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R.Kelly* – Bump n’ grind

As I mentioned yesterday my intention is to make Thursdays about bands that are new to the blog. On Fridays I will be posting some guilty pleasures. Now that I have spent a year meticulously gaining credibility by steadfastly posting esoteric bands I feel that I can afford to lighten up a little. The songs will be party tunes that I decided not to post last year because they are too naff, profane or shameful but that I actually quite like.

Bump n’ Grind, much to my surprise, turned out to be something of an anthem during a year I spent in California. I mostly heard and enjoyed it ironically, but not wholly. R.Kelly by all accounts is a douche bag but he knows how to put together a pop song. Also, this may have the most hilarious intro ever!

My mind’s tellin’ me nnnooo but my body, my body’s telling me yeeahusss. Baby. I don’t want to hurt nobody, but there is something that I must confess………..

RjK

*Artist #367

5th January 2012

Jay Electronica* – Mind detect heart 

As I mentioned earlier in the week finding a new artist every day was becoming too demanding, so after completing my year of new artists I began 2012 by revisting some of my old favourites. However, as I move forward I want to keep the spirit of new and varied music alive. To do this my plan is to post an artist that is new to the blog each Thursday. I may do this on other days also but I intend do it without fail on New Artist Thursdays.

I have been listening to this guy, a rapper from New Orleans quite a bit this week. He first grabbed my attention when this tune began with a sample of an impassioned preacher thundering the following:

You got a hell of a nerve! If my rhetoric is too strident, who better to correct me than my brothers and my sisters?…

My only response to that was wow! His rhymes are strong too, clever and nuanced. Overall it is just refreshing to hear something a bit different from a hip hop song. 

RjK

*Artist #366

7 Big (re)discoveries of 2011

1) Radio – Rediscovered the simple joy of listening to the radio, predominately over the interned. Particularly WFMU, thanks to a good tip from my buddy. In particular Mudd Up! and Downtown Soulville. Also 6music and Tom Ravenscroft and the 6mix. Both are a treasure trove of good music.

2) World Music fascinates me – This was a big surprise. It started when I revisited Rhythm of the saints and was staggered by it and continued through the rest of the year. I would never have imagined how much pleasure I would find in Malian music.

3) I like Electronica a lot more than I realised – For a good portion of the year I had posted more Electronica than soul, which was a big surprise.

4) Blogs and blogging – This blog obviously. It was a good cultural outlet for me and I liked the discipline of posting once a day. But I also enjoyed reading other blogs like The sartorialist, Awesome tapes from Africa. Also, I finally “got” Twitter.

5) I feel fatigued reading about the “crisis in the eurozone” – One more article about the Greek economy and I might throw up (boke).

6) Blueberries – The fact that they are utterly delicious had somehow escaped my notice before last year.

7) Mad Men – Don Draper? What a beast.RjK

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Grouper – Alien Observer

I was introduced to this lady by my buddy Matty, who guest posted about her a few months ago. She makes music that is a little quieter than the normal type which moves me but there is something about it that grabbed me. We subsequently went to see her at St.Giles in the field, a church in Soho. She was very enjoyable (the supports acts? Not so much) and the setting was perfect.

This track is taken off her latest album, AIA, and is gentle and hypnotic. It has been soothing me this week as I deal with the jarring effects of being back to work after a blissful week at home.

 RjK

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Talking Heads – This must be the place (Naive Melody)

Sometimes you can’t fight the cosmos. I was speaking to a buddy about the music that he had been listening to over the Christmas break and he highlighted this. Seperately, I had also been listening to Talking Heads and made a note to post them early in January.

This is such a simple, warm song. Classic David Byrne vocals and a very fitting video here. Both great. I particularly like the Chief with the portable keyboard. 

RjK

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David Bowie – Young Americans

David Bowie is 65 this week! It’s hard to imagine him as a pensioner. I doubt he will make much use of his free bus pass.

This perhaps isn’t his absolute best but it is so damn catchy I can’t resist it. 
/RjK

Top 30 of 2011

As promised, I have put together my favourite 30 songs in (rough) order. It was quite challenging to do it and I would probably make a different list tomorrow but it is a good reflection of the music that moved me most last year.

As ever for me it is a mixed list. Some old and new and some things that I discovered and re-discovered in 2011. Let me know what your big tunes of 2011 were.

