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I was fortunate for my first ever job to be in a record shop in Sunderland (UK) called Chartz Records. It was the mid 80's so it was mainly the electronic 80's sound that was around with the main RnB singers like Luther and Alexander O'Neal leading the way for soul. I however opted for the electronic 80's sound and fell in love with Soul & RnB around about the early 90's, however not before the early days of RAVE. Living in the coal mining area of the north east there was only one popular sound in the 90's and that was Hardcore...I could not stand the stuff and still can't to this day. So there i was all alone with my taste in music and over time had ended up with a massive collection of soulful and mellow 90's tracks (The Beloved, Electribe 101 etc) after listening to and seeing so many DJ's i then decided to invest in a pair of belt drive turntables (they were terrible lol), It took me years to get used to them and then finally the Pioneer CDJ 500's landed...I was reborn I loved them, my music collecting and fascination went into overdrive, I used to eat, sleep and drink house music, Finding a decent place for a night out was quite hard too back then, while all my friends were off to the hardcore nights I would look around and find nothing that played what i liked. Then SHINDIG (Newcastle, Riverside) opened it doors in 1992 and world renowned DJ's were on my door step and the best time of my life had begun. Thoses nights created memories and helped me to make friends for life all thanks to house music. While all this was going on I continued to polish my mixing skills and fine tune my style by playing in small bars and venues across the North of England which eventually led me to a regular slot on Pressure radio, so I would end by saying....
We are only on the earth for a short while so why not try and make you mark on it. I would like to think I have helped educate many people on the style and vibe of soulful & deep house through my mixes and would like to keep that side of house going as long as possible. It feels and looks like it is one of the main genres of house that's really struggling the past few years and it is mainly the mature heads that are loyal to this timeless art form of music however I'm sure the longevity and timlessness of the music we love will help keep it from fading totally and with the likes of Groove Odyssey, Southport & Deep into Soul championing it there's years of life left in it....and after all its ..MATURE MUSIC FOR MATURE EARS.

The Buttnaked Soulful House Sessions iain willis

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I was fortunate for my first ever job to be in a record shop in Sunderland (UK) called Chartz Records. It was the mid 80's so it was mainly the electronic 80's sound that was around with the main RnB singers like Luther and Alexander O'Neal leading the way for soul. I however opted for the electronic 80's sound and fell in love with Soul & RnB around about the early 90's, however not before the early days of RAVE. Living in the coal mining area of the north east there was only one popular sound in the 90's and that was Hardcore...I could not stand the stuff and still can't to this day. So there i was all alone with my taste in music and over time had ended up with a massive collection of soulful and mellow 90's tracks (The Beloved, Electribe 101 etc) after listening to and seeing so many DJ's i then decided to invest in a pair of belt drive turntables (they were terrible lol), It took me years to get used to them and then finally the Pioneer CDJ 500's landed...I was reborn I loved them, my music collecting and fascination went into overdrive, I used to eat, sleep and drink house music, Finding a decent place for a night out was quite hard too back then, while all my friends were off to the hardcore nights I would look around and find nothing that played what i liked. Then SHINDIG (Newcastle, Riverside) opened it doors in 1992 and world renowned DJ's were on my door step and the best time of my life had begun. Thoses nights created memories and helped me to make friends for life all thanks to house music. While all this was going on I continued to polish my mixing skills and fine tune my style by playing in small bars and venues across the North of England which eventually led me to a regular slot on Pressure radio, so I would end by saying....
We are only on the earth for a short while so why not try and make you mark on it. I would like to think I have helped educate many people on the style and vibe of soulful & deep house through my mixes and would like to keep that side of house going as long as possible. It feels and looks like it is one of the main genres of house that's really struggling the past few years and it is mainly the mature heads that are loyal to this timeless art form of music however I'm sure the longevity and timlessness of the music we love will help keep it from fading totally and with the likes of Groove Odyssey, Southport & Deep into Soul championing it there's years of life left in it....and after all its ..MATURE MUSIC FOR MATURE EARS.

    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #32 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #32 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    Soulful Time Again…These mixes are to showcase the timelessness of Soulful House..I hope you all enjoy.

    All tracks featured on the show/mix are for promotional purposes and can be purchased through all leading download sites...please support the artist…without them…we have nothing.

    Listen & Download all links now at Link Tree. https://linktr.ee/iain.willis

    Also available on ITunes, Amazon music Tune-In,Deezer, Stitcher & Google Play
    Never miss a new mix/show join the Facebook group for ‘The Buttnaked Soulful House Sessions
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    #MatureMusic #SoulfulHouse #DeepHouse #ClassicHouse #Deep #Soulful #Vocalhouse #Retro

    • 2 hrs 5 min
    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #31 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #31 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    Soulful Time Again…These mixes are to showcase the timelessness of Soulful House..I hope you all enjoy.

