"my god...its so funkily nasty, it got my body doing things involuntarily, really that my wife should be witnessing... wicked y'all" - Daz I-Kue (Bugz in the Attic) Freesoul Sessions was created by Mark de Clive-Lowe in London, 2004. The concept of the project is simple - MdCL armed with MPC and keyboards is joined by a rotating cast of top soul, jazz, hip hop and beat-artists coming together in the spirit of total improvisation. Stylistically rooted in the sound of West London, Fre... Read more >>

"my god...its so funkily nasty, it got my body doing things involuntarily, really that my wife should be witnessing... wicked y'all" - Daz I-Kue (Bugz in the Attic) Freesoul Sessions was created by Mark de Clive-Lowe in London, 2004. The concept of the project is simple - MdCL armed with MPC and keyboards is joined by a rotating cast of top soul, jazz, hip hop and beat-artists coming together in the spirit of total improvisation. Stylistically rooted in the sound of West London, Freesoul Sessions does what has never been done before - each and every time, the live show is totally unique and a one-off experience for the musicians and the audience. The first thing the audience hears is the click of the MPC as MdCL builds beats from nothing, building on the beats with b-lines and keys as other musicians join him in improvising beat-centric music laced by vocalists completing the circle. This first Freesoul Sessions EP on Antipodean Records features MdCL on MPC3000 drums, MS Bass, Rhodes + Juno 6, Bugz in the Attics Kaidi Tatham on live drums + Polysix and D.Fender on guitar laying down three tracks of instrumental inspiration straight off the dome. Part I takes the tempo and energy up for some next level Co op-ready broken meets Weather Report madness. Part II runs a bubbling broken house vibe and the EP finishes off with a heavy downtempo Dilla-esque head nod joint. Jazz for the new millennium b-boy? For real. Freesouls first residency was at the Notting Hill Arts Club and the project now holds a monthly residency at London's Jazz Cafe. Over the past six months, the clubnite has featured MdCL joined by Bembé Segué, Kaidi Tatham (Bugz in the Attic), Dave Okumu (Jade Fox), Michelle Escoffery (Kindred Spirit), Lyric L, Richard Spaven (PPP/Ty), Cherie Mathieson plus spontaneous guests including Jaguar Wright, Jon B, Lenny Castro (Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder) and plenty more along with resident Freesoul DJ Chris Cox and guest DJs Dego (4Hero), Domu, Benji B and more. The clubnite has toured overseas to Paradiso Amsterdam, Akbank Jazz Festival Istanbul, Club Aquarius Zagreb, Kyoto Jazz Massive's club The Room in Tokyo and to the Montreux Jazz Festival Atlanta 2005.