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Soulful sounds sent to the Hoof – Want your music here ? – ft artists like Sly5thAve • Lady Wray • Young Pulse • Mo’ Gigs • Jack Tyson Charles • Joe Ventura • Martha High • Musclecars
What’s been BOOMING on the Hoofs system in 2021
Listen to a symphony of shades of orange that captures the time lapse of day and night – featuring artists like Rex Orange County • Hippo Campus • Dayglow • Nick Drake • Surfaces • St. Paul & The Broken Bones • Ray LaMontagne • The Revivalists
The ever-reliable Mathmos returns with five typically high-calibre disco cuts
He knows you’ve been naughty…That’s because he likes to watch… – featuring artists like Fear • Eartha Kitt • Jacob Miller • The Kinks • Tom Waits • Clarence Carter • Rufus Thomas • Bob Dylan
getting lost in a daydream is the best thing – featuring artists like Foxygen • Soft Ride • The Grogans • Funkmammoth • Loving • Pipe-eye • Chicano Batman • Marlin’s Dreaming
The North Street West studio is turned into the legendary FAME studios of Muscle Shoals as the remix teases out the Country Soul elements with tight piano, hammond and horns
Recall the glory years, explore the ones to come, and live in the now as you bop, bang and determine the meaning of life – featuring artists like Franz Yardij • Wet Leg • Vulfpeck • Yo La Tengo • The Smiths • Human Bloom • Dexys Midnight Runners
Shaken (not stirred) dancemoves that’ll get your lyrical game up-front – featuring artists like DUCKWRTH • KAYTRANADA • VIC MENSA • Tkay Maidza • Deekapz • Shay Lia • Azealia Banks
A confession, an apology and a painful lesson learned… – featuring artists like Tame Impala • Queens Of The Stone Age • A-ha • The Heads • The Smithereens • Sting • Level 42 • Thompson Twins
Wrestling with the idea of a higher power in a cold and cruel world… – featuring artists like The Roots ft. Monsters Of Folk • XTC • John Lennon • Nine Inch Nails • Crash Test Dummies • Tori Amos • Johnny Cash • Prince
For when you feel like watching the clouds morph with sounds from the 70s – featuring artists like Arthur Verocai • Nara Leão • Azymuth • Chico Buarque • João Donato • Airto Moreira • John Cameron
The soundtrack to a movie that hasn’t been made… YET – feturing artists like Garbage • Bruno Mars • Radiohead • Pet Shop Boys • Ultravox • Goldfrapp • Blur • Kasabian
Happy tunes for when you feel your heart overheated with joy – featuring artists like Twice • Cerrone • Juliette Armanet • Myd • L’impératrice • The Beach Boys • Bruno Mars • Mapache
It’s hard to find the right words for expressing how you feel, but these tracks say it all. – featuring artists like Ms. Ñauryn Hill • Stevie Wonder • Donny Hathaway • Amy Winehouse • Erykah Badu • Alabama Shakes • The Carters • Lianne Las Havas
An ambient, dream-filled track that’ll sooth your soul. The variety of sounds that pop up while listening will get you hooked.
From the Editladia E.P released earlier this year, No.1 on the Junodownload disco chart for over 4 weeks and still currently in the top 10…
Chuggin Edits is back with a seriously catchy re-edit, familiar to many from the sub sub track ‘Ain’t no Use’ recently picked up by Craig Charles and has been used as the intro to his Funk & Soul show on BBC 6 music…
It was only ‘A Matter Of Time’ till the good Dr Rubberfunk returned and once again he’s brought Jalapeno’s rising star and hopeful Grammy nominee Izo Fitzroy
Part Time Millionaire – the Jalapeno Records debut from south coast multi instrumentalist and producer Flevans has been a revelation in 2019…
Kyoshi is a conversation in rhythm and melody, the Sydney-based four piece have synthesised their own distinctive voice…
Where to start with Ten City, mid 80’s Chicago of course
The hottest 20 soulful sounds this week – featuring artists like Dr Packer • Ashley Beedle • Joseph Malik • Kameelah Waheed • The Allergies • Stone Foundation • Horse Meat Disco • Dam Swindle• Lady Wray • Cody Currie
Brittany. Howard. That’s all you need to know. Such power, yet mixed in with soulful control in her voice. You’ve got to stop what you’re doing and give this track a listen.
