Soulstice
Soulstice is a downtempo/electronic soul band that is a part of the US based record label Om Records[1] and later to Uno Recordings.[2] The band started after a collaboration between Gabriel Rene and Andy Caldwell in 1995. The band was composed of Rene (vocals), Gabriel Rene (keyboards), Mei-Lwun (DJ turntable) and Caldwell (keyboards and producer).[1] They are influenced by jazz, blues, neo-soul, drum and bass, hip hop, and bossa nova.[3]
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Website | Official website |
Gina and Gabriel Rene are the sister and brother of US The X Factor season 1 contestant and second runner-up Chris Rene. Caldwell has gone on to perform solo and producing artists through Uno Recordings, a music producing label that he established in 2004.
Soulstice has released three albums: Illusion (2001), its accompanying remix album Mixed Illusions (2001), and In the Light (2011).
Discography
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Illusion" | |
| 2. | "Fall into You" | |
| 3. | "Colour" | |
| 4. | "Lovely" | |
| 5. | "Andromeda" | |
| 6. | "Wind" | |
| 7. | "Surrender" | |
| 8. | "The Reason" | |
| 9. | "Not Alone" | |
| 10. | "Tenderly" | |
| 11. | "Changes" |
CMJ New Music Monthly called it "tasteful and alluring, if not particularly memorable".[4]
They released the album Mixed Illusions in 2001.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lockdown" | |
| 2. | "Fall Into You (Soulstice Remix)" | |
| 3. | "Colour (Atjazz Remix)" | |
| 4. | "Fall Into You (Landslide dub)" | |
| 5. | "Tenderly (Pepe Bradock Remix)" | |
| 6. | "Lovely (Johnny Fiasco's Lovely Vocal Mix)" | |
| 7. | "Illusion (J Boogie Remix)" | |
| 8. | "The Reason (DJ Spinna Remix)" | |
| 9. | "Wind (Fila Brazilia Remix)" | |
| 10. | "Not Alone (Soulstice Drum and Space Mix)" | |
| 11. | "Fall Into You (Migue Migs Remix)" | |
| 12. | "Tenderly (Kevin Yost Remix)" |
PopMatters wrote, "A nicely compiled set of remixes, Mixed Illusions will undoubtedly please fans of the original album."[5]
After almost a decade long hiatus, the album In The Light was released on May 17, 2011.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Realistic" | |
| 2. | "Love Cliché" | |
| 3. | "Soul on Fire" | |
| 4. | "Alright" | |
| 5. | "Where Were You (Re-Edit)" | |
| 6. | "Interlude" | |
| 7. | "In the Light" | |
| 8. | "Lost in the City" | |
| 9. | "Goog Organ" | |
| 10. | "Wizard" | |
| 11. | "Changes (Westside Vocal Mix)" | |
| 12. | "I Believe" | |
| 13. | "Soul On Fire (Tribute to the Angel Man Mix)" |
References
- San Francisco Weekly: Om Records at 15
- Soulstice page on Uno Recordings website Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Roseberry, Cragi (April 7, 2001). "For Om Records, Soulstice Will Arrive in Springtime". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 14. p. 55.
- Endelman, Michael (April 2001). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 92. p. 80.
- "Soulstice: Mixed Illusions". PopMatters. 2001-10-08. Retrieved 2023-06-04.