In conjunction with Jon Freer from mosoul.co.uk jazz-not-jazz proudly presents a review of Southport Weekender Volume III.
The last instalment from Blaze and Joaquin Claussell may have delved a little deeper than many Southport fans like to swim, but this chapter should satisfy many more of the hordes that descend on Pontins twice yearly for a weekend of life-affirming soul-kissed dancing. Parisian style God Dimitri serves up mix one, a veritable banquet of good-natured disco and lovely house gems. Highlights of his set include the optimistically keyed club mix of The Sunburst Band’s “He Is”, and an exhilarating piano led epic from Jihad Muhammed called “Movement Blues”. Jazzie B rolls out the relaxed soul and groovesome funked out flavours on the second disc, where choice moments include the Young Disciples’ disenchanted “Apparently Nothing” and Wookie’s miraculous “Battle”. New York House man-of-the-moment Quentin Harris round off this impressive comp in style, with an energetic soulful selection. Key tracks on Quentin’s disc are Laid’s educational “Punch Up” and Quentin’s own glorious “You Can’t Have New York”, where Monique Bingham paints a negative picture of the big apple, over shape making strings and a liquidous bass. Outstanding.
Tracklisting of Southport Weekender Volume 3: not available | released 2005 by SuSu Records
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