soulsearching summer service 2013 , here we go. over the next few weeks special shows with loads of soulsearching classics, guestmixes and a ray of sunshine all over the place. comin out of all directions. kickin off this show with a very special moment. finally found a tune which i have been looking for since almost 25 years now. . . all i can say…

summer is here, heat, thunder & lightning on the way. and music. from me to you. and finally the very nice mix by Salvia Kamili courtesy of the Morgen-Noi Camp. please dig deeper and check their bandcamp page. fresh. and extra thanks to josh8 at montimare frankfurt for introducing me to this project and the music while renting a snowboard earlier t…

we need more love music. a ray of sunshine. music. goodbye Don Blackman.goodbye Vince Montana Jr.a pure soulpatrol box including beautiful music by Nightports, side project by Middlewood Sessions, outstanding remix for José James by DJ IZem (keep that name in mind) Joe Dukie with Will Saul from his new Close album, Sinkane heavy remix by Larry Gus,…

we need more love music. so this show was already finished days ago when my computer break down all of a sudden and the recordings were gone into the universe. after fixing it, i did it all new again, with new inspirations, changin it into a pure soulpatrol selection with even more love in there. thats what we need - now here you go, a bit of a "wh…

a few songs which are around now and sound really good for the first 15 minutes, from the supersoul of Owusus "Good Night" to pop by his ex partner in crime Hannibal to the extraclass that is Tom Scotts "Today". plus selections wildstyle wise, new Musique Large, Lapalux, Alice Russell who has just confirmed her live show May 25th at the then new Ha…

it's here for you. just music, get into it. and check soulbrigada.org for more infos about the guys out of Ravensburg who delivered this nice little mixtape! they do parties, edits and good stuff down there. and will be djing in Frankfurt 16.3.13 at Orange Peel Club. thanks so much for being that patient, SoulBrigada !!!enjoy the music,michaelshow …

MERCI TRES BIEN for the Souleance Mixtape, DJ Soulist & Fulgeance! Check their album out on First Word Records. Bang!Loads of new stuff by the likes of William Anderson (Rob & Demus !!!), Danilos Motorcity Drum Ensemble, Tony Allen doin the Jorge Ben, Jason Swinscoe remixing Heidi Vogel in a breathtaking way - another stunning remix by Nick Woodman…

soulsearching international is back. thanks for your patience and positive feedback throughout the last months, comin in from all around the globe. so while you were sleeping last night, the music did the talking in the soulsearching studio ffm. snow outside, warm positive vibes inside. as you can imagine - loads of great stuff to play, 2013 sounds…

15 years soulsearching. thank you all for listening and your positive feedback all over the years. much appreciated. so on we go....this week with a very special selection by Richard Dorfmeister - especially for you. Richard will join me November 24th at www.enzo-barboni.de for an all night session on the turntables. looking very much forward to th…

R.I.P. Terry Callier - a tribute. The man who combined Jazz, Soul & Folk like no other has left us last Sunday 28th October 2012 in his hometown Chicago. Please have a listen to my personal selection of songs by Mr Callier, so many good & positive memories when goin through my collection, but as time is limited some may be missed. He should be ment…

back. again. loads of catch up to do after a two months break now. so many great albums, so much good music out there to share with you. matthew halsalls new album "fletcher moss park", josé james "no beginning , no end" early previews, supa soul sh*t, matthew herberts grande remix for maxxi soundsystem . . . plus a very nice mix by le rubrique out…

back from the southside croatia, feelin good all over.loads of impressions in my mind which will stay there for a long time. inspiring time for catching up with all the good stuff out there - so here is a pure soulpatrol box for you.looking very much forward to a few days in berlin now, seeing my friends out of new zealand again live on stageand ta…

big thanks to Eddy Ramich out of Zagreb for returning to soulsearching with this supermixtape ! He still is one of the best DJs around. Very much into the vibe in his mix . And the switches. Thats how we do it...Also in the show pure intensity with a double Cherry Thing, a Don getting remixed by the Dons who sound even better than before, Four Tet …

