The Rise of the Electric state!

Welcome Music lovers of the world and beyond… Whilst we are close to the Star-Date that everyone in the know remembers 1989 for so many uplifting reasons!

I have so far taken you on an audio safari through-the second cultural transformation in musical, the first being the DNA of dance rhythm & blues no! not of the 90’s But the tru origins of Jazz, fusion to the dance R&B of the 1970s.

We are Indebted I guess to pivotal moments in history that have a direct impact on society’s that shape our ways of life! Hence the term Cultural Vibes I guess! Actually Im sure and so should anyone who have had the absolute pleasure and good fortune to have had the Soul-Unique experiences of living your lives to a back drop to so many talented and inspirational performing artist of whom have provided timeless Lyrics and Melodies to capture our lived Memories preserved forever more not only inside the deepest recessed of your inner minds, But your Physical actual record collections.

The 1980s itself started with a revival post Disco and within a calendar year in acts a sequence of transformational enhancements that shaped in sequences from Electro Be-Bop to Street Dance. You have experienced Dance productions designed to feed the Dance-Floors, 1984 the year that I have consistently interpreted through enhanced productions values that this very year! Soul Music got it so right! This milestone year we have learned that 84 was not alone as 85 also maintained Legendary status in the annals of delivering the pinnacles of Dance… Whilst outside raged silently a global Cold War, Hence my term! The year that nearly wasn’t.

House Musics origins go back to post Disco Ironically forged out of the Beats of classic sounds of Philly and Co plus many more! 1986 experienced a war for the label domination as imported LPs, The high street record stores became ever popular to the mainstream witnessing its meteoric rise and production houses literally could not reframe from noticing house music’s influence and they set out to cash out instead! It looked and Felt dangerous as they did not understand It could not be contained… So dilution looked to be the Plan by the MAN! The BBC once flippantly quoted to say on the news of which I personally observed regarding...House Music It just won’t last? that was quoted 40 years ago! Then same UK that paved the way for Acid House, Jungle etc.

1987 If you still played Soul in the bars and clubs You like I felt a decline as artists struggle to be supported by many labels as a shift in styled undermined what you could play out. Raves innadvertantly affected the Bars as a once prominent stable struggled against the popularity in BPM shift threatened to impact the once packed out popular venues… In 77 Sampling was embedded into Dance Trax, The Mix doctor [Les Adams] you are forever within my mind, Influencing our generation to believe in being different! Something that has guided my style to this very day… To be Unique.

Thankfully 1988 House music gets Soulful with the reintroduction of Soul Sampled Vocals to the beats created now historic super-clubs of London and beyond to set the Stage by laying the foundations for both this weeks production but also prepare us for the Year that Dance-Music once again got it soul right next weeks conclusion to the season 1989 next weeks concluding episode to the season.

Welcome back to your Melodies that serve as direct access to your Memories, Press Play to Unlock the Star-Date 1988 this weeks penultimate episode of the Dance-Decade,

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DJ, Historian Master J.

This Soul A:M Sunday we continue to immerse ourselves along this unique transformation of 80s dance depicted one glorious record at a time selected in glorious free-style solely for your musical entertainment.

Depicting my favourite timelines of music experienced from My own perspective as a UK based DJ with aspirations to be more than a disc Jockey! But to make music with music, Boldly going

beyond the matching of beats making music with music live! Transforming my set style forever from Dance-Floors to want more.

Powered by My own Soul-Intensions of making you feel Good.

Welcome back to your memories that reside within your inner minds…

Star-Date 1987 this week’s edition of the Dance-Decade.

Enjoy Master J. Soul A:M Records

Music lovers of the World and Beyond It is indeed your time again. Whilst this week’s synopsis in pre-production, as you can see, this week’s excursion managed to break the 4-hour mark and rightly so!

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Welcome back to your Memories that reside within the Star-Date 1986, the year I managed to nail the Mega-Mix

featured within this week’s edition of Soul A:M Records...Vinyl Uncut.

We return to the pinnacle of production values this Soul A:M Sunday as the main ingredients that have created dance music continues to define the gold standard into 1985.

