1. Ledisi's album is horrible (production-she needs to work with Naked
more).
2. Bilal's is almost as bad (zzzz).
3. Beady Belle is pretty good, but I wouldn't necessarily call it/her
NuSoul. Nice album.
4. Kudu is an incredible album with a vocalist that sounds similar to
Badu...can't go wrong.
5. Blaze "Natural". Not NuSoul/RnB, but the vocals will satisfy that fix.
6. The new Hi-Tek record has some RnB joints...
Shane
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk van den Heuvel" <dirkv@groovedis.com>
To: "Aaron Shinn" <ashinn@artic.edu>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 9:03 PM
Subject: RE: NuSoul bizz. was: RE: Hip hop quick hits
> Thanks Aaron.
> With your pals giving the India Arie the thumbs up I think I'll finally
cave
> in and get it :)
> The Ledisi and Bilal both sound like good leads I'll check amazon.com and
> see if they're out yet.
> And of course I have Mamma's Gun (shit, I even called in a favor and got
> that one early :).
>
> Dirk van den Heuvel
> President/GM, Groove Distribution
> "Your Guide To The Underground"
> http://www.groovedis.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Shinn [mailto:ashinn@artic.edu]
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 10:21 PM
> To: Dirk van den Heuvel; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: NuSoul bizz. was: RE: Hip hop quick hits
>
>
> Hey Dirk and AJlist, here are some names worth checking:
>
> 1. Bilal
> This cat was doing vocals on tracks for common and the
> philly/soulquarians crew a while back and his voice is outrageous.
> Raphael Saadiq / James Poyser produced his first LP which is called
> "1st born second". I think it might be out now, but I'm not sure.
> Several choice tunes if you're a fan of Poyser's production. I'm
> dying to get this on wax!
>
> 2. India Arie
> I don't have the album, but I've heard some good tunes here and
> there. A few pals have given the LP a good rating.
>
> 3. Ledisi
> She's a west coast vocalist. She did a live show at the funky buddha
> lounge (chicago!) and tore the damn roof off! If her live shows are
> any indication, her recorded work must be smokin'. I think her LP is
> called "Soulsinger".
>
> ... And if you don't have "Mamma's Gun" from Ms. Badu, you're outta
> your head :)
>
> Also, we might see more from Paris Clemmons (ala Black Mary on
> 2000Black). There's a new tune from her on the Versatile Family
> compilation that is *sweeeet*. I'm hoping we see a new EP or LP from
> her in a season's time.
>
> Anybody else? I'd love to get some new soul leads!
>
> Cheers,
> .aaron shinn
>
>
> At 8:37 PM -0500 4/27/01, Dirk van den Heuvel wrote:
> >Well with all this talk about hip hop I have to chime in with some
> >props for Chi-Town's very own All Natural. We're actually listening
> >to their new album right now while we work on the new list...the CD
> >is out on ....Thrill Jockey???!!! (the LP is on Fat Beats which
> >makes MUCH more sense). It's a very nice album with some jazzy
> >touches, but it's a lot ruffer than say Common. FYI: All Natural's
> >first album was released by Cup Of Tea (which alas is no
> >more--though we do have all their stock if you're looking for
> >anything :).
> >
> >And I also give big ups to Blackalicious' Nia album--that record is
> >fantastic. On the Gangstarr tip, I love Premier's production but
> >alot of Guru's raps leave me cold. I was really disappointed by the
> >last Jazzamatazz album... And of course the Roots are top of the
> >food chain (IMHO). We just repressed their first album again on
> >vinyl (and promptly sold out) and you know it still sounds fresh as
> >hell like 9 years later...
> >
> >On a slightly different tip can anyone recommend any good r&b ala
> >Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, etc. The last buying binge I was a few
> >months back and I guess I due for another... I've heard the Res
> >(sp?) name but haven't heard any of the music--is her album worth
> >picking up? How about Sunshine Anderson?
> >
> >Dirk van den Heuvel
> >President/GM, Groove Distribution
> >"Your Guide To The Underground"
> ><http://www.groovedis.com/>http://www.groovedis.com
> >
>
>
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