A soundtrack for all kingpins, bosses and CEOs… – featuring artists like DJ Shadow • Anderson .Paak • Jidenna • Nas • Nina Simone • James Brown • Llorca • Mr. Scruff
A mix of elite and non-elite genres that represent a standard for good taste. – featuring artists like Da Weasel, Anoushka Shankar, Sinéad O’Connor, Band of Skulls, McAlmont & Butler, Bob Dylan, Lovage, Jennifer Charles, Tricky, Wet Leg,
The maddening, frustrating and inspiring experience that is humanity, and our daily struggle as we move forward… – featuring artists like The Stylistics • Flobots • R.E.M. • Mavis Staples • World Party • tulengua • Paolo Nutini • The Jam
Stop, relax, enjoy life’s little blessings – featuring artists like Bill Withers • Kadhja Bonet • L’impératrice • Erykah Badu • ROSALÍA • Laura Groves
Be Inspired to make the journey as others have been inspired before you – featuring artists like Fortheringay • Orbital • The Stranglers • The Beautiful South • The Tallest Man on Earth • Yo La Tengo • Beirut • Soccer Mommy • Them Crooked Vultures • Dua Lipa
Escape to your peaceful place in this genre-less haven – featuring artists like Noname • chromonocci • Tash Sultana • Porches • Isaiah Mostafa • Tom Misch • Sofía Valdés
This is a collection of songs that make you want to cuddle and/or shake your ass – featuring artists like James Blake • Sinead Harnett • Glass Animals • Big Wild • Little Simz • Leon Bridges • Illa J • The Marías • Lianne La Havas • Kamakaze • Toro y Moi
Every artist starts making music because they hear someone’s music that they enjoy, to the point they want to make it themselves. Jodeci was that group for me. Since the first time I saw them on TV as a child, I knew they were the coolest. The first member that I became enamored with was Devante Swing, A tall light-skinned pretty boy, with a high top fade, and dark sunglasses that gave him an edge that stood out to me as a youth. I would later come to find out that he wrote and produced every Jodeci record, until their sophomore album, Diary of A Mad Band.
Retirement was invented to allow people, who were once but no longer good at something, to stop doing that thing they are no longer good at. That creation bore an offspring named Early Retirement, where they may still be good, but there’s someone better, cheaper, and/or fresher to take over.
A celebration of the beautiful daily struggle… – featuring artists like Steve Winwood • Fela Kuti • Marvin Gaye • Earth, Wind and Fire • Lyn Collins • Rotary Connection and Soul II Soul
“To seek the affection of someone, with the intent to begin a romantic relationship” – featuring artists like Alina Baraz • Free Nationals • Amaria • 53 Thieves • Syd • Lava La Rue • Solange • Connan Mockasin
“Slipping Away” is a soulful masterpiece from LEISURE (a talented band from New Zealand) that plays with pop, psychedelia, and r&b sounds. When I first listened to this song, I felt like I was in a trance because of how smooth and mesmerizing the production is.
For when you wish to chill amongst the cool – featuring artists like Larry June • Mac Miller • Snoop Dogg • Digable Planets • Tuxedo • Camp Lo • Outkast • Chris Crack
Float at 4am with me – featuring artists like Tyler the Creator • 99 Neighbors • Daniel Caesar • Tobi Lou • Giveon • khai dreams • Rex Orange County • Joji
50 years of urban delights from 1971 – 2021: A journey through Jazz, Soul, Funk, Rap and Hip Hop – featuring artists like Roy Ayers • Prince • Miami Sound Machine • Eric B & Rakim • Gang Starr • The Roots • Nightmares On Wax • J Cole
The Hoof digs through some soulful music – featuring artists like Neal Francis • Lady Wray • Incognito • Monophonics • Haggis Horns • Omar • Carlton Jumel Smith
Possibly the biggest Soul discography on Spotify – featuring artists like Aretha Franklin • The Dells • Earth, Wind and Fire • First Choice • Gwen McCrae • Herbie Hancock • Isley Brothers • James Brown
Possibly the longest road trip playlist ever, start your journey in 1959 and finish around 1983 – featuring artists like Stevie Wonder • The Supremes • Sly and the Family Stone • Al Green • Leroy Hutson • Joe Bataan • Esther Phillips
A sumptuous cocktail of classic soulful tunes with a twist – featuring artists like Dr Packer • John Morales • Larry Levan • Tom Moulton • Walter Gibbons • The Reflex • Francois Kevorkian • Frankie Knuckles
Downtempo soulful grooves to wind away your weekend, watching the sun go down – featuring artists like Bill Withers • Omar • Stevie Wonder • Leron Thomas • Boz Scaggs • J.J Cale • Grateful Dead • Michael Kiwanuka
Delving in the deep digital vault of Spotify – featuring artists like Latimore • George Benson • Jestofunk • Amy Douglas • Ziggy Phunk • Sunlight Square • Stretch & Bobbito • Mary J Blige
You can never know everything, have everything or hear everything, but the hive mind of T.R.O.Y give it a good go
Heart & Soul Of Everything – featuring artists like Curtis Mayfield • James Brown • Baby Huey • Bobby Womack • Issac Hayes • ohioplayers
Pitch it down – Nu Jazz Styles & Broken Beats — a playlist by The Hoof Jazz, if you don’t feel it you’ll never know it – featuring artists like Bugz in the Attic • Fila Brazillia • Intuit • Amp Fiddler • DJ Gregory • 4hero • Marcos Valle • Mark de Clive-Lowe
The perfect playlist for a late night cake session – featuring artists like Mary J Blige • Tony Toni Tone • LL Cool J • Ginuwine • Guy • Janet Jackson • TLC • Brandy
A mix of Hoof shaking beats – featuring artists like DJ Yoda, Blundetto • Nicole Bus • Mr Cheeks • Terri Walker • Mildlife • Emmanuel Jal • PBR Streetgang • The Reflex
This fat, tasty track has a mystic warmth to it. It feels real good.
