Isn't it just really a carried on genre from the jazz-funk/disco era at as it was called back in the day ,Eddie Holman ,brainstorm,silvetti, curtis ,which were played at both venues ie Wigan/ritz/mecca but crossed over from the origins of the afore mentioned as today as previously mentioned angie stone which has done the rounds in both rooms,for me though MODERNDoes not get played in the northern rooms you can shove the likes of tribute,standing on solid etc and keep em in the northern quarter, check out Tom Moulton's remixes,opolpopo ,dimitri from Paris as an example THAT IS modern soul ...back to me bunker now