Tortured Soul (band)
| Tortured Soul | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Electronica, Jazz Fusion, New York house, classic disco, nu jazz |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Associated acts | Cooly’s Hot Box |
| Website | http://www.torturedsoulmusic.com/ |
| Members | John-Christian Urich, Jordan Scanella, Isamu MacGregor |
| Past members | Ethan White, Jason JKriv Kriveloff |
Tortured Soul is a music group from Brooklyn, New York, United States, comprising composer, singer and drummer John-Christian Urich, bass player Jordan Scannella and keyboard player Isamu MacGregor.
Tortured Soul’s origins date back to 2001 while Urich was steering Cooly’s Hot Box, an acid jazz outfit also featuring under-the-radar indie soul vocalist Angela Johnson. After putting Cooly’s Hot Box on hiatus, Urich composed Might Do Something Wrong which was quickly picked up by New York-based deep house label Central Park Recordings, and Tortured Soul was born. Thanks to the cool laidback mix provided by Osunlade, the song quickly became an underground staple at the iconic Club Shelter and helped jumpstart the development of a full-length disc generating more soulful house.
Urich began playing his compositions "Might Do Something Wrong," "When You Find Your Love Hold On," "Fall In Love" and "How's Your Life" with his bandmates from the rhythm section of NYC's acid-jazz band Topaz: bassist Jason "JKriv" Kriveloff and keyboardist Ethan White. Eventually they broke away to form the trio Tortured Soul (band). They began touring in 2003, and have become one of the premier live dance acts of this generation. While touring nearly every continent, they have played venues as diverse as the Montreal Jazz Festival, Zouk Singapore, Bonnaroo in Tennessee, Fabric in London, and The Capetown International Jazz Festival in South Africa. They have shared the stage with world-renowned DJ’s like Carl Cox, Miguel Migs, Jazzanova, and Louie Vega. They have also performed with many legendary live acts such as Chaka Kahn, The Wailers, The Brand New Heavies, and Pharcyde.
A succession of 12-inch singles followed Might Do Something Wrong, including Alix Alvarez’s mix of How’s Your Life and the romantic dance-pop of Fall in Love. Billboard dance critic Michael Paoletta lauded the latter track by calling it a sterling, soul-slammed house jam. Each of the singles impressed the bevy of the world’s dance halls, allowing the band to tour heavily with appearances at clubs and festivals across the US. With 2006’s Introducing Tortured Soul, the band was able to piece together their first debut album using all their earlier singles while also incorporating a few new studio additions. The follow-up album, 2009’s Did You Miss Me, released on the band’s own label, TSTC Records, ushered in a new wave of critical acclaim, climactically winning accolades from various music publications like Blues and Soul, SoulTracks and SoulBounce. Home to You, In My Fantasy and Your Dream Is My Dream were all given the 12" and 7" singles’ treatment. Continuing their regimen for clubland rituals, Tortured Soul employed an attractive A-list of DJs and remixers to carefully handle the mixes for their latest batch of uptempo dancefloor fillers, including Mark de Clive-Lowe, Quentin Harris, Jon Cutler, DJ Spinna, Dimitri From Paris and remix pioneer Tom Moulton. In 2015 the band released a third album, Hot For Your Love Tonight, with a music video for the single "Don't Lead Me On." Most recently two new singles, "Makin' Me Better" and "U Live 2 Far Away," along with remixes of both by JKriv, Lounge Lizards, Ron Trent and more.
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