    All tracks featured on the show/mix are for promotional purposes and can be purchased through all leading download sites...please support the artist…without them…we have nothing.

    Listen & Download all links now at Link Tree. https://linktr.ee/iain.willis

    Also available on ITunes, Amazon music Tune-In,Deezer, Stitcher & Google Play
    Never miss a new mix/show join the Facebook group for ‘The Buttnaked Soulful House Sessions
    m.facebook.com/groups/1764760447136853

    • 1 hr 43 min
    Chilled Soul #13 - Iain Willis

    Chilled Soul #13 - Iain Willis

    After what feels like an eternity I have finally managed to pull together a Brand New Chilled Soul for your listening and downloading pleasure ..Please feel free to like, comment and share..I hope you all enjoy. #soul #neo-soul #R&B #Nu-soul #soulful #jazz #funk #chillout #lounge #downtempo

    01. Cool Million feat Eugene & Dee Dee Wilde - Loose
    02. Keni Burke - Risin' To The Top (12'' Version)
    03. D'influence & D'Vas feat Julie Anne Evans - Dreams
    04. The Degrees - Nothing Else
    05. Nia Sultana – Proven
    06. Sly Johnson - Okay
    07. Chantay Savage - Betcha-ll Never Find (Terry Hunter Extended Mix)
    08. The Requestors feat.Vivienne McKone - Love Has To Be Easy
    09. Incognito feat Cherri V - Days Like These
    10. Devon Howard - Your Love Is
    11. Michell Ivon & Vincent Kwok - Disco Daydream
    12. Sipprell - Roam
    13. Samuel Archer feat Kia Renee - Unbothered
    14. Stokes & Machine - Freeway (Soul-Jazz Mix)Le Flex - Finally Found You
    15. Felece Tillman - Brighter Love
    16. Fourplay feat Chaka Khan & Nathan East - Between the Sheets
    17. The Floaters - Float On (Album Version)
    18. Niki J Crawford - Elay
    19. Myles Sanko - Forget Me Not (Rob Hardt Remix)
    20. Will Downing - Closer to Me

    All tracks featured on the show/mix are for promotional purposes and can be purchased through all leading download sites...please support the artist.

    Never miss a new mix/show join the Facebook group for The Buttnaked Soulful House Sessions
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    • 1 hr 27 min
    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #30 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #30 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #30 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes
    Soulful Time Again…These mixes are to showcase the timelessness of Soulful House..I hope you all enjoy. #MatureMusic #SoulfulHouse #DeepHouse #ClassicHouse #Deep #Soulful #Vocalhouse #Retro #lounge

    All tracks featured on the show/mix are for promotional purposes and can be purchased through all leading download sites...please support the artist…without them…we have nothing.

    Listen & Download all links now at Link Tree. https://linktr.ee/iain.willis

    Also available on ITunes, Amazon music Tune-In,Deezer, Stitcher & Google Play

    Never miss a new mix/show join the Facebook group for ‘The Buttnaked Soulful House Sessions
    m.facebook.com/groups/1764760447136853

    • 1 hr 33 min
    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #29 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #29 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    These mixes are to showcase the timelessness of Soulful House..I hope you all enjoy. #MatureMusic #SoulfulHouse #DeepHouse #ClassicHouse #Deep #Soulful #Vocalhouse #Retro #lounge

    All tracks featured on the show/mix are for promotional purposes and can be purchased through all leading download sites...please support the artist…without them…we have nothing.

    Never miss a new mix/show join the Facebook group for ‘The Buttnaked Soulful House Sessions
    m.facebook.com/groups/1764760447136853

    • 1 hr 29 min
    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #28 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    Iain Willis presents Retrospective #28 - Buttnaked Lost Mixes

    These mixes are to showcase the timelessness of Soulful House..I hope you all enjoy. #MatureMusic #SoulfulHouse #DeepHouse #ClassicHouse #Deep #Soulful #Vocalhouse #Retro #lounge

    All tracks featured on the show/mix are for promotional purposes and can be purchased through all leading download sites...please support the artist…without them…we have nothing.

    Also available on ITunes, Amazon music Tune-In,Deezer, Stitcher & Google Play

    Never miss a new mix/show join the Facebook group for ‘The Buttnaked Soulful House Sessions
    m.facebook.com/groups/1764760447136853

    • 1 hr 42 min

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