CONCRETE RIVER Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Here are some Rythem Riot mixes, enjoy! http://www.sendspace.com/file/895iqc http://www.sendspace.com/file/w2cd2n http://www.sendspace.com/file/teaocr http://www.sendspace.com/file/k0totw & feel free to contribute any mixes you may be hoarding! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 two links to free Northern Soul mixes by DJ Andy Smith. http://audio.djandysmith.com/as_audio/mixes/DJ_Andy_Smith-60s_Northern_Soul_45s_mix_hi.mp3 http://audio.djandysmith.com/as_audio/mixes/DJ_Andy_Smith-Northernsoul_mix2_hi.mp3 I'm really bummed out right now cause I'm moving out of the city and wont be able to go to our soul night here anymore. They only just got it back up and running too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Northern Soul is okay with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Wasn't the original version of 'Tainted Love' considered Northern Soul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Gloria Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Yeah, that's Northern Soul. Dean Parrish- I'm On My Way Chuck Wood- Seven Days Is Too Long New Birth- Got To Get A Knutt (not Northern Soul but it's a badass song) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 difference between soul and northern soul in a nutshell please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Northern Soul was a movement in the UK during the late 60's to early 80's. It was like raves with soul music, and it even though it wasn't as candy raver, it was still loaded with drugs. The track selection was a little different from the US's soul movement. The kids were more into the b-sides then the hits, and the sound was a little different from the Motown hits that were the craze in the states. It was also around the time of the skinhead/mod movement, and kind of went hand in hand with that as well as the Jamaicans coming over with the classic reggae sound that later influence the English Ska movement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Concrete River --did you see the Soul thread where I posted an old BBC report on The Wigan Casino? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I'd throw some rocksteady in this thread, but it's a good topic and we should roll with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEFA Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 alot of northern soul and soul sounds great speed up a bit and made more of a dance song. ive been putting together a set of speed up dance tracks...alot of b sides and never heard of ya's.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEFA Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 now a gotta grow a pair of balls and play for some one other than my girl, my mom and my dog..haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I can't justify rockin a necktie so I usually pass on the party's, but I bump this shit in the iPhone with pride jusa'bout er'week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Don't quote me on any of this, but I think the beginning of all this was summed up in Quadrophenia. Then by the 70's, it was pretty much like this: This photo below is from 1973. So as all this is going on in the UK, American Hip Hop is in the earliest of it's birth stages in New York. So these kids obviously had no clue about breakdancing. Hell, if it was 1973, "Breaking" hadn't even developed. The Rocksteady crew that broke it out globally, hadn't even come to light yet. So keep that in mind when you watch how these kids dance. Some of the ground work has similarities to breakdancing. You can watch that Wigan Casino documentary, and think the shit looks "gay," but it was the 70's UK, post sexual revolution, and heavily enhanced with uppers and downers. I've got a lot of respect for all that shit. The dancing is insane, the parties look damn fun, and from what I hear, the DJ's were some of the most powerful dancefloor fillers. Get a bunch of pills in you, and go to town, nothing wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 This is a really good video: It's a "modern" remix, but still a damn good song and video of Northern Soul styled dancing. At the 1:40 mark, there is this Asian chick that starts dancing. If I was hopped up on pills, and saw her dancing like that to some damn good soul, I'd wifey status her in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CONCRETE RIVER Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 rip wigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Love the music, those photo's may not be accurate for the 2009 north east scene. All the pics I see involve neckties and dresses, some of my boys came up here for a northern soul party and said everyone gets dressed up for it and the dancing is amazing. They went to get changed for the party and came out with full blown suits like they were about to go fight a case. I had to talk them into just hitting the bar, I'll be that fool that can't dance but not the sore thumb in street gear dancing like Carlton Banks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Hahahahaha! Yeah, I'm at that point in my life, where I'm not dressing up for anything that isn't Halloween or theme party related. I've never heard of any Northern Soul parties in the city --drop me a PM if you hear about one. I'm curious what they would be like, seeing that it's American kids most likely. As for the photos not being accurate for the 2009 east scene, are you saying it's more like a Swing style? I have no clue about any current revival (other than some Dap Tone bands). Those photos are probably early 70's, and it's funny how much they resemble America's disco era fashion. Except disco got a little more playboyish, where northern soul was a little more youthful. I think some people will watch the northern soul videos, and appreciate the really acrobatic dance moves, but call it out as gay. The limp wrists and wrestling shirts? Well, if it smells like a fart..... But, you really have to look at where they got that influence. The whole dance style grew from what they saw when American soul acts played over there. If you watch a lot of soul greats, they do some limp wrist moves around the stage while they sing. So these kids kind of incorporated that with some footwork. It's the same as how b-boys/girls formed their own upper body style while top rocking. I have a lot of respect for the whole Northern Soul movement. The whole culture of record swapping, crazy ass dancing, racial unity, good music, and tons of drugs is not at all bad for any youth movement. I know there are some UK people on this site. What's your take on this, seeing as it's your people and not mine. Is there anything still going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Are there any good books on Northern Soul? Anything that is about subverting the norm in a positive manner is good by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 http://astore.amazon.co.uk/nsbooks-21 I don't know which ones are best though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Are there any good books on Northern Soul? Anything that is about subverting the norm in a positive manner is good by me. There's "Spirit Of '69" but it's more about skinhead culture...not to mention that it's hard to find and expensive as hell (I see paperback copies going for $200+). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Thanks Earl, I'm hoping though that some of our members from across the pond will chime in. First one that drew my attention was the one with drugs.. Haha.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Myspace search it and find the pages to preview the sounds. Find dates people are spinning and roll through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I never use myspace, and never search the music stuff, so I'd be lost in that. I'll just keep my ears open. I'm sure it's not like it was back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CONCRETE RIVER Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 http://www.sendspace.com/file/xdtcbj a really good mix imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebradrips Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 the flirtations. nuff said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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