{"product_id":"luke-una-presentse-soul-cultura-vol-2","title":"Luke Una Presents E Soul Cultura Vol 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoul Cultura Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e seemed to land at exactly the right moment. Post-lockdown, optimism was back on the rise and the dance floors swelled again. For many listeners, Manchester based DJ \u003cstrong\u003eLuke Una\u003c\/strong\u003e's intriguingly woven pattern of new, old, rare and under-discovered music from around the world became the soundtrack to rejuvenated positivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePiccadilly Records\u003c\/em\u003e made the release their top compilation of the year, with \u003cem\u003eRough Trade\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis second volume gives another opportunity for \u003cstrong\u003eLuke\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the conscious, street soul fusion gospel of Veronica Mickie's \"\u003cem\u003eLost Children\u003c\/em\u003e\", 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 \"\u003cem\u003eBangalore Whispers\u003c\/em\u003e\". \u003cstrong\u003eLuke\u003c\/strong\u003e hints at his softer side in Avis; a sweet, obscure cover version of Minnie Riperton's \"\u003cem\u003eBaby, This Love I Have\u003c\/em\u003e\", as well as championing local heroes in the shape of Manchester's Yargo and their driving, obscure, proto-house belter, \"\u003cem\u003eMarimba\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere's also Japanese, electronic, slo-mo heaviness from 1979, courtesy of Bach Revolution. House music is integral to the Soul Cultura sound and is represented by Nav Aktah's deep remix of Mr Scruff, and then there's Isis \"\u003cem\u003eIn Essence\u003c\/em\u003e\"; a track of such majestic brilliance that it has never left \u003cstrong\u003eLuke\u003c\/strong\u003e's record bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003cstrong\u003eLuke\u003c\/strong\u003e does best. He creates a sort of musical alchemy, unifying the diverse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50446171210059,"sku":"2016475","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50446170653003,"sku":"2016471","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/MRBCD268_3e6c8c16_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727053943","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/luke-una-presentse-soul-cultura-vol-2","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}