Darren Sykes

We have got some more LDSM stickers and a very limited edition pin badge which is only available to people who attend the event in person

With just one week to go the excitement is building for our first Let’s Dance Some Mo’ party of 2025 We can’t wait to see everyone and hopefully the sun will be shining at our super cool venue The Goods In It’s also time to introduce our second guest dj who will once again bring records he loves and play from the heart Russ Vickers Dj Blog Russ Vickers has been around the Rare Soul Scene in one way or another for his entire life, dancer, record collector, DJ & promoter and is a familiar face around the best All Nighters, Parties & places to be. Over the years he has amassed a small but mighty record collection and the list of clubs up and down the U.K, Europe & the U.S where he has shared his love for all things soulful is impressive for a kid that just wanted to dance. Currently he is enjoying his 7th year residency at the WSCW & has a Bi Monthly residency at Soul Unity @ Overdraft in Southampton, where he is also co promoter. One word would describe Russ Vickers....passionate !!!, he loves his Soul Music & that is why people travel to hear this guy ! Expect to hear, eclectic Soulful Dance Music from then until now, accessing all eras. You may hear: 1.New Directions - Today Is The First Day 2. The Steelers - Dancing Girl 3. Mary Monday - Love is Gone - Laurie 45 4. The Soultrend Orchestra - Touch the Sky 5. Fingers - Searching for a Love. & one for luck..Fuzzy Bunny - Give Love Some Time.. All peppered with a few classics & dance floor faves ta keep ya movin'....

With only two weeks to go until our first LDSM party of 2025 on Saturday 29th March the excitement is building !! So with this in mind is time to meet the guest Dj’s. Alan Barber Dj blog I am an 80’s soul boy at heart, started DJ ing at the tender age of 16, played music across the board throughout the years of collecting vinyl. Got hooked on the modern soul scene after visiting the Cannonball weekender in Italy in 2017, listening to some fantastic Dj’s playing some sublime music. That’s when the serious collecting began! I now promote my own events to the west of London on a regular basis as well as having the pleasure of being involved with the Ibiza Modified weekender on a yearly basis. I’m looking forward to playing two completely different sets of music at LDSM, the first set will be purely modern soul gems followed by a second set of more uptempo dancers. Currently at the front of the box are: Poppeye - Never Gonna Give You Up. A previously unreleased track from 1978 out now on Super Disco Edits. Joe McKeever-Dance with me-An up tempo 80’s dancer. Veda - What It's All About. A 1980 modern soul gem that makes me smile. Chuck Strong - Doin’ It Cause It Feels Good. A 1982 cover of the Gwen McCrae classic Alvarez - I Can’t Make It. A 2023 release from Izipho Soul records that just gets better every time I hear it.

Let’s Dance Some Mo’ Soul Alldayer-Saturday 14th December. Dj Times 4.00-5.00 pm-Darren Sykes 5.00-6.00pm-Manuel Lovisutti 6.00-7.00pm-Alex Johnson 7.00-8.00pm-Lynne Girdwood 8.00-9.00pm-Darren Sykes 9.00-10.00pm-Manuel Lovisutti 10.00-11.00pm-Lynne Girdwood 11.00-12.00-Alex Johnson 12.00-12.30-Alex,Lynne,Manuel & Darren-Back to back.

With the weekend fast approaching it’s time to introduce our final guest Dj. Alex is a very good friend of mine and a soul brother I have followed his journey over the last 6/7 yrs and seen him blossom as a Dj and as a top human being His passion and dedication are second to none and records are very high on the agenda!! I had the pleasure recently to play along side Alex over at Movin On and it was real buzz He’s certainly developed his own style and is always looking to add new additions to his sets keeping it fresh. Alex has already dj’d at the first LDSM earlier this year at our super cool venue The Goods In…by So we can’t wait to welcome him backTime To Dance Here are a few words from the man himself and some of his current top ten plays. Alex Johnson-Dj Bio Hi, I’m Alex from Newcastle. I started out collecting records over 17 years ago and my tastes go completely across the board. I started off DJing in bars and clubs of Newcastle over 12 years ago and currently one of the residents at Heart Of Soul, Lewisham and Home Run Soul Club, Manchester. Such a pleasure to be invited back by Darren at LDSM with my lovely soul family where all styles of soul are championed Here’s what I’ve been spinning lately that you’re likely to hear Jazmina - Let the Rain come down (no label) Antonio Castro - Welfare Deep Heat - Do It Again Los Tigres - Que Belleza Transport - Disco Fantasy Land MVP Cloudburst - Specialty Item Impressions - Potent Love Bobby Smith & The Forward Movement - A New Day Is Dawning Brief Encounter - Get A Good Feeling Igor Petrenko - Bim Sala Bim / Another Star

