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Basement Soul Soundsystem

Proper music for the heads, hips & feet

About Me


Fuelled by the passion of Co-Op among other supreme nights put on at Plastic People in London, Friends and Family and Electric Chair in Manchester and the Messin' Around nights at the Jazz Cafe, Basement Soul specialises in futureproof soulful dance music - from disco and boogie, through to broken beats, electronics, neo-soul and hip hop with heavyweight 60's and 70's gems thrown in for good measure.
We have adopted a more open DJ policy whereby very carefully selected people with records that need to be played loud will be able to dig them out and get involved, without an official slot. This is intended to keep the night consistently fresh, spontaneous and varied. Residents are Greymatter (Unique Uncut / Mr Bongo Records), AmAr Patel (Straight No Chaser / Unique Uncut) and Simon See (Unique Uncut), with regular Brighton-based guests and a few slightly bigger names in the mix.
That said, the aim of this night is to create a sociable party atmosphere for people to hear and to dance - inspiring music of real substance for the dancefloor. Those tired of ubiquitous indie, r'n b, cheese and 15 hole-in-the-pocket nights should step this way.
Here's what theyve been saying about the CD:
"Very excellent compilation. Recommended" GILLES PETERSON
"Quite simply an impeccable collection of future jazz business. 7/7" ONE WEEK TO LIVE
"The Basement Soul boys clearly have an ear for a tune, an eye for talent, and now a solid collection of cuts to reflect their excellent club session. Good work fellas!" DOM SERVINI (STRAIGHT NO CHASER / WAH WAH)
"All bases covered. A ball park smasher" OK_MA
"A wicked comp, especially love the Vaceo and the Electric Conversation tunes. Purely golden nuggets!" DIRK RUMPF (OFFTRACK RADIO)
“Im lovin the basement soul CD a really fresh selection of tracks that sum up what's happening on the scene at the moment. Oh and that BOPSTAR tune is a killer!!!!” ADAM ROCK (UPROCK RECORDS)
"The CD worths every penny... its hard to find a filler on it" BEYOND JAZZ
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Member Since: 1/15/2006
Band Website: uniqueuncut.co.uk
Band Members: Greymatter, Amar Patel, Simon See, Matt Neale, Kev Luckhurst
Influences: G says... Kid Sublime (props!), Madlib, Bugz in the Attic, Domu, Diamond D, John Arnold, Ayro, Co-Op, Messin Around, Afronaught, Nina Simone, Spacek, Truby Trio, Sonar Kollective, Mark de Clive Lowe, Jay Dee, King Britt, Osunlade, Gilles Peterson, Jazztronik, Yam Who?, Atjazz, Ursula Rucker, Victor Duplaix, Troubleman, Plantlife, Jill Scott, 4 Hero, Jaguar Wright, Seiji, Amp Fiddler, 2 Banks of 4, Dwele, Bembe Segue, Bakura, Lord Finesse, A Tribe Called Quest, Doug Carn, Tito Puente, Little Brother, Kenny Dope, Stark Reality, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Dabrye, James Brown, Jeremy Ellis, Donny Hathaway, Som Tres, Slim Smith, Lee Perry, Ray Barretto, Youg Holt, Curtis Mayfield..... Its goes onnnnnnnnnnnn
Simon says...Spinna, bugz, Johnny hammond, Gary bartz, 4hero, Lynn collins, King britt, Natalie Gardiner, Moodyman, Danny krivit, Ricardo villalobos, Phil asher, Mark de clive lowe, Domu, Jazzy sport, Nina simone, Gwen mcrae, A.W.B, Recloose, Okadi taxi, Ame, Alicia myers, Masta ace, Riton, Dwele, Pete rock & Cl smooth, Mark Force, Grover washington Jnr, jazzanova, John arnold, Amp fiddler,Ty, Mos def, Vikter duplaix, Womack & womack, Deniece williams, James brown, Jeff mills, Godfather don, kool keith, C.O.N, Rodney P, Tim dog, Black moon, N.W.A, Monie love, Omar, Patsy gallant, P.U.T.S, Kenny dope, Michel wycoff, Melba moore, Hipnotic, Rasco, Beastie boys, Lord finesse, LL cool J, The label Gamm, Todd terje, Patrick adams, Greymatter!!!!!, Phat kev!!!, Mr thing!!, Tang!!, Binary star, Necro, Swollen members, E.P.M.D, Slick rick, Public enemy, Terry dexter, Marvin Gaye, atjazz, Dilated peoples, Rene and angela, Ugly duckling, The pharcyde, Company flow, Braintax, Redman, Beatnuts, Gangstar, Common, Linda Lyndell, The fatback band,... I could go on for years!!!!
AmAr says...the holy triumvirate (Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, JB), Roy Ayers, Donny Hath, Mizells, Sly Stone, Funkadelic, Prince, Gil Scott Heron, Barry White, D'Angelo, David Axelrod, Charles Stepney, Ahmad Jamal, Pharoah Sanders, Lonnie Liston Smith, Trane, Miles, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Sun Ra, Theo Parrish, Moodyman, Larry Levan, Leroy Burgess, Mantronix, Marley Marl, Paul C, Diamond D, J Dilla, MF Doom, Eric B & Rakim, Coldcut, MoS Def, GANGstarr, the Roots & extended Illadelphia peoples, Neptunes, DJ Shadow, ATCQ, chief Interpreter Gilles Peterson, Fela Kuti, Mulatu Astetke, Shuggie Otis, Herbert, Peven Everett, Osunlade, Henrik Schwarz, Strata East, Black Jazz biz, MADlib, Kruder & Dorfmeister, MAssive Attack/Wild Bunch, David Holmes, Jneiro Jarel, 4Hero, Spiritual South, Bugz family, Peven Everett, Dwele, MAW, Blaze, Loose Ends, Freeez, Franck Roger, King Britt, Jazzanova, Mitsu, Hajime Yoshizawa, SLeepwalker, Mitsu, Mark De Clive-Lowe, Eska, Bembe, IG Culture and anyone else with the seed of art plus the strength of self to see it thru
Sounds Like: SOUL
Record Label: Unique Uncut
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Basement Soul returns with added heat

