Soul Essence with Martin Gale

This week, we begin October with classic vocal house before taking a turn through gospel, disco and a bit of jackin house. We've got familiar favourites with a fresh touch, keeping Soul Essence nice and soulful along the way. Jody Watley's Off The Hook gets us underway with that MAW mix, while Peacey and Rona Ray's Playground brings Groove Assassin into the picture.

Dajae's Brighter Days gives us a gospel-house lift, with that familiar vocal still doing the business. In the second hour, we hear the brass of The Chocolate Fudge Band before Seamus Haji's Weekend takes us back towards the strings with John Morales on the mix. Later, there's remastered British house from Inland Knights and that killer bassline on The Fog's Been A Long Time, before Purple Disco Machine brings us Song for O.

This week, we ease into Soul Essence with the warm, soulful glow of Sticks & Stonez and Liv East before moving through John Morales groove and Sam Curran's classy, deep funk. We've got The Shapeshifters and Joss Stone bringing the big vocal feeling, while Tim Deluxe's Ibiza favourite gets a fresh lift.

In the second hour, Michael Gray, Kelli Sae and DJ Spen keep the soulful house flowing, with Barbara Tucker's garage-rooted Stay Together and Dr Packer's polished Change Position rework bringing the classics we love. Mark Picchiotti's I Believe gets a gospel-house lift, then Micky More and Andy Tee add fresh funky flavour before Gusto and Nomad/Soulvation bring this House FM session home.

This week, we begin Soul Essence with Jaegerossa and Suki Soul, bringing a little 1979 sparkle into the opening before a beautiful RedSoul and MIMI JAZMINA take on a Kathy Brown favourite. From there, Kym Sims gives us a lesser-heard E-Smoove touch, while Clara Hill and Crackazat bring those smoky jazz vocals that always land so well.

The second half settles into deeper soulful house with Soul In The Horn, Bee Honey’s sweet vocal glow and Franck Roger’s more stripped-back mood. We’ve got disco touches, bass and a proper little swagger from Animist and Ciggyman, before Atari Safari give Gwen Guthrie’s familiar vocal a fresh house bite for the final stretch.

This week, we begin with a big soulful-house moment from Loleatta Holloway before moving through fresh vocals, original garage, disco and some bassier business later on. As usual, we’ve got new flavours blended up nice and smooth alongside the classics we love.

Inner City and Steffanie Christi’an bring us Turn Me On, Barbara Tucker and Tyyla get right in the feels, and Mariah Carey takes us into the vinyl vaults with Dreamlover. Hour two opens beautifully with Lisa Stansfield, then Soul Revival and Capathia Jenkins lead us into that proper garage feeling. From there, Kano and D.P.V. set up the funkier end of the show before Inner City return with Good Life and Neil Willis takes us Deeper Love.

This week, we start soulful, sunny and beautifully relaxed for a birthday broadcast, with a few Latin flavours carried through from last time and some proper Soul Essence warmth in the mix.

Ezel and Rona Ray open things up with Endless Summer, with Audiowhores and Susana Montero, Jerry Ropero, Roger Garcia and Mijangos, Stryv and Hotmood keeping that early glow moving. Then the show rolls into soulful house, disco touches and proper house memories, with Michael Gray and Barbara Tucker, Seamus Haji and Kathy Brown, DJ Fudge with Ralph Session and Chinua Hawk, Bobby & Steve with Lifford, and Hifi Sean with Paris Grey all on the pile.

We head a little deeper later on with Testify, I'm Free, Red Alert and Turn Me Deeper before Bohannon brings us home with Let's Start The Dance.

This week, we ease ourselves in at the deep end before the Friday feelgood switch gets properly flicked. Incognito opens with Wake Me under Louie Vega and Joe Claussell’s hands, Crackazat takes on Tryin’ Times, and there’s warm soulful house from Candice Hoyes, Paris Cesvette with Tracy Hamlin, Kym Sims and Cafe 432.

The Shapeshifters bring a classic-house lift with Back To Basics, while Daisuke Miyamoto slips in that cheeky Michael Jackson sample. Hour two starts with Barbara Tucker, heads into Fonda Rae’s old-school class and Lovebirds’ Wrap Me Up, then Talking Heads brings a funk bassline that means business. Mark Knight carries Curtis Mayfield’s Move On Up firmly into this century, Ladies On Mars gives us a Quincy tribute, and a rare Dimitri take on Stardust helps bring us home.

This week, we ease in with a melodic, soulful opening before the sunshine properly kicks in. Memi P. and Djarah get us moving with 100 Proof, Detroit Rising and Kimberly Davis keep things smooth on Good Vibrations, and Barbara Tucker brings one of the classics we love with Stay Together.

Then we stir up a little Latin house party, with Harry Romero's take on Ritmo Da Rua, Mirko and Meex's Amore and the brass-led bounce of El Trompetista. Hour two heads into disco-house and familiar favourites: Todd Terry revisits Peanut Butter, Dave Lee and Maurissa Rose bring By Loves Design, and Michael Gray brings remix magic to Mystic Merlin. Atari Safari refresh an eighties favourite before Bob Sinclar and Ron Carroll take us firmly into filtered house with House Music.

This week, we start in proper vintage territory before bringing things bang up to date. Black Rascals and Roger Harris set the tone, Waterlillies take us back to the garage-house days, and Barbara Tucker brings one of those voices that gets us every time. We keep it soulful with Juan Hoerni and Terry Dexter, then Dr Packer gives Angie Stone a warm disco lift.

Hour two opens with proper Friday feeling from Copyright, Angie Brown and Jocelyn Brown before Dave Lee and Maurissa Rose bring us right into 2026. There’s an Ibiza memory from Masters At Work and India, a lovely lift from Riva Starr and Nic Hanson, then Twism and B3RAO send us back to an eighties favourite as we bring it home.

This week, we begin deep with Helmut Ebritsch, Factor E and Ian Pooley before opening things up into old-skool garage, soulful vocals and plenty of disco warmth. We head back to 1994 with 24 Hour Experience, visit the Vinyl Vaults for Gwen Guthrie’s Padlock, and hear fresh music from Barbara Tucker alongside Bobby & Steve and Gwen Yvette.

Hour two keeps the soulful house rolling with Funkatomic, Tracy Hamlin and Derrick McKenzie, then a pair of Dave Lee moments brings that warm, funky-house feel. Knee Deep takes us back to an Elm Grove memory, Mattei & Omich with Re-Tide turn us towards disco, and Groove Armada’s Love’s Theme lands as one of Martin’s tracks of 2026. Jazzy M and Roog give a classic a fresh wash and brush up before we firm things up for the finish.

This week, we ease in with terrace warmth and a proper US-garage swing, then roll through soulful house vocals, nineties memories and a few favourites brought nicely up to date. MDA Grooves and JKriv set the tone with Caparica Sunset, Dave Lee gives Our Love that throwback garage feel, and Cafe 432 with Lifford bring the warmth on Symphony.

From there, Barbara Tucker and Sounds of Blackness keep the gospel lift high before Evelyn “Champagne” King takes us back with Love Come Down. The second hour opens with Kevin McKay’s vocal-house take on All I Do, then Kenny Thomas and Opolopo lead us into a deeper, disco-tinged stretch. Groove Armada’s Love’s Theme sits right in that sweet spot, Basement Jaxx meet the Isleys on Jus 1 Kiss, and N-You-Up with Mike Dunn and David Penn bring us home with Jack My Body.