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Touching Bass presents: Soon Come

by Various Artists

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majhium
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majhium A wonderful compilation of so many brilliantly talented artists all in one album! The flow of the music is simply spot on. All the tracks are my favourite tracks. Perfect. Thanks to everyone who made this album.
Alango
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Alango Ahh the flow is soo lush. From the first track it feels like a sunny morning, going into afternoon, then night, and by the time you get to Molinaro's track the sun is coming up again.
STUNNING ! Favorite track: Ebodance (feat. Mary Cayenne-Elliott).
yungorn
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yungorn whole compilation so deliciousssss Favorite track: Took My Heart Away.
andrew.
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andrew. Oh boy

Oh boy

This is the best label out.
Hands down.
Thank you!!!!! Favorite track: Dandelions.
cosmicsou
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cosmicsou TB is killing it! this comp has it all, for the headphones and the dancefloor. I can't wait to spin this on my turntable!

I've been a fan since the Afro Chronicles in 2017, they always keep their output fresh and innovative with lowkey old school promotion style around newsletters and radio shows. There's also a certain sense of community you can feel in everything they do.

bravo guys! Favorite track: Took My Heart Away.
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jojorabbit_badgoogle Love the British rapping. I can't remember which track as I bought the whole album. Good album to have in the background.
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    - Beautiful double vinyl version of 'Soon Come', pressed on bright orange (day) and midnight blue (night) vinyl housed in a reverse cardboard, double gatefold jacket, with single-sided tracklist insert.
    - Artwork; Illustrations, photography, and collage by Alex Rita
    - Graphic design by Brian 'BOT' O'Tuama

