{"id":869,"date":"2018-11-26T22:19:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T21:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=869"},"modified":"2019-03-26T10:30:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T09:30:20","slug":"please-meet-dj-soulstew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=869","title":{"rendered":"DJ Soulstew: &#8220;Sex Pistols\u2019 Paul Cook gave me his signed drum stick&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is a meeting of &#8216;the scene&#8217; in Hamburg, Germany,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orgienpost.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soulstew (formerly known as The Elder Statesman)<\/a> will be present. You would expect him at a networking night of the Association of Independent Music Firms (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vut.de\/vut\/aktuelles-vut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VUT<\/a>) and also at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unerhoert-filmfest.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNERH\u00d6RT! Music Film Festival<\/a>. Given his Punk roots, no surprise there. However, one of the more memorable nights with him was at the Anchor Awards, a red carpet affair during the Reeperbahn Festival. He stood next to me after the ceremony, red wine in hand, when my brother called late at night announcing the birth of my niece. But that is another story. Listen to his mix, tune into his radio show and enjoy his answers to our questions, as he joins the holy group of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?cat=226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJs You Should Know<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/widget\/iframe\/?hide_cover=1&amp;light=1&amp;feed=%2Fmartin-soulstew%2Ffunky-housey-noisy-part-2-soul-stew%2F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Which style \/ genre do you mostly play:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAnything i consider to be soulful. Apart from the obvious (Northern, Modern, Disco, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz) this also includes Gospel, some House, Pop, even Dub Step, UK Garage and Rock Steady (of course).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Residency (current or previous):<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsk-hh.org\/sendungen\/soul_stew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soul Stew Radio Show<\/a> plus regular stints at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hafenklang.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hafenklang<\/a>, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/frauhedi.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hedi Boat<\/a> and similar places in my hometown..<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DJ gig farthest away from your home:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nMunich<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Most memorable DJ gig and why?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Playing support of Vic Godard\u2019s Subway Sect at the Astra Stube. Vic was recapturing his \u201cNorthern Soul\u201d Phase so I played the decks on both nights. As a former punk (1977-79) I was thrilled to meet Sex Pistols\u2019 Paul Cook (who was on Drums) and he gave me his autographed drum stick.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Since when have you been a DJ?<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nI started with early private parties at the age of 11 &#8211; but my classmates always wanted to hear something else ;-). Did some gigs while studying in Frankfurt, later Mojo Club in Hamburg (1990s), Mandarin, Powerhouse, Indra, Hafenklang &#8211; and several Hamburg Clubs and Bars.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What was your first ever record?<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nMy first record bought by myself was <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b1djsHw8SF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSolid Gold Easy Action\u201d by T. Rex<\/a>. I nagged my English teacher to tell me what Marc Bolan was singing about. She couldn\u2019t tell. Then I gave it to a girl I fancied &#8211; but she went with my former best friend.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Favourite record of all times and why:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThe obvious one: What\u2019s Going On by Marvin. Soulful, political &#8211; the sound of a better world pressed onto vinyl. Then again, there are many records that I hold dear to my heart.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Record you usually play at all your DJ gigs:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThis changes now and then with my mood and the audience (or the place) I play for. But I probably play at least one of these \u201cI just want to make Love to you\u201d by Etta James,\u00a0\u201cHave you ever had the Blues\u201d by Yaphet Kotto (Villain in \u201cLive and let die\u201d!) \u201cShe can\u2019t love you\u201d by Chemise, \u201cOut To Lunch\u201d by Drop Out Orchestra, \u201cDoublin&#8217; Down\u201d by The Jack Moves, \u201cGonna Find a True Love\u201d by Bottom &amp; Company, something by Roisin Murphy or <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MXqy09SOezI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201dHappy\u201d by Pharell with the Speedometer (DJ Snatch)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Vinyl or other media:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n99.9 % Vinyl.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Your favourite DJ:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nNorman Jay, Lars Bulnheim, Amerigo Gazaway<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Band \/ Musician you strongly recommend everyone should listen to:<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lmmQuNl_8xc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nil\u00fcfer Yanya<\/a> is a new British singer\/songwriter that is unique and will go far.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Photo credit:\u00a0J\u00f6rn Vick)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there is a meeting of &#8216;the scene&#8217; in Hamburg, Germany,\u00a0Soulstew (formerly known as The Elder Statesman) will be present. You would expect him at a networking night of the Association of Independent Music Firms (VUT) and also at UNERH\u00d6RT! Music Film Festival. Given his Punk roots, no surprise there. However, one of the more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,226],"tags":[66,331],"class_list":["post-869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-djs-you-should-know","tag-hamburg","tag-soulstew"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Martin-Soulstew_Foto_Joern-Vick_.jpg?fit=1200%2C800","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rpNx-e1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":614,"url":"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=614","url_meta":{"origin":869,"position":0},"title":"Jazztofunk: &#8220;I never ever heard a wall of sounds like this again&#8221;","author":"Tom","date":"25th April 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This Hamburg Groove Master has been spinning for about 25 years. 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