raining heavily outside, sunshine inside the soulsearching studio ffm and spread all over. slow dance, intimate songs and sounds in the first part this week, then a few uptempo tunes making way to a little session recorded 3 years ago in the basement frankfurt at another magical night of scruffness.. . mr scruff will return on june 15th for his onl…

thanks for your patience once again, now here it is, the next soulsearching installment for you. saying goodbye to Donna Summer, the last Disco Queen passed away and rests in peace now. such an amazing voice, and "Bad Girls" is an almost forgotten disco jam in my box, used to play this out so many times, now back in the box. As well as some killer …

show no. 660 posted may 18th, 2012.++ intro ++Kelpe - I Felt Fuzzy - Svetlana IndustriesDJ Oil - Black Notes - DiscographIG Culture - Truth feat, John Robinson - Kindred SpiritsBurnt Friedman - meets Zinja Hlungwani - Honest JonsEnawadan - Reborn - SonarkollektivPhilip Cohran & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Frankinscense And Myrrh - Honest JonsHypnotic…

a little record shop day revisited section kicking off this weeks show with original vinyls and a shout to JC / If Music London who put up some nice videos of listening sessions, Marc Mac presenting the new Visioneers 7inch box and Theo Parrish goin mad about Patrice Rushens keys on that Terry Garthwaite tune. More Alice & Will Holland alongside th…

....sometimes you need a break . . . and then all comes back. welcome to the return of this weekly 2hrs show called soulsearching, produced in the soulsearching studio in frankfurt, in it's 15th year now.merci bien, muchas gracias, arigato, grazie mille, thank you all so much for being patient and all your nice words that you've sent in throughout …

thanks for your patience and nice words comin from all over the place.enjoy the music,michaelshow no. 657 posted february 12, 2012.++ intro ++Barry White - Gaming Your Play (Kon's Edit) - WhiteD'Angelo - Sh*t, Damn, Motherf*cker (Live At The Jazz Café) - WhitelabelD'Angelo - Jonz In My Bonz - EMIJ Dilla - So Far To Go - BBEQuantic & Alice Russell w…

intense...heavy...real.120 minutes full of tension out of the soulsearching studio ffm and emanative's spiritual drum chamber. this is a special show - sometimes you do feel it a bit more.2011 has been a strong year full of musical discoveries. be it in jazz, crossover electronic goes band stuff and also very good pop music came along. all artists,…

as winter is arriving here in frankfurt we are taking a ride into the warmer regions this week, introducing manilas heavy boogie crew via their brilliant humidity deep mixtape. speaking about kristian hernandez and ms. badkiss who run things in the capital of the philippines music and clubwise. check out the regular heavy boogie & gotsoul parties a…

. . . fully into this foggy & sunny autumn november mood, music to make you feel warm and comfortable, and you can dance if you want to . . . loads of new stuff floating around, brilliant remixes by Theo Parrish for Far Out and Alex Barck with his excellent work for Little Dragon plus the new heavy version of the Steve Reid (R.I.P.) signature tune …

deep down into a little autumn-winter mood in the beginning with a few picks of my favourite albums of the moment into bigger beats and giant sounds plus the very fine jam sounds of floating points who truly never disappoints. second half introducing sirius & methodikal out of sofia/bulgaria with their vinyl only mix which has been sitting around a…

back from a little break on the westcoast of italia, beautiful landscapes, nice people, waves and sunshine. back into music, catching up with all the niceness comin in by the likes of mauricio maestro & nana vasconcelos, who recorded a wonderful album for far out recordings, a pick of the highly recommended liquid love compilation as selected by ra…

keeping it nice 'n' easy for the first hour this weeks soulsearching comes soulful with newies by the likes of José James, brandnew hot project Soia out of vienna, Jonti from Australia, Dirg Gerner feat. Fatima, the wonderful Peaking Lights out of Wisconsin, a brilliant song by Mike James Kirkland before his "keep it up" breakthrough as rereleased …

