Monday, 23 March 2026

Test Transmission Archive Reel 57. Northern Soul, Funk & Soul Mix

 

Its been a very long while since my last Test Transmission Mix and I have been putting this one together for quite some time. So for your listening pleasure I have put together a Northern Soul, Funk and Soul Mix. This mix is simply a collection of Northern Soul, Funk and Soul tunes that I personally like and are guaranteed to get my feet and hopefully yours tapping . There is a lot here
The Checkerboard Squares - Double Cookin'
Shirley Ellis - Soul Time
Sly and the Family Stone - Runnin' Away
Vel-Vets - I Gotta Find Me Somebody
Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping
Dereck & Ray - Interplay
Darrow - Flecture - What Good Am I Without You?
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Prime Mates - Hot Tamales
Nolan Porter - Keep on Keeping On
Yvonne Baker - You Didn't Say A Word
Dust Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes
Living Color - Plastic People
Luther Ingram Orchestra - Exus Trek
Evie Sands - I Can't Let Go
The `Soulful Strings - Listen Here
R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House
Ike and Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
Sandi Sheldon - You're Gonna Make Me Love You
Pat Lewis - Warning
Shirlene King - Super Stuff
Cyril Neville - Right Place, Wrong Time
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove
Isaac Hayes - Shaft
Gil Scott-Heron - Lady Day And John Coltrane
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
Rita and the Tiaras - Gone with the Wind Is My Love
Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto
Linda Jones - I Just Can't Live My Life (Without You Babe)
Diana Ross and The Supremes - Reflections
Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'
Larry and Tommy - Here Come The Judge
Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman
The Flirtations - Nothing but a Heartache
Edwin Starr - War
The Precisions - If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely)
Sly and the Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher
Velvelettes - He Was Really Sayin' Somethin
Lee Dorsey - Four Corners [Part 2]
Commodores - Machine Gun

 So until next time (and there will be a next time I bid you all farewell for now.

Friday, 27 February 2026

Counting To Ten Then Back Again (OUT NOW)

 OUT NOW and available from Bandcamp and numerous online music stores. (Norman, Piccadilly records, HMV.com, Juno, Record Plant, Music Magpie, Rough Trade and many others)
Its been 4 years since my last Castles in Space LP Sad Old Tatty Bunting and a Counting to Ten and Tatty Bunting Bundle is also available from Castles in Space Bandcamp.
So a massive Thankyou to Colin and all at Castles in Space for making this happen.
https://keithseatman-cis.bandcamp.com/album/counting-to-ten-then-back-again


Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Electronic Sound 134 Interview

 With it getting very close to the new album release date (27th Feb) I was interviewed by Bob Fischer for Electronic Sound Magazine. This interview plus album review are in this months edition (Issue 134) just think of all the fun you can have reading my daft ramblings and explanations for track titles. Here is the front cover, review and excerpt of interview.
https://electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/p/issue-134





Friday, 9 January 2026

Clip Clop To The Shop (Video by Simon Heartfield)

 Here is a new promo vid for the track Clip Clop to the Shop from the forthcoming new album
Counting to Ten Then Back Again. The Video was made by Simon Heartfield.
Release Date Friday 27th Feb 2026 on Castles in Space.