Jay.Soul
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Jay.Soul is a...
Jay.Soul is a...Music producer & remixer - both solo and with others: AM444 (with singer ChaCha - album out now!), Mr.Windmill, Sole Profit, Cecilia Stalín, Giovanca, Corey, Michael Franti & Spearhead, NineFifty, The Proov etc.
DJ - playing any kind of groove heavy music: real hip-hop, funk, soul, reggae, latin, disco, deep house, dubstep, afrobeat, electronica etc.Shanghai: resident at The Shelter, regular at LOLA, Glamour Bar, DADA, Horizen, Barbarossa and has also played MIDI Festival, JZ Festival, 宗祠.KIN, Logo, MESH, Ice Cream Truck Beach Party, Curve Lounge, MOCA, 800Show, etc.
Holland: Sugar Factory (Wicked Jazz Sounds), Paradiso, Heidegger, De Kring, Duivel Cafe, SSBA (Urban Myth), Streetlab
Composer for hire - TV commercials, theatre, websites, , etc.
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- 8 tracks (00:00)
BuyAM444 is the Shanghai based collaboration of Chinese singer ChaCha (Kode9, RedBullMusicAcademy2011, Clive Chin, Jimi Tenor, Desto, etc) and Dutch producer/dj Jay.Soul (Mr. Windmill & Jay.Soul, Sole Profit, Cecilia Stalin, Corey, etc). After years of thoughts, discussions and drunken promises, the pair have finally been in the studio for the past few months and the result is their 8 song debut release Eye Wonder. It's a jazzy, funked up, dubbed out, Chinese language sonic assault and some of the most exciting music to come out of Shanghai in a while, already receiving radio play in London, LA, Europe and around Asia. Although hard to say what genre AM444 fits into, with elements of hip-hop, electronica, funk, dub, pop and soul, it's just sounding super dope. From the deep dreamy grooves of ‘Shen Jing Mo Shao’ to the full on digital bomb ‘Ni Wen Wo Ba’, Eye Wonder is a landmark release for Chinese underground music. Ps - the artwork for Eye Wonder is by our favourite Shanghai artist – Idle Beats' Nini Sum! -- AM444 info@am444.com http://am444.com http://soundcloud.com/am444 http://youtube.com/am444music http://facebook.com/am444 Chinese sites / 中文网站 http://site.douban.com/am444 http://weibo.com/am444 http://weibo.com/xhaxha http://weibo.com/jaysoulbeats PAUSE:MUSIC bookings: subcultureshanghai@gmail.com --
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Posts
- Jan 27, 12
He’s back. And sounding as good as, if not better, than when he last graced us with his ridiculous talent, more than 10 years ago… Can NOT wait til his concert on Monday at Paradiso, Amsterdam. Words fail me. And that’s … Continue reading
- Dec 01, 11
If u manage to connect tracks from as far back as 1931 to 2011, Robert Johnson to Pharaohe Monch, Nina Simone to forgotten, Dr. Dre produced hip-hop star D.O.C. – your name has to be Dj Lovesupreme. My brother from … Continue reading
- Jul 04, 11
This weekend i downloaded the cool edit by DJ Copycat from Australia of the dope James Brown song “Make it Good To Yourself”. Decided to try and do a quick remix of it by editing some more and adding some … Continue reading
- May 05, 11
Our 2nd video is finally online! This time it’s our debut cd’s title track Eye Wonder that received the visual treatment. We hope you like. If so, please help us spread the word by sharing, commenting, liking etc. If YouTube … Continue reading
- Mar 30, 11
AM444 is ChaCha & Jay.Soul and our first video is done! Shot, directed and edited by our friend Esia (Uprooted Sunshine), it’s a trippy black & white video, matching the dubbed out sounds of 神经末梢 (Shen Jing Mo Shao) perfectly. … Continue reading
- Jan 28, 11
Gianpaolo Lupori – Roving Dreams: A few months ago i made music for a documentary by Gianpaolo Lupori called Roving Dreams. It’s about the life of a Shanghai taxi driver working the night shift and is part of the ongoing … Continue reading
- Jan 10, 11
