Fanatics Can't Stop: The Belle's Rush

We humans are complex souls. Lots of likes, dislikes, do's, don'ts, bests, worsts, must haves & don't want's spill from our minds & mouths as if life was a byword for vocal vemon. I of course, am just as complex as the next homosapien, but there are times when I would just like something to do exactly what it says on the tin. Especially when i buy an album called Turntable Soul Music, because as long as the cd delivers what the title suggests all will be well. And so it came to pass. Belleruche have put together a superb album using Hip Hop as it's foundation to allow many aural variations to permeate off of it. The first plus is my current favourite vocal songstress, Kathrin De Boer, is the vocal phenom of the group, so consequently is all over these beats. Her light alluring vocals are a great foil for jazzy boom bap production style of DJ Modest & Ricky Fabulous. The uptempo 'Northern Girls' sets things off on the right note and straight away you get the essence of what thses peeps are about. Kathrins lovely vocal, the sharp drums and the scratched hook are all in attendance. The Blaxploitation funk of 'Bump' & The simple but oh so soulful sample used for 'Reflection' are yet again perfectly allaid to Kathrin's vocal. Most of the tracks follow a similar formula but it's done so damn well that you'll never care anyway. There are some guitar led diversions from the majority in 'Balance' & 13.6.35. But these only serve to enhance the overall feel of the album and you can tell that these guys thought long & hard about my girls vocal style when bringing these tracks to life. I am not a big fan of all this blinged out R 'n' B & there are only a few credible artists left in the game. These guys blow all that BS out of the water. Silky smooth vocals coupled with a backdrop of substance & a little attitude make this album a recent favourite. I Can't wait till the next one. Grab the tracks i've posted below for a flavour of what these guys can do.