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Review: The UK soul faves serve up what is, if we're counting correctly, their seventh studio album. That being the case, and especially as several of the featured cuts have recently had trailer single releases, you should have a pretty good idea what to expect already, and it's fair to say you're unlikely to be disappointed: the boys from the UK's northeast worked out their distinctive soul-funk-jazz-pop groove years ago and they're sticking to it here, thank you very much! 'Joy!' provides the album's most uptempo moment while 'Empty Bottle Serendade' finds it at its most downtempo and contemplative.
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JAL 431
27 Oct 23
Funk
27 Oct 23
Funk
Played by: Smoove, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, ROMANTO (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Jayl Funk, Marcel Vogel, Juno Recommends Funk
Review: Two brand new cuts here from the northeast UK's finest purveyors of 'new old' funk and soul. 'The Light' features Blue Note legend Ronnie Foster on keyboards and is an uplifting and supremely funky cut that John Turrell describes as a reaction to "the last three years on this lonely island... rise above it and let the love shine in!" The accompanying 'I Gotcha', meanwhile, is a slightly more lilting and laidback affair that nevertheless exhorts us to "feel that music, rock that rhythm, dance until you can't sit down". Just the tonic if you're in need of some positive soulful vibes right now.
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JAL 428
21 Jul 23
Funk
21 Jul 23
Funk
Played by: The Allergies, Smoove, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Jayl Funk, Flevans, Juno Recommends Funk, Rory Hoy, TURNTILL, Shaka Loves You, Funky Boogie Brothers
Review: It's been a decade since producer Smoov and singer Turrell put together their live band. To celebrate the fact, the popular combo has put together this fine career retrospective. It's full to bursting with dancefloor hits plucked from their sizable catalogue, as well as fan favourites that inspire rapturous responses when performed live. Highlights come thick and fast throughout, from the high-octane thrills of "I'm A Man" and funk-rock fizz of "You Could've Been a Lady", to the Hammond-heavy stomp of "I Can't Give You Up" and the Motown style Northern Soul rush of "Lay It On Me". It's also nice to get another chance to wallow in the band's punchy, breakbeat-powered funk cover of Yazoo classic "Don't Go".
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JAL 300
15 Feb 19
Funk
15 Feb 19
Funk
Review: Funk and soul act Smoove & Turrell have worked closely with the UK label Jalape?o over the past decade - and the latest phase of this collaboration is a killer remix release. Valique is tasked with reworking "You're Gone", and turns it into a sassy house workout, replete with the original track's brass and sexy vocals. The Allergies, another mainstay on Jalape?o take a shot at the same track, and deploy break beats to great effect, using them as a backdrop for Izo FitzRoy's soulful tones. Last but by no means least, Flevans, aka Nigel Evans delivers a wonderful rare groove version of "Billie".
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JAL 297
08 Feb 19
Funk
08 Feb 19
Funk
Review: Smoove & Turrell's sixth studio album continues to get the royal treatment with a new dose of remixes, this time coming from band member Jonathan Scott Watson's solo project, Smoove. Turning out ten new and previously unheard versions of Stratos Bleu, Smoove embraces dubs of all sounds and sizes. Looking to something trance-like in "Still Don't Know" with its turn-of-the-millenium house vocal - next to "Talk About Nothing" - get some neo-soul and gospel vibes in "Elgin Towers", to a chunky and Balearic instrumental in "Never Wanted You More". "Fade Away" adds an extra breath of fresh air to its vocal section and broken beat rhythm structure, with some summery and upbeat grooves that hit the floor running in an 'Acid Dub' to "This Time". Smoove operator.
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JAL 360
21 May 21
Funk
21 May 21
Funk
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: Finally here we have the much-awaited fourth album, Crown Posada, from the proudly gritty Geordie soul act Smoove & Turrell, who combine hard hitting social commentary with dancefloor thrilling vintage style soul and funk. They're' teased us with attention grabbing singles such as Glue Bag Flags, Fight On and you Could've Been A Lady. However there a more, deeper and richer delights to be had across the further nine tracks featured here including the Chic-influenced disco boogie of "No Point In Trying" and the edgy electro-funk "50 Days Of Winter". A seriously smart long player.
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JAL 222
14 Oct 16
Funk
14 Oct 16
Funk
Played by: Jayl Funk
Review: UK funk and jazz band, Smoove + Turrell, are back on the unstoppable Jalapeno Records with their fifth studio album for the label, making them the imprint's star residents. No doubt as to that. Alongside the deluge of albums that they've released for Jalapeno, the outfit have dropped countless singles, each one of them showcasing one strand of funk and soul. Mount Pleasant is an undeniably festive collection of tunes, primed and ready for the summer months, full of zest and life for the dancers. The main ingredient is funk and jazz, but the power behind this memorable LP is the band's pop sensibility, coming through in everything from the vocals to the arrangements, creating a selection of tunes that are instantly memorable and painfully hummable. Is this the rise of the underground coming through above the line? Only time will tell, but we think these guys are the real deal.
