Gothenburg resident Erik Höök has been into music since he was a nipper. Always buying records and trying to discover new stuff from of all styles of music, not limited to soul music only. That didn’t last long and his passion for soul music grew stronger, pretty much down to the to the fantastic and established Soulastatic Soul Club.
DJ’s
Dr. Kruger
Originating from Saint-Malo (France), Thierry got his bug for collecting Soul and Funk records a few years after his move to London in 2007. With Dj Slim, Strutter and Lady Kamikaze in toe, Hook & Sling was soon put together – an event dedicated to their love of Funk music.
Thierry is also the founder of Color One Tear Black where he is joined in good company by Jim Edwards and Claire Kalvis regularly banding out the very best Sweet, Deep and Group Soul harmonies… We dig!
Christian Östlund
Punky found his feet in the soul scene mid-late 90-s through Ska, Acidjazz, Hip Hop and Funk music. At that time, Östlund mainly had the rare 60’s, 70’s and crossover vibe before graduating more towards the Sweet Soul sound. Christian is the man behind the incredible Soulastatic Soul Club, run out of Gothenburg, since 1998.
Tony Jackson
1969 saw Woolies enjoyed a surge in record sales as a young Tony Jackson used his birthday money to purchase 3 Tamla singles and the obligatory pick ‘n’ mix!
Paul Havekin
Paul’s collection stands up to most and as such, there’s was no surprise when Paul advised he’s been collecting tunes ever since his youth club days! What is a youth club?
Jens Chreisti
Family Circle’s Jens Chreisti started buying soul records in the late 80’s and has been wowing crowds with his wonderful sounds since the late 90’s.
This period also saw Jens frequenting (as a regular punter), the iconic Soul Essence Weekender. Jens fondly describes Soul Essence as being the biggest influence on him, both as a record collector and a DJ… what a compliment for the Soul Essence crew, big up!
Paul McKay
McKay’s been an avid collector of soul wax for near half a century!
Paul’s a resident at Soul Prescription, as well as being one of the pioneers and Co-Founder of Soul in the City in London.
Ady Lupton
We are delighted to welcome one of the bossmen behind the London institution Va Va Voom, Ady Lupton. Northern Soul become his passion after being taken to the 100 club all-nighter in the early 90’s. After that, the rest was history as they say…
Alberto Zanini
Alberto would love to tell the mighty story of having inherited his passion for records and Soul from his father’s vast collection, but in his family no one was passionate about music, let alone the black American sounds. And so, the journey into the soul scene all started when he became a Mod in the early 80’s, instead!
Carib Soul
London’s fantastic Carib Soul crew join us for what will be an unforgettable showcase of their behemoth taste in rare soul music and unique delivery blending Jamaican selector style DJ’ing with rare soul bombs galore. Do not miss one of the highlights of the weekend!