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Gina Is Ordering Her Food (Almost)

ByMatthias Kirsch 12/15/201712/15/2017

Gina knows exactly where she gets her treats in the neighborhood. On a recent walk through Prenzlauer Berg, we stopped at our favorite cheese dealer. Gina ordered a piece of 16-month old Chällerhocker from Switzerland, but of course graciously handed it over to me because she knew that she’s not allowed to eat cheese.

We’ve been listening to a lot of Christmas music in the past two weeks or so and will be back with reviews of the new Brian Blade album which finally arrived and some great new releases for the first quarter of the new year, the new Indra Rios-Moore among them (“Carry My Heart”, to be released on March 23rd). And “Uncovered Soul” from Detroit angel Kathy Kosins will finally see the light of day on February 9th. We also can’t wait for the 2018 edition of the Soul Togetherness series which will be among us anytime now.

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The Brit Funk Association – Lifted

ByMatthias Kirsch 10/01/202010/01/2020

Growing up in the late 70s and early 80s with lots of listening to BFBS radio, I came into contact with British Funk and Soul music early on. The group Light Of The World was one of the father groups of this scene, with members like Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick who late formed Incognito, Paul “Tubbs”…

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Orpheus – Visions

ByMatthias Kirsch 01/26/202001/26/2020

Think about a mixture of George Duke and Lonnie Liston Smith. Jarrod Lawson is behind this project called Orpheus and has played almost all instruments on this instrumental album which is now also available on beautiful orange vinyl. The opening track, “Arrival”, really reminds me of some of the meditative Lonnie Liston Smith stuff on…

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Luxury Soul Family 2021

ByMatthias Kirsch 01/12/202101/12/2021

We’re finally back and ready to go after a devastating loss at the very beginning of the new year. And once again, music has proven to be a healing force. Thanks to Ralph Tee, a new chapter in the Luxury Soul series has been opened, with 35 new quality indie soul cuts on a luxurious…

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Black & White Is Trending

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/08/202102/08/2021

Gina enjoys the snow. She is burying her little ball in the snow only to dig it up again as fast as she can. She especially seems to enjoy those snow spots where nobody has walked before. There is also no danger at all that she’s getting lost during the current winter weather. At home,…

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Chick Corea R.I.P.

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/12/202102/12/2021

I remember the final days of 2020 when we all thought that things can only get better in 2021. So far, we’ve lost my mother-in-law at the very beginning of this year. Also, Mary Wilson left us recently and now it was time for Chick Corea to pass on. My earliest memory of hearing the…

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Brandee Younger – Somewhere Different

ByMatthias Kirsch 08/25/202108/26/2021

Harpist Brandee Younger releases her first major label album “Somewhere Different” on the Impulse! label. After “Wax & Wane” (2016), “Soul Awakening” (2019), and her work with Dezron Douglas, “Force Majeure” (2020), this is her fourth release overall. It’s out on vinyl too! And even though the harp is not really your prevalent instrument in…

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