Oscar Romp

Oscar has collected records “of attitude”, mostly from the jazz, reggae, and soul genres, since his youth. Much of his vinyl collection has been test-driven by his own dancing feet on the UK soul, and jazz-dance club scenes. A resident DJ at South London Soul Train since 2013, he welcomed the challenge to create a set that prioritises reflection above the requirement of a club DJ to fill a floor.

“My motivation in making this set is to endorse the re-awakening of participation and protest, - as witnessed in 2020.”- Oscar

Listen:

SETLIST

001: The Impressions - Keep On Pushing - ABC Paramount (1964)

002: Joe Tex - I Believe I’m Gonna Make It - Dial (1964)

003: Troy Keyes - If I Had My Way - VMP 109 (1971)

004: Patrice Holloway - Stay With Your Own Kind - Capitol (1967)

005: The Fuller Brothers - Time’s A Wastin’ - Soul Clock (1968)

006: Fred Hughes - The Son Of Hickory Hollow’s Tramp - Brunswick - LP(1969)

007: James Brown - Don’t Be A Drop Out - King (1966).

008: Edwin Starr - Cloud Nine - Gordy (1968)

009: Bobby Byrd - You Don’t Work You Can’t Eat - King (1971)

010: Little Johnny Blaire - Momma’s Gone - House Of The Fox (1970)

011: Joey Quartermaster - So Much Trouble In My Mind - GSF (1972)

012: Curtis Mayfield - Kung Fu - Curtom (1974)

013: Etta James - All The Way Down - Chess (1973)

014: Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto - Atco (1969)

015: Ray Charles - Living For The City - Crossover (1975)

016: Esther Phillips - Home Is Where The Hatred Is - Kudu (1972)

017: The Temptations - Law Of The Land - UK Tamla Motown (1973)

018: Curtis Mayfield - The Underground - Buddah - LP (1971)

019: Lonnie Liston Smith - A Chance For Peace - Flying Dutchman - LP(1975)

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