NEW SOUL THREAD (NEW ARTIST, UNDERATED ARTIST THAT DESERVE SHINE, NEW MUSIC, Established Artist)

[Bodhi]

DEZARAY DAWN

Location: ATL

Releases: The Chameleon EP, Deep EP

Future Releases: The Dawning



Dezaray is an exciting new artist on the future soul scene, possessing a voice which resonates with a wealth of both emotion and experience. This German-born, Southern-raised Army brat has lived enough for several lifetimes in her twenty-something years, having been thrust from a gypsy-like and yet relatively stable existence into the chaos of shelters and life on the streets following her parents’ divorce and her mother’s alcoholism. But through it all, Dezaray never lost her love of music and it’s power to comfort, to heal, and to give voice to emotions otherwise left unsaid. When Dezaray sings, the listener is transported not only by the superior quality of her voice but also by the depth of feeling with which she imbues each song. Dezaray’s music is soul music at it’s finest -- occasionally raw, often sweet, but always emotional and from the heart. Combine that with the solid rhythms of bass and percussion and the futuristic sounds of electronica, and you have one the most talented young artists of future soul.
http://soundcloud.com/dezaray-dawn

 

[Bodhi]

TERI TOBIN

Location: Arizona

Releases: Love Infinity
http://www.reverbnation.com/teritobin

Born on Valentine's Day, this Arizona-born soulstress, songwriter & producer began her professional singing career as a child when she was chosen to sing background vocals for the legendary Jeffrey Osborne and for the Rock Band Yes. Although most of her influences are male singers like Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Prince, and Donny Hathaway, Tobin is reminiscent of the sultry sounds and richness of R&B or Jazz singers of yesterday.

Teri Tobin independently released her critically acclaimed debut LP, LOVE INFINITY, which garnered her a SoulTracks 2011 Readers' Choice Award nominee. In that same year, CHRISTMAS CHILD - EP was received by many radio stations during the holiday season. Tobin is currently touring select cities in the U.S. with her "Love&Sol LIVE" concert series which kicked-off at the legendary Roxy Theatre in December. On Valentine's Day 2012, she released the title track and first single "So Good To Me" feat. Morris Alan from her sophomore full-length album of the same title. SO GOOD TO ME will be re-released Fall 2013 as a deluxe CD..
http://www.teritobin.com/

 

[Bodhi]

ESNAVI

Releases: Exit E
http://www.esnavi.com/



Esnavi is definitely in her own lane, despite comparisons to the likes of Lauryn Hill, Sade, India.Arie, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu. Her voice is clearly distinct and the beautifully arranged story that comprises Exit E, which she co-wrote with producer, Michel Kunz, is incomparable. The album which she describes as a musical journey is just that, displaying her versatility musically and vocally. “We wanted to create good music that transcends everything. Music that anyone in the world could listen to and love.” When you listen to her music, see her perform live and feel her energy, you experience Esnavi. “This journey is not about becoming a celebrity. It’s about sharing music that stems from a real place with substance people can feel and relate to.” Esnavi is truly an original artist delivering a unique sound of soul to the world…her soul.

 

[Bodhi]

JESSE BOYKINS III

Location: Chicago

Releases: Dopamine: My Life On My Back EP, The Beauty Created, Way of a Wayfarer EP, Zulu Guru

Future Releases: Love Apparatus


http://soundcloud.com/jesseboykinsiii

 

[Bodhi]

Latest I went back was 2008-present cuz I ain't know how you wanted to define "New" or what limits you wanted to place on that. But these are some relatively new(er) artists I think deserve shine. I'll add more when others contribute.

 

[waterproof]

@Oceanic good lookin bruh, I'm up on Jessie Boykins III when i get to my PC I'll listen to those females u dropped.

 

[StillFaggyAF]

Rashad Thomas/ R∆§H∆Ð

Singer/Songwriter/Rapper/Producer/CEO

Location: Columbus, OH

Musuem (2012)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=F17nlG8utcg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uHd5Bpxz28Q

 

[MrCrookedLetter]

GOAT thread, ima have to check everyone out

 

[desertrain10]

gwen bunn
http://facebook.com/gwenbunnfanpage

 

[desertrain10]

King: Paris and Amber Strother (twins) and Anita Bias make up KING, who are in their own words: "a soulful, organic trio of young women here to bring a fresh creativity to music and change the world through their art."
http://weareking.tumblr.com/

 

[desertrain10]

emily king

 

[CJ]

So we just gon act like John legend don't have an album bout to drop?

 

[waterproof]

nicole willis and the soul investigators

Bio

From the cold far North dance underground, this scintillating vocalist and celebrated Finland funk collective have created a uniquely hot record of romantic grooves.

The Brooklyn-born Nicole Willis has worked with Curtis Mayfield, Leftfield, and done crucial work for Mo’ Wax, while the Finnish-bred Soul Investigators have crafted two previous full-lengths and a handful of 45s.

After a few years of lending vocals to various groups, Willis became involved with the New York soul-hip-hop collective Repercussions. “The Mo’ Wax release was the first for us and the label… It seems as always with universal consciousness that people are reaching back into their history and picking out timely genres and musical movements.”

It doesn’t bother Willis that some people might consider her sound retro. “Certainly the music was a project of love but retro isn’t a swear word so it could be considered that as well… we are continuing in a tradition.”

Adored by the UK’s Northern Soul DJs and fans, Keep Reachin’ Up has conquered Europe with timeless tracks like “Downtown” and “Feeling Free” – the 2006 Worldwide Winner for Song of the Year according to world famous DJ Gilles Peterson. International momentum for the album has also been spurred by a BBC Top Ten Track of the Year listing for “If This Ain’t Love”, four star reviews for the Finnish release by MOJO & Record Collector, and a nod by Dusty Groove as an “instant classic” .

