LateNightTales Presents Automatic Soul

by Tom Findlay, Groove Armada

Overview

Mixed by Tom Findlay, one-half of the Grammy-nominated dance crew Groove Armada, LateNightTales Presents Automatic Soul goes back, way back, to the early '80s when R&B was entering its post-disco, more electro era. Well-known midtempo favorites like Mtume's "Juicy Fruit," Timex Social Club's "Rumors," and Bits & Pieces' "Don't Stop the Music" are all restrained, funky wonders that can hypnotize hips and slowly draw wallflowers to the dancefloor. Findlay drops these familiar favorites toward the front of the mix, and sandwiches his own smooth cover of Dennis Edwards' "Don't Look Any Further" into the first half under the moniker of Sugardaddy. Lesser-known hits from the Gap Band ("I Owe It to Myself") and Zapp ("Heartbreaker") are the first signs this DJ is a crafty selector, but the dubs and extended mixes chosen from Sharon Brown, Aurra, 52nd Street, and the System are the real treats, and make listeners feel as if they're in some exclusive N.Y.C. or London loft where Keith Haring is spray painting in the corner. No dizzying turntable tricks or cheeseball choices to spoil the show, just nostalgic awesomeness and impeccable good taste from a DJ who is as "Super Stylin'" as the Groove Armada cut claims. Juicy! ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	11/03/2014
Label:	Latenighttales
UPC:	5060391090177
Rank:	81412

Tracks

1. Juicy Fruit
2. Don't Look Any Further
3. Fool's Paradise
4. Don't Stop the Music
5. Heartbreaker, Pts. 1-2
6. Rumors
7. You Know I Love You
8. I'll Be a Freak for You
9. I'll Be Good
10. Serious [Extended Remix]
11. Change of Heart
12. You Are in My System [Extended Vocal]
13. I Owe It to Myself
14. What's Missing
15. You Used to Hold Me So Tight
16. You're My Last Chance [Reprieved Dub]
17. You and Me Tonight [Extended Version]
18. I Can Feel Your Love Slippin Away
19. Touch Me (All Night Long) [Original 12" Mix]
20. I Specialize in Love [Original 12" Mix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Groove Armada   Primary Artist
Change   Primary Artist
Bits & Pieces   Primary Artist
Bits 'N' Pieces   Primary Artist
Rene & Angela   Primary Artist
Meli'sa Morgan   Primary Artist
The System   Primary Artist
52nd Street   Primary Artist
Timex Social Club   Primary Artist
Tom Findlay   Primary Artist
Mtume   Primary Artist
Thelma Houston   Primary Artist
Sugardaddy   Primary Artist
Zapp   Primary Artist
Alexander O'Neal   Primary Artist
Royalle Delite   Primary Artist
Wish   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Sharon Brown   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
George Smallwood & Marshmellow Band   Primary Artist
Aurra   Primary Artist
The Gap Band   Primary Artist
Samson & Delilah   Primary Artist
Donna Allen   Primary Artist
Fonda Rae   Featured Artist
Ronika   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Terry Lewis   Composer,Producer
Larry Troutman   Composer
James Mtume   Composer,Producer
Angela Winbush   Composer
Bobby Watson   Producer
Cheeky Paul   Mastering,Remix Producer
Bruce Nazarian   Composer
James Harris III   Composer
Lesette Wilson   Composer,Producer
Robert Aries   Producer
Jimmy Jam   Producer
Rene & Angela   Producer
Tim Hutton   Producer
Lonnie Johnson   Composer,Arranger
Jimmy Hamilton   Composer
Jimi Randolph   Composer
Nick Martinelli   Composer,Producer
Meli'sa Morgan   Composer,Producer
Mic Murphy   Composer,Producer
Rene Moore   Composer
Tom Findlay   Mixing,Producer,Re-Editing,Liner Notes
David Frank   Producer
Bruce Swedien   Producer
Donna Allen   Composer
Ted Rabb   Composer
Tadas Svilanis   Cover Model,Photography
Heather Shuker   Photography
Kevin Belle   Arranger
Peoples Ellis   Composer
Bruce Forest   Mixing
Eddie OLoughlin   Producer
Timmy Regisford   Remixing
Maurice Hayes   Composer
Dan Reid   Photography
Eban Kelly   Composer
Bill Brewster   Liner Notes
George Smallwood   Composer
Greg Carmichael   Composer,Producer
Tyrone Downie   Producer
Robbie Shakespeare   Producer
Lou Pace   Composer,Producer
Roger Troutman   Composer
Patrick Adams   Composer,Producer
Sly Dunbar   Producer
Boyd Jarvis   Remixing