![]() However, along the way their friendship is tested with tragedies, drugs and egos. ![]() They harbour ambitions of DJing as a partnership and flying to America to dig out rare soul records. ![]() Northern Soul is a tale of two young lads (played by Eliot James Langridge and Josh Whitehouse) discovering the music that changes their lives. Yousif Nur from The Quietus, interviews director Elaine Constantine and actor Lisa Stansfield about their new film Northern Soul Apart from a slew of remixes, he is currently working on his fourth full length album for Z Records. Opolopo has just released his second remix album, Mutants #2, for Tokyo Dawn Records, as well as a house EP featuring Shea Soul for Tone Control. Collaborations/remixes include Grammy nominated vocalist Gregory Porter, Omar, Steve Arrington, The Sunburst Band, Mario Biondi, Azymuth, Dazz Band, Mr. His music spans over a decade on labels such as Tokyo Dawn Records, Local Talk, JVC Japan, Z Records, Om Records, Warner Brothers, Tru Thoughts, Sony/BMG, and Especial Records. All unified by his worship of The Groove. From sweaty, stripped down and dirty to uplifting and lush. His sets span from funk, boogie and soul to various shades of house. The likes of George Clinton, Bootsy and General Caine infected him for life with the funk virus.Įquipped with keyboards, vocoder and gadgets, Opolopo DJ:s and plays live from London to Tokyo, creating unique sets, blending DJ:ing with improvised live jams. Artists like Herbie Hancock, Jeff Lorber, Earth Wind & Fire, Quincy Jones, Jean-Michel Jarre, Isao Tomita, and Kraftwerk helped feed his ingenuity. Opolopo is one of Scandinavia’s most extraordinary producers.īorn in Zirc, Hungary he spent the early part of his creative development touring with a keyboardist father and listening to fusion and electronic records. Starting out with over dubbing on cassette decks with a Casio VL Tone toy keyboard in his early teens, to constructing soundscapes on synths, beat boxes and computers, Peter Major a.k.a. Whether it's boogie, broken beat, funk, house, or soul, his compositions and productions are always uncompromising with a steady gaze on the horizon and a quick glance in the rear-view mirror. Opolopo is Yoruban for "plenty", a word that best exemplifies the diversity of this production wizard’s musical voyage. Can't Dance (Cool Million 81 Extended Mix) There Goes My Heart (Cool Million Remix)ġ4. There Goes My Heart (Heartful Dodger Remix)ġ3. Can't Dance (Snowboy Vintage Funk Remix)ġ0. There Goes My Heart (Cool Million Goldchain + Moustarche Remix)ĥ.
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