Northern Sulphuric Soul

by Rae & Christian

Northern Sulphuric Soul cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 October 1998
  • Label: Grand Central Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:00:07
  • Community rating: 3.3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating as a cornerstone of the Manchester hip-hop and electronic scene, the production duo crafted a remarkably soulful debut. Heavily utilizing live instrumentation rather than purely relying on sampling, the album is a slick, funk-heavy fusion of UK street soul, mid-tempo boom-bap, and classic cinematic trip-hop.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, Conscious

Tracklist

  1. Divine Sounds (5:16)
  2. Anything U Want (feat. QBall & Curt Cazal) (3:38)
  3. Swansong (For a Nation) (feat. Veba) (5:22)
  4. Now I Lay Me Down (feat. YZ) (3:58)
  5. The Hush (feat. Texas) (5:26)
  6. All I Ask (feat. Veba) (4:49)
  7. Swimming Pool (5:38)
  8. Fool (feat. Veba) (5:21)
  9. Catch a Rude Awakening (3:22)
  10. Play On (Grand Central) (feat. The Jungle Brothers) (3:54)
  11. Bring the Drama (2:47)
  12. Flip the Mic (feat. Jeru the Damaja) (4:44)
  13. Spellbound (feat. Veba) (5:44)

Credits

  • Mark Rae - scratches, written-by, lyrics by [lyrical assistance], performer [additional breaths], turntables [cuts]
  • Mark-One - scratches
  • Caliente Fredrick - written-by
  • Erik Rudnicki - written-by
  • Michael Dowling - written-by
  • Richard Dowling - written-by
  • Shelton McCoy - written-by
  • Kate Rogers - backing vocals

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