All Directions Forward
Soulganic
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Fordham & Walton (On My Way Up) | Soulganic | 5:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Avonelle | Soulganic | 3:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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If I Could Forget You | Soulganic | 5:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Big Black Cadillac | Soulganic | 4:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Identity Crisis | Soulganic | 5:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Detox | Soulganic | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Closer | Soulganic | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Clouds of Yesterday | Soulganic | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Atacar | Soulganic | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Time | Soulganic | 4:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Smell, Pt. 2 Featuring Bluz | Soulganic | 4:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Living the Life | Soulganic | 5:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
Customer Reviews
All Directions Looking Up
These kats sound like veterans in the game. Hard to believe just the first album. The vocals are crazy and the rhythms the band gets into are amazing It's a must buy for any music lover. Be sure to check them out LIVE if they come to your town. Support Live Music !!!!
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“A staple of their critically-acclaimed live show, Soulganic’s trademark earthy energy is evident on their debut album All Directions Forward. This CD is full of talented musicians that collectively put their amazing energy and roots into a sound so organic and soulful. It gives you the feeling of actually being there at a live performance. All Directions Forward is a must have for those that love and thirst for great soulful undiluted music.” – JustSoul.net (2008)
“The funk syncopation of Soulganic offers the bluesy soul of old-style R&B, laced with Latin percussion. [They]…are phenomenal.” – Skope Magazine (2008)
“Soul & Organic = Soulganic: yes; but indisputably we’re dealing with didactics as a pure doctrine of popular music creation: sparse arrangements made up of classical guitar, bass, and drums with quite precise & economic arcs of melody, and production that hasn’t tinkered around too much with the original sound. So what we get tries to reflect that straight out-of-the-garage live performance sound. And the four from Soulganic (an understated sir on percussion can be added to the aforementioned trio) don’t limit themselves to Soul, they move it into a more apparent than actually identifiable influence in the musical gumbo of All Directions Forward. Rock & Funk, a trace of Jazz improvisation & inspiration, a relaxing Latin flow & rasping Blues provide the cornerstones to the Soulganic philosophy. It perhaps sounds a little like the early adventures of Red Hot Chilli Peppers: always emotional, energetic, and down-to-earth. For boys.” – Shortcuts, SoulSite.de, Germany (2008)
“The four members of the band Soulganic make groove like some of the R&B groups of the past. All Directions Forward is an album that captures the band’s signature jazzy neo-soul sound with the energetic vibe that they bring to their animated stage performances.” NPR (2007)
“Every track has a new groove and the same impressive vocals. But there is also enough variety to keep things new and fresh throughout the album. [Soulganic] is groovy, solid and original.” – Ultra Indie Album Reviews (2007)
“Let us introduce Soulganic…Together they brew up an intoxicating blend of funky soul with a distinctive Latin tinge and more than a dash of blues, rock, and jazz. All Directions Forward…does a fine job of recreating the club groove, especially on rock heavy tracks such as “Identity Crisis” and “Living the Life” as well as the blues tribute “Big Black Cadillac.” Torres, who originally hails from New York via Puerto Rico, is given free rein to demonstrate his virtuosity on congas and bongos on the up-tempo “Avonelle” and “Clouds of Yesterday” as well on the extended instrumental “Atacar” and the bossa nova styled “Time.” All Directions Forward is a solid debut from a promising band, and it will be interesting to see what direction they take in the future. No doubt it will be onward and upward for this talented quartet.” – BlackGrooves.org (2007)
“Soulganic is in the kitchen…[mixing] smidgens of jazz, blues, rock, and funk with Latin and Caribbean influences to create a sound they hope will never be deemed cookie-cutter. Their music is umbilically connected to live show jam sessions and life experiences that mix into songs. They season their music to taste, improvising ingredients without straying from the authenticity in their name.” – Performer Magazine (2007)
“All Directions Forward is a bit of a different groove than usual from this Carolina combo — a group who work in funky Neo Soul modes, but also bring in a bit of Latin and Caribbean influences as well! The sound is relatively laidback — played live, instrumentally, without a lot of extra beats or programming — and the group [has] a vamping approach to the rhythms that sets things up nicely before the lyrics come in. The outside influences mostly show themselves in these rhythms, which open up in some relatively fresh ways.” – Dusty Groove America (2007)
“Charlotte-area quartet Soulganic condenses its critically praised, soulful funk-blues into an intimate debut album [with an] emotional edge. The disc verges into alternative hip-hop territory on the enthralling “Smell Pt. 2″, a detailed meditation on scent that features descriptive, poetic spoken word courtesy of Bluz. And “Big Black Cadillac” borrows from Led Zeppelin’s “Since I’ve Been Loving You,” crossing the line between classic blues-rock and soul. Drummer Cory McClure, guitarist Ryan McKeithan and percussionist Lucas Torres rein in their desire to stretch out and jam, which means this album lacks the loose, improvisational feel of their live shows. But it gives the listener and overview of Soulganic’s groovy jams.” - Charlotte Observer (2007)
“What attracts the new fans and those who have stayed with them through their previous incarnations, is, in addition to the smooth falsetto vocals and soul grooves, the lyrics and hooks…It doesn’t hurt that McClure and Torres offer a rhythmic dynamic that isn’t often found on the musical landscape. While Torres brings a traditional Latin element to the band through congas, McClure, who is primarily a keyboard player, finds melody and balance on the drums. Add in the bass and vocals of Rodriguez and playful guitar work of McKeithan and you’ve got an amalgamation of styles that combine to form a funky, jazzy, soul collective…Their lyrics focus on the aspects of existence you may expect to find in a soul band — love, life and all the things that go with it.” – Creative Loafing (2007)
Top Albums and Songs By Soulganic
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Big Black Cadillac | All Directions Forward | 4:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Avonelle | All Directions Forward | 3:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fordham & Walton (On My Way Up) | All Directions Forward | 5:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Smell, Pt. 2 Featuring Bluz | All Directions Forward | 4:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Time | All Directions Forward | 4:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Detox | All Directions Forward | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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If I Could Forget You | All Directions Forward | 5:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Atacar | All Directions Forward | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Closer | All Directions Forward | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Make You Beautiful | From the Storm to the Sun | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