Happy new year everyone! Here’s a first treat of 2011: a sample mix of AM444‘s debut EP – my long awaited collab with Chinese singer, songwriter, producer, mc and allround cool girl ChaCha (Uprooted Sunshine, UK heavyweight Kode 9, Jamaican … Continue reading
- Dec 21, 10
100 free downloads of this new dirty sleazy bass monster. Made with help of a sunglasses wearing gangster pig who would like to remain anonymous.. Jay.Soul – Dirt McSleaze play loud.. Filed under: free downloads, music, unreleased
- Dec 20, 10
Little to be said. Almost 50 (!) years after this was recorded, I can still listen to this on repeat. Speaking of timeless… Will try to post videos of music I really love more frequently. Filed under: blogging, music, music … Continue reading
- Dec 03, 10
Hardcore hip-hop fans and dedicated blog hunters already know, but for all you other earth dwellers, here’s 2 new interesting tracks by Jay Electronica to celebrate his signing to Jay-Z’s ROC Nation record label. Jay Electronica – Shiny Suit Theory … Continue reading
- Nov 19, 10
Jay.Soul – Sometimes It’s Raininggg: A video-that-is-not-really-a-video for a track i made earlier this year and which has received a lot of love so far (especially on Soundcloud). Will be part of upcoming beats EP. Play loud & enjoy. Download … Continue reading
- Oct 24, 10
Here’s a link to some pics of my Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul gig at Shanghai’s annual JZ Festival, 16 October on the Antidote Groove Stage. Only played our own tunes and got help from Willow Neilson (Australia) on tenor saxophone and … Continue reading
- Oct 14, 10
To celebrate our gig tomorrow at Shanghai’s biggest music event JZ Festival, we’ve decided to make both Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul EP’s a free download at Bandcamp for a limited time! Free as in: costing €0,00. A quick conversion learns this … Continue reading
- Oct 04, 10
Free download of Jay.Soul's mashup of Missy Elliot "Pass That Dutch" and Midnight Star "Midas Touch". 320 kbps mp3. DJ Edit. Continue reading
- Aug 04, 10
Get 6 free J Dilla instrumentals by signing up for the Stones Throw mailing list. Continue reading
- Jun 01, 10
Shanghai Odyssey, a video by photographers' collective Ubiquity China Continue reading
- May 30, 10
OK. This may be a little confusing. Last year i heard the DJ Ayres edit (available on It’s The MF Remix vol. 3) of the “Unplugged” funk version by a group called Breakout of Afrika Bambaataa’s & The Soulsonic Force‘s … Continue reading
- May 20, 10
Peace. As salaam alaikum. Live and let live. If you have to believe in a higher being, please do so in the spirit of the religion, don’t ever follow blindly, much less turn to violence. One love. Filed under: blogging, … Continue reading
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Albums
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BuyAmsterdam groove scientists Mr.Windmill Milk): "Really good productions, totally diggin the music and the jazzy vibe" | Gerd (4Lux): "Summer Dresses is also very beautiful" | Kerem (Dubmission): "Enjoyed the new tunes.. will continue to support" | Azaxx (Tru Thoughts): "Really good stuff ! I like the groove and voice a lot in Summer Dresses" | Aroop Roy (Sounds From Tokyo): "Tunes sounding very good, i liked Hong Zhong Lu, Summer Dresses & PottVerDorie") | Ryo (Boogietech): "Summer Dresses is really nice" | DJ Alan Shanyinde (Shelter Shanghai): "Summer Dresses is amazing" | Suonho (Explosivos Radio):"I'm totally in love with (Hong Zhong Lu's) vintage analog drum!!! i like the funkee lead synth as well! ... cool groove and fresh stuff all over. Respect!" | Casbah 73 (HiTop Records): "I played Yan'an Xi Lu out last night and it went down a storm! It got an appreciative roar from the minute it came on, nice one!" | Angelos (Timewarp/Kraak records): "Ace! Im really impressed by your sound. PottVerDorie and All U Got To Dohoo are bombs!" | Rashida (Prince's DJ):"Thank u! i took a listen and it's fantastic!!". - 6 tracks (00:00)
