Introducing Smoove & Turrell with the debut album "Antique Soul" Raw and retro with a rich deep story-telling vein Smoove & Turrell release their emotional debut album, "Antique Soul". Opening a different musical door, it's "old dusty feel mixed with fresh contemporary edges" delivers eleven songs that grow on the listener with every play. This unpretentious debut is already bending the ears of Radio 6s Funk aficionado and occasional hell raiser, Craig Charles, who has written the albums sleeve notes. Geordie partnership Smoove & Turrell combine live music with the latest technology to create a set that's timeless in it's appeal. From fat Funk rippling over ace beats and breaks, Northern soul to stomping 60s sounding jams, this picturesque album plugs in 2009 for another great year of new music. Great songs swinging over a new Funk breeze; there's shades of Mark Ronson, soul loving Mod father Paul Weller and early story-telling Bowie circa "London Boys" mixed up with the last four decades of breaks and beats.
B**E
Geordies = footy, beer and.....Antique Soul
First off, yes this is really two blokes from the "Toon", but hang on - Sting? Pet Shop Boys? LightHouse Family(almost)? Bryan Ferry? Animals? Prefab Sprout? Kane Gang?. Hey! Geordie boys we are here!Before we plumb the depths of Cheryl T-Weedy-soon to be ex-Mrs.Cole, or the X-factor-bloke-we've-forgotten-already, the North East has a lot to answer for and ANTIQUE SOUL is definately up with the former group rather than Simon Cowell's latter.Lots of loops loosely lashed to the sort of raspy vocal that turns up once in a generation emptying a pint glass to the soundtrack of The Committments. Decorated with layers of often synthetic Jazz, but very craftily so to convey Soul sufficiently northern or blue-eyed.Favourites? Try it yourself and make up your own mind, but HAMMOND stands out for doing exactly what it says on the B3? tin.I CAN'T GIVE YOU UP sounds slightly cliched, but is genuinely faithful.BEGGARMAN is brightly remarkable and WITHOUT YOU it's moody, brooding reposte and a fitting closing to a rather splendid first out.Can you dance? Hell you are gonna have to, whether you like it or not.
S**M
This Pair have Nailed the Electronic Soul Sound...Quite Excellent
First heard "Beggarman" on the Radcliffe & Maconie Show on BBC Radio 2 - it was their record of the week, and caused one of those moments that cause you to buy an entire album on the strength of one track - and I have not been disappointed!! Soul as a genre is always marked by its so-called "authenticity"....so when these guys turn up (from the NE of England) mixing contemporary electronic sounds with (northern) soul, it works at every level. Joyous tunes, guaranteed to get you smiling, dancing...or both. Turrell's voice has been compared to Paul Weller - a fair analogy, but he has a fantastic and powerful range, that covers 4 decades of soul sound....this is a really great album - one of my best finds of 2009. Craig Charles on BBC 6 Music has also championed them, and he contributes to the sleeve-notes. Very highly recommended.
M**N
So good
I buy 2 or 3 cd’s a week. Yeah I know I’m that last dinosaur who still gets a thrill when the postman posts a tangible thing through the door. This is the best album I have bought for a very long time. If they tour I’m there in a heartbeat. Will be boring friends about how good this is.
S**N
from 'shouters' to the magical and mysterious...
Great CD: I'd recommend it to any fan of soul....It ranges from 'shouters' to the magical and mysterious...
L**Y
Great sound
good tunes, what a voice, old school style funk soul vibe. Spot on!Will be getting their new album too!
D**L
Five Stars
Brilliant album.
H**N
One of the best album's I've ever bought!
Craig Charles interviewed one of the guys from the album on his funk and soul show. I then ordered this straight away. I've never stopped playing it! It's one hell of a cool and funky album. Can't wait to see them live!
M**E
Fantastic Album
I bought Smoove and Turrell's newer album so based on that I looked at what they did before. I am so glad I did. Fab a must buy.
