Did You Miss Me

Description

Did You Miss Me is the second album from the New York soulful house trio Tortured Soul. Gilles Peterson calls them “the future of house music” and their style combines elements of old soul and funk with a modern dancefloor sensibility. Since the release of their 2006 debut album the trio, led by former Cooly’s Hot Box drummer Christian Urich, have astounded audiences worldwide – in the UK they have twice performed in the main room at the Southport Weekender, played the Big Chill Festival, and sold out London shows at Fabric, Cargo and the Jazz Café. Their music has featured on Hed Kandi, Ministry and Defected compilations. This new album has more driving soulful house winners, from opening track “Home To You” to “Your Dream Is My Dream”, as well as the Jamiroquai-flavoured “Special Lady” and the Latin party vibe of “We Like Tequila”. They are the undisputed worldwide leaders in live soulful house music, and the new album will see them gaining mainstream acceptance. Review: Great Stuff - Bought on the strength of a few reviews (not all on this site) which all said the same - great Soulful House, and it delivers exactly that! Anybody who is into Jamiroquai,Coolys Hot Box, even Incognito, Brand New Heavies etc will not fail to love this ! Buy It ! Review: Funky Mix of Dance and Soul - Tortured Soul are a bit of an unknown entity in the UK, but 'Home To You' is probably going to change that, so it's apt that this funky soul track opens the album. While lyrically Tortured Soul may not be the most profound, musically they create great groove based dance music with a strong soul influence. Touted as being a great live band, Tortured Soul certainly debunk the myth that this style of music is all synthesizers and samples; 'Your Dream is My Dream' is a cool bass driven groove with a great funk guitar part that really highlights their song writing capabilities. The album itself features a mixture of music for the funky house lounge - such as the latin tinged 'We Love Tiquilla' and 'Time to Make up your Mind' - and dance floor fillers like 'Special Lady', 'At The Bottom', 'Another Lover' and the aforementioned 'Home to You' and 'Your Dream is My Dream'. If funk, dance and soul are your thing I'm not sure that you would find a better album than this.