[Dynagroove] Exclusive So.Cal show :: Dec 29 with Tortured Soul

[zackhill@vinyltribe.com]

Wish someone had brought them out for an LA date too!! Been waiting to see
them live!


Zack



>>>From the creators who brought you Louie Vega, Roy Davis Jr., Marques
>>> Wyatt,
>> and more with Urge - San Diego's Thursday night dedication to the best
>> in
>> soulful house music - comes an event not to be missed - DIVE.
>>
>> Featuring live on stage:
>>
>> TORTURED SOUL (NYC)
>>
>> In the space where electronica and live music collide, and the
>> boundaries
>> between current and classic dance music blur, you'll find Tortured Soul.
>> It's a new concept in the world of house music: no DJ's, no loops, no
>> sequencers. Tortured Soul performs completely live. The instrumentation
>> is
>> simple and organic - drums, electric bass, vintage keys, and vocals -
>> but
>> the sound is thick with layers of heartfelt soul, danceable grooves, and
>> infectious hooks. On stage and in the studio, Tortured Soul blends
>> modern
>> pop and dance music sensibilities with American R&B to create a sound
>> evocative of Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder, and St. Germain.
>>
>> As pioneers of a new genre of music - live soulful house - Tortured Soul
>> has
>> kept up a rigorous performance schedule since the release of their first
>> single for Central Park Recordings (the now-classic house track "I Might
>> Do
>> Something Wrong") and their debut album "Introducing Tortured Soul"
>> (Purpose
>> Records). With a stronghold of fans within the soulful dance music
>> community
>> of North America, Tortured Soul has also shared stages with artists such
>> as
>> Paul Oakenfold and Roni Size, to The Wailers and The Brand New Heavies.
>> Some
>> of their standout performances include two mainstage appearances at the
>> Montreal Jazz Festival, on the main bowl in front of a staggering
>> 20,000-strong audience at Detroit's 2004 Movement Festival, and their
>> much
>> talked about performances at the 2005 Winter Music Conference and M3
>> Summit
>> in Miami
>>
>> Comprised of three members, Tortured Soul was originally conceived in
>> May
>> 2001 by drummer, singer, and songwriter John-Christian Urich, and saw
>> immediate and sustained success with the first single "I Might Do
>> Something
>> Wrong." As "Might Do" played regularly at NYC's legendary Body and Soul
>> party, Ethan White and bassist JKriv (Jason Kriveloff) joined Urich to
>> create the catchy and heartfelt "Fall In Love," co-produced by DJ
>> Spinna.
>> By
>> their fourth single, "How's Your Life," Tortured Soul's intuitive
>> musical
>> rapport was fully realized, defining a chunky soul-house sound with
>> haunting
>> and inspiring vocals.
>>
>> Each member is a skilled musician, songwriter, and producer in his own
>> right. Urich, reared on classic disco and soul, has worked with such
>> producers as Reggie Lucas and Roger Sanchez and is known in the world of
>> house and R&B as founder and leader of the band Cooly's Hot Box, (the
>> classic "Don't Throw My Love Around" was sampled as the hook for Armand
>> Van
>> Helden's mega-hit "Funk Phenomena.") JKriv also produces music under the
>> names The Moves and bgb, and has recently had a #1 Billboard Dance/Club
>> Play
>> Chart hit with the JKriv Club Mix of Columbia Records artist Vivan
>> Green's
>> "I Like It (But I Don't Need It)." White rounds out the group, bringing
>> a
>> learned and seasoned style to the Tortured Soul sound - rhythmic and
>> soulful, blending his background in jazz with Brazilian pop, African
>> rhythms, and 70's R&B.
>>
>> Tortured Soul takes the dynamism of modern pop music and dance culture
>> and
>> tempers it with experienced musicianship to create their signature
>> sound:
>> energetic, infectious, live soulful house. You can check them out in San
>> Diego December 29 at Dive for their only Southern California appearance!
>>
>> SELECTED TRACKS
>> click on track to hear a sample
>>
>> I Might Do Something Wrong
>> Fall In Love
>> Don't Hold Me Down
>> How's Your Life
>> Enjoy It Now
>>
>> These tracks plus more are available through the iTunes Music Store.
>>
>> THURSDAY : DECEMBER 29 : 2005
>> DIVE with
>>
>> TORTURED SOUL (NYC)
>>
>> along with San Diego's own
>>
>> DJ ALA (Undefeated, SD)
>> BRIAN CABALIC (ILHM.com)
>>
>>
>> 528 F St.
>> Downtown San Diego | map it
>>
>> $10 presale on groovetickets.com & siesta
>> $15 at the door
>>
>> stay updated:
>> info at dive-sd.com
>> www.dive-sd.com
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