Candi Staton, 18 Feb
One of they middle of the week gigs, I just know it's going to be over way to soon so I rush down to the Wankademy early. Indeed, Phantom Limb are already in full swing, a kind of laterwithjoolz easy jazz Big Soul band.
There is an air of uncontrollable excitement as the DJ gets out the old soul music, and when Candi Staton kicks off, the roof pretty much flies off the building. There is heartbreaking soul, uplifting funk, face-melting disco and much, much more. Each song is introduced as the song that made it into the top ten in 1969/70/etc with a little story and the whole event is just wonderful, especially the disco version of Suspicious Minds I have to tear myself away early, but the music bounces around for days.

