Little-stevie

He said " SOUL music is raw human emotion in audible form,and NORTHERN SOUL is raw human emotion in danceable form". As good a description as i have heard Patto..

life without true soul would be like me falling into a barrel of breasts and i just come out sucking my thumb.... No life at all..... or Mansfield without Banjo's....

Looking at the topic just started above about Amnesia records, maybe its easier to talk about " what aint soul" Best get on with feeling this thing we call soul.... long time dead...

Amnesia records They say good comedy writes itself.. Anyway back to the " what is soul" topic..

The dictionary talked about soul long before some person stuck the lable on it to a certain style of music.. There is soul in most aspects of music if not all i guess... There is more soul in blues/ gospel/jazz/ than in many of the northern soul records, the blues/ gospel etc is from the very place the soul belongs and thats the heart.... Many northern soul records have made the grade on the scene for the beat alone, they have nothing at all to do with anything heart... I have always gone for the more soulful side of the northern scene... Its the heart before the beat for me always..... The mountain top is when the pounding beat and the heart come together in one tune, that sound and feeling that drives you onto the dancefloor is the greatest emotion alive for me.. The Likes of J B Troy and "Live ON" are what mean as heart,beat and soul... Thousands of others tooooo... But i love my deep soul too, nothing to do with dancing at all but no person could ever tell me it aint got worth.. Deep soul ballads maybe carry the most of what we call soul... We all have an heart ( well, most folk anyway ) , you are the one that knows your heart the best and you decide whats soul for you, its not for others to tell you.. There is no keeper of the castle... Some think they are Its an individual feeling, when that feeling is in tune with many more i n a room its a powerful and intoxicating mix that can give you the experience of a lifetime.. All my own opinion of course.... There aint no wrong and right, its all opinion.... But... Its soul or nothing!

you always talk in a way that gets me moist Not going with plan B at all myself, can i share your needle Jock

Are they gonna tour any other places together Al??? Charles Bradley... Really like this guy and Sharon Jones don't need no introduction.... As the years pass we will always get some artists who take early soul as an influence, same as certain bands taking influence from 60s/70s rock/ pop etc i guess... Some will be good, some not so and others duff ..

Give him hell mate... The tosser..

Good to see some feedback for Dave and its got something going.. Also glad to see some who do the Rimini event have their say also... Maybe its like anything to do with soul, some will see it a different way, Benji comments that some don't like it as its been taken over by Brits in holiday mode, others say its a good mix of soulies from all over Europe, each to their own i guess... I aint really into the mix of sun/ sea/ sand/ soul on the whole but their are plenty that do, i would prefer a bit of other culture if anytime between the soul events... Will look at getting to the Amsterdam event, that would be a new experience for me sometime... Plenty choice of events around Europe, that gives us all the chance to seek what we want... A few folk see the world from a different place , nothing new there.. Go easy folks..

Ok Benji Thats made it a little more clear i guess.. Your original statement was short and looking like you were making a statement for all promoters in Europe.... Sent you the contact details Dave... Hope it works out... Gonna have some more Euro profiles coming up very soon from Ireland and Spain...

Rimini is a type of destination for brits on the piss, like a few other places maybe in Spain.. The Euro scene is not just a few brits on piss type places, to say both points are valid based on some hotspots is wide of the mark.. I aint looking at Rimini/ Costa del soul type places, neither is Dave i don't think... Not my bag at all... Just a good rare soul event that welcomes a group of British soulies, a group, not an invading army I can see yoour point regarding Rimini, knowing how some Brits behave with sun and beer, i have seen the photos of these events, would not go in a million miles of these..

Thanks Dean/ Mick etc.. I will pass this on...

both quite valid where at what event Benji.. Are you speaking for yourself only.. Many of the events i listed above would welcome more folk from the uk... On my travels i know many euro promoters who love to get uk soulies along, they use other social network sites/ websites but not soul source, many think its all about uk based events and promotions.. I hope more start to list events, always looking for travel options and soul nights..

Ok Dave.....

I think there was a record box topic a while back on here?? can anyone send me the link to it??? Got a few folk asking about new 7 inch record boxes for sale.. cheers

Tommy... Norway Tolbert, Hamburg, Germany Michael Wink, One room paradise, Germany Sam Goldie, Sydney soul, Austaralia national weekenders Pete Fowler, Perth soul club, Australia nationals Carlo/ Leo and the get smart club, Rome Italy Marco, venice all niters Italy Dani Valencia soul nightts, Spain Edu, Movin on club, Barcelona Spain jORG, Austria soul nights, Fabio Conti, Apulia northern soul lovers, Italy Heikki , Helsinki, Finland soul club Marc Forrest, Berlin soul club, Germany Queensland soul club, Australia Pete, Jos, Amsterdam soul club, Holland Punky, soulastatic, Gothenborg, sweden Magnus Rams, Robert, Stockholme soul, Sweden Bill Kealy... Ireland Danny Duggan, Ireland Just a few for starters.. All members on here or have freinds on here, get in touch with Mr Rimmer and let us have the info... Plenty folk looking for holidays and soul at the same time..

Hi Dave Will put a message out to freinds who run events in Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden etc etc, a euro whats on as been long overdue, it would be of great interest to many folk, the chance of a holiday and some soul at the same time.. Will get back to you asap.. One room paradise is a good freind of mine, i will speak to him later... cheers

I don' think djs will be a problem, plenty that i know aged late teens to early 30s.... The devoted ones left will have to make more of an effort to get together to make up the numbers for a decent event they will be spread far and wide around the uk and overseas... Smaller venues, less events for sure.. many styles played in one room also... This sounds like the scene already outside the UK with less of a crowd to go round.. So there will be loads of djs, zillions of tunes and the old brigade sell up, but not many punters maybe... Mystic meg says " food for thought".... But thats the future... I can see many very active on the scene at the moment aged 40/ 55 going on for another decade or much longer... still plenty life left in this scene..

Got this sent to me.. Its been dug out by a woman from Manchester who came to the Euro soul weekender in Manchester l10 days ago... She is into her soul but never been on the Northern scene.... We introduced her to many people and took her to an after party... Her thoughts in the link and a an article from Manchester City Life 1984.... https://www.mancky.co.uk/

yes indeed.. The topic starter was asking about the rare soul scene now in 2011, nowt to do with events when Jesus was a lad And scene means people that go beyond the bottom of the garden and get out to events... The scene is a real living beast...

.... The truth is out.... The rare soul scene, a complext beast that takes water from so many different places.... Open your ears and your heart, there is a world of music waiting for you...

Good point indeed Paul... GSH and his words/ music have had a profound affect on me over the years.. There is something so real in it all for me..

Yes the kent new breed RnB CD really turned a good few onto that style... Quality cd for me... Clubs like the hideaway Manchester were the new breed RnB boys back then.. Not sure who first came up with the term.. Where is Mace when you need him...

Good to see this event on in our back yard.. Will be up for this plus Greatstone and Burnley i hope... Make a day night of it, ha ha.. Good plan...

Gonna try and get back there very soon, its been too long... Barcelona and Irish rare soul scene to follow very soon..