... back and slowly getting into the music again. loads of catching up to do but forthcoming freshness as well in there. thanks for waiting patiently for new 120 minute excursions into music. many guestmixes on hold, one of them within this show comin out of karlsruhe / germany by marie baumann, full of soul and sounds which you maybe have not hear…

back from the beach, worldwide festival 2011 in sète has been great, a little rewind in this weeks show wih rainer trueby on the mic as well, thanks to gilles p and all organizers of what has to be one the best festivals in the world. shouts to everyone i met down there in the sunshine, you know who you are ! see you again next year! space mobile t…

summer 2011, here we go . . . back from a few days at the very relaxing surfcamp in netherlands, then stopover brussels to see Fat Freddys Drop again, who played another vibing show including "flashback" especially for my two daughters, who were smiling and dancing - nice one guys, see you soon in september again! , then frankfurt, soulsearching st…

had such a nice week . . . GP doin the Havana Cultura thing in Frankfurt, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 killer live show (words & music special soon come) and probably the best gig i have seen so far by Fat Freddys Drop here in the wonderful Capitol venue. Music, band, audience melting into one from the first note of Midnight Marauders to Wandering Eye sing…

the boys are back in europe. the boys are back in town. radio. on the bus , on the road . on stage. talking about Fat Freddys Drop Road To Europe Tour 2011! jamming like no others, providing us with the all over good vibes straight out of Wellington, Aotearoa.about time for the return of the road trip edition, remember last years words & music spec…

peace go with you brother. a dedication to one of the real greats who left the planet may 27th 2011. Dear Gil Scott-Heron - the revolution will still not be televised, but it's happening step by step, with loads of help by your words & encouragement, so it did back in the 70 & 80s, so it will be happening in the near future. you've been not "new he…

a bit of a different vibe this week, just music that came to my mind when Bing Ji Lings fine mix arrived out of New York, spontaneous selection, into the spring summer mood. Including an exclusive airing of Fat Freddys Drop recorded live at legendary show last August in Cologne. Thanks to The Drop and RBMRA for sending this over. Check Bing Ji Ling…

from the King Of Reggae's Natural Mystic which will be alive forever, to the 61st Birthday of a man who has major influence for soulsearchings book of life. Into the back & forth selection this week: brandnew albums by Trickski out of Berlin, Little Dragon out of Gothenburg and Soulparlor out of Mainz, a couple of Edits, one for another important m…

On May 8th 2011 the Blues originator Robert Johnson would have been 100 years old. If you say that Blues is the mother of all music which came afterwards like Soul, Jazz, Rock'n'Roll and also todays diverse musical excursions then Robert Johnson may have jammed with some of the artists featured in this weeks soulsearching. Random selection, from th…

all about 50 years of men in space, Juri Gagarin has been the very first man in space, all others followed and will follow still. From moon to mars to rings around saturn. A guy called Konrad Kuhn out of Stuttgart sent me his brilliant "Astral Travellin" mix out of nowhere and so gave the inspiration for this show. His mix is not only musicwise fil…

keepin it quiet and sensitive at the beginning of the show with the mighty Gregory Porter, Matthew Halsall transforming inspiration into pure feeling, 40 years of UK Jazz in between, Jamie Woon - what can i say . . . so good to hear the final version of a tune that i 've known for a long time in its acoustic version, beautiful string section for Ma…

more than about time for a pure soulpatrol flavoured box with loads of exclusives in there by the likes of emanative, dj oil vs. femi kuti, the long overdue and very welcome return of joseph malik - soulsearching worldwide premiere of his new album - plus enuff from all over the place and different corners - mo kolours, mark de clive-lowe, when sai…

soulsearching sending much love & strength to Japan. with the music 120 minutes, always inspired by the fact that music comin out of Japan is mostly uplifting, so keep your head up to the sky and maybe a bit of niceness through this selection can help to put a smile on facesin these times. i am sure Loleatta Holloway, the undisputed queen of disco …

