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Soul era-inspired U.K. vocalist
Alice Russell, if anything a child of
Chaka Khan, became increasingly known throughout the early 2000s with her contributions to recordings from
Bah Samba,
Quantic,
TM Juke, and
Nostalgia 77, and she also released some ambitious albums for the
Tru Thoughts label.
Under the Munka Moon (2004) and
My Favourite Letters (2005) jumped over several pigeonholes from track to track, at various times falling in line with later
4hero (à la
Creating Patterns and
Play with the Changes), throwback funk, folk-soul, and modern organic R&B.
Under the Munka Moon II (2006) was a hodgepodge set including the
Bugz in the Attic mix of her collaboration with
Susumu Yokota, a cover of
Idris Muhammad's blissed-out Paradise Garage classic "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This." Pot of Gold, produced by
TM Juke and released during the tail end of 2008, came out through the Six Degrees label and was firmly rooted in late-'60s soul.
Russell collaborated with
Quantic for 2012's co-billed Look Around the Corner in 2012. Despite undertaking a tour that year, she found time to record her next studio effort,
To Dust, which was released in the late winter of 2013. ~ Andy Kellman