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dem first born problems crash test no rest test case with stress fracture on chest and soft heart bruised so tender so please ease up on me let me leave estranged from baby boy knew lonely all now, tell why no longer cosy at home in himself forget everything and recall days before fear before anxious freefall clipped ear whipped rear and corners faced in silence now boy an island maze from mouth to heart send help ‘fore the lighthouse lamp turn dark flicker of filament decode what it tellin me this pain of pedigree a litter of sons now why are you so easily undone? chant I am I am but don’t become did I ever tell you I believe in you? right on time right on time squinting at the shine man barely saw the jewel oh you a sign get in line bruh you know the rules daren't use til I learn if you a weapon or a tool stay sus til I sus it out trust wear a glove of doubt why these years growing so unsure? throat sore and the healer a most bitter cure this taste like a suttin of familial lore blood been here before where is wisdom? how I look both ways then fail? on my knees with a plea let dirt be the grail come we turn rock bottom to prevail add water to it fire up a brick start in the middle build a couple layers thick door at the base and a window at the tip chuck a lamp in it flicker of filament decode what it tellin me this pain of pedigree a litter of sons now why are you so easily undone? chant I am I am but don’t become did I ever tell you I believe in you? nature boy, service man crossing lands followed maps drawn by hand by and by watch him fly watch him fly soft face hmm shy and sad of eye my guy look at you all looking like you who knew this is what that true talk do look at you always knew the boy would pull through how you do dat came back glowin and grew is that you yeh? ok, spin around show that you already know with a therapy flow how it feel how it feel now you know that it's real got the lesson for the spill didn’t kill didn’t kill ya...
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In the stars We wait so long We wait so long In the stars We wait so long We wait so long Bring it home Secrets im gone Do you hate me For my own devices Bring it home Secrets unknown Do you hate me For those that preach In the stars We wait so long We wait so long In the stars We wait so long We wait so long
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Hejira - You 03:20
You Looking in your eyes I just want to get to know you and share my life I just want to get to know you again and share my life with you Cause this is all I ever wanted Cause this is all I ever need
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How many calls you gonna leave on my phone, Let the water fall Soothe my soul when I’m all alone You took my heart away You took my love for granted And you were all I ever wanted I've lost my way You’re all I ever needed I can’t find my way I took your love for granted And I was all you ever wanted I’ve lost my way You were all I ever needed You took my heart away I’ve lost my way You took my heart away You took my love I took your love for granted And I was, you were all I ever wanted I’ve lost my way Don't you know you were all I ever needed I can’t find my way I took your love, you took my love for granted I was all you ever you were all I ever wanted I’ve lost my way You’re all I ever needed
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I miss you I miss your eyes how they twinkle I didn’t wanna say it ‘cause I’m supposed to be over you now and someone’s supposed to be riding me out but I miss you you cannot even fathom what I been through faking these smiles haven’t got me anywhere just being hostile in my therapist’s chair oh yeah, oh yeah I really miss you Just tryna get along without you here I simply miss you Just tryna own it now & make it clear I miss us I miss the days there was no fuss We were only playing Now the love is a chore We don’t care for All the love that I poured Stains the floor But I miss us Therapy’s where I discuss All the ways I failed Walking the wrong trail Following my mother, I told Abigail I won’t even bother, again I really miss you Just tryna get along without you here I simply miss you Just tryna own it now & make it clear Is it clear, Just tryna own it My therapy said just be honest, Just be honest Can we just be honest now? (x4)
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what your eyes see is not all of me niggas think they can sample me never will you replicate me the least you can do is repay me what’s inside of me will never leave i’ve got true love all above me call out the names of my loves deceased watch me bless up exponentially
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I see him bleeding on the canvas I see the crowd of fans screaming for Barabbas I couldn’t watch, I woke up screaming it’s the passion I couldn’t watch, my blood was leaking through the mattress I’m too old, I’m too old to be embarrassed I’m too remote, I’m too remote to get your message I left the city life for pine trees and cleaner air And a cabin in the mountains with a steep descent A couple years the palm wine had me seeing clear In the dead of night, seeking something I could really feel Pouring drink on the ground until there’s nothing left An empty street, one man, two clouds of breath I fight not flesh and blood I nearly lost my mind trying to wrestle God Somewhere in south, head on fire like it’s pentecost Blood of Jesus tastes like Ribena on my western tongue Nayiem, how’s life My mind cuts to a feel of dandelions Scattered madly in the gale force wind I tell my friends life’s absolutely fine Hey Nayiem, Hey Nayiem how’s life My mind cuts to a feel of dandelions Scattered madly in the gale force wind I tell my friends life’s absolutely fine Hey Nayiem, Hey Nayiem how’s life My mind cuts to a feel of dandelions Scattered madly in the gale force wind I tell my friends life’s absolutely fine Hey Nayiem, Hey Nayiem how’s life My mind cuts to a feel of dandelions Scattered madly in the gale force wind I tell my friends life’s absolutely fine I see him bleeding on the canvas I see the crowd of fans screaming for