This is the tumblelog for Soulganic, a US quartet that produces Funky Indie Soul.
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…and there was rejoicing in the land.
Oasis
Yet another snippet of a jam session during one of our rehearsals during the time between our first two albums.
Recorded & mixed by Soulganic.
How Does It Feel (Blood Money) - DEMO
How Does It Feel (Blood Money) - DEMO
Demo version of a track that appeared on From the Storm to the Sun.
Interesting notes:
- when the inspiration struck, we laid this down on an old 1/4” tape board we had lying around, hence the hiss and drone (always groovy)
- originally this was going to be a full-band composition, hence the (never before heard) bass part - once Lucas heard the direction, though, he arranged the percussion to give it a more stripped-down African feel, and we ran with it in that direction, opting for just guitar, percussion and layered vocals in the final version
Recorded by Ryan McKeithan of Soulganic.
Batido
Jam Session (Batido)
A snippet of a jam session during one of our rehearsals during the time between our first two albums.
Recorded & mixed by Soulganic.
Lady Lovely
Lady Lovely
A song from the sessions for From the Storm to the Sun. This was one of the earliest songs composed (read: jammed out) for the album. We had plans to drop some more overdubs and fix some things, but ultimately decided to let it lie. You may recognize this one from our Soundcloud page.
Recorded & mixed by Soulganic.
In the studio.
Cory arranging keyboard parts.
In the studio.
Ryan laying down some Classical guitar.
Melt Away - LIVE
Melt Away - LIVE
This is a rare live bootleg of a song that eventually made it onto From the Storm to the Sun. A simmering blues groove, this breaks the tune down to its most sparse elements, and adds a nice acoustic guitar solo from Ryan. Also, listen for Lucas feeling the song about midway through. This was us at our most intimate; feeding off of each other onstage.
From a performance at The Evening Muse in 2009.
Recorded & live mixed by Joe Kuhlmann, post work by Soulganic.
Boojie - LIVE
Boojie - LIVE
This is a tune that was a staple of our early live shows and nearly made it onto both of our albums. A jazz-r&b hybrid full of energy that comes off a little better live than recorded, this performance of “Boojie” features some great playing by Cory, especially in the middle breakdown section.
From a performance at The Evening Muse (not sure of the year, sorry!), one of the BEST venues for indie musicians on the East Coast.
Recorded & live mixed by Joe Kuhlmann, post work by Soulganic.