BuyOut the fertile musical grounds of Amsterdam comes this instrumental 6-song EP by producer Jay.Soul (prev. credits include Sole Profit, Corey, NineFifty, remixes Michael Franti, The Proov and Nas' Made U Look) and his elusive twin brother Mr.Windmill. Although these Dutch siblings have secretly been cooking up tasty treats together in their treehouse studio for years, The Perculationn EP marks their first official release as a duo. What connects the 6 diverse tracks on this record are the seriously funky, beat-heavy grooves, clever arrangements and overall organic sound. Other than that, Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul don't confine themselves to any particular style or genre. They move comfortably from the broken vibes of Hugo Hovenkampp and TheWayThatt, via sexy 4-to-the-floor with a hip-hop feel on Peterr Boeve (featured in an upcoming compilation on 08Bar Records (Rushhour) and jazzy house on Nasty Beauty, to the dirty synthbass driven breakbeat of Hoppa Kayy!, and all the way down to the laidback, African percussion-laden dillafunk displayed in Have You Everr?. Feedback and support: *kc the funkaholic (kindred spirits, nl): ‘peterr boeve’ is a real banger *jay scarlett (sound in color, germany): real nice stuff u got.. great music *argo (brokenbeatradio, usa): tracks soundin lovely.. good lookin out! *zil (bagpak, usa): really dig 'peterr boeve' & 'the way thatt rmx'.. *rich medina (usa): great stuff bro, 4 reals *andrew jervis (ubiquity, usa): 'heavyweightt' & 'ruffajazz' are my favorites.. *velanche (urban landscapes, usa): now that's the kind of beats I'm talkin' bout! *tom trago (08bar, nl): 'peterr boeve' is sick! *junior (recordbreakin.com, usa): i like the vibe *o.boogie (faces/rushhour, nl): really dope sh*t.. ready to hit the streets *scalino (brownswood forum, uk): really liking your beats! esp. 'haveyoueverr'. i'd like that on wax.. full respect *pursuit grooves (usa): mr.windmill sounding fresh like lime salsa.. *nuff stylee radio (scotland): nice beats you guys pushin!!! *digisoul (uk): great music *pay© (royal radio, nl): i love your music! *stacy epps (usa): i listened to your beats and they're dope!! *1.1 (other worlds, uk): our favorite is 'peterrboeve'.. sweet house feel *4lux (nl): nice sounds! keep it up! *kerem (dubmission, usa): ..will continue promoting your sound well into the summer *george w. bush (usa): you guys are in the axis of evil beats *arch_typ (bagpak/raw fusion, usa): off the hizzy fo shizzy. respect *directions radio (uk): woah! 'thewaythatt' is heavyweight music! *j (innamissions, usa): nice sounds.. would like to play 'hoppa-kayy'.. big up *lazy eye dj (icecold fm, uk): fucking massive tunes! *ennio styles (stylin', aus): jay's hip-hop and soul productions have long been stylin' favourites. Recommended listening for fans of Mark De Clive-Lowe, Spinna, Bugz, Jay Dee/Dilla, Masters At Work, Osunlade, Mitsu, Kid Sublime, Rednose, Domu, Jazzanova, etc.
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- playing good tunes 6-9pm 2day riverside at Design Art Fashion Fair 2012. free entry. sunshine. #shanghai http://t.co/Yl9pGAjuMay 05, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Read, listen, and love.. AM444 article/interview: http://t.co/9paKQDmv Sunday JZClub Free Entry #am444 #shanghai #music
- Politie over gesloten cafe De Duivel: 'gangsta rap' trekt 'specifiek publiek'' http://t.co/049Y8dS7 via @3voor12
- Download my soulful J Dilla Tribute mix (live @WickedJazzSound Radio) http://t.co/MQR1C27U #soundcloud #dilla #loveFeb 07, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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