Albums

Aroop Roy: Nomadic Soul
FSRCD079		The Root Source: Fire Walker
FSRCD078		The Q Orchestra: Journey Through Sounds
FSRCD077		Phuture Motion: The Thief
FSRCD071		Various Artists: Fresh Out The Box
FSRCD076		Various Artists: Music For Jazz Dancers
FSRCD074		Healer Selecta: Lets Get It Started
FSRCD070		Candice Monique & The Optics: In My Soul
FSRCD073		SOULIVE: Up Here
FSRCD069		soul harmonics: These Times
FSRCD063		Deep Street Soul: Deep Street Soul
FSRCD062		SK Radicals: Urban Eclectiks
FSRCD060		Randa & The Soul Kingdom: randa and the soul kingdom
FSRCD066		Lack Of Afro: My Groove Your Move
FSRCD057		Dr Strafe: Like In The Deal
FSRCD061		Down To The Bone: Future Boogie
FSRCD068		soul sugar: Nothing But The Truth
FSRCD067		BAKER BROTHERS: AVID SOUNDS
FSRCD064		big pimp jones: Bad Bad Jimmy Ruckus
FSRCD058		The Sound Stylistics: Greasin The Wheels
FSRCD065		the impellers: Robot Legs
FSRCD059		Various Artists: Revolucion! Original Cuban Funk Grooves 1967 - 1978
FSRCD056		M-Swift: Evening sun
FSRCD053		Cookin' on 3 Burners: Soul Messin
FSRCD055		speedometer: Soul Groovin - Speedometer Live
FSRCD054		Ray Camacho & The Teardrops: THE BEST OF
FSRCD052		Nathan Haines: Right Now
FSRCD051		Various Artists: DJ Lubi Presents Salsa Dura
FSRCD049		DJ GRAHAM B: No Room for Chairs
FSRCD050		The Fantastics !: Mighty Righteous
FSRCD048		Diesler: Tracks On The Rocks
FSRCD044		Various Artists: Stay on the Groove 4
FSRCD045		Snowboy and the Latin Section: Communication
FSRLP047		The Perceptions: Introducing . . . .
FSRCD046		Snowboy and the Latin Section: Communication
FSRCD047		The Grits: The Grits
FSRLP042		The Grits: The Grits
FSRCD042		Valique: R.A.W. (Russians at Work)
FSRCD043		Various Artists: Single Minded
FSRCD040		The Apples: Buzzin' About
FSRCD041		Various Artists: Future Soul
FSRCD039		Malena: Fried Samba
FSRCD038		BROWNOUT: HOMENAGE
FSRLP033		The Super Phonics: Interstellar
FSRCD031		BROWNOUT: Homenage
FSRCD033		AFRO ELEMENTS: It remains to be seen
FSRCD029		Various Artists: Planet Latino
FSRCD037		Various Artists: Messin' Around Volume 5
FSRCD035		Various Artists: Modern Funk
FSRCD036		The Sound Stylistics: Play Deep Funk
FSRLP018		Diesler: The Rhythm Station
FSRCD032		Cookin' on 3 Burners: BAKED, BROILED AND FRIED
FSRCD026		Lack Of Afro: Press On
FSRCD034		Various Artists: Black Feeling
FSRCD027		Quasimode: ONESELF likeness
FSRCD030		KOKOLO: Love International
FSRCD022		MANTECA: Tremendo Boogaloo
FSRCD020		THE SOCIETY: HeavyMightyMoodyGroovy
FSRCD023		speedometer: Four Flights Up
FSRCD024		Flow Dynamics: Flow Dynamics
FSRCD028		Marva Whitney: I Am What I Am
FSRCD025		The Sound Stylistics: Play Deep Funk
FSRCD018		The Root Source: The Root Source
FSRCD019		Basement Boys present Mudfoot Jones: Basement Boys present Mudfoot Jones
FSRCD021		SIRIUS B: Bagunca- Essential Brazillian Jazz Dance
FSRCD017		speedometer: Diggin Deeper
FSRCD016		JAZZ JUICE: 52nd Street
FSRCD014		Various Artists: Let The Groove Move You: Stay On The Groove Vol 2
FSRCD012		DJ ANDY SMITH: DJ Andy Smith's Freestyle Mix
FSRCD013		Jazzinho: Atlas
FSRCD011		FDEL: Audiofdelity
FSRCD015		Various Artists: Messin Around: A Decade of Danceflo
FSRCD010		Various Artists: Snowboy presents the Hi Hat
FSRCD009		AB / NRML: PROPS AND HIGH FIVES
FSRCD006		Various Artists: Freestyle Remixed
FSRCD008		Various Artists: STAY ON THE GROOVE
FSRCD007		RHIBOSOME: RHIBOSOME
FSRCD005		THE SOCIETY: Electronic - Bionic
FSRCD004		KOKOLO: MORE CONSIDERATION
FSRCD003		AFRODIZZ: Kif Kif
FSRCD002		REGGIE WATTS: SIMPLIFIED
FSRCD001
 
SOULIVE: Up Here

CD£12.49Out of stock
   SOULIVE
Up Here 		  FSRCD069
"Deeply funky and gritty album from the long established and highly acclaimed superstars of the US jam band scene"

2009 marks Soulive's 10th Anniversary and over the past 10 years, Soulive have covered a lot of ground musically and literally. Not many bands can say they have recorded with Chaka Khan, Dave Matthews, Talib Kweli and John Scofield. Nor can many bands open for The Rolling Stones on one tour and have Stevie Wonder sit in with them on the next tour, and who else has recorded for legendary labels such as Blue Note, Concorde AND Stax Records? Pedigree indeed!

Of this brand new album founding member, drummer Alan Evans says "This is the Soulive album I've always wanted to record. It's what I've been hearing in my head for years, like when people say "if I could go back in time knowing what I know now" Well, that's what we did with Up Here. The session had the vibe and energy of Get Down but with all of our experiences from the past 10 years put down on tape in a very meaningful way"

The record's opening track "Upright" immediately sets the tone with a completely infectious hook featuring keyboard maestro Neal Evans on an old upright piano. There are some nods to the "old-school" on the record. "For Granted" is a tip of the hat to Grant Green, and Eric plays licks reminiscent of his early solos on Get Down and Turn It Out. Guest vocalist Nigel Hall tears it up on "Too Much" (also released as a killer Freestyle funk 45 FSR7059) while Eric's guitar sings like D'Angelo on the laid-back grind of "Put on Yo Pajamas" (P J's)

The entire record features tight horn arrangements from long-time Soulive collaborators and friends, Sam Kininger and Ryan Zoidis otherwise know as The Shady Horns

No matter how you listen to Up Here, it sounds like you're listening to vintage vinyl. One of the most difficult things about making a record with a great live band is capturing all that live energy while still making the record that's about songs. Up Here does as good a job as any record could in accomplishing this. "Straight up", says Alan, "this is the first Soulive album that I can say every tune on it is my favorites on the album".