SHAWN LEE - SOUL IN THE HOLE (MP3)
Track Previews
- 01. Soul In The Hole
- 02. Jigsaw
- 03. Land Of Soul
- 04. Too Tired To Sleep
- 05. Something
- 06. Whatever Side You're On
- 07. Cruel Woman
- 08. Stay Away From Me
- 09. Playboy Bunny
- 10. Time To Say Goodbye
- 11. The Stuff
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Soul In The Hole
is a tribute to multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lees favorite soul
sounds through the eras. Featuring guest-appearances from Paul
Butler (The Bees), Nicole Willis, Darondo, Karime Kendra, Fanny
Franklin, and Kirin Lee, the album is an homage to styles from the
late 1960s to the 1980s. “Writing and recording this project felt so
natural. It was like coming home,” says Lee. “The great Richie
Havens famously once said "I'm going back to my roots." That's
exactly what I've done,” he adds.
He hand-picked his global selection of guests like the amazing Paul Butler (of The Bees, and currently working with Devendra Banhart) from the Isle of Wight, who appears on a track that is part Shuggie Otis, part Style Council mod. Northern Cali’s old school man of soul, Darondo is featured on two tracks, and the super-talented Nicole Willis, hailing from Finland, drops a Northern Soul shaker.
The title track features Lee on vocals and has a late 1960's Detroit stepper vibe. Two crackly-southern-ballads feature Fanny Franklin and Karime Kendra, the latter pulling off a deep version of a little-known Al Green/Willie Mitchell ballad. Lee teams up with his wife on the cosmic funk of “The Stuff,” “ I was thinking of the late 70's jazzy sophisticated productions of Roy Ayers. It reminds me of the UK rare groove scene of the late 80's early 90's,” he says. And there are even funk-rock and sunny Miami disco styled sounds to complete the chronological nod to the past that is mixed with just a touch of the present.
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He hand-picked his global selection of guests like the amazing Paul Butler (of The Bees, and currently working with Devendra Banhart) from the Isle of Wight, who appears on a track that is part Shuggie Otis, part Style Council mod. Northern Cali’s old school man of soul, Darondo is featured on two tracks, and the super-talented Nicole Willis, hailing from Finland, drops a Northern Soul shaker.
The title track features Lee on vocals and has a late 1960's Detroit stepper vibe. Two crackly-southern-ballads feature Fanny Franklin and Karime Kendra, the latter pulling off a deep version of a little-known Al Green/Willie Mitchell ballad. Lee teams up with his wife on the cosmic funk of “The Stuff,” “ I was thinking of the late 70's jazzy sophisticated productions of Roy Ayers. It reminds me of the UK rare groove scene of the late 80's early 90's,” he says. And there are even funk-rock and sunny Miami disco styled sounds to complete the chronological nod to the past that is mixed with just a touch of the present.
Related Products:
Shawn Lee - Soul In The Hole Instrumental
Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins - Clutch of the Tiger
Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins - Fascinating Fingers
Bei Bei - Beauty and the Beats