Electronic: Soulstice craft tapestries of melodies & grooves that range in influence from the rhythms of old delta blues to the vibrant tempos of house & hip hop.
Electronic: Soulstice craft tapestries of melodies & grooves that range in influence from the rhythms of old delta blues to the vibrant tempos of house & hip hop.
"As most musicians know, the road to stardom is not paved with gold, it's paved with struggle: struggle with your label, with your bandmates, with trying to "make it". Few San Francisco have fought harder for success than this Om Records music collective. You know the best thing? You can't hear the fight in their music. You hear smoothness. If Portishead and Sade had children, they might sound something like Soulstice.This album is perfect for those mellow Sundayevenings, and that lazy weekend wake-up when you wish you could just stay in bed all day, lying in your lover's embrace. Carefully walking a middle road between their diverse musical influences that range from Soul to Drum & Bass, lead singer Gina Rene kills us softly with her song on beautiful tracks like 'Fall Into You' and 'Surrender'."
A Definate Addition to Any Music Library
Joel Gamez | San Dimas, CA United States | 06/19/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's hard these days to get tuned into music like this. Most of the time great new bands like Soulstice go unheard of for years and only if "popular radio stations" play them do they ever get out to the masses. A great chill out and late night cruise cd, Soulstice has an excellent balance of positive blues grooves and vocals. Providing not only memerable sounds and lyrics, this album gives the listener a constant flow of tracks which keep very well in line with each other. If you are someone looking for new sounds or just in need of a great kick back cd this is a great buy. Hitting the repeat button on the cd player will definately occur once you listen to this disc."
Chick got flava!
High Desert Woman | Up in the Bronx where the people are fresh, NY | 01/16/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I listen to old school hip-hop, R&B, Contemporary jazz and electronic Jazz. All I know is... If you could picture a younger Sade as a white chick who hungout with skateboarder kids...you would arrive at Soulstice. Laid back. I am feelin' this album. Do ya thang Soulstice!Favorite Tracks: "Fall into you", "Illusion", and "Tenderly""
Soulstice has huge promise!
Christopher B Huston | San Francisco, CA United States | 06/21/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In a time when most modern music tends to show one-dimensional strength, here is a ensemble that reflects a beautiful melange of a silky soulful voice, lullaby lyrics reminiscent of the song writers of more than a generation ago, jazz-focused instrumentals and trip-hop electronics. I hope this work is representational of the future movement in music. Play it loud on your headphones or car or see them live. And, to top it off, these people are so very real...Enjoy and keep your eye on them!"
4.5 on the star chart.........Hmmm maybe a 5. GET IT ANYWAY!
dOc | Atlanta, GA | 06/05/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"IT'S GOOD MUSIC!!! that's all you need to be concern with. Personaly, I think she did justice to the remake of Nat King Coles song "Tenderly". Nice grooves, tight beats and excellent production. It needs to grow on me a liitle more. I haven't really given it a chance. Hell, I can't get past the 1st track without repeating it. The last track "Changes" has got to be one the best drum & bass tracks I've heard this year. My quest for SOMETHING DIFFERENT has expanded my music library to the wildest of genres and this one fits perfectly in my pile of sweet ear candy.