1) Jai Paul – BTSTU – Based: London. Released: 2010. In a word: Hypnotic.

2) Nguuni Lovers Lovers – Christmas Kitui – Kenya. ?. Joyous.

3) M83 – Midnight City – France. 2011. Urgent.

4) Jóhann Jóhannsson – The Cause Of Labour Is The Hope Of The World –  Iceland. 2011. Substantial. 

5) tUne yArDs – Bizness – New England. 2011. Vivid.

6) Fox the fox – Precious little diamonds – Holland. 1984. Kitschy.

7) Paul Simon – Spirit Voices – New York. 1990. Dreamlike.

8) Arthur Russell – This is how we walk on the moon – New York. 1994. Otherworldly.

9) Phantogram- Don’t move – New York. 2011. Adroit.

10) Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Ffunny Frends – Portland, Oregon. 2011. Incessant.

11) Darondo – Didn’t I? – San Francisco. 1973. Bold.

12) Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and round – Los Angeles. 2010. Raffish.

13) Washed Out – Feel it all round – Georgia, USA. 2011. Languid.

14) Donald Fagen – I.G.Y. (what a beautiful world) – New Jersey. 1982. Charming.

15) Teena Marie – I need your lovin’ – California. 1980. Audacious.

16) Napoleon – Cleopatra – Sweden. 2008. Exuberant.

17) Air France – It feels good to be around you – Sweden. 2011. Sunny.

18) The Bar-Keys – Open your heart – Memphis. 1980. Funky.

19) Bibio – Lover’s carvings – England. 2011. Radiant.

20) Yeasayer – Ambling Alp – NYC. 2010. Relentless.

21) Best Coast – The sun was high (so was I) – Los Angeles. 2009. Hazy.

22) Low – Silver Rider – Minnesota. 2005. Ominous.

23) Graham Parker and The Rumour – Heat Treatment – London. 1976. Raucous.

24) Fitz and The Tantrums – MoneyGrabber – Los Angeles. 2011. Retro.

25) Miami Horror – Holidays – Melbourne, Australia. 2010. Ebullient.

26) Curtis Mayfield – Move on up* – Chicago. 1970. Coruscating.

27) Mr.Fingers – Can you feel it? – Chicago. 1986. Powerful.

28) Kanye West – Spaceship – Chicago. 2004. Clever.

29) Tears for fears – Everybody wants to rule the world – Bath, England. 1984. Retro.

30) Japandroids – Young hearts spark fire – Vancouver, Canada. 2009. Vigorous.

* Joint #1 for all time 

RjK

1st January 2012

Kate Bush – A Coral Room

Hello 2012!!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday and has recovered from last night’s festivities. I am back to London, feeling refreshed and ready for a big year (and for some great music).

This was probably my favourite song of the final months of 2011. It is taken from Aerial, Kate Bush’s staggeringly good 2005 album which I happily revisited over the autumn. It had slipped my mind when I posted her earlier in the year. Cloudbusting is pretty good too. 

Put your hand over the side of the boat and what do you feel?…

I am currently working on my top tunes of 2011, look out for that tomorrow. It is proving quite challenging to whittle it down to a sensible number. 

RjK

2011 – The long list

Thanks for sticking with me, and for all the inspiration along the way. I am fairly pleased with what I achieved. I thought you might be interested to see a list of the songs featured in 2011. Some I look back on with a touch of embarrassment but mostly I wouldn’t change any of them:

Date Song
1-Jan-2011 Curtis Mayfield – Move on Up
2-Jan-2011 Duran Duran – Come Undone
3-Jan-2011 Willie Tee – Walking up a one way street
4-Jan-2011 Beach Boys – Caroline No
5-Jan-2011 Darwin Deez – Radar Detector
6-Jan-2011 MGMT – Electric Feel
7-Jan-2011 Napoleon – Cleopatra
8-Jan-2011 The Supremes – Love is here and now you’re gone
9-Jan-2011 Talking Heads – Once in a lifetime
10-Jan-2011 Gift of gab – Flashback
11-Jan-2011 Jai Paul – BTSTU
12-Jan-2011 Grand Hallway – Raindrops
13-Jan-2011 Frank Wilson – Do I love you (indeed I do)
14-Jan-2011 The Jam – Town called malice
15-Jan-2011 Maxine Nightingale – Right back where we started from
16-Jan-2011 Kanye West – Spaceship
17-Jan-2011 Graham Parker and The Rumour – Heat Treatment
18-Jan-2011 Metronomy – She Wants
19-Jan-2011 Le Kid – Mercy Mercy
20-Jan-2011 Little Comets – Isles
21-Jan-2011 Betty Wright – Shoorah Shoorah
22-Jan-2011 Blondie – Hanging on the telephone
23-Jan-2011 Oasis – Slide Away
24-Jan-2011 The Drums – Let’s go surfing
25-Jan-2011 TV on the radio – Wolf like me
26-Jan-2011 Teena Marie – I need your lovin’
27-Jan-2011 Phoenix – Too Young
28-Jan-2011 The Human League – Don’t you want me
29-Jan-2011 Aretha Franklin – Day Dreaming
30-Jan-2011 Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
31-Jan-2011 Mary Wells – What’s easy for two is so hard for one
1-Feb-2011 Ron Sexsmith – Tell me again
2-Feb-2011 Gomez – Tijuana Lady
3-Feb-2011 Camp Lo – Luchini
4-Feb-2011 Yes Giantess – You were young
5-Feb-2011 Sister Sledge – Lost in music
6-Feb-2011 Neil Young – Cortez the killer
7-Feb-2011 Thin Lizzy – The boys are back in town
8-Feb-2011 Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – Tracks of my tears
9-Feb-2011 The Bamboos – You ain’t no good
10-Feb-2011 J Mascis and the fog – Ammaring
11-Feb-2011 Bjork – All is full of love
12-Feb-2011 United Four – She’s putting you on
13-Feb-2011 The Antlers – Kettering
14-Feb-2011 Theophilius London – Accept the new
15-Feb-2011 Yeasayer – Ambling Alp
16-Feb-2011 J Dilla featuring Pharaohe Monche – Love
17-Feb-2011 Josh Rouse – 1972
18-Feb-2011 The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
19-Feb-2011 New Order – Age of consent
20-Feb-2011 Martha and the Vandellas – Heatwave
21-Feb-2011 Miami Horror – Holidays
22-Feb-2011 Flight Facilities – Crave You
23-Feb-2011 Los Campesinos – Death to Los Campesinos
24-Feb-2011 Miles Davis – Someday my prince will come
25-Feb-2011 Freddie Scott – (You) Got what I need
26-Feb-2011 Tears for fears – Everybody wants to rule the world
27-Feb-2011 The Temptations – Get Ready
28-Feb-2011 Doves – Black and white town
1-Mar-2011 Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
2-Mar-2011 Lucky Soul – White Russian Doll
3-Mar-2011 Outkast – SpottieOttieDopaliscious
4-Mar-2011 Marvin Gaye – Come get to this
5-Mar-2011 Van Halen – Jump
6-Mar-2011 Michael Jackson – Thriller
7-Mar-2011 The answering machine – Lifeline
8-Mar-2011 Two door cinema club – Undercover Martyn
9-Mar-2011 The Band – The night they drove old Dixie down
10-Mar-2011 The Bee Gees – More than a woman
11-Mar-2011 The white stripes – Fell in love with a girl
12-Mar-2011 High Contrast – Lovesick
13-Mar-2011 The Four Tops – Reach Out, I’ll be there
14-Mar-2011 The Emotions – Best of my love
15-Mar-2011 Delphic – Doubt
16-Mar-2011 Kate Bush – Cloudbusting
17-Mar-2011 Van Morrison – Sweet Thing
18-Mar-2011 John Lennon – Instant Karma
19-Mar-2011 Donny Hathaway – Jealous Guy