Barabbas I couldn’t watch, I woke up screaming it’s the passion I couldn’t watch, my blood was leaking through the mattress I’m too old, I’m too old to be embarrassed I’m too remote, I’m too remote to get your message I left the city life for pine trees and cleaner air And a cabin in the mountains with a steep descent A couple years the palm wine had me seeing clear In the dead of night, seeking something I could really feel Pouring drink on the ground until there’s nothing left An empty street, one man, two clouds of breath I fight not flesh and blood I nearly lost my mind trying to wrestle God Somewhere in south, head on fire like it’s pentecost Blood of Jesus tastes like Ribena on my western tongue Nayiem, how’s life My mind cuts to a feel of dandelions Scattered madly in the gale force wind I tell my friends life’s absolutely fine Hey Nayiem, Hey Nayiem how’s life My mind cuts to a feel of dandelions Scattered madly in the gale force wind I tell my friends life’s absolutely fine Hey Nayiem, Hey Nayiem how’s life My mind cuts to a feel of dandelions Scattered madly in the gale force wind I tell my friends life’s absolutely fine Hey Nayiem, Hey Nayiem how’s life My mind cuts to a feel of dandelions Scattered madly in the gale force wind I tell my friends life’s absolutely fine
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It’s been so long that I get light headed every time I hear you say my name, And I thought by now I’d be over this thing but somehow it still feels the same. I’m only dreaming. I’m only dreaming, I’m only dreaming, Maybe this happens in another life. I get excited when you’re around, You know it’s not like me to be this shy. I’ve spent so much time trying to fight my feelings, I’m just about to lose my mind. When you put your hands on me, You really don’t know it, but you’re fucking with my whole world. I get so distracted when you look me in the eye and I remember that you’ve got a girl. I’m only dreaming. I’m only dreaming, I’m only dreaming, Maybe this happens in another life. I know you feel it, I know you feel it, I know you feel it. Im only dreaming, I’m only dreaming, maybe this happens in another life.
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In the reddest night This movement is a spin I cannot see it end I know it’s just an oversight We’re tangled in the vine Of sound around our lives And here we find the common ground Of how long i have gone To dance up to the dawn To make the aura solid now The noise across the sea The scene that’s drawing me Why so far away? There’s an autograph Material i hold To prove me to my own Recollection of that sacred space If only there inside We keep it in our sights That future is so far away Why so far away?
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I used to be so lonely And lonesome I used to be seduced By the fuse box of my emotions I’d flip like a switch Each time I was paralysed By profuse amount of loneliness It would climb with confusion between the cracks Of sidewalk-splitting moments Click. Click. I used to get so lonely (lonely) But now I recognize the liberty Of being me I can identify the blueprint of wealth Without nobody’s help And yeah, I still get my doubts But I know I never want to be defined By anybody else ever again Only I can define my freedom I used to unbutton daydreams In the middle of the night Aloof to moonlight crossing The intersection of my eyes, I’d trace fantasies of who I’d rather be One Monday morning, sunshine Broke into my house And robbed me of my insecurity I figure it’d be a waste of time filing a police report ‘Cause being a pessimist just ain’t for me Besides, greatness occurs despite the sceptics They say, “Nothing lasts forever” But we’ve got elastics for hearts And even after bombs explode, time still tick-tick-tocks (and tick tick tocks, and tick tick tocks, and) I already have enough scars To know how clean blades Keep when they live deep among me, So yeah, I been cuttin’ up the bullshit And rebuilding good company I can identify the blueprint of wealth Without nobody’s help And yeah, I still get my doubts But I know I never want to be Defined by anybody else ever again Only I can define my freedom Only I can define my freedom Only I can define my freedom Only I can define my freedom Only I can define
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Igbo dancing Keep on dancing Igbo dance Ena - eh, Mama nu Salamani-o Ena -eh Mama nu -oh oh Igbo dancing Keep on dancing Igbo dance Igbo dancing Igbo dancing Igbo dance
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Errol and Alex Rita’s Touching Bass are proud to present Soon Come; a landmark compilation celebrating the talents of their now intercontinental musical community and an introduction to the wide-spanning sound and feeling of their growing label.

Soon Come is 22 original tracks spread across double 12” vinyl and split between 'day' and 'night', creating exciting connections between music for both the home and the eclectic sounds of their much-loved dancefloor.

Over the past six years, Touching Bass have steadily established themselves as one of London’s most important musical incubators. More than just a club night, concert series, NTS Radio mainstay and a label, Touching Bass has become something of a movement: a community meeting grounds for music lovers and some of the most exciting contemporary music-makers both in the capital and beyond.

The tracklist is a reflection of that, curated by TB’s Errol, Alex Rita and Sammseed over the course of two years. Among the list of contributors are Chicago/New York’s keiyaA, Stones Throw’s DJ Harrison, Ben Hauke, Ego Ella May, recent WARP signee Nala Sinephro, Melo-Zed, Hiatus Kaiyote’s Clever Austin, Wu-Lu, Demae and many more.

The artwork for the project is handmade Alex Rita, combining her colourful illustrations with collage of candid moments of the artist caught on her film camera over the years.

For newcomers, Soon Come acts as a vital introduction to the label’s wide-spanning DNA. For those already acquainted, it’s a glimpse at its exciting future.

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released July 1, 2022

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