Smoove and turrell’s top ten things to do on a Sunday afternoon....

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1. Winkle picking at Seaburn coast line (armed to the teeth with sports pins)....
   
   
2. Rubbing Newcastle brown ale into their varicose veins
   
   
3. Eating coal to keep ones teeth looking black, as it’s very fashionable up here in the north!....
   
   
4. Sitting in barrels of oil, waiting for sacks of feathers to be delivered.....
   
   
5. Rambling with the metal detectors association of North East England (M.D.A)....
   
   
6. Breeding racing pigeons and whippets.....
   
   
7. Fishing in the shipyards for their supper with ladies tights for fishing nets.....
   
   
8. Ale tasting in the jalapeno social club.....
   
   
9. Marching to and fro listening to the wonderful sounds of the  Ashington Colliery Band.....
   
   
10. Making music whilst smoking clay pipes.....

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Smoove’s Top Tunes....

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The Pharcyde - Bizzare Ride ....

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One of my all time favorite Hip Hop album’s produced by Jay Dee. This album stayed in my walkman cassette player on constant rotation for 2 years. It has everything for me, from fat hip hop beats, uplifting samples and humor within its rap lyrics. Imani, Booty Brown, Fat lip and Slim Kid Tre went on to make Labcabincalifornia album but then later all split up. ....

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James Brown –Give It Up Or Turn It Loose....

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With Clyde Stubblefield on drums and Bootsy Collins on bass you have one of the best rhythm section’s and that’s why this record has so much energy it hurts! The conga breakdown section makes me want to bust a break-dance move every time I hear it. James Brown squeals like a pig getting its balls cut off! R.I.P  ....

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The Ramsey Lewis Trio - Upendo Ni Pamojo....

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Charity shop dig out this turned me on to jazz and rhythm and blues. Double bass and drums provide the perfect backdrop for Ramsey’s piano playing. His technique is outstanding with rich textures of cosmic Fender Rhodes and piano playing.....

From the very start to finish the entire album is an absolute master piece. From discovering this LP I then went on to buy as many Ramsey Lewis albums as I could find and so far have over 40!....

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Ray Charles – IV Got A Woman ....

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Recorded Live @ Newport, this Version starts with Ray singing solo with minimal keyboards and then launches into fast swinging jazz drums that tear the roof off every time I play this when I D.J. I normally don’t buy live albums due to them usually being badly recorded but im so glad I did as this version sounds incredible!....

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John Turrell’s Top Tunes....

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Cream- Disraeli Gears....

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I picked this album from my parent’s record collection when I was 10 years old, something about that luminous cover really drew me in. Within 2 minutes of playing the vinyl I was transported to another world from which I have never returned. Ginger Baker on Drums is good enough but to add Jack Bruce on bass and Eric Clapton on Guitar and then you’ve probably got the best 3 piece of all time, class.....

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Stevie Wonder- Innervisions ....

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After a lot of years of listening to 70s rock and blues standards I needed something with a bit more something. As it happens I found the Innervisions album (or rather it found me) on holiday in a villa in Lanzeroti, it must have been left behind by some gutted cool cat. From the first track to the last I was mesmerised by every single note. As I had only heard Stevie’s 1980s tunes, which to be honest turned me off him, I was blown away by this perfect album, the hunt for all of Stevie’s early music began. ....

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Steely Dan- Pretzel Logic....

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For me one of the best rock/jazz crossover albums. Hearing this album opend my mind to other great jazz musitians such as Bob James and George Benson. Donald Fagan is one of lifes great front men, not so much because of his voice but for his lyrical sence and awareness, any way with Michael McDonald on backing vocals who cares.

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Elbow- Leaders of the free world ....

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Asleep in the back was the first album I ever bought of Elbow and for me they were my secret band but when Leaders of the free world hit I couldn’t hold it in any longer. Guy Garvey is a modern day lyrical genius and his words for me are like a painting. Even now that the secrets out Elbow still remain to be one of my favourite all time bands. Guy has had a big inflence on the way I write today. ....

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Then again all the artist that I love are all huge story tellers, that’s why im a singer I guess!!  ....

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Smoove & Turrell

I Can't Give You Up

JAL 72

Remixes from A Skillz / Lack of Afro / A Man Called Smoove

Gamble & Huff, Rufus & Chaka, Guru & Premier, Townshend & Daltrey.

Music has given us some legendary partnerships. Lost souls who have finally connected with the other person that makes their music make sense.

And so it is with Smoove & Turrell.  Smoove the funk-king, a beatsmith in search of the perfect singer to add the magic ingredient to his tunes. Turrell a blue eyed soul boy and working class geordie dedicated to his family and the music inside of him

Together they are making some of the funkiest tunes to come out of Britain since the 70's.   I Can't Give You Up is a taster from their album Antique Soul and has already been playlisted (without any plugging) by Radio Nova – Frances hippest radio station. Achingly cool German indie label Lounge Records licensed the track for a 7" which immediately sold out, is now deleted and raises up to £100 a go when one appears on ebay.

Now signed to Jalapeno Records the boys have given their masterpiece to King of the breaks A Skillz and deep funk don Lack of Afro for some remix business while Smoove himself also contributes a remix.

But it's the original mix which is already causing a stir – a fast paced northern soul belter brought totally up to the minute by Smoove's precision beats and production skills.

Music to make people dance.

For more info contact trevor@jalapenorecords.com

To Listen Go To http://www.jalapenorecords.com/play/014/ and if you reply to s_moove@hotmail.com with feedback we can give you exclusive D.J promo only link to download  for free !!!!!