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Soul Essence with Martin Gale

Soul Essence with Martin Gale

Martin Gale 349 episodes Nov 6, 2026

Soul Essence is Martin Gale's weekly radio show, broadcast every week at 12pm on House FM and also available online and on demand. It features soulful house music across styles including old school US garage, the latest soulful and jackin' house, disco, Latin, and deep house. The show has aired more than three hundred times and has an archive of episodes dating back to 2017, when Gale returned to DJing on Househeads Radio before joining House FM.

Episodes

Soul Essence on House FM - Show 376 - 6th November 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 376 - 6th November 2026 Nov 6, 2026 01:59:57 Hello, my friends. We started with a bit of Friday lunchtime chill: lovetempo’s The Right Way in Fouk’s remix, before Ministry Of Funk took Give Me The Night a little deeper. From there, the first hour found its way into the skippy garage drums and gospel-garage vocal of Chico Flash’s Something About You. Thanks to everyone who dropped into the Shoutbox and kept me company along the way. Hour two
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 375 - 30th October 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 375 - 30th October 2026 Oct 30, 2026 01:59:57 Lovely to have you with me for this Friday’s Soul Essence on House FM. We opened with Bobby & Steve, Overjoyd and Janine Dyer welcoming us to the real world, then found room for Jill Scott’s Right Here Right Now and Kim English’s Everyday. Soul Central brought Strings Of Life / Un Amore Supremo into the final stretch of hour one, with Sgt Slick giving it that nu-disco turn. The second hour took a
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 374 - 23rd October 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 374 - 23rd October 2026 Oct 23, 2026 01:59:57 This week, we keep Soul Essence nice and soulful, with an R&B crossover, a little old-school UK garage and some big disco business along the way. Jill Scott gets the Terry Hunter treatment on Can't Wait, while Lisa Stansfield's The Real Thing brings us Mark Picchiotti's Good Time Disco Vocal. We've got The Shapeshifters and Teni Tinks with You Ain't Love too. In our second hour, we head back to t
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 373 - 16th October 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 373 - 16th October 2026 Oct 16, 2026 01:59:57 This week, we begin with a little nod to that classic soulful house sound, then turn up the warmth with familiar voices and a few fresh spins on old favourites. Toscana gets us underway, while Johnny Corporate's Sunday Shoutin' brings an old school touch and DJ Fudge keeps us moving. Blaze and Barbara Tucker's Most Precious Love still has plenty of life in it, and Dajae's Brighter Days gets a gos
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 372 - 9th October 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 372 - 9th October 2026 Oct 9, 2026 01:59:57 This week, we start a little deeper with N.W.N. and Emél, then settle into the soulful voices of Hannah Khemoh, Arnold Jarvis and Stephanie Cooke. There’s plenty on the pile for Soul Essence: a fresh Dave Lee take on The Brand New Heavies, Birdee and Kelli Sae’s Sweet Love, and that lovely lift when Pauline Henry leads us into the second hour. We’ve got one of my all-time favourites, Adeva, comin
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 371 - 2nd October 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 371 - 2nd October 2026 Oct 2, 2026 01:59:57 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
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 370 - 25th September 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 370 - 25th September 2026 Sep 25, 2026 01:59:57 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 Ba
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 369 - 18th September 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 369 - 18th September 2026 Sep 18, 2026 01:59:57 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
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 368 - 11th September 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 368 - 11th September 2026 Sep 11, 2026 01:59:57 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
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 367 - 4th September 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 367 - 4th September 2026 Sep 4, 2026 01:59:16 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 so
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 366 - 28th August 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 366 - 28th August 2026 Aug 28, 2026 01:59:57 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
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 365 - 21st August 2026
Soul Essence on House FM - Show 365 - 21st August 2026 Aug 21, 2026 01:59:57 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 a

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