Russ Vickers

Well Paul, with all due respect, we're talking about dance music, so unfortunately your really not in a postion to comment with regards to how any record might go down or not in a club atmosphere....whilst I respect your opinion n all that & not wanting to be rude in any way at all, there are many things that affect how a 'sound' is accepted in a club. With regards to the Sag War Far track, both sides are blinding & very atmospheric when played out in a club, one of those 'hairs on the back of the neck' tracks for me....not sure whether its worth 3K, but my comments are based purely on the stength of the quality of the tune, as opposed to monetary value, all IMO of course. Best Russ

I think Im being misunderstood, its just another genre of black music that is being cherry picked for the NS scene by some DJ's....some is good, some is bad & some is indifferent. I like what I consider to be the best stuff & enjoy hearing & dancing to it it in sets mixed with everything else including NS oldies......thing also is Pete, out of 980 venues, only about 50 are what you would class as any good anyway, the rest are just wannabees, playing thrashed oldies from reissues n boots to thier mates, who will be doin the same next week 10 miles down the road, they have no idea of a contempary NS what so ever, its almost irelevent..... Russ

Good point Pete, but to be fair I probably still go more Nighters in a year than a lot of folk...Im home roughly every 6 weeks & I will usually do at least one Nighter, maybe more depending on how it falls, so whilst Im not out every weekend any more cos of the job, I get a fair few in & certainly more than enough to be able to comment comprehensively on the current scene...unlike many of the key board warriors commenting on a sound they have never heard in a venue. Best Russ

The problem is a lot of people trashing funky edged soul have no idea what they are talking about & are confusing the sound with other things IMHO, thing about SS is the amount of folk who 'gob off' from thier Laptop & actually dont go any where any more to be able to comment tbh. Best Russ

Maple mate Russ

Being prepared to risk losing the floor with a new spin, was, is & always should be part of it, I mean you dont wanna clear the floor, but some stuff now considered classics cleared floors initially... Russ

Im off to bed....Ill just leave ya with a little more funky shite......

Its a sad state of affairs mate....I would rather listen to this kind of exciting, soulful dance music than some of the pisch we get fobbed off with in the name of NS....when did some cut thier ears off & close thier minds, its so sad...I do appreciate other peoples opinions, but honestly some would call black white, just to prove a point, even if they loved some of the things posted, they would still deny it, cos they couldnt possible say they had been proved wrong....most aint got a clue anyway Tim.... Best Russ

It is I think....... Russ

Meaning ???...if its a debate, lets at least debate, I know you have an open mind, so lets see some examples that arnt camels piss...or is it just gonna turn into another sh*t slinging contest again.... Russ

Your user name says it all really :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Russ

Your joking right, its genius, her voice is bloody amazing......... had a 45 release too BTW. Russ

And Ive tried not to get too obscure, all of the above have a place on a NS dance floor near you IMHO all soulful, all danceable.... Anyone seen the light yet !!! Russ

Pure class.......oh, but its funky !!!

Dont know about you lot, but Im pretty pissed that Im sat at the laptop instead of out dancin, mind you I have an excuse Im sat in feckin Baghdad other wise I would be out off me tits, doin ma thing to this non NS funky shite... Russ

Then of course we enter the 21st Century..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_e3rFeY_hg

Maybe your deaf Russ

I'd consider selling a kidney for the Harvey Scales.....its stunningly brilliant, makes me wanna weep its that good, now anyone selling & needs a kidney, Im ya man !!!

And droppin it down a little, but every much as awesome....my god, if you dont like or cant dance to this your feckin dead, pretty much like the NS Scene really.......

You lot getting the message...uptempo, exciting, thumping soul music for the dance floor, anyone remember that !!! Russ

Current floor packin banger !

Could do with the Zodiacs either original label BTW. And the Earl English. Thx Russ

It is, but its also funky....thats the point ! Russ

Listen to them drums....'kin awesome stomper of the highest order & I want one pse. [media=]