20-Mar-2011 Mos Def – Ms. Fat Booty
21-Mar-2011 The Blue Nile – Easter Parade
22-Mar-2011 Prince – I wanna be your lover
23-Mar-2011 Cloud Control – There’s nothing in the water we can’t fight
24-Mar-2011 Cool Calm Pete – Gitty up baby
25-Mar-2011 The Clash – Train in vain
26-Mar-2011 Sam Cooke – A change is gonna come
27-Mar-2011 The O’Jays – Love Train
28-Mar-2011 Peter and Kerry – Knees
29-Mar-2011 Tom Robinson – War Baby
30-Mar-2011 Eddie Floyd – I’ve never found a girl (to love me like you do)
31-Mar-2011 MF Doom/Mobb Deep – Shook Ones (MF Doom Remix)
1-Apr-2011 Elvin Bishop – Fooled around and fell in love
2-Apr-2011 Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo
3-Apr-2011 LCD Soundsystem – All my friends
4-Apr-2011 Athlete – Westside
5-Apr-2011 Benoit and Sergio – Walk and talk
6-Apr-2011 Old crow medicine show – Wagon wheel
7-Apr-2011 Broken Bells – The high road
8-Apr-2011 Nina Simone – My baby just cares for me
9-Apr-2011 Blu – Amnesia
10-Apr-2011 Fatboy Slim (Midfield General mix) – Talking bout my baby
11-Apr-2011 Tom Vek – C-C (You set the fire in me)
12-Apr-2011 The Smiths – This charming man
13-Apr-2011 Odyssey – Going back to my roots
14-Apr-2011 Elton John – Benny and the Jets
15-Apr-2011 Family Fodder – Savoir Faire
16-Apr-2011 Steely Dan – Reelin’ in the years
17-Apr-2011 Caribou – Odessa
18-Apr-2011 Muddy Waters – Mannish Boy
19-Apr-2011 Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m yours)
20-Apr-2011 De la soul – Eye Know
21-Apr-2011 Sam and Dave – Soul Man
22-Apr-2011 Errol Dunkley – You’re gonna need me
23-Apr-2011 Ash – Kung Fu
24-Apr-2011 The Police – So Lonely
25-Apr-2011 Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy
26-Apr-2011 Paul Simon – Spirit Voices
27-Apr-2011 REM – Nightswimming
28-Apr-2011 Jamiroquai – Space Cowboy
29-Apr-2011 Madonna – Holiday
30-Apr-2011 Hurts – Wonderful Life
1-May-2011 Big Joe Turner – Shake, Rattle and Roll
2-May-2011 FM Belfast – Underwear
3-May-2011 Tom Petty – Don’t do me like that
4-May-2011 Nguuni Lovers Lovers – Christmas Kitui
5-May-2011 The Beatles – Revolution
6-May-2011 Dodgy – Good Enough
7-May-2011 A tribe called Quest – Can I kick it?
8-May-2011 Jeff Buckley – Last Goodbye
9-May-2011 Scott Walker – Jackie
10-May-2011 Winfield Parker – I’m on my way
11-May-2011 Camera Obscura – French Navy
12-May-2011 Kelis – Millionaire
13-May-2011 Pete Heller – Big Love
14-May-2011 Tricky – Hell is round the corner
15-May-2011 Brian Wilson – Good Vibrations
16-May-2011 The Isley Brothers – Shout
17-May-2011 Manix – Feel real good
18-May-2011 Joy Division – Love will tear us apart
19-May-2011 Owiny Sigoma Band – Wires
20-May-2011 Jill Scott – Family Reunion
21-May-2011 Raekwon – Heaven and Hell
22-May-2011 Donald Fagen – I.G.Y.
23-May-2011 Roni Size – Heroes
24-May-2011 Wilson Pickett – In the midnight hour
25-May-2011 Beat Connection – Silver Screen
26-May-2011 Elliot Smith – Hanging around in the lost and found
27-May-2011 Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle
28-May-2011 Suede – Beautiful Ones
29-May-2011 Solomon Burke – Everybody needs somebody to love
30-May-2011 The crusaders – Street life
31-May-2011 Delorean – Stay Close
1-Jun-2011 The Streets – Weak become heroes
2-Jun-2011 Saint Germain – Rose Rouge
3-Jun-2011 The Roots – How I got over
4-Jun-2011 Arthur Russell – This is how we walk on the moon
5-Jun-2011 Gladys Knight and The Pips – Midnight train to Georgia
6-Jun-2011 Dark Dark Dark – Daydreaming
