RRR004 - Joseph Malik - Love Bound EP

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Sam Tweaks My favourite track on the brilliant Diverse Part 2 LP (worth buying) the tune is just so so good and Joseph's lyrics and delivery pair up so well - its a damn fine record Favorite track: Love Bound - A Wallace & Morris 'North Street' Remix.

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A beautiful slice of 21st Century Soul
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***PLAIN WHITE SLEEVE****
Side A showcases the original LP version mixed & produced by Joseph Malik and David Donnelly, who combine the elegance of Brian Wilson, De La Soul’s hip hop impudence and Prince Paul’s humour with Mr Malik’s raw delivery scouring your soul. Side B see Jo Wallace & Darren Morris take over the controls and their ‘North Street’ remix invokes the spirit of the Beach Boys, the genius of New York’s Brill Building outpourings, the Wrecking Crew sensibilities, the grandeur of Scott Walker and his brothers and a nod towards the musical giants, Burt Bacharach, Jerry Ragovoy and Teddy Randazzo. Joseph Malik distills all of the above into one tiny droplet of truly monumental 21st Century Soul that is, ladies and gentlemen, ‘Love Bound’ – trust me, there won’t be a dry eye in the house.

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1.	Love Bound - Original LP Version 03:11	buy track
2.	Love Bound - A Wallace & Morris 'North Street' Remix 03:53	buy track
3.	Love Bound - A Wallace & Morris 'North Street' Instrumental 03:54	buy track

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Back in October 2017, I was clearing out the spam trap on my PC when I found Joseph Malik’s ‘Diverse Part 2’ LP trapped deep within an IT abyss. The first track I opened was ‘Love Bound’ – 4 bars in and I was hooked; 8 bars in and I was in pieces. I rang Joseph, we discussed the inspiration for the track and on the strength of ‘Love Bound’, I signed the entire ‘Diverse Part 2’ album.

It was then that I promised him that if I ever remixed the track, I would apply my 40 plus years of love and devotion to a genre known as ‘beat ballads’ and for those of you who aren’t deep soul aficionados, beat ballads reigned supreme in early 1960’s. Their walking paced rhythms were drenched in emotion featuring finely honed vocals from artists such as Roy Hamilton, Lou Johnson, Tommy Hunt and Freddie Scott. Their lyrics were marinated in a mixture of heartache, misery, broken promises, anguished teens sitting by phones that never rang, mascara’d teardrops running down cheeks - but above all, the pain of love gone bad.

Side A showcases the original LP version mixed & produced by Joseph Malik and David Donnelly, who combine the elegance of Brian Wilson, De La Soul’s hip hop impudence and Prince Paul’s humour with Mr Malik’s raw delivery scouring your soul. Side B see Jo Wallace & Darren Morris take over the controls and their ‘North Street’ remix invokes the spirit of the Beach Boys, the genius of New York’s Brill Building outpourings, the Wrecking Crew sensibilities, the grandeur of Scott Walker and his brothers and a nod towards the musical giants, Burt Bacharach, Jerry Ragovoy and Teddy Randazzo. Joseph Malik distills all of the above into one tiny droplet of truly monumental 21st Century Soul that is, ladies and gentlemen, ‘Love Bound’ – trust me, there won’t be a dry eye in the house.

And now for a quick catch up on all things Joseph Malik:
Less than 2 months ago, Joseph Malik launched his much anticipated follow up album ‘Diverse Part 2’ and his debut single ‘Take A Left’ (both available on Bandcamp as digital and vinyl) - the reactions have been beyond our wildest dreams:
MOJO Magazine: 4 **** review
Bandcamp: Featured Album of the Week/ Played on Bandcamp’s ‘Showcase’ radio show
BBC Radio 6: Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show – ‘Take A Left’ - 5 weeks of continuous play/ Gilles Peterson – ‘Diverse Part 2’ ‘Album of the Month’/ BBC Radio 2: Gilles Peterson played ‘Mixed Combination’ + ‘Lost Not Found’ on his show/ BBC Radio London: Robert Elms – Live Session + interview/ BBC Radio Scotland: Vic Galloway – Live Session/ Love Vinyl Records: In Store Session/ Unprecedented support from: WorldwideFM/ Bernie O’Brien - Radio Warrington/ FluxFM, Germany/ Ship Full of Bombs Radio Show/ Alternative 9 Review/ Urban All Stars – FunkySX/ Pressure Zone Radio/ ZayFM/ Listening Post Blog/Radio Cabin/ Long Live Vinyl Magazine review/ Record Collector's '2018 Soul Collectors Recommendations

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Twitter: twitter.com/TheOfficialJos4
Facebook: www.facebook.com/marvel1971/
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released December 10, 2018

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Ramrock Ramsgate, UK

Founded in 2014 by Jo Wallace
Ramrock = reggae Ramrock Blue = soul Ramrock Red = Balearic/Hip Hop/Jazz/Electronica.
Jo is part of the North Street Studio One Remix crew with DJ/producer Ashley Beedle + musical supremo Darren Morris. Artists include Greg Blackman, Ghetto Priest, DB Cohen, Joseph Malik, Pauline Taylor, Steven Christie + Kameelah Waheed. 2021 is full of musical goodness. ... more

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