Luke Una Presents : É Soul Cultura Vol. 2

Luke Una Presents : É Soul Cultura Vol. 2

Post- lockdown, optimism was back on the rise and the dance foors swelled
again. For many listeners, Manchester based DJ Luke Una's intriguingly woven
pattern of new, old, rare and under- discovered music from around the world
became the soundtrack to rejuvenated positivity. Piccadilly Records made the
release theirtop compilation of the year, with Rough Trade placing it as their
number two. The enthusiasm from the industry was mirrored by record buyers
and demonstrated that in the right hands, moving through genres, tempos and
decades can make perfect musical sense.

This second volume gives another opportunity for Luke to share his journey of the
past four decades of staying up late and getting transcendental whilst listening to
holy grail music as the city slept. It at times ventures into the deeper, spiritual,
soulful, downtempo, experimental aspects of his tastes. From the conscious,
street soul fusion gospel of Veronica Mickie's 'Lost Children', to an excursion into
Swiss, psych, progressive rock in the form of Pyranha, then onto the classic
Indian music- inspired electronic workout of Andi Otto's 'Bangalore Whispers'.
Luke hints at his softer side in Avis; a sweet, obscure cover version of Minnie
Riperton's 'Baby, This Love I Have', as well as championing local heroes in the
shape of Manchester's Yargo and their driving, obscure, proto- house belter,
'Marimba'. There's also Japanese, electronic, slo- mo heaviness from 1979,
courtesy of Bach Revolution. House music is integral to the É Soul sound and is
represented by Nav Aktah's deep remix of Mr Scruff, and then there's Isis 'In
Essense'; a track of such majestic brilliance that it has never left Luke's record
bag.

The selection is eclectic, global, and plucked from different times and spaces. In
theory, perhaps they shouldn't work together, but there is a mysterious link that
makes them gel as a whole. That's what Luke does best. He creates a sort
ofmusical alchemy, unifying the diverse.

Tracklist
Real Thing - Children of The Ghetto
Avis - Baby, This Love I Have
Veronica Mickie - Lost Children
Rare Silk - Storm (Arp Duppy Chip Mix)
LFO - Shove Piggy Shove
Bach Revolution - D.E 108
Andi Otto - Bangalore Whispers (feat. MD Pallavi)
Unnayanaa & Irfan Rainy feat Ibtisam - Taht Min Aini (Alberghina Remx)*Vinyl Only
Michael de Albuquerque - We May Be Cattle But We All Got Names
Pyranha - Clepsydre
Yargo - Marimba
Okyerema Asante & Black Fire - Play a Sweet Rhythm on Them Drums (feat. Plunky)
Mr. Scruff feat. Nke - Giffin (Taken re-edit Speechless dub mix)
Isis - In Essense
Frank Hatchett - Malibu Nites

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