"Dedicated to the memory of John Barry for the many years of music and films I’ve loved since I was a nipper at the premiere of Goldfinger" that's what Kevin Jenkins aka Ole Smokey said about his mix selection which is full of his own brilliant edits. No more edits you say? Well, let's say we keep the real good ones and disregard the rest, ok? Kevi…

a 120 bag full of quality - bass music - or how you want to call it, different colours of jazz, a great dilla production, owiney sigoma going detroit-afro, the amazing nailah from her full length album, now signed to emarcy, joashs very own, very intense musical excursions and the phenomenal and with minimal attachments builded remix for the great …

just....enjoy the music,michaelshow no. 635 posted march 1st, 2011.++ intro ++Grace Jones - Don't Cry It's Only The Rythm (SJ Long Version) - White69 - Desire - Planet EJames Mason - Sweet Power You Embrace - ChiaroscuroHunee - Sand Days - Rush HourJoy O - Jels - HotflushEfdemin - There Will Be Singing (DJ Koze Remix) - DialMJ Cole - Manta - Prolif…

Aquarians time !An earthday celebrations show this week, time of the Aquarians - and an occasion to revisit the J Dilla tribute i did 5 years ago, now with more tunes from the true genius who was born 7th February 1974 and left earth far too early on the 10th 2006. Unforgettable beats & music.Before that just a few tunes that i like in a kind of ra…

What an inspiring mix out of New York by ex-member of the original Wild Bunch, Milo Johnson aka DJ Nature. Check his brilliant stuff on Golf Channel and Jazzy Sport, forthcoming album as well in the making. Still vibin' . . . thanks a lot, Milo !Wildstyle mix before and after the mixtape, including lots of spring 2011 previews like the mysterious J…

London. Sydney. Stockholm. Berlin. Munich. New York. Paris. Amsterdam. Mainz. Los Angeles. Nairobi. Frankfurt - that's where it's comin from this week here out of the soulsearching studio ffm. new bits, oldschool goodies, a r.i.p. tribute to the great late Teena Marie plus an extraspecial showcase mix by erdbeerschnitzel. thanks, tim ! my kinda hou…

welcome into 2011. what the world needs now edition including Rainer Truebys annual snowflakes selection.takin it slow 'n' easy into the new year.Thanks a lot Rainer ! yes, he still is a great selector & DJ although posting more and more food recipes and wine recommendations recently ... tasty.enjoy the music,michaelshow no. 631 posted january 4th,…

. . . so i was just about to go on with this kind of 2010 rewind selection - not really a chart thing as i am not so much into this - as a mix came floating in spontaneously. out of the UK, by a man, who knows his music, his deep house music. checking soundcloud.com before hitting the record button i came across a very fine mix called "sounds i fee…

loads of new stuff this week from all corners....just enjoying it. hope you will too - music by master drummer richard spaven, piano virtuoso tristano with carl craig, excellent and outstanding thailand jazz, new kevin reynolds supertune, and dj nature closing this weeks edition...and it's that time of the year - snow all over the place here in fra…

another 120, this week focus on Berlin, . . . different musical views with the jazz influenced heavyweight music by Niko Schabel aka Radio Citizen and more into house, soul & boogie with Johannes Albert of WHITE fame.Niko Schabel took 4 years for producing his second album "Hope & Despair" for Ubiquity - all worth the time! He's sticking to his sou…

been a while....had such a great time in france, holidays plus three gigs - lyon, marseille, annecy. big shouts to jun the la marquise master dj, christian melon doin the one off parties in marseille, franck & the superfriends crew providing the good music in annecy and franck descollonges for all french connections. will be back soon. love the cou…

into the deep volume 2. featuring the very special into the deep blue mix by Boozoo Bajous very own Peter Heider. no more words necessary, same vibes, true love for music - heartfelt selection. Danke straight into Bavaria !Before the mix i was diggin a bit deeper into my collection and new discovered brilliant label Statik, replay for that sublime …