Ben l’Oncle Soul

soul // french // motown Ben l'Oncle Soul

The sounds of Ben l’Oncle Soul are spreading through Europe, with a major hit this summer in the form of an uptempo soul cover of “Seven Nation Army”. Signed to Motown, Ben has all elements covered. Some say his style is not original enough, but when the styles are blended and performed this well, and the songs are this catchy, who really cares. This is good music. Period. So if you like soul & funk and appreciate a singer that knows how to manipulate his sound to range from John Legend to Jamie Lidell and back to all the soul greats from the ol’ days, this should be on blast.

French retro soul with a modern edge.
Ben l’oncle Soul – Seven Nation Army
Ben l’oncle Soul – Soulman

[Editor’s Note: Please join me in welcoming Sjoerd Kranendonk to Aurgasm. Also known as zephirnl on soundcloud and @mffonline on twitter, he has a mean habit of unearthing the good ‘n raw funky stuff. We’re thrilled to have him share his best finds here.]

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Posted by Sjoerd on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 under french, soul.

20 Responses to “Ben l’Oncle Soul”

  1. Paul Irish said on September 12th at 11:56 am :

    Oh yah btw.

    Dear Motown,
    We tried really hard to get in contact with you so we could share this awesome stuff with your blessing. But we couldn’t.
    Plz don’t file a takedown notice; that would be rather uncouth.

  2. ptamaro said on September 13th at 11:31 am :

    Ben’s rendition of “Seven Nation Army” is fantastic. It’s so groovin’ good, I had to listen to it several times just to soak it all in…

  3. DK said on September 13th at 12:25 pm :

    awesome stuff
    Perfect listening for this Monday afternoon.

  4. ChelseaAdora said on September 13th at 8:02 pm :

    Woohooo what a nice groove.

  5. Mats said on September 14th at 12:43 pm :

    I posted this on my blog ^_^; these songs are awesome =)

  6. Ben Kulbertis said on September 14th at 9:32 pm :

    Awesome! Love this guy!

  7. Virgil said on September 14th at 11:23 pm :

    WOW.
    another amazing addition from aurgasm.

  8. Jumpy Snark said on September 15th at 10:27 am :

    Thanks Sjoerd for the awesome selection, please keep posting!

  9. jd said on September 15th at 3:22 pm :

    so over him –‘

  10. Mike said on September 17th at 2:42 am :

    Bought after hearing this. Great stuff.

  11. Elizabeth said on September 19th at 1:55 pm :

    Love this!!!

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    Bought. I have now officially lost count of the albums aurgasm has forced me to buy.

  13. Diamante said on September 27th at 10:25 am :

    His acoustic version of Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” made my day. Thanks for the find!!

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  15. Rosscott said on December 10th at 10:27 am :

    I’m waiting for a US release. MP3 download or non-import would be great. I’ve been listening to these 2 songs on high rotation for a while now.

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