Royal Groove

Holy Are You

The mighty David Axelrod performing live at The Royal Festival Hall in London in 2008.

It’s Axelrod’s 1968 composition for the Electric Prunes, with Richard Verve Ashcroft on vocals.

Demain [Jazz]

Edition 48 of DeLuca’s Weekly catch.

Eight tracks from the Royal Groove vault, including tracks by Les Nubians, Jeb Loy Nichols and Cymande. Plus a fantastic cover from the Mos Def classic Umi Says. Enjoy!

Complete playlist Demain:

• Cymande - Bra
• Jeb Loy Nichols - Countrymusicdisco45
• Laura Vane & The Vipertones - Man Of Your Word
• B.J. Smith - Umi Says
• The Louie Gee Ensemble - Scrabble
• Afreaka - Disillusioned
• The Mattson 2 - Give Inski’s (feat. Tommy Guererro)
• Les Nubians - Demain (Jazz)

DeLuca’s Weekly Catch #48 Demain from DeLuca on 8tracks Radio.

Two Times

I love this. New music video by AM & Shawn Lee.

Robot’s Return

Edition 47 of DeLuca’s Weekly catch.

Eight tracks from the Royal Groove vault, including tracks by The Blackbyrds, Stretch and Samъel Jon Samъelsson Big Band.

Enjoy!

Complete playlist Robot’s Return:

• Samъel Jon Samъelsson Big Band - Ahoba Rodney
• Bajka - The Vanishing
• The Blackbyrds - Wilford’s Gone
• The Parliaments - (I Wanna) Testify
• Stretch - Why did you it
• Heavy - Just can’t get
• Talc - Robot’s Return
• Mocky - Birds of a feather

Picture by Sandra Pompe

DeLuca’s Weekly Catch #47 Robot’s Return from DeLuca on 8tracks Radio.

Midnight Thoughts

Edition 46 of DeLuca’s Weekly catch.

Eight tracks from the Royal Groove vault, including tracks by Abbey Lincoln, Xaver Fischer Trio and Erik Jackson.

Enjoy!

Complete playlist Midnight Thoughts:

• Setenta - Funky Tumbao
• Xaver Fischer Trio - The Last Blues
• Erik Jackson - Midnight Thoughts
• 2 Banks of 4 - One Day
• 40 Winks - Winks jazz
• A Bossa Elétrica - Beleza Nao Vai Embora
• Baden Powell - Samba Triste
• Abbey Lincoln - Natas (Playmate)

DeLuca’s Weekly Catch #46 Midnight Thoughts from DeLuca on 8tracks Radio.

Celestial Blues

Edition 45 of DeLuca’s Weekly catch, called Celestial Blues.

Eight tracks from the Royal Groove vault, including tracks by Andy Bey, The Gene Dudley Group and Camera.

Enjoy!

Complete playlist Celestial Blues:

• The Gene Dudley Group - The Fawcett Negotiation
• Cumbiasound - Elegancia (feat. Boogie Castillo)
• Shigeto - Huron River Drive
• Ben Mono - Binary Poetry (feat. Kerry L. Dooley)
• Camera - Villon
• S’il Vous Play - Lazy in May
• The Sign of Four - Mirage
• Andy Bey - Celestial Blues

DeLuca’s Weekly Catch #45 Celestial Blues from DeLuca on 8tracks Radio.

Cumbia Funk, the tutorial

This is Daniel Fridell, soul rebel from Sweden, showing how to make cumbia funk. Daniel is mixing classic Colombian Cumbia with some jazzy pinches and a little bit of reggae.

Make sure to check out the EP he produced filled with these hypnotizing beats.

Hindsight

Edition 44 of DeLuca’s Weekly catch.

Eight tracks from the Royal Groove vault, including tracks by Beady Belle, Krzysztof Sadowski and His Hammond Organ and Blossom Dearie.

Enjoy!

Complete playlist Hindsight:

• Marschmellows - Soulpower (Jazzanova’s Straight Dub Mix)
• Alan Hawkshaw - Senor Thump
• Beady Belle - Hindsight
• Krzysztof Sadowski and His Hammond Organ - Skąd my to znamy
• Baby Huey - Hard times
• Blossom Dearie - I Like London In The Rain
• Venom meets Marco Di Marco - Par avion (Impressions re-edit)
• Dandy Teru - Wake Up Now (feat. Rita J)

DeLuca’s Weekly Catch #44 Hindsight from DeLuca on 8tracks Radio.

Yearning For Home

Edition 43 of DeLuca’s Weekly catch.

Eight tracks from the Royal Groove vault, including tracks by Malka Family, Siji and The Jens Winther Quintet.

Enjoy!

Complete playlist Yearning For Home:

• The Soul Searchers - Ashley’s Roachclip
• Malka Family - Tous Des Oufs
• Bixiga 70 - Dub di Malaika
• Adrian Younge - Enemies
• Jens Winther Quintet - Thats the way it is
• Siji - Yearning For Home
• Remy LBO - Snow Bird
• Nicole Simone - Melt

DeLuca’s Weekly Catch #43 Yearning For Home from DeLuca on 8tracks Radio.

The Stepkids basement session

The Stepkids are working a new album, Troubador, expected to be released this summer. This is a new track called “The Art of Forgetting” filmed by AllSaints for their Basement Sessions series.