Q+A/Audio: Gloria Jones, “Tainted Love”
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Gloria Jones’ Share My Love, re-released on Reel Music this month, is neither soul, disco, nor funk, but some beautiful amalgamation of the three. With gospel choruses and a contemporary looseness of early 70’s rhythm & blues, the album is a cantilever bridge from soul to disco. A storied Motown songwriter, Rolling Stones/Ike and Tina back-up singer (among others), and a member of UK glam rock outfit T.Rex, Jones was never a household name even though her legacy is essential to rock ‘n roll. But she seems mostly okay with that. Confident in collaboration and contribution, comfortable with her role in the history of music, re-releasing Share My Love some 36 years later, shes finally getting the spotlight.
Gloria Jones, “Tainted Love”
Freeload: F2 The New Soul Podcast
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Last week marked the release of the latest issue of F2, our quarterly online only magazine powered by Timberland, this time dedicated to The New Soul. If your ears are curious what the words your eyes have been reading sound like, check out our companion audio podcast mixed precisely (and soulfully) by OP! of our web brethren Suite903. Download it now and ride the midnight space waves with music from Flying Lotus, Jazmine Sullivan, Keziah Jones, Little Dragon and more.
Tracklisting:
Jazmine Sullivan, “Need U Bad”
Little Dragon, “Recommendation”
Plantlife, “Sumthin About Her”
Free the Robots, “Jazzhole”
Keziah Jones, “Lagos vs. New York”
Nosaj Thing, “1685″
Flying Lotus (ft. Dolly), “Roberta Flack”
Muhsinah, “Millions”
Gaslamp Killer and Gonjasufi, “Kobwebs New”
Download: F2 The New Soul Podcast
F2 Issue 3: The New Soul
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Several months ago we introduced the world to F2, our new quarterly online-only publication powered by Timberland, with Issue #1 focusing on the New Disco and Issue #2 handling the New Rock. And since each edition of F2 takes on a different classic genre being reexamined and reinterpreted by new artists, we are moving on next to Soul. Issue 3 includes completely new and completely exclusive profiles on Keziah Jones, Jazmine Sullivan, Little Dragon, Jack Splash, Muhsinah and an extended piece on Los Angeles’ rising beat experimentalist Flying Lotus and the Southern California Space Soul scene.
Get it now on on iTunes
Subscribe via your favorite RSS reader here
Or download the individual F2 full-issue PDF here
Exclusive Freeload: Como Mamas f. Mary Moore, “Trouble in My Way”
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This chilling, gorgeous a cappella gospel soul track comes from the forthcoming album Como Now: The Voices of Panola County, MS wherein Michael Reilly, this Alan Lomax type dude, went down to Como, Mississippi to record that town’s expansive population of seriously amazing gospel singers. The Como Mamas harmonize a mesmerizing mantra while Mary Moore belts her face off atop it, and frankly, we’re glad there are no instruments, ’cause this is pared-down, pure-heart chuuuuuch, for real.
Download: Como Mamas, “Trouble in My Way”