7-Jun-2011 My brightest diamond – Dragonfly
8-Jun-2011 Brook Benton – Rainy night in Georgia
9-Jun-2011 The Frames – God bless mom
10-Jun-2011 DJ Marky – LK (It’s the way)
11-Jun-2011 Fatboy Slim and David Byrne – Walk like a woman
12-Jun-2011 Dexy’s midnight runners – Come on Eileen
13-Jun-2011 Ricardo Villalobos – Fizheuer Zieheuer
14-Jun-2011 Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata
15-Jun-2011 Fat Freddy’s Drop – Hope
16-Jun-2011 Small Faces – Itchycoo Park
17-Jun-2011 The Specials – Ghost Town
18-Jun-2011 Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz – Deja Vu (uptown baby)
19-Jun-2011 Althea and Donna – Uptown top ranking
20-Jun-2011 Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
21-Jun-2011 Herman Dune – Tell me something I don’t know
22-Jun-2011 Dennis Brown – Money in my pocket
23-Jun-2011 The source feat. Candi Staton – You’ve got the love
24-Jun-2011 DJ Shadow – Midnight in a perfect world
25-Jun-2011 Primal Scream – Loaded
26-Jun-2011 Eels – Susan’s House
27-Jun-2011 Tune Yards – Bizness
28-Jun-2011 Yuck – Get Away
29-Jun-2011 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – Ain’t no mountain high enough
30-Jun-2011 SBTRKT – Hold On
1-Jul-2011 David Bowie – Modern Love
2-Jul-2011 The Flaming Lips – Race for the prize
3-Jul-2011 The L.O.X. – Recognize
4-Jul-2011 America – A horse with no name
5-Jul-2011 Junior Boys – Parallel Lines
6-Jul-2011 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite
7-Jul-2011 Supergrass – Alright
8-Jul-2011 Bibio – Lover’s Carvings
9-Jul-2011 Lauryn Hill – Ex-Factor
10-Jul-2011 Patti Smith – Gloria
11-Jul-2011 Benis Cletin – Jungle Magic
12-Jul-2011 Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster
13-Jul-2011 Washed Out – Feel it all around
14-Jul-2011 Daft Punk – Around the world
15-Jul-2011 Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Ffunny Frends
16-Jul-2011 Mr.Fingers – Can you feel it?
17-Jul-2011 The Contours – Just a little misunderstanding
18-Jul-2011 Joni Mitchell – The last time I saw Richard
19-Jul-2011 Prefab Sprout – Cars and girls
20-Jul-2011 Kings of convenience – Misread
21-Jul-2011 Swiftumz – It’s beautiful
22-Jul-2011 The National – Fake Empire
23-Jul-2011 Jay-Z – Dead Presidents II
24-Jul-2011 Amy Winehouse – Tears dry on their own
25-Jul-2011 Youth Lagoon – Cannons
26-Jul-2011 Sigur Ros – Hoppipolla
27-Jul-2011 The Ronettes – Be my baby
28-Jul-2011 Vondelpark – TV
29-Jul-2011 The Avalanches – Since I left you
30-Jul-2011 Elbow – Lippy Kids
31-Jul-2011 Portishead – Roads
1-Aug-2011 Fontella Bass – Rescue Me
2-Aug-2011 The Strokes – Someday
3-Aug-2011 Polysics – Pretty Good
4-Aug-2011 Summer Camp – Ghost Train
5-Aug-2011 Japandroids – Young hearts spark fire
6-Aug-2011 The waterboys – The whole of the moon
7-Aug-2011 Neon Indian – Deadbeat summer
8-Aug-2011 Bob Dylan – The times they are a-changin’
9-Aug-2011 Crystal fighters – Champion sound
10-Aug-2011 Tupac Shakur – Changes
11-Aug-2011 Brenton Wood – Oogum Boogum
12-Aug-2011 Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
13-Aug-2011 Twin Sister – All around and away we go
14-Aug-2011 Johan Johannsen – The cause of labour is the hope of the world
15-Aug-2011 Etta James – I’d rather go blind
16-Aug-2011 S.C.U.M. – White Chapel
17-Aug-2011 Tindersticks – Can we start again?
18-Aug-2011 Fox the fox – Precious little diamonds
19-Aug-2011 Kid Cudi – Man on the moon
20-Aug-2011 Alphabeat – Fascination
