This week’s show is called SOOFLE. 

Soofle is a highly influential early French deep house and techno project formed in 1993 by legendary electronic producers Ludovic Navarre (best known as St Germain) and Shazz.

I’m genuinely happy right now. The sunshine is finally out, and after nearly six years of building, shifting and refining ElecSoul, the studio setup finally feels how I want it to feel… or at least I think it does!

Kit I've been configured over the years:
CQ-20B Ultra-Compact 20in / 8out Digital Mixer with Wi-Fi
DJM 750 MK2
Ableton Live
Logic Pro
Rode PodMic
Old bits
Yamaha MGX 10 XU

Tracks Played in this show: 
Pal Joey – Rat Race (New Breed EP) 1993
Soofle – Away (Nouveau EP) 1993
Detroit Rising, Jonathan Quash, Kai Alce – Talking Walls (Matica Funk Dub)
Laroye – Potion For Love (L.A. Spacefunk Dub)
Fred Aster – Cinema Bossa
Cee ElAssaad – Set Me Free (Soul-Jazz Remix)
Herbie Hatchback – Beautiful (DJ Popinjay Remix)
Detroit Rising, DJ Spinna – Open Letter (Galactic Soul Remix)
Kolter – Need U - Want U
Masters At Work, Rahsaan Patterson, Brian Jackson – Is That Jazz?
Subsonique – All Night Long
Dan Tenor-City, Tom Funk, Ricoh – Closer To The Source (P.P.A. Warehouse Dub)

Reflections / Books / Events

I’ve recently been diving into some mind-blowing autobiographies — starting with Henry Ford and Nikola Tesla, and now moving into Benjamin Franklin. I was originally led toward Ford’s autobiography after hearing that Daisy Fancourt had also read it as part of her own research journey.

What really struck me is how forward-thinking many of these ideas were inventions, systems and concepts that still feel futuristic even now. It genuinely makes you wonder how much today’s tech world has quietly borrowed inspiration from thinkers who were far ahead of their time.

What’s On

Don’t miss Brian Jackson  live in Stroud on Saturday 6th June at the Brunel Goods Shed.

Tickets: SVA.org.uk

Exhibition Recommendation

Also worth checking out the Missing Histories exhibition at Museum in the Park.

The exhibition explores the rich and layered history of the Stroud district, including stories and artefacts from immigrant families who made their home in the Five Valleys from Jamaica, Italy, Poland, Germany, India, Ukraine and beyond. It’s a thoughtful and important reminder that rural histories are far more diverse than people often imagine. 

Definitely worth a visit if you’re in Stroud especially combined with a walk through the park on a sunny day.

#Soofle #SoulfulHouse #JazzHouse #DeepGrooves #StroudCulture