Jones Jnr.
Australian doesn’t really do soul. Sure, some folk will have you believe that simply sampling a vocal cut from Otis Redding on an instrumental hip-hop track was enough to allow an entire record to be dignified ‘soul’ but I spit on that. I spit right on it and I show such opinions a fundamental degree of disrespect. Walk away, opinion, you’re not wanted here. Let’s all be real, that’s called a hook (a sampled hook, at that) and there’s not much more to it than that. Jones Jnr. Can respectably called soul. It’s not a stretch and it’s not one of many genres that they traverse (despite some strong hip-hop influence), they are indisputably making soul music.
They’re a two piece made up of Thundamentals man Morgs and Ev Jones (Rumpunch) hitting vocals. He’s pretty on point too because the combination of traditional doe eyed lyricism and crooning vocal makes for a sultry good time. On the beat end of things you’ll find a steady stream of clicks, snaps, claps and groooooove. I’ve got a feeling you’ll be hearing a whole lot more about these here gentlemen over the coming months as the Soultape eventually does the rounds. I’m surprised it hid itself from me as long as it did, the rascal. The whole thing is free right here.
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I disagree completely with your assertion, Melbourne has a thriving soul scene, just look at acts like Hiatus Kaiyote, Clairy Browne and the Bangin’ Rackettes, Saskwatch and The Bamboos. And that’s just scraping the surface.
Clearly anyone that’s calling Flume soul has no idea what they’re talking about, or listening to.
You’re right, you’re right. I guess I was trying to point fingers at producers laying claim to the genre they lightly sample from (which you obviously saw) rather than disrespect the actual soul/funk scene.