21-Aug-2011 Republic of loose – Comeback Girl
22-Aug-2011 Dave Brubeck – Unsquare Dance
23-Aug-2011 The J.Geils Band – Centrefold
24-Aug-2011 Mo Kolours – Biddies
25-Aug-2011 Chic – Good Times
26-Aug-2011 The Cure – Close to me
27-Aug-2011 Terry Callier – Ordinary Joe
28-Aug-2011 Pulp – Mis-Shapes
29-Aug-2011 The Coup – Heaven Tonite
30-Aug-2011 The black seeds – Cool me down
31-Aug-2011 Broken Social Scene – Lover’s Spit
1-Sep-2011 Jean Carne – We’ve got some catching up to do
2-Sep-2011 Kelpe – Beat Imperial
3-Sep-2011 Mcfadden and Whitehead – Ain’t no stopping us now
4-Sep-2011 Ben Folds Five – Kate
5-Sep-2011 Fitz and The Tantrums – MoneyGrabber
6-Sep-2011 Tom tom club – Genius of love
7-Sep-2011 M83 – Midnight City
8-Sep-2011 Ghostface Killah – Save me dear
9-Sep-2011 George McCrae – Rock your baby
10-Sep-2011 Dead Prez vs. Grizzly Bear – Two weeks of hip hop
11-Sep-2011 Ryan Adams – New York, New York
12-Sep-2011 Real Estate – It’s real
13-Sep-2011 Sade – Your love is king
14-Sep-2011 The Field – Then it’s white
15-Sep-2011 Robert Owens – One body
16-Sep-2011 Atmosphere – Say Shh
17-Sep-2011 Roisin Murphy – Through time
18-Sep-2011 Mayer Hawthorne – Make her mine
19-Sep-2011 The Shins – Caring is creepy
20-Sep-2011 Squeeze – Pulling muscles (from a shell)
21-Sep-2011 Say hi to your mom – They write books about this sort of thing
22-Sep-2011 Calibre and High Contrast – The other side
23-Sep-2011 Oddisee – Hip hop’s cool again
24-Sep-2011 Loch Lomond – Elephants and little girls
25-Sep-2011 The Brothers Johnson – Strawberry letter #23
26-Sep-2011 Bill Withers – Use me
27-Sep-2011 The Go! Team – The power is on
28-Sep-2011 Penny and The Quarters – You and me
29-Sep-2011 The Beat – Save it for later
30-Sep-2011 Skinnyman – Love’s gone from the streets
1-Oct-2011 Air – Alone in Kyoto
2-Oct-2011 The Decemberists – Calamity Song
3-Oct-2011 Lil’ Wayne – Dr.Carter
4-Oct-2011 Jonathon Richmann/The Modern Lovers – The morning of our lives
5-Oct-2011 Grouper – Heavy water / I’d rather be sleeping
6-Oct-2011 Ray Bryant – Up above the rock
7-Oct-2011 The Doors – Riders on the storm
8-Oct-2011 Air France – It feels good to be around you
9-Oct-2011 The Ebonys – Do you like the way I love you?
10-Oct-2011 Al Stewart – The year of the cat
11-Oct-2011 David Byrne and Brian Eno – Strange Overtones
12-Oct-2011 Breakbot – Baby I’m yours
13-Oct-2011 Simple Minds – Alive and kicking
14-Oct-2011 Warren G and Nate Dogg – Regulate
15-Oct-2011 The KLF – Build a fire
16-Oct-2011 Phantogram – Don’t move
17-Oct-2011 Irma Thomas – Breakaway
18-Oct-2011 The Stone Roses – I wanna be adored
19-Oct-2011 Amerie – One thing
20-Oct-2011 Grease/Dr.Dre – You’re the one that I want in the next episode
21-Oct-2011 Elvis Costello – Everyday I write the book
22-Oct-2011 Wilco – I might
23-Oct-2011 Minnie Ripperton – Inside my love
24-Oct-2011 Blur – Girls and boys
25-Oct-2011 Al Green – Tired of being alone
26-Oct-2011 The Stranglers – Walk on by
27-Oct-2011 The Steelers – Give it from the bottom
28-Oct-2011 James Vincent Mcmorrow – Higher love
29-Oct-2011 Low – Silver Rider
30-Oct-2011 Common/Joy Denalane – Go!
31-Oct-2011 The Four Brothers – Rumbidzai
1-Nov-2011 Horse feathers – Curs in the weeds
2-Nov-2011 Womack and Womack – Teardrops
3-Nov-2011 The Marvelettes – Please Mr.Postman
4-Nov-2011 The Style Council – Shout to the top
5-Nov-2011 London Elektricity – Will to love
6-Nov-2011 Finley Quaye – Your love gets sweeter
