Shaolin soul /vol.2

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The reissue of the cult compilations SHAOLIN SOUL 1 & 2 + New release 2014: VOLUME 3! Available in Simple CD format Digisleeve and in Double LP SHAOLIN SOUL, a unique concept: Rediscover the originals of the tracks sampled by the WU TANG Family to finally (re)introduce them to all Soul-Funk-Hip Hop music lovers. In 1998, the first volume of this series was released in 2 volumes, which will remain a reference in the field. The second volume was released in 2001. More than 60,000 copies of the 2 volumes have been sold with a magnificent media and artistic reception. Today, the 2 original compilations have become collector's items. Many fans are particularly looking for the vinyl version, which has become almost impossible to find. The selection of tracks was ensured by OLIVIER CARRIE (alias UNCLE O). A true specialist in musical rarities, he also created the reggae compilations CHAMPION SOUND, the Electro Hip Hop compilation DIRTY SOUTH BASS, and recently the compilation on the French electro avant-garde COSMIC MACHINE (Because). Olivier Cachin, journalist, TV host, writer, and great specialist in the genre, did not hold back his praise in 2001 about these compilations: "Soul music is the soul of the African American people expressing itself: it is safe to say that the term is largely overvalued in these troubled times when so many artists claim it. Starting from this postulate, the concept 'Shaolin Soul' presents itself as much more than just a simple compilation but rather as a black diamond shining brightly. The emotion on the surface, the elegance of the cursed singers, and the curse surrounding the extreme artists: the music of 'Shaolin Soul' is all of this at once. When Motown dominated the charts during the soul decade - the sixties - Billboard, the American reference magazine for hit parades, removed the r&b charts for fourteen months, from late 1963 to early 1965, because they overlapped with the pop charts. For the first and only time in the history of American music, blacks and whites bought the same records. While singers from the Catholic religion were the first representatives of this cry of identity love (Ray Charles, Sam Cooke), it was profane and sexual hits that made the greatness of soul, music of the soul and sensuality as much as spirituality. And as 'Shaolin Soul' also knows how to link the prestigious past and the chaotic present, it should be noted that all the masterpieces of soul music contained in these grooves have been heavily sampled by the heavyweights of the Wu-Tang dynasty, from Raekwon to RZA via Method Man, hence the reference to the Shaolin temple." As part of these reissues, OLIVIER CARRIE brings us today the long-awaited volume 3 with impeccable content that he has prepared with the same state of mind and the same talent as a "Digger"...