is You
Vanessa Freeman has the voice of an angel. She has worked with everyone from Kyoto Jazz Massive, 4 Hero and Bugz In The Attic to Azymuth, Nathan Haines and Phil Asher. We love Vanessa and we're hoping to have her appear at a future NZ Soul All Dayer...

Issue #2 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.

Selecta Sam and Lance Ferguson "Top 5 Lists"

Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

SELECTA SAM
Top 5: Stone Cold Killa Wah Wah Jams (Excluding 'Shaft' and 'Son Of Shaft')
1. Apollis - What It Is
2. Carl "Sherlock" Holmes - Investigation
3. Rudy Love and Love Family - Does Your Mama Know
4. The Montgomery Express - Montgomery Movement
5. Roy Porter - Party Time
Long-time host of the The Dose, George FM's slice of everything that's good about Saturdays, Selecta Sam is a renowned vinyl fiend and a deep head of soulful, funky music - among many, many other kinds of music. Sam's also a bit of a guitar god, shredding the stage on a regular basis with his band Luger Boa. When you see him, throw him the goat from us, will ya?

LANCE FERGUSON (The Bamboos/Lanu/Menagerie)
Top 5: Antipodean Digging Spots
1. Northside Records, Melbourne
2. Slow Boat Records, Wellington
3. Butterbeats, Brisbane
4. Conch Records, Auckland
5. ReRun Records, Adelaide
Lance Ferguson is the bandleader and guitarist for The Bamboos, one of the most accomplished and respected deep funk outfits on the face of the planet. Thing is, there are so many strings to this man's bow that the opening line of this paragraph doesn't at all do him justice. Check out his own work as Lanu, or Menagerie, and his production work with Kylie Auldist; or his sideman gig in Cookin' With 3 Burners, or... you get the picture?
www.thebamboos.com
www.lanceferguson.com.au 

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.

Jay Jeffrey and Gilles Peterson "Top 5 Lists"

Excerpts from issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown fanzine:

JAY JEFFREY
Top 5: Must Have LPs
1. Young Disciples - Road To Freedom
2. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
3. James Mason - Rhythm Of Life
4. Maze featuring Frankie Beverly - Maze
5. Minnie Riperton - Adventures In Paradise
Jay has played with the likes of Chaka Khan, James Brown and Jamiroquai; spent a couple of lost summers DJing in Ibiza; ran the legendary UK clubnight 'Takin' Off'; and once owned a record store called Fat Albert's. Jay now calls Auckland his home and you can hear him on Radio Ponsonby every Saturday from 10am 'til midday, with Fat Albert's Rare Groove Show.

GILLES PETERSON
Top 5: Re-Issues Of 2012/2013
1. Weldon Irvine - Music From Young, Gifted And Black
2. Kenny Cox - Lost My Love
3. Paco Zambrano Y Su Combo - Meshkalina
4. Shuggie Otis - Wings Of Love
5. That's Why - That's Why
Do we need to write a blurb piece about Gilles Peterson? Really...? No, we don't. However, we would like to say he compiled this Top 5 exclusively for issue #1 of the Soultearoa Shakedown. Niceness. Thanks Gilles.
www.gillespetersonworldwide.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.