Various Artists: Soul Psychédélique - The Sounds Of Psychedelic Soul & Funk 1967-2024 (CD)

Soul Psychédélique, released on Two-Piers, takes you on a journey into the world of Psychedelic Soul & Funk, from its early beginnings in the 1960s and 1970s to the current crop of artists championing the more Psychedelic, Trippy end of the Soul sound today.

Soul Psychédélique brings together legends of the Soul Psych scene, such as Curtis Mayfield, The Chambers Brothers, Marlena Shaw, The Temptations, and the brilliant ‘Sugar Man’ by Rodriguez. Place alongside Soul Titans like Isaac Hayes, Bobby Womack, Chairman of the Board, Terry Callier all delivering stunning Psychedelic Nuggets for your Listening pleasure.

Throw in some covers like ‘Dear Prudence’ by The Five Stairsteps, ‘Hard to Handle’ by Patti Drew and ‘California Dreamin’’ Bobby Womack and finish with some brilliant modern-day exponents of the scene like Khruangbin, Gabriels and Michael Kiwanuka. The result is a crazy ride through the world of Psychedelic Soul and Funk. If you ain’t dancing and smiling by the end - what the hell is wrong with you!

1. Chairman of the Board - Life and Death in G&A (Part 2)
2. Curtis Mayfield - (Don't Worry) If There is a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go
3. The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack
4. The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today - Single Version
5. Brutal Force - The Number for Groove
6. Bobby Womack - California Dreamin'
7. The Five Stairsteps - Dear Prudence
8. Ebony Rhythm Band - Drugs Ain't Cool
9. Doris - You Never Come Closer
10. Terry Callier - You Goin' Miss Your Candyman
11. Rodriguez - Sugar Man
12. Patti Drew - Hard To Handle
13. Marlena Shaw - Liberation Conversation
14. El Michels Affair - Murkit Gem
15. Janko Nilovic - Drug Song
16. Khruangbin - Maria También
17. Christian Madden & The Enemy Chorus - Twice as Thick
18. Gabriels - Love and Hate in a Different Time
19. Michael Kiwanuka - Black Man in a White World
20. MRCY - Purple Canyon