7-Nov-2011 Little Richard – Rip it up
8-Nov-2011 Roy Ayers – Everybody loves the sunshine
9-Nov-2011 My morning jacket – Wordless Chorus
10-Nov-2011 M People – How can I love you more?
11-Nov-2011 Paul Weller – Headstart for happiness
12-Nov-2011 Hot 8 brass band – Sexual Healing
13-Nov-2011 Marc Cohn – Walking in Memphis
14-Nov-2011 Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock
15-Nov-2011 D’Angelo – Untitled (how does it feel?)
16-Nov-2011 Daughter – Home
17-Nov-2011 K-Os – Crucial
18-Nov-2011 Crowded House – Weather with you
19-Nov-2011 The chairman of the board – Give it from the bottom
20-Nov-2011 Little Dragon – Twice
21-Nov-2011 Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street
22-Nov-2011 Harold Melvin and the blue notes – Wake up everybody
23-Nov-2011 Foy Vance – Shed a little light
24-Nov-2011 Arrested Development – People Everyday
25-Nov-2011 Josh Ritter – Thin blue flame
26-Nov-2011 Spandau Ballet – 1
27-Nov-2011 The staple singers – I’ll take you there
28-Nov-2011 Soul II Soul – Back to life
29-Nov-2011 Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
30-Nov-2011 The Bar-kays – Open your heart
1-Dec-2011 Batoma Diallo – Bolo Di Yongo Ma
2-Dec-2011 Hall and Oates – You make my dreams come true
3-Dec-2011 StewRat – Disagreements
4-Dec-2011 Mundy – July
5-Dec-2011 Don Henley – The boys of summer
6-Dec-2011 Best coast – The sun was high (so was I)
7-Dec-2011 Miguel featuring J.Cole – All I want is you
8-Dec-2011 Darondo – Didn’t I
9-Dec-2011 Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
10-Dec-2011 The Futureheads – Hounds of love
11-Dec-2011 Edwyn Collins – A girl like you
12-Dec-2011 How to dress well – Decisions
13-Dec-2011 The soul stirrers – He’s my guide
14-Dec-2011 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and round
15-Dec-2011 Jimmy Ruffin – What becomes of the broken hearted?
16-Dec-2011 Fleet Foxes – Blue Ridge Mountains
17-Dec-2011 Steve Arrington – Feel so real
18-Dec-2011 Gene Chandler – Duke of Earl
19-Dec-2011 Los Hijos del Sol – Linda Muñequita
20-Dec-2011 DTMD – Untitled
21-Dec-2011 Dario G – Sunchyme
22-Dec-2011 Was (not was) – I feel better than James Brown
23-Dec-2011 Gonzalez – Haven’t stopped dancing yet
24-Dec-2011 Razorlight – To the sea
25-Dec-2011 Wham! – Last Christmas
26-Dec-2011 Phats and small – Turn around
27-Dec-2011 Good shoes – The way my heart beats
28-Dec-2011 Lee Fields and the Expressions – Honey Dove
29-Dec-2011 Na Hawa Doumbia – Koro Dia
30-Dec-2011 Kano – Nobody don’t dance no more
31-Dec-2011 Otis Redding – (Sittin’ on) The dock of the bay

See you in 2012,
RjK

31st December

Otis Redding – (Sittin’ on) The dock of the bay

I got there!!

It feels right to have begun with Curtis Mayfield and ended up with Otis Redding. Two soul icons and heroes of mine to bookend my meanering year in youtube. This is fitting as it is with soul music that my musical infatuation began in earnest. I am equally glad that there was much variety in the music in between.

Thanks very much for coming on the journey with me. I hope you all have a great new year’s and that 2012 treats you well.

I intend to continue with the blog into next year but I may be slightly less rigorous about posting a new artist everyday (the research involved began to take it’s toll!). I will try some different things and see how they go. Look out for a few things over the coming days that I have been working on, such as my top 30 songs of the year. 

RjK