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Freesoul Sessions

4th Birthday London Finale... Nov 9 @ Cargo

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Antipodean Records presents MdCL's Freesoul Sessions 4th Birthday LONDON FINALE Sunday 9 Nov 7pm-midnight @ Cargo, London
LIVE: MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE + BEMBE SEGUE + VANESSA FREEMAN + TAWIAH + SHARLENE HECTOR + MYSTRO + RICHARD SPAVEN
DJS: PHIL ASHER + DOMU + MC MOTET
VJ: SOOPANATURAL
We're celebrating the clubnite's 4th Birthday at Cargo with a heavyweight line-up, and the added twist that it's the London Finale of the clubnite . MdCL is leaving the UK to setup his beatmaking shop in Los Angeles. One of the finest live artists you're going to see performing his last show on UK shores for some time.
The guests for the 4th Birthday special include MdCL's favourite UK artists and collaborators: Bémbé Ségué (The Politik, 4Hero, Jazzanova), Vanessa Freeman, Tawiah (Mark Ronson), Sharlene Hector (Basement Jaxx), Mystro, Richard Spaven (Ty, Jazzmatazz, Jose James) along with DJs Phil Asher (restless soul, Phlash + Friends), Domu and MC Motet (Bugz in the Attic). It's the best of UK underground soul, breaks, house, jazz and hip hop brought together for one night only. Live VJ by cutting edge visual artist Soopanatural.
'...the man behind a million great tunes' - Gilles Peterson/Radio 1 Worldwide
'... an interface between soul, jazz and electronica, a union of unrestrained live playing and inventive beatmaking, Freesoul occupies a very unique place in contemporary Black British Music' - Echoes Magazine
£15 on the door and advance £10 concessions - concessions list STRICTLY limited to 150 tickets, email freesoul(at)mashibeats.com
Cargo event page
Freesoul Sessions Vol 1 CD
[Antipodean]

£6.99
Volume 1 is here! 11 tracks of broken jazz/soul improvised live at the Jazz Cafe London and Notting Hill Arts Club, MdCL with Bembe Segue, Vanessa Freeman, Jason Yarde, Richard Spaven, Kaidi Tatham and more (paypal and credit cards)
Freesoul Sessions EP1 12"
[Antipodean]

£5.49
3 tracks of broken jazz/soul improvised live at the Notting Hill Arts Club, MdCL with Kaidi Tatham (paypal and credit cards)
VIDEO: Freesoul Sessions Live @ Jazz Cafe - March 2007... straight improvised mayhem...VIDEO: Freesoul Sessions Live @ Djoon Paris - October 2007... more improvised mayhem...Freesoul Sessions was created by Mark de Clive-Lowe in London, 2004. The concept of the project is simple - MdCL armed with MPC and keyboards is joined by a rotating cast of top soul, jazz, hip hop and beat-artists coming together in the spirit of total improvisation. Stylistically rooted in the sound of West London, Freesoul Sessions does what has never been done before - each and every time, the live show is totally unique and a one-off experience for the musicians and the audience. The first thing the audience hears is the metronome click of the MPC as MdCL builds beats from nothing, building on the beats with bass lines and keys as the other musicians join him in improvising beat-centric music laced by the vocalists who complete the session's asthetic.Freesouls first residency was at the Notting Hill Arts Club and the project now holds a monthly residency at London's Jazz Cafe. Over the past six months, the clubnite has featured MdCL joined by Bembé Segué, Kaidi Tatham (Bugz in the Attic), Marcina Arnold, Sammy Figueroa (Raices/Miles Davis), Dave Okumu (Jade Fox), Michelle Escoffery (Kindred Spirit), Lyric L, Rasiyah, Richard Spaven (PPP/Ty), Sharlene Hector (Reel People), Cherie Mathieson (Antipodean Records) plus spontaneous guests including Jaguar Wright, Jon B, Lenny Castro (Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder) and plenty more along with DJs Chris Cox (Thisinformation/Antipodean), Dego (4Hero), Domu, Benji B and Uprocks Adam Rock.Freesoul Sessions has also been taken abroad to Paradiso (Amsterdam), Akbank Jazz Festival (Istanbul), Club Aquarius (Zagreb), The Room (Kyoto Jazz Massive's club, Tokyo), Moscow, Puerto Rico, Miami WMC as well as in residence in London at the Jazz Café and at the Montreux Jazz Festival Atlanta 2005.Freesoul Sessions EP1, 2 and 3 are out now on Antipodean Records, vol.1 CD soon come. The improvised sessions captured live on record and pressed up on limited edition 12s and digital EPs.Click here to read TNT Magazine's article on Freesoul Sessions and MdCL (pdf file) FREE DOWNLOADS! - MdCL's vol.1 + 2 Inspirations mixtapes of favorite classics from the vault... click the tapes for download:

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Member Since: 5/18/2006
Band Website: markdeclivelowe.net
Band Members: Mark de Clive-Lowe - MPC3000, synth bass, keys..... joined by a rotating lineup including the likes of Bembe Segue (vox), Tawiah, Vanessa Freeman, Marcina Arnold (vox), Richard Spaven (drums), Jason Yarde (sax), Kaidi Tatham (keys/drums), Lil John Roberts (drums), Sammy Figueroa (percussion), D.Fenda (guitar) and plenty more... jump up guests have included Jon B, Jaguar Wright, Lenny Castro, Lyric L, Michelle Escoffery, Sherelle McKenzie, Sharlene Hector, and plenty more. In short, you never know who it’s going to be, but you know it’s going to be Freesoul!
Influences: Music. Love. Life.
Sounds Like: jazz for the new-millennium b-boy (and girl!). straight up.
Record Label: antipodean records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Freesoul Sessions Paris & London - videos

we had a great time last night playing a freesoul sessions set in paris at the batofar. it's a boat on the river with the club in the hull. ollie from herbaliser was spinning later on, PPP also doing ...
Posted by Freesoul Sessions on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:27:00 PST

LONDON PARTY March 16 + CD Launch

coopr8 presents FREESOUL SESSIONSFREESOUL SESSIONS vol.1 Official LaunchSUNDAY 16 MARCH 8pm-12 @ CORSICA STUDIOSMdCL's 100% improvised clubnite returns... fresh from his NZ and Australia tour and hitt...
Posted by Freesoul Sessions on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:51:00 PST

Freesoul Sessions vol.1 CD out now!!

11 tracks of Freesoul Sessions improvisation live on stage performed and recorded at Jazz Cafe and Notting Hill Arts Club London.CD release including all the tracks from the vinyl 12" EP1, the digital...
Posted by Freesoul Sessions on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:30:00 PST

Freesoul 3rd Birthday @ Jazz Cafe November 3

FREESOUL SESSIONS 3rd BIRTHDAY SPECIAL !!Saturday 3 November 7-11pm @ Jazz Cafe LondonMdCL's Freesoul Sessions turns 3! With full crew on hand to help celebrate three years of beat-hea...
Posted by Freesoul Sessions on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:04:00 PST

Freesoul @ Mau Mau... and Leon Ware!!

big thanks to everyone who reached freesoul sessions last night at mau mau. always a pleasure to hit the stage with uprock fam (who run the jazz refreshed night there every week - highly recommended i...
Posted by Freesoul Sessions on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:47:00 PST

Freesoul Sessions @ Jazz Cafe - 5 August

http://blog.myspace.com/markdecliveloweAugust 5 Freesoul reviewed at www.fly.co.uk... click here...
Posted by Freesoul Sessions on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:36:00 PST

Last night's workshop @ Futurism

Thanks to Uprock for having us down at Futurism last night workshopping the Freesoul concept. Shebu's a great venue, i hope more n more tings go on there. Big ups to everyone who came and checked the ...
Posted by Freesoul Sessions on Thu, 18 May 2006 09:54:00 PST

Want to jam on the Freesoul tip ? read this first!!

whassup myspace fam,i wanted to post a quick blog about freesoul sessions specifically for the benefit of singers and musicians who want to get up and join the vibe. i love the open mic side of it and...
Posted by Freesoul Sessions on Thu, 18 May 2006 06:43:00 PST