Paprika Soul / Soft Sugar - Come With Me / Métro / Swampin

Heels & Souls Recordings

£12.87

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: HSREC003
Release Date: 11 Mar 2022
Genre: Balearic, House, Downtempo

A1 - Paprika Soul - Come With Me (Sea Breeze)
A2 - Paprika Soul - Come With Me (The Chill)
A3 - Paprika Soul - Come With Me (Bossa Mix)
B1 - Soft Sugar - Métro (Funk Mix)
B2 - Soft Sugar - Swampin (Alternate Mix)

Reissue number three for Heels & Souls Recordings combines the Balearic bliss of Paprika Soul’s, ‘Come With Me’, with Soft Sugar’s dream house gem ‘Métro’ and an unreleased version of the tripped-out groover ‘Swampin'. A cherry picking of the best of three rare and sought after ‘90s EPs from the minds of High Wycombe’s Alan Barnes, Andrew Spiller and Andrew Hughes.

As anthemic as they get, Paprika Soul's 'Come With Me (Sea Breeze)' is an otherworldly electronic interpretation of Tania Maria’s beloved Brazilian jazz funk classic from '83. Vocalist Sarah Newell's unique delivery combines with a euphoric blend of Barnes’ and Spiller’s crisp drum machine programming and cosmic synthwork. Complete with crashing waves and Balearic birds, it’s a timeless, endorphin-tingling track that feels even more relevant than ever. The A-side also features the brilliant street soul flavoured ‘The Chill’ mix and the ‘Bossa Mix’, the most true in form to the original.

On the flip you’ll find Soft Sugar’s dream house flavoured ‘Métro (Funk Mix)’, Barnes and Andrew Hughes’ homage to time spent cruising the Parisian train system. Barnes’ favourite of their joint-productions, it blends that riviera feel of classic M1 stabs and sweeping pads with a dreamy bassline and stuttering breaks. Flying under the radar at the time, it’s since become hot property for the eagle-eyed digger out there.

Closing out the B, an unreleased, alternate version of Soft Sugar’s slung-back ‘Swampin’ from their Basement Records House Department EP. Mesmerizingly smooth, the 110bpm house-groover busts the brain with wigged out chants and intoxicating arpeggiations.

Fully licensed from Alan Barnes and remastered by Cicely Balston, 20% of profits from Heels & Souls Recordings and Prime Direct Distribution will be donated to Zaatari Radio – a humanitarian collective working with war-affected communities around the world.

Press / Radio:

Test Pressing Review

Moxie NTS Radio - Soft Sugar Swampin

Secretsundaze NTS Radio play - Come With Me (Sea Breeze)

John Gomez NTS Radio play - Come With Me (Sea Breeze)

Joe Delon Radio Play 26.01 - Come With Me (The Chill)

Macca NTS Radio Play 18.12 - Bossa Mix

Marco Weibel (NYC) Darker Than Wax FM play 15.01 - Come With Me (Sea Breeze) + Metro

Flo Dill NTS Radio Play 24.01 - Come With Me

Macca NTS Radio Play 08.01- Swampin

DJ Support:

Moxie, Charlie Bones, Jamie Tiller, Millos Kaiser, Mr Mendel, Paula Tape, Raphael Top Secret, Ari Goldman, Joe Delon, Zakia, Invisible City Editions, John Gomez, Lorem Ipsum, Marco Weibel, Mike Who, Xica Soul, Max Essa, Aradea Barandana, Gee Dee, Toshiki Ohta, Moving Still