As of the 30th November we will be back at The Jazz Place, Brighton every 4th Friday of the month (excluding December)Newly refurbished (properly this time!), and sounding better tooWe have confirmed ...
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:05:00 PST

Chart August/September 07

AMARs NAUGHTY NIPPON SELECTION Black Pocket - Boungie (CDR)Pepe Braddock - Sakura Incident (Atavisme) Yesterday's New Quintet/ Kamala Walker & The Soul Tribe -- Street Talkin (Stones Throw) Chaz Janke...
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:58:00 PST

BS CHART MAY 2007 - HERE COMES THE SUN :)

VARIOUS - 'BEAT DIMENSIONS' LP (RUSH HOUR) HUDSON MOHAWKE - 'OOOPSOOOOHMY' REMIX (CDR) KIDKANEVIL - 'PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS' (FIRST WORD) KATHY DIAMOND - 'MISS DIAMOND TO YOU' LP (PERMANENT VACATION...
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:40:00 PST

BASEMENT SOUL TAKE OVER OFFTRACK RADIO

Easy all,   To coincide with the release of our highly anticipated club compilation, Basement Soul will be delivering a special inspirations mix for Offtrack radio to air on 24 April.   Chec...
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 09:30:00 PST

New venues... BS London... more

As of the 20th April we will be moving to new pastures. Watch out for BS London dates in May, more parties around Brighton at different venues including the 1st Saturday of the month at Esca (on Pres...
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:36:00 PST

BS is coming to London

Yes yes yes, were confirming details at the moment.Watch this space
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:23:00 PST

BASEMENT SOUL COMPILATION - AVAILABLE HERE

A lovingly packaged CD recently featured on Gilles Peterson Radio 1 show - contains exclusive music from the likes of Jneiro Jarel, Soulphiction, Kid Sublime, Linkwood, KidKanevil, Andreya Triana, Max...
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:34:00 PST

BASEMENT SOUL CHART JAN-FEB 2006 - HEAVY HITTERS

  J DILLA - WILD (CDR) VICKI ANDERSON - MESSAGE FROM THE SOUL SISTERS (FAMOUS FLAME) [FOR MY BROTHA JAMES R.I.P.] PRECIOUS WILSON - I'LL BE YOUR FRIEND (DOBIE'S SPINE MAG COMP) JAZZY JEFF FT. RAH...
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:52:00 PST

BASEMENT SOUL FIRST BIRTHDAY - BETTER BILL!!!

The time has almost come. That Saturday session you've been longing for. On 17 February, Basement Soul takes over the comfy confines of the Komedia presenting London soul don OMAR live with superheavy...
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:23:00 PST

BASEMENT SOUL CHART DECEMBER 2006 - THE FULL STOCKING

4Hero - Play With The Changes (various cuts) (Raw Canvas)Arthur Verocai - Pelas Nombras (Continental)Electric Conversation - Dancing/Vibe Change (Futuristica)Kid Sublime - Track 5 (CDR bangers)Amy Win...
Posted by Basement Soul Soundsystem on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:54:00 PST