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Raw and twisted UK Soul ! |
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| Location: | Sheffield, |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Mar 3, 2008 (673 days back) |
About Me |
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| EP01 OUT NOW!!! BUY YOUR SIGNED BARE KNUCKLE SOUL EP ON 12" OR CD (PLEASE SPECIFY) FOR ONLY £5 DIRECTLY FROM US HERE:OR COP YOUR MP3'S HERE:Bare Knuckle Soul are a collection of poets, musicians and singers who met through the Sheffield music scene in 2002. They began work on a project rooted in and informed by the history of Groundbreaking black music, from Billie Holiday to Curtis Mayfield through The Specials and Fela Kuti ending somewhere around , D’Angelo, Soul II Soul and Outkast.Working out of a converted cutlery works in the steel city during the long hot summers without air-con, and the cold, dark winters without heating, Bare Knuckle Soul have fought through 4 years of tumult both in and out of the studio to finally deliver their brand of raw soul born from their British, African, and Jamaican experience.Without any official release to date, the collective have already been picked up by the radar of Trevor Nelson, Giles Peterson and Ras Kwami, gaining an underground stir with a rare 4-track demo EP of their earlier work floating around radio 1. The EP was picked up by other respected sources, resulting in 2 tracks from the EP; the conscious summer soul cut ‘Just Right’, and the dark, Hip-Hop lament ‘Black; Other’ being included on The Electric Soul compilation and Chris Offili and Charlie Dark’s Freeness CD respectively. Performances at MTV Base Lounge alongside the likes of Sway and K-os followed as well as yet to be released collaborations with UK Soul’s flagship vocalist Terri Walker.With growing interest and respect coming from the few heads who heard their work, BKS took time out to retreat to the studio and work carefully on crafting the sound and feel of an album that seems at once delicate, tough, beautiful, intricate and sparse.From the heartbreakingly awkward tale of a marriage being held together just by the children (She Won’t Leave Me) to angry political Afrobeat driven Hip-Hop (Thief, Liar, Robber, Vampire) insane inter-planetary odes (Moon Dust) and observational social commentary (The Silence Of Oppression) The Bare Knuckle Soul LP promises a much needed wake-up call to a stale and struggling UK black music scene.The Bare Knuckle Soul family includes:The off-key production of Chris Finguz The poetry and politics of MC Jahnell The unstoppable African force of Mim Suleiman The masterful musicianship of Darren Campbell The soaring vocals of Pete Simpson The extraordinary MC Serocee and The harmonious melodies of Marius Mortley with DJs L.S. and Lady D completing the Live experienceI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.1 | |
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Music:Member Since: 1/9/2006Band Website: bareknucklesoul.com Band Members: BUY YOUR SIGNED BARE KNUCKLE SOUL EP NOW ON 12" OR CD (Specify) NOW!The Bare Knuckle Family includes;the beautiful soul voice of Pete Simpson (Mark Rae, Joey Negro)the poetry and politics of Jahnell (MTV/Blues and Soul)Darren Campbell (bass, voice) (weekend players)the eclectic, zanzibarian vibe of vocalist Mim Suleiman (Smoove, Angel Bros)and the rough production skills of Chris Finguz (Hospital, UKJs)our family also includes; the jazz of Paul Agbakoba (double bass, trumpet) the tuff delivery of MC Serocee (Small Arms Fya, Lo Tek HiFi, Knuckle) the young, headstrong Devon on drums, the beat production of Monkey ( Small Arms Fya), and the lush vocals of Nesreen Shah on backing vocals Influences: D’Angelo, Gil Scott Heron, The Specials, Billie Holiday, George Clinton, Cameo, Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Rotary Connection, Curtis Mayfield, Stevland Morris, Tribe called Quest to name but a few. Sounds Like: It means something. Record Label: Knuckle Imprint Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Soul / Funk / Alternative) |
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Bare Knuckle Soul CD EP Now Available! |
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| The Bare Knuckle Soul EP is now available on CD, with artwork designed by in house by Jahnell and Chris Finguz, and some exclusive pictures too.
We're looking at making it available via paypal sometim... Posted by BARE KNUCKLE SOUL on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:57:00 PST |
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Bare Knuckle Soul EP available now on iTunes! |
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Or, if you'd like the faboulous artwork design by Bare Knuckle Soul themselves it will be available on CD and 12" from the 5th of November from our Myspace!... Posted by BARE KNUCKLE SOUL on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:43:00 PST |
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EP Release, Live Dates & More!!! |
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If you're reading this you must already be a part of the converted. Indeed, that's what the last few months of 2007 are about for us! Converting! Getting people u... Posted by BARE KNUCKLE SOUL on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:10:00 PST |
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crazygigvibesinsheffieldandshittingitboutomargigsatjazzcafe! !! |
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| Well, it's been crazy 'round camp BKS recently!
November was the last time we performed live, but now that we've made the decision to release an official 4 track EP on our own imprint in July, ... Posted by BARE KNUCKLE SOUL on Sun, 20 May 2007 08:49:00 PST |
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Christmas Greetings!!! |
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| Well hello there, how are you? We're fine thanks, yourself?
It's CHRISTMAS! And to celebrate, the BKS crew are spending it locked away in the studio mixing down their debut album te... Posted by BARE KNUCKLE SOUL on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:26:00 PST |
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Sandman Interview... |
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| BARE KNUCKLE SOULWriter: Jim OttewillPhotographer: Chris SaundersIn the din and the dirt of Sheffield's ramshackle Stag Works there's a soul machine being tinkered with. Amidst the hammer and clout th... Posted by BARE KNUCKLE SOUL on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:47:00 PST |
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In Hiding! |
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| So then, it's been a good while since our last blog and we thought we'd enlighten people on the where abouts of the elusive collective known as Bare Knuckle Soul.
Well, since our Maida Vale out... Posted by BARE KNUCKLE SOUL on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:34:00 PST |
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Our day at BBC's Maida Vale Studios... |
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| The bunch of Northern Monkeys who like to call themselves Bare Knuckle Soul hit the capital last week, amidst complaints of raw, out of key vocals, and the smell of herbs radiating from the BBC's Maid... Posted by BARE KNUCKLE SOUL on Thu, 11 May 2006 04:46:00 PST |
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Hitting The Ground Running... |
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| Hi! 2005 was a great year for bare knuckle soul, gaining national awareness through Radio one and 1 Xtra support, a live appearance on MTV Base Lounge alongside Sway, and inclusion on two high profil... Posted by BARE KNUCKLE SOUL on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:22:00 PST |
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Knuckle Imprint, Phon-etics, Darren Campbell, Mim Suleiman, Pete Simpson, Jahnell Pitts, Serocee, omarUK, D'Angelo, Benjamin Zephaniah, A Tribe Called Quest, Stephen Simmonds, Roy Ayers, Terri Walker, Small Arms Fiya, Jube, TODDLA T, LOLACUBE, carl, SCRIBBLE, Mou$ie @ Innovations Sat 8th March, marek, Dj Ulmox, Molly, Martyn, m o n i c a, Diasha, TAIREN, david, Ricky, Soul Purpose, Lady Eyelated, Coralma, MADISON MEDIA RADIO Birthday Show March 6 JHud Day, carl stanley, JLM »★«, dj chris welch, Foresight: Urban - Out Now !!!, carl, Dirty Fly, carbon logic crew, Ain't It Black, ChillnGroove, Samuel Ljungblahd, LOCKED, Aurélism, Montuno, B T, Adam, dita
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