This week Gilles is joined by UK soul legend, Omar, live in session, performing tracks from his current album, The Man.
Omar, who first achieved widespread success in 1990 with his ‘There’s Nothing Like This’ album, has been a mainstay of the UK soul scene ever since, collaborating with soul and hiphop legends such as Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Common and Angie Stone, as well as the now deceased ODB, and Guru, of Gangstarr fame.
Tracklist
Omar – Music [Talkin’ Loud]
Flying Lotus – Mind Game [Rostrum]
Moodprint – Storyboard [Tangram]
Billie Holiday – My Man (Toro Y Moi Remix) [Verve]
Ady Suleiman – Longing For Your Love [White Label]
Moonchild – Ocean Deep [Bandcamp]
Reginald Ommas Mammode IV – Do You [White Label]
Candido – Thousand Finger Man [Salsoul]
Tom Browne – Throw Down [Arista]
Sander Mölder – In Your Eyes [Emerald City]
Common – The Hustle (feat Omar) [MCA]
Zia – Helelyos [Finders Keepers]
Samuel Jon Samuelsson – Felafal [SJS]
Mount Kimbie – Slow [Warp]
Rodrigo Campo – Sete Vela [Nucleo Contemporaneo]
Bad Bad Not Good – Hedron [BBNG]
Flying Lotus – Mind Game [Rostrum]
Moodprint – Storyboard [Tangram]
Billie Holiday – My Man (Toro Y Moi Remix) [Verve]
Ady Suleiman – Longing For Your Love [White Label]
Moonchild – Ocean Deep [Bandcamp]
Reginald Ommas Mammode IV – Do You [White Label]
Candido – Thousand Finger Man [Salsoul]
Tom Browne – Throw Down [Arista]
Sander Mölder – In Your Eyes [Emerald City]
Common – The Hustle (feat Omar) [MCA]
Zia – Helelyos [Finders Keepers]
Samuel Jon Samuelsson – Felafal [SJS]
Mount Kimbie – Slow [Warp]
Rodrigo Campo – Sete Vela [Nucleo Contemporaneo]
Bad Bad Not Good – Hedron [BBNG]
Secret Waltz Club
DJ Shadow – Dark Days [MCA]
Primus – Coattails Of A Deadman (Feat. Tom Waits) [Interscope]
Primus – Coattails Of A Deadman (Feat. Tom Waits) [Interscope]
James Holden – Some Respite [Border Community]
Humdono – Habari [White Label]
Omar – Making Sense Of It [BMG]
Young Disciples – Move On [Talkin’ Loud]
Walton – Need To Feel [Hyperdub]
Jamie Grind – Whenever We Say Goodbye [Self-Released]
Stéphane Belmondo – Turn Around Go Deep [Feat. Jacky Terrasson]
Humdono – Habari [White Label]
Omar – Making Sense Of It [BMG]
Young Disciples – Move On [Talkin’ Loud]
Walton – Need To Feel [Hyperdub]
Jamie Grind – Whenever We Say Goodbye [Self-Released]
Stéphane Belmondo – Turn Around Go Deep [Feat. Jacky Terrasson]
Omar Live In The Studio
Omar – Ordinary Day [Live In Session]
Omar – Who Chooses The Seasons (Feat. Carleen Anderson) [Talkin’ Loud]
Omar – The Man [Live In Session]
Kairos 4tet – Song For The Open Road (Feat. Omar) [Naim Jazz]
Omar – Who Chooses The Seasons (Feat. Carleen Anderson) [Talkin’ Loud]
Omar – The Man [Live In Session]
Kairos 4tet – Song For The Open Road (Feat. Omar) [Naim Jazz]
Denise King & Olivier Huntman – Night Vision [Cristal Records]
BJ Smith – Umi Says [NuNorthern Soul Records]
Moodprint – Storyboard (Fullcrate Remix) [Tangram]
Mr. Fingers – Can You Feel It [Trax]
Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (Todd Terje Remix) [White Label]
Benga Benga – Benga Benga 1 [White Label]
Filo – Perfume De Cebola [Pointer]
BJ Smith – Umi Says [NuNorthern Soul Records]
Moodprint – Storyboard (Fullcrate Remix) [Tangram]
Mr. Fingers – Can You Feel It [Trax]
Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (Todd Terje Remix) [White Label]
Benga Benga – Benga Benga 1 [White Label]
Filo – Perfume De Cebola [Pointer]