Record stores became the institutions for musical knowledge, Whilst bragging rights would sadly creep in certain individual DJs ego’s would not only vie for priority status! But act like they somehow owned the sole rights to play a record ? I never understood this as it was supposed to be about the music! Always.

The disc jockeys term faded into 80s Jocks morphed into DJs around 81/83 whilst also started to transition away from mailing lists being supplied directly from the record labels, over to experiencing the unboxing ceremonies in store witnessing the couriers delivered the imports right to the countertop fond memories indeed.

Popularity around Soul music would once again influence every institution reminiscent of the decade before. Like Disco from what we wore! Very light, Very bright garments representing good times, popular music term pop! Would incorporate the sounds of Soul.

Top of the pops TOTPs Top Pop in Europe would update their productions to represent the Soul scene to reflect the Clubs and then something wonderful happened, Friday 6pm is Soul Train which would later rebrand into Solid Soul a channel 4 production that became the launchpad to so many UK artists..

This depiction of 1985 is but a personal depiction of my transformation into the vastly rewarding musical timeline, But thankfully for many of you! It will reflect yours… Invoking memories of which lay dormant deep within your inner minds until you press play, I sincerely hope that this production makes your day.

Welcome back to the Star-Date 1985 dedicated towards keeping my records alive…🎶

MJ Soul A:M Records rights reserved

The year that I have always deemed Soul Music got it So-Right returns this week due to last week’s production was served to you not as a filler! [Shorter Maybe!] But a viable representation as an alternative when both family and friend commitments tearing straight through the expectation of my attendance. So! As the perfect makeweight over this last Bank Holiday weekend in the United Kingdom alongside the return of summer rain. Expect an Unfiltered, Undiluted & Unmissable excursion crackles, Pops and all back to a year that Armageddon was seconds away…

1. The all true to life Filmographies BBCs Treads & ABCs The Day After gave us more than a hint that if they do press the Button? We will de-age back to the storage, 2. And another pandemic that rhymed with braids! Was linked to the introduction of bottled beers to this very day! 3. What did we do! Of course, Dance the Nights & Days away… Next time we may not be Soul-Lucky?

Welcome back to the year that nearly wasn’t,The Star-Date 1984 This week’s edition of the 2026 Dance Decade, My Vinyl Uncut. Best Played Loud, MJ Soul A:M Records all rights reserved.

I Love original Soul Music and its history, And I truly hope that you do too... Enjoy

This Soul A:M Sunday I introduce you to a Star-Date that will be served to you in this! Sometimes less means more original format! Presenting this unorthodox raw mega mix as a pre-curser to the mighty 1984, This & Next weeks edition of the Dance Decade...

This Soul A:M Sunday the definitive series continues as you will rewind time and hear & feel the magnitude of a DJs delight as I transport you back to the star-date 1983.

Once demonised by the mainstream to stem the flow of disco’s growth the evolution of the dance continued to expand through all new Hi fidelity production values that will set the scene for Soul music to expand these newfound values further.

Within the craft of song writing, music production incorporating the urban beats from the streets, word smiths pencil in hand, Ready to capture the harsh realities by depicting their pasts.

Night clubs had over-spilled in the UK into Disco pubs with punters eager to hear the latest sounds when the club DJs were in your high street or town,

whilst in London’s Southbank Be boppers and fly girls with Lino in hand were eager to get down.

The Record store became the hallowed turf, we hung out to buy the latest Street sounds and state-side imports like George Duke, Larry Wu & Tyrone Brunson’s the Smurf, Uk artists were established and that was nice as the Uk singles and LPs were sold at a cheaper price.

Music served undiluted and free’ as your soul should be…

Welcome back to the Star-Date 1983,

MJ,

Soul our Vinyl frontier…

We continue this week in celebrating the best moments in our musical timelines by transporting you back to revive your favourite melodies live by selecting our cherieshed records from a sacred timeline! served to you in sync! or in rhythm or rhyme...

Welcome back to Star-date 1982 to relive our wonder years,

And its all Thanks to you...

Enjoy