Anyone seen this?

Sounds a bit northern by numbers to my ears but would be interested to hear what people think and if it would get plays?

Is he known to anyone on the scene?

Seems like a good guy and well intentioned in terms of working with his community.

Link;

Peterborough singer Malcolm releases Northern Soul single

Sounds alright to me,very very close to sounding authentic 60’s in recording and the song itself! 
 

 

🙉 🤮 💩

Another 50 yrs too late , would it have been spun @ W.C. probably 

8 minutes ago, Happy Feet said:

Another 50 yrs too late , would it have been spun @ W.C. probably 

Needs to be seen spinning down a WC more like ... 

Or maybe in one of those " Will It Catch On " previously mentioned events , where you could just walk off the dancefloor & pop to the W.C. until the next tune came on . After washing yours hands & putting your headphones & padded gloves on & returning to the dance floor .

Edited January 15Jan 15 by Happy Feet

I've bought & played out many new releases over the past 5 or so years, so I'm certainly not immune to newer artists appeal.

I've played Westbeech/Sunlight Square/Lee McDonald/Kings go Forth out many times for instance, but this tune doesn't do it for me personally.

Perhaps it's precisely because it is openly aimed at the NS market, rather than something certain DJs discover, adopt and make our own?

Indeed, I was thinking the same. It's not for the artist to say a song is 'Northern Soul' as it isn't a genre, it's a discovery or selection by its participants based on some features we all share (but even then there are outliers all the time).  The media don't know what they are on about when writing about it and the artist while meaning well, is actually detracting from their chances of adoption by describing it as Northern Soul. 

Press it up on an old looking label for only a few copies and distirbute them to DJs and see how it goes is more likely than promoting yourself obviously that way.

Adoption by 'the scene' can happen of course with more subtlety, remembering Diane Shaw for example.

Of course no such issue exists in relation to such as Modern Soul as a related/parallel 'scene' but it does for some others such as Popcorn, you cannot just decide 'I'm Popcorn'...at least I don't think you can.

Edited January 16Jan 16 by Thinksmart

Hopefully it goes the same way as "The Drifter" Christmas #1 lol, hopefully soon the message will get through that there is not much money to be made by producing so called Northern Soul records.

Edited January 16Jan 16 by Shinehead

Not strictly on thread, but I remember a few years back, Stewart Maconie talking to the American band Algiers about their track “The underside of power”, saying that it had been picked up on the NS circuit. I saw them soon after at Brudenell social club in Leeds and spoke to them before the gig. They were totally ignorant of NS but were interested in talking about it. I often wonder whether Maconie was right about it, but I certainly have never heard any reference to it on the scene since. ( I do love the track)

16 hours ago, Woodbutcher said:

Needs to be seen spinning down a WC more like ... 

Bit harsh that! Wouldn't buy it personally but good authentic sounding effort to my ears

Well if Nosmo King Can do it, Malcolm can do it…! 

27 minutes ago, Mal C said:

Well if Nosmo King Can do it, Malcolm can do it…! 

Released in the normal way no mention of Northern Soul , then discovered by the Northern Scene , released and then remarketed for the Northern Scene and then the Genie was well and truly out of the bottle . 

Which puzzles me , why do these people do this kind of promotional exercise when they must surely know the outcome ?

Point taken. Let me say, I really like this track, Malcolm that is. It is a hell of allot better that some I've heard, but I personally would not buy it, well maybe a MP3.   Lets just say, if you know of the 'Northern Scene', which even water molocules on Mars know about! you gonna love this. It will get played a scooter dos, it will get plyed at main stream parties and maybe mainstream clubs if you have a Dj that is inclined, but as they know, and all of us know, it's not the real deal 6ts, they state that, and thats fine, its a HOMMAGE. 

There is room in the world of music for Silky Hargreaves, and Malcolm.  Good luck to him..

Question, what have they based this on? I hear 'Turning my Heartbeat up, obviously, with inflection down at the end of that phrase,  and that backing with the plonking piano, I can't place it, but its a big record...

Du na nu-nu  nu-nu  nu-nu  Nu, repeat  - repeat etc...  can anybody sheet read my jibberish! laughing

Talk about adding fuel to the fire

No chance of forgetting the title of this tune it is repeated enough I managed to count 22 times and that's the backing singers.

3 hours ago, Clee93 said:

Talk about adding fuel to the fire

Bit ambiguous, what do you mean?

When the world and his dog are “manifesting“ everything ( whatever that is )… maybe the folks who released this did just that. (As An NS rendition)

Edited January 17Jan 17 by Kenb

'Fraid it's a 👎 from me too......

I heard this a few weeks ago, thought it was AI, still not sure it isn't. If it was a real band then surely they'd be in the video rather than a cheaply assembled load of clips that would take about 20 minutes to do.

Well done for having a go I say. Nice arrangement. Something very 1974 about it. Lacks soul. Not a dancer and not a credible record to be played out.

3 hours ago, Mal C said:

Bit ambiguous, what do you mean?

Looks and sounds like a bandwagon leap on the hot subject of the moment from another outsider attempting to cash in... Other than that, this just sounds like horribly processed AI effort at best and a lazy attempt with preset samples on very basic recording software.
 

Edited January 17Jan 17 by Clee93

8 minutes ago, Clee93 said:

Looks and sounds like a bandwagon leap on the hot subject of the moment from another outsider attempting to cash in... Other than that, this just sounds like horribly processed AI effort at best and a lazy attempt with preset samples on very basic recording software.
 

Fair comment. I guess that kinda links to the other AI thinks out there, or soon to be in 2025, the Rikers label stuff...

55 minutes ago, Clee93 said:

Looks and sounds like a bandwagon leap on the hot subject of the moment from another outsider attempting to cash in... Other than that, this just sounds like horribly processed AI effort at best and a lazy attempt with preset samples on very basic recording software.
 

My thoughts exactly!

 

8 hours ago, Mal C said:

Question, what have they based this on? I hear 'Turning my Heartbeat up, obviously, with inflection down at the end of that phrase,  and that backing with the plonking piano, I can't place it, but its a big record...

Du na nu-nu  nu-nu  nu-nu  Nu, repeat  - repeat etc...  can anybody sheet read my jibberish! laughing

Hi Malc,

Could you be thinking of the backing to Quick Change Artist, The Soul Twins? 

Unfortunately, because they’ve clearly borrowed bits and riffs from elsewhere, it ends up sounding like a contrived bowl of cold Northern Soul soup.

Andy

On 17/01/2025 at 13:58, Timillustrator said:

I heard this a few weeks ago, thought it was AI, still not sure it isn't. If it was a real band then surely they'd be in the video rather than a cheaply assembled load of clips that would take about 20 minutes to do.

But look at the references out there Tim, highly worthy, for all the artists, but SWANS videos as a ref... see what happens when you dont think out your stratagy for a good music video...

On 15/01/2025 at 21:23, Modularman said:

Anyone seen this?

Sounds a bit northern by numbers to my ears but would be interested to hear what people think and if it would get plays?

Is he known to anyone on the scene?

Seems like a good guy and well intentioned in terms of working with his community.

Link;

Peterborough singer Malcolm releases Northern Soul single

I know a few of the people in the video pics, including a very young me at the end with Johnny Cockerel and Jane. Saw Ryder Hunt  in there too.

I'm always bemused when the information (as in the newspaper) says they are big fans of the music but then they want to try to make a replica of it themselves. But, good luck to him. A bit Levine style pop/soul for me.

In a word derivative