With the countdown well and truly on it’s now time to introduce our second guest Dj This is Manuel’s first time DJing for us at Let’s Dsnce Some Mo’ so a warm welcome awaits A man who is familiar to many and travels to many events in the UK and abroad. He’s a very passionate man and one of life’s good guysalso a man who’s at is happiest when he’s on the dancefloor. So you are in for a musical treat on Saturday Here are a few words from the man himself and his current top ten plays. Manuel Lovisutti-Dj Bio Soul music has always been my greatest passion—a soundtrack that’s shaped my journey through most of my life. My love story with it began with the sounds of 60s soul and R’n’B, which have been at the core of my sets for years. More recently, I’ve been diving deeper into the incredible grooves of crossover and 70s soul. Over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to share this music at soul and mod nights in London, across the UK, and even further afield in Europe. Every event brings something special, and the chance to connect with fellow music lovers is something I never take for granted. That’s why I’m so honoured and thrilled to be joining you, for an unforgettable night of soul! I’ll be bringing a bag records that I can’t wait to share with you. Let’s of celebrate the music that moves us—on the dance floor, together! Saturday night, Sunday morning - Thelma Houston Feel the need in me - Detroit Emeralds The sweetest Thing - Channel 3 We’ll be together - Phillip Ballou Your love - Choice of colour The game is over - Brown sugar Running back to you - Las Vegas Connection Don’t tell me you’re sorry - Chuck Cissel Keep her happy - Phillip Wright Don’t be afraid (to take my love) - Creative source

Just a quick heads up folks…the venue are doing their amazing food until 9pm and we finish 30 mins later at 12.30am

Let’s Dance Some Mo’-Soul Alldayer-Saturday 14th December. So with less than a week to go until our last party of 2024 at The Goods In…it’s time to start introducing the amazing guest DJs First up is Lynne who myself and Mandie regard as one of our best mates. We met Lynne around 8 yrs ago now along with Dave and we all instantly hit it off and the rest is history !! Not only is she a great dj but a wonderful human being too You really are in for a musical treat Anyway that’s enough from me so here’s a few words from Lynne..in her own words Lynne Girdwood-Dj Bio I started collecting original Soul, Funk and Disco records around 2010. My first spot was at the opening night of the Soul Collective in Aberdeen in 2015, thanks to Tony Bruce for this. Since then I’ve been lucky enough to DJ at some amazing clubs and weekenders in the UK and across Europe. Had the most amazing times with the most amazing folk who are now life long dear friends. I run Good Good Feeling in Bathgate with Dave, where the emphasis is on across the board soul music. Expect to hear anything soulful from me from 60’s soul through to disco and soulful house. Oh…also expect to drink a lot of tequila! Current top 10 Benita - Time For A Change (Fine Tuned) Stevie Wonder - Another Star (Motown) Errol De La Fuente - Happiness (Bongo Music) Lamont Dozier - Breaking Out All Over (abc) Soul, Mind and Body - You Took My Love (Rocktown) Unlimited Touch - In The Middle (Prelude) I Know You - Chaka Khan (Million Dollar Disco) Tamiko Jones - Can’t Live Without Your Love (Polydor) The Main Ingredient - Instant Love (RCA) Arrested Development - People Everyday (Colltempo)

Let’s Dance Some Mo’ Soul Alldayer Saturday 24th August. Dj Times 4.00-4.30pm-Darren Sykes 4.30-5.15pm-Susan Spiby-Wade 5.15-6.00pm-Allan Dey 6.00-6.45pm-Pete Sumner 6.45-7.30pm-Jules Barsoulona 7.30-8.15pm-Darren Sykes 8.15-9.00pm-Susan Spiby-Wade 9.00-10.00pm-Allan Dey 10.00-10.30pm-Darren Sykes 10.30-11.15pm-Pete Sumner 11.15-12.00pm-Jules Barsoulona

With less than two weeks to go until our next Let’s Dance Some Mo’ event on the 24th August it’s time to introduce our second guest Dj. This will be held at our new super cool venue The Goods In Tickets are available at £8 each..so just hit the link below to get involved https://www.paypal.me/letsdancesomemo Pete is a very good friend and very passionate about soul music. He’s also a big Leicester City fan too!! You really are in for a musical treat !!! Here’s a few words from the man himself and his his current top five plays PETE SUMNER DJ Blog Although I’ve been collecting soul music for 40+ years and travelling to soul events across the UK and Europe for many years, I didn’t really start to DJ at events until the last 10 years. My collection contains records from the 60’s onwards and of many different genres and my DJ sets can be equally across the board. I jointly promote Ashby Connoisseur’s Soul Club in the East Midlands, where I’ve lived for most of my life, but really enjoy travelling to events far afield and listening to sets from many different DJ’s. I’m not sure which direction my sets will go at LDSM but will have the following tunes in my playbox on the day: Dolly Gilmore – Sweet, sweet, baby The Grey Imprint – Do you get the message. Billy Byrd – Silly kind of love. French Coffey – Nothing from nothing. Buddy Smith – When you lose the one you love.

With only two weeks to go until our next LDSM party at our super cool venue The Goods In It’s now time to start introducing the guest DJs starting with Allan Dey. Allen is a very good friend of mine and someone who I respect greatly. A very unassuming man who would do anything for anybody. He’s at the forefront of new releases and always listening and looking out for something different. So expect dance driven tunes all played on glorious vinyl Here are a few words from the man himself and his current top five plays I got into soul music in the 80s ,only really started collecting records early 90s.I'm into modern ,and soulful house.I am a Co Resident at Love Soul Disco in Aberdeen with my friend Keith Fowler where we play anything from northern soul ,disco and soulful house . I'm really looking forward to coming down to play some tunes. My current top 5 Hiroshima - Never ever Gill Scott Heron - Willing Matt Early - Tribute to the flowers Krewcial discosaur-Dancing House punkz - Music in the night