Some notable members of The Soul Investigators include: Producer Jukka on drums; Didier “Baby Spector” Selin on tambourine, guitar & bass; Pete Toikkanen on guitar & bass; Antti on organ & piano; Sami Kantelinen on bass. The record also includes contributions from celebrated composer and Matador Records-alum Jimi Tenor, and string arrangements by world renowned violinist Pekka Kuusisto.

A classic soul debut, Keep Reachin’ Up is an essential addition to any collection!!

Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Light Years Aheadhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKg3ddk38hE

 

[Bodhi]

Oh word? We're not limiting this to brand new artists? Even better.

@waterproof

Damn, I'm loving that Mar album. Props.

 

[waterproof]

Oh word? We're not limiting this to brand new artists? Even better.

@waterproof

Damn, I'm loving that Mar album. Props.

@oceanic yeah all unknown/new and under appreciated artist is better for the thread, yeah that mars is a banging album but im digging ESNAVI and Dezray Dawn jawns right now that I haven't got to the other artist in this thread yet, lol...

 

[Bodhi]

AMP FIDDLER

Location: Detroit

Releases: Waltz of a Ghetto Fly, Afro Strut

Detroit based Amp Fiddler is a celebrated soul/funk musician who has shared stages and studios with everyone from Prince and George Clinton to Primal Scream and underground Detroit producer Moodyman. Amp also played a pivotal role in bringing Slum Village to global attention, and was a friend and collaborator with their producer, the late J Dilla. His warm, expansive mellifluous music takes stylistic cues from all these encounters, but emerges as earthy, supremely relaxed, and rooted in the funk and soul that Amp feels most connected to. And, as he suggests, it is music for the head as much as food for the heart and soul.

After learning piano as a child, Fiddler studied music at Oakland and Wayne State Universities, and with the jazz great Harold McKinney. He joined a do-wop outfit, The Enchantments, as a teen, and then in 1983 received his big break when a friend, Bernie Worrell the Parliament/Funkadelic keyboardist passed a tape of his playing to George Clinton. Bernie was leaving the mothership, and Amp ended up replacing him, touring with Clinton and the P-Funk mob for more than a decade. He signed with Elektra and released an album with his brother, Mr. Fiddler, in 1990, but the record proved too eclectic for the label to work out how to sell.

Amp’s low profile through the 1990s can be put down to both raising a son, and a remarkable talent for landing background work on important records. He was asked to sit in on a session for a demo after an acquaintance spotting him walking down a New York street, and when the artist Maxwell was signed, Amp ended up helping him make his acclaimed Urban Hang Suite debut.

His first solo album “Waltz of a Ghettofly” set an impressive benchmark for Amp’s future music to match. With Afrostrut he showed how to follow up with a cult classic, replacing some of Ghettofly’s looser jam-based compositions with tighter, more traditional song forms, and as a consequence his lyrics, which had tended towards the universal but unspecific, became more solidified. “I’m always happy with the songs I write, regardless of what anybody thinks,” he emphasizes, “But I guess we all have something we have to grow towards, and there ‘s always areas for learning. WE all have to do better at something.

That kind of humility is rare in today’s me-first celebrity-lust culture, but Afrostrut prove that being honest with yourself as an artist can reap massive dividends. Writing mainly at the piano rather than the Ghettofly approach of assembling sounds piecemeal from different jams and ideas-generation sessions gave Amp a tighter focus.

Leaving Pias Records in 2007 after the label merged with Wall of Sound, Amp’s next project as a collaborative album with Jamaican reggae pioneers Sly and Robbie in 2008. The project “Inspiration Information” was series of tracks brought together through the creative process in the studio without the usual A and R constraints.

“This was one of my favourite and most challenging projects to date. Two records 12 tracks from start to finish in 3 days was challenge enough. I have revered the production work of Sly and Robbie for years with numerous artists but particularly Grace Jones, so this was an amazing opportunity to jam on this level with world class musicians and create an entire album concept”. Despite the projects stellar lineup, Strut Records failed to market the album to the extend of the preceding albums and only the hard core fans really got an opportunity to hear this once in a lifetime collaboration.

Following on from Inspiration Information, Amp commenced writing for his third solo album. Tragedy struck in May 2009, when Amp’s only son Dorian Anthony Fiddler was suddenly struck down at 18 years old from diabetes and plans were put on hold for the album. As he dealt with his loss, he returned to the album project, with a strong desire to keep a very live element to the recording process, to keep the memory of Dorian alive. Dorian was a talented young drummer and graduate from Detroit Contemporary Arts, his driving ambition to one day be the heartbeat of his father’s band.

With his diverse and abstract relationship with music, the cosmos and everything, Amp’s love of electronica remained strong and the culmination of these forces has led to not one, but a two album project that highlights Amp’s talents in all arenas.

The soon to be released Ampidelic World (2012) has the innocence and rawness of Ghettofly twisted and woven around the smoothness of Afrostrut. This Psychedelic offering balances Amp’s alternative leanings with his soulful appeal, and with the majority of the tracks being recorded live, it demonstrates Amp’s impeccable talents as musician, arranger and writer to its highest level. Following on it’s heels will be Amp’s “Digitarian” project – his electronic journey through the cosmos, looking at the fine intertwined relationship between the Universe and Mother Earth.
http://www.ampfiddler.com/

 

[Bodhi]

CHOKLATE

http://choklateonline.com/

 

[Bodhi]

GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW

Location: L.A.

 

[Bodhi]

HESTON

http://www.reverbnation.com/heston

 

[Bodhi]

JAZ ELLINGTON

Location: London