London-based singer/songwriter, Deborah Jordan‘s sophomore album What You See is scheduled for worldwide release at the end of this month. It’s definitely more beat heavy than her debut The Light—giving us something not only to listen to, but also to dance to. And as always, Deborah’s vocals are Patrice Rushen smooth, providing lush vocal phrasings and great songwriting which float between downtempo, neo soul and new jazz. What You See features the talents of hip hop DJ Simon S., alternative producer Kira Neris, and Marc Rapson.

I’ve been listening to Deborah‘s music for years now, and didn’t know she is a classically trained flutist, who strangely enough had no aspirations to sing. When she hit university and met Robert Mitchell, she joined his contemporary jazz band Panacea and from there, opportunities became boundless — starting with backing vocalist for Eska Mtungwazi and Bembe Segue, which later lead her to being the lead vocalist on Dego and Kaidi Tatham‘s Silhouette Brown‘s self-entitled debut album, moving on to her solo release, The Light, and also releasing and album under the group name of Suncircle with Simon S.

What You See is a solid album where  Deborah‘s vocals glide over each tune effortlessly. Check out some of the tracks below. Currently What You See is available at the following vendors – Groove Distribution, Moods Music, and Dusty Groove.

Nothing Lasts (Rise Remix)

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Slipping Away (Ty Macklin Remix)

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If you didn’t catch Suncircle‘s debut album, Reborn, which came out last month on the Futuristica Music label and features the wonderful vocals of Deborah Jordan (Silhouette Brown, Masirah, Panacea) and who has appeared on some of future soul’s best works, laid over the the production of DJ Simon S; a really nice union.

I’ve always been a big fan of Deborah Jordan. Can you imagine what it would be like to be a child and have a mum who sings to you like Deborah?! You’d act up to ensure she’d sing to you…regularly! She has such a beautiful and pure sounding voice. Reborn is a chilled collection of tunes with wonderful funk based grooves, with jazz influences. I expect to hear elements of Reborn in films as it truly is mood music with an edge.

Below is the new video for “Stars Fall Down,” co-directed with Suncircle and Think Tank Collective. The setting is perfect, as “Stars Fall Down” has that contemplative feel to it; a video that compliments a song. Enjoy!

We often hear about the power of the internet and how social media has taken connecting to another level. The story behind this project is liberating, defying limitations to create, unconventionally. Completely constructed in each artist’s own space, UK producer Soulpersona used the internet to find his collaborators, sent them his music, which they added their contribution, and what we’re left with is Soulcoaster, a smooth blend of expressive soul, rare grooves, jazz funk, hip hop, and disco infected beats. Featuring a wide range of artists from around the world such as Princess Freesia, Replife, Deborah Jordan, D’Angelo’s backing vocalist Kia Bennett and a surprise vocalist — the sexy full vocals of Sibel Thasher from the 70s band RAMP (remember her from Roy Ayres “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”?). Soulcoaster is a sexy little album for grown folks from a new talent. Listen to some of the songs below and get yourself a copy from Digisoul now!

“Candy Wrapper” feat. Princess Freesia

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“In Your Eyes” feat. Sibel Thrasher

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No stranger to the broken beat, nu-jazz world, Deborah Jordan has worked with all the key players in the game, including Bembé Segué, Dego McFarlane (4Hero) and Kaidi Tatham (Bugz in the Attic). With her solo release Futuristica about to drop either towards the end of June or early July, Deborah is seeding the market with 12″ releases perfect for DJ’s to start spreading her vibe.

I’m pretty excited about the release of Futuristica, which hosts some of the best in Broken and experimental music such as Rise, Electric Conversation, Face, Aardvarck, Simbad, Colonel Red and Spoonface, Kamara, Atjazz and Don-Ray and remixes by Domu, Masirah, Ty Macklin, Chamade Beat, Rep Life and Soulclan. It’s going to be heavy.

For those of you unfamiliar with the angelic sounds of Deborah Jordan, check out the new singles below, plus my all-time favorite, “They Can’t Tell Us” when she was the vocalist with Silhouette Brown.

“Let Go” from Futuristica

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“You Could Be Here” (Masirah Remix) from Futuristica

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“They Can’t Tell Us” from Silhouette Brown

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