Fat drums and an almost afrobeat style B section…this grooves nice.
A journey through the ultimate breaks and beats that formed the early years of Hip Hop – featuring artists like Bob James • Fred Wesley • Cymande • The New Birth • Barrabas • James Brown • Curtis Mayfield • Rufus Thomas
A Collection of classic and new samples – featuring artists like The Good People • The Allergies • DJ Yoda • ASM • Mr Cheeks • Sampa the Great • DJ Format • Bronx Slang
The Roots of Jamaican Music – featuring artists like Max Romeo • The Maytals • Hollie Cook • The Specials • Barrington Levy • King Tubby • Lee Scratch Perry • Dennis Brown
Dubbed out sounds from Jamaica and beyond – featuring artists like Timewarp • Eddie C • Kiko Bun • Mungos Hi-Fi • Weekend Sun • Liam Bailey • Hollie Cook • London Posse
Music that me and my dog like to chill out to – featuring artists like Mudd • Blank and Jones • Cantoma • Psychemagik • Floating Points • Four Tet • Hear and Now • Boards of Canada • Nightmares on Wax
random music from random playlists – featuring artists like Bob Dylan • Young Disciples • Jimi Tenor • Grand Puba • The Jacksons • Bette Midler • The Rolling Stones • Jill Scott
2020 yes it’s not a year most of want to remember but musically it’s not one I’ll forget for some time – featuring artists like Amy Douglas • Lady Blackbird • Smoove and Turrell • Kiko Bun • ASM • Jungle Brothers • Swarvy • Liam Bailey
40 years of influences have created the Rockin n’ Poppin sound – featuring artists like Babe Rainbow • The Hempolics • The Good Manners • Jungle • The Milk • Bullion • Stereolab • Black Pumas • Holy Hive
Select 100 tracks from 100 different artists to reflect your life through music – featuring artists like Ray Charles • Soft Cell • The Flaming Lips • The Clash • Grandmaster Flash • Queen • Tony Allen • Beth Orton
This is basically the Avengers of modern day funk.
This is a nice laid back groover with crispy, tasty style.
Not only that, but she also sings insanely well, and I mean INSANELY. I’m pretty sure we are about to see a big year ahead of her
Fribush came outta nowhere sounding like a seasoned B3 champ, and he’s got Charlie Hunter riding shotgun.
This playlist is a constant quest for deep, unique funk. Ghost Funk Orchestra embodies this concept to the utmost. Get hip to them because their stuff is always tasty as a mf.
This garden is funky. Georgia Anne Muldrow is an essential groove poet. Always fresh. Always energetic.
Derek Frank’s fresh take on this fave Stevie tune is funky, good stuff!
“Fall With Me” just dropped and it’s soulful, swirling tasty stuff.
Sometimes an artist comes with a track so stankin’ that it’s funky fresh beyond doubt.
NO GIMMICKS is a smooth slapper that’ll have you fetching your boombox asap.
Bam! It’s the real deal. A soulful, soothing, oscillating song that yet again showcases Mono’s gifted songwriting artistry alongside his bold bass work.
This track is so blazing-hot-fresh you can smell it through your speakers.
Floatin’ upon a booming groove with a devious funk-flavor.
It’s spacey, fresh, sax-loaded goodness.
Lee Fields is the truth and The Expressions are raw funk.
Frazer has a sound that is sweet soul to the utmost. This is a feel good groover of a track.
The latest from #KingButch is a tactful type of funk. The grasp on their own sound is evident.
This is just pure funky, well-written, well-recorded, tasty goodness.
This debut track sways nicely. smei sings unconcerned, but collected. The beat is choice.
A song best explained in sounds. Sounds that feel almost familiar – but not quite – like a foggy memory…
A creation of powerful sonic transformation. Colorful soundscapes course through the vibrant veins of Getaway Dogs in their expression of nature and our state of belonging within it…
Empowering. Gentle. Melancholy. Sensual. Vocals that are sultry, soulful and eloquently woeful. A tune dripping and bursting with flavor reminiscent of biting into the first peach of summer. Versatility beyond comparison. Just a few words that might aid you in understanding the artistry of this eclectic, beautiful woman by the name of Charlotte Dos Santos…
Blood Orange has been one of my recent favorite artists. His ability to seamlessly blend different styles of music makes for a delightful sound.