SOULEANCE Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Fulgeance and Soulist continue their beautiful collaborative work together with a record that will tickle you pink. Literally... 'Guili' means tickle in French. Paying homage to acts like Azymuth, 'Guili' is a full adventure that never sits still as the synths and drums lead us into a carnivalesque groove laced with plenty of acid and a delicious slap bass section. 'Toro' continues this organic, live groove feeling with even bigger keys and loose limbed drums driving us to an almighty and chaotic breakdown. For added magic Art Of Tones is on side with a crucial remix. What a session.

Review: Some 11 years into their career, French outfit Souleance has developed from a duo o a four-piece thanks to the addition of a drummer and synthesiser-loving keyboardist. If Les Mouches, their latest release on long-time home First Word, is anything to go by, it's a move that has made their sound richer, fuller and far more organic. There's much to enjoy across the six-track set, from the mazy, life-affirming synth solos and low-slung, bass-heavy disco grooves of 'Les Mouches', to the live - and ultra-funky - beat science of 'The Bounce' and the hazy-but-exciting jazz business that is 'Mont Maudit'. We'd also recommend checking the quirky, P-funk influenced wonkiness of 'L'Opuleance' and the life-affirming, piano-laden rush of 'Aquarelle'.

Review: Soulist and Fulgeance's Souleance project delivers a 12" of album proportions. As ever, it's every bit as funky as you'd expect it to be. At points it's a steamy, emotional, come-to-bed affair thanks to the sultry keys and vibrating bass of "Hustle" and the hip-shaking slinky lo-fi samba of "Secoue". At other points it's aimed directly at the dance with the high energy disco boogie rattles of "Tartare" and big filtered house struts of "Ratatouille". At all points it's pristinely produced and coated in a Latin soul that Soulist and Fulgeance have made their own. Complete with remixes from Debruits and Uffe and this beyond album proportions.

Review: French funk of the highest order, Fulgeance and DJ Soulist's Souleance project comes of age with this extensive EP. Vibes range from the powerful floor-focussed, synth-heavy P-funk boogie swagger joint "Broobecker" to slo-mo hypnosis that's so distinctive it sounds like a Todd Edwards track being played at a third of the speed ("Georgian Kiss"). Elsewhere we get jiggy to lo-fi fuzzy Afro funk ("Mais Um") and step back to the 80s for an exploration of b-boyism's deepest aspects. Extensive, exciting and exhilarating, Souleance are making a serious mark right here.

Review: Home to the likes of 6ix Toys and Kidkanevil, First Word know their funk like a vicar knows his bible. You can add the French hip-hop minded duo Souleance to that talent list, too; here they've given us four sterling jams that sit perfectly between smoky home listening and naughty club bashing. From the eastern European skank of "BBQ & Pimms" to the stop/start disco horn fusion of the title track via the trad-funk sizzles of "L'Insouleance" there is nothing not to like across the whole EP.

Review: Chunky grooves from French production outfit Souleance, who released this brand new single ahead of the release of their debut album La Belle Vie. La Gourmandise features three tracks; first up, "Schack" has soundtrack stylised brass stabs, handclap rhythms, female wailing and a killer bassline. Up next, "La Ville Rose" uses heavy breaks underpinning a melancholic female vocal, while "Tryin" is a modern day soul fired love song with sampled vocals and stuttering beats.