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JAL 274
29 Jun 18
Funk
29 Jun 18
Funk
Review: It's safe to say that Newcastle's Steve & Turrell have become one of the Jalapeno label's hottest acts and, for that matter, some of the hottest acts out there in the nu-funk scene. Mount Pleasant Acoustic is an EP that revels in melancholia, but that does so in a way that retains the seductive nature of soul at its core. Just listen to tunes like "I'm Gone" or "A Deckham Love Song" and you'll be excited to hear the results of a totally acoustic sound brought to life by the sheer power of voice and guitar, which is also what makes up both "I Feel Alive" and "There For Me"...two endlessly pleasing releases of emotion.
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JAL 285
14 Sep 18
Funk
14 Sep 18
Funk
Review: Jalapeno bring us a single-track release from label regulars and 'new old' funk/soul stalwarts Smoove & Turrell. You already know roughly what to expect musically, so the only thing to note on that front is that 'It Ain't Working' is perhaps a little more electronic and less live-sounding than the duo's usual output (check out that bassline), while lyrically the song laments the trials and tribulations of life on the road, reflecting in bittersweet style on all the times working musicians are told dismissively that "that ain't working". Look out for new long-player 'Stratos Blue', coming soon...
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JAL 339
08 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: The Allergies, Smoove, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Juno Recommends Funk, Basement Freaks, Funky Boogie Brothers, Andy Buchan, Flevans
Review: Album number six here from the northeast of England's finest neo-soul combo Smoove & Turrell. Coming like all five of its predecessors on the mighty Jalapeno Records, 'Stratos Bleu' sees the Gateshead gang exploring a slightly wider range of musical territory: 'This Time', for instance, operates at a soulful house tempo, while 'E.P.' has an almost Underworld-ish, indie-dance kinda feel. Synths n' samples play a more prominent role than on previous albums, too - though John Turrell's distinctive tonsils remain front and centre at all times, so existing fans needn't worry too much!
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JAL 340
05 Jun 20
Funk
05 Jun 20
Funk
Review: UK "new old" funk 'n' soul faves Smoove & Turrell bring us four remixes of three tracks culled from their sixth studio album 'Stratos Blue', which dropped back in June. 'Fade Away' - an uptempo Pharrell/Cee-Lo/Aloe Blacc-style funker in its original form - gets housed-up nicely by Fouk on his fairly self-explanatory Remix and Dub. Elsewhere, Rayka's take on 'EP' is even more transformational, taking the pop-soul original into throbbing acid territory; 'This Time', on the other hand, was pretty uptempo and house-y to start with, but Rayka still injects some hands-in-the-air pianos, just to make sure.
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JAL 335
25 Sep 20
Funk
25 Sep 20
Funk
Played by: Dr Rubberfunk, Valique, Trotter, Juno Recommends Funk, X-Ray Ted, Basement Freaks, Slammin Media
Review: Here we take a look at an older project from Smoove & Turrell, who's 'Mount Pleasant' album was released via the magnificent Jalapeno in June of 2018. Having been received with such a positive response, it was only right to give three of the most popular tracks a lick of paint and a refurbishment, as 'Mount Pleasant Remixed Vol. 1' is unveiled. We begin with Dr Rubberfunk's smooth redesign of 'Flames To Feed', giving the fantastic lead vocal a good amount of room to breathe whilst still supplying vital harmonic structure. Following this Valique gets to work on a snazzy revamp of 'There For Me', before Basement Freaks let the funk run wild with their soulful overhaul of 'Billie'.
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JAL 296
11 Jan 19
Funk
11 Jan 19
Funk
Review: In its original form, jazz-funk and electrofunk-flavoured neo-soul number "Elgin Towers" was one of the standout moments on Smoove & Turrell's recent (and must-check) sixth album, "Stratos Bleu". Here it gets the remix treatment, with Crazy P man Chris Todd leading the charge under his now familiar Hot Toddy alias. Todd kicks things off with a warming, deep disco vocal version that places Turrell's fine vocal atop a bed of Balearic guitars, bubbly synths, snare-heavy drums and dreamy deep house chords, before offering up a mostly instrumental "Dub Mix" that's even more Balearic, loved-up and life-affirming thanks to some suitably stirring chord sequences. Fila Brazillia man Steve Cobby takes a totally different approach on his remix, re-imagining the track as a slow, languid, string-laden downtempo soul treat.
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JAL 331
24 Jul 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Jul 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: DJ, actor, comedian, radio presenter and poet Craig Charles is known for many things, but actually making music isn't one of them. Nevertheless, he takes top billing on this team-up with UK funk and soul faves Smoove & Turrell, even if his contribution to the track seems to be limited to a shouted introduction! That's fine, though - there aren't many that can touch S&T when it comes to this kind of "new old" tackle, and fans of the band should find this lively little foot-shuffler a more than satisfactory stop-gap while they wait for the next album to arrive.
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SBM 006S1
22 Sep 21
Funk
22 Sep 21
Funk
