I listen to “Blow My Mind” with Susanne Jonsson singing, and it feels like I’m sitting on a soft soul pillow, comfortable and pleasant in every way. The feeling of the seventies’ soul a la Stevie Wonder in a symbiosis with Susanne’s sensitive vocals, like a more souly Carole King with jazz vibes. Perfect. Just listen for yourself in three great soul tracks below.

Here I also have to mention her partner, co-musician and co-producer Stefan Jernståhl, a fantastic musician, whom we find behind the keyboards and many other instruments. For many, Stefan is well known as a musician after his work with a long row of great artists, like for example Eric Gadd, Robyn, Stephen Simmonds, Nils Landgren, Salem al Fakir…well maybe it’s easier to mention those he hasn’t played with.

Visit Susanne at her site, where you can read more about her, listen to more tracks and also download a bunch of great songs. You’ll also find her on Myspace.

“The Universe” live:

Blow My Mind
‘Round Summertime
Believin’

There was obviously some problem with the track “Obedient Minds” with Dubious Quip as published two days ago, some people have reported. Therefore we have converted the track into a more common format which you can download in this post:

Dubious Quip – Obedient Minds

Maybe you have seen the movie Black snake moan and remember the scene where Samuel L. Jackson’s character plays the song Stack-O-Lee Lee in a smoky, sweaty and dirty Mississippi bar and remember the feeling. With the song “Obedient Minds” Dubious Quip have managed to create the feeling from the after-party.

From what I know, Dubious Quip comes in several variations; a smoky, sweaty and dirty kind of modern blues, an acoustic version and also as hip hop. It’s hard to put a label on Dubious Quip; and sometimes I also find reggae influences.
I like the first variation best, since I have a preference for songs where I can create my own music video in my head. Moby is a good example of this, and even if Dubious Quip and Moby are far away from each other musically, Dubious Quip also manages to create images within me. Dubious Quip is something for you who like to sit in a smoky room with a smoky whisky and feel good!

Dubious Quip – Obedient Minds

Dubious Quip on Myspace
Dubious Quip’s site
He also has an interesting community where you can listen, discuss and read more.

It fits perfectly well to start a Sunday in October to listen to some feelgood music. Because that’s exactly what the duo Welkin & the Jangler offers. Nice laidback songs, where my thoughts sometimes wanders away to warm summer nights, relaxation and blue oceans. Two voices, one darker and one brighter, which both have nice tones, and first of all complement eachother perfectly.

The beautiful harmonies and the rhythmic catchy choruses makes me sometimes think of Simon & Garfunkel. But in general they move more to the soul areas of pop music. It’s acoustic with great guitar play, and they surprise sometimes by adding strings and brass.

You can listen to four songs here, download if you like. Visit Welkin & the Jangler on their Myspace page or their site. On their site you also buy their records.

Volvo
Juliet Juliet Juliet
My Imagination
Sunny Side Up

According to Wikipedia Pachanga is a cuban dance, nowadays only popular in Cali, Colombia. It’s also the name of a character in the movie “Carlito’s Way”. But there is also a third explanation for the term: a spanish word for party.

And when you listen to Pachanga, there can be no doubt what their name means. Because party it is. I can imagine a spontaneous street party, maybe on Möllevången in Malmö, where Pachanga spread their joy to wild dancing in the streets to their wonderful mixture of rock, pop and soul. And yes, it’s still party when Niklas Svensson shouts “I’m an idiot” in “Buffalo Bill”.

There is a nice mess as the 9 men and women in Pachanga starts playing. Of course there are guitars, drums and bass, but also Rhodes, melodica, percussion, trombone and saxophones.

Here you listen to and download two tracks:

Buffalo Bill
110an

Visit Pachanga on Myspace