Soul Essence

Soulful house, past, present and future.

House FM, every Friday at 12 noon.

Every week I bring together the soulful house I’m loving now with classics, forgotten favourites and records I’ve collected along the way.

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Soul Essence on House FM – Show 377 – 13th November 2026 – Soul Essence with Martin Gale

Friday the 13th, my friends, but there was no horror show here: just two hours of soulful house on House FM. We opened with Rochelle Jordan’s Doing It Too in Terry Hunter’s remix, then John Morales and Tasha LaRae brought that disco warmth to Can You Handle It, with Lovely Laura on sax. When the UK chill got a mention, GooDisco’s Summer Loving felt rather well timed. The second hour gave Lisa Stansfield’s Never Ever another spin in the Brian Power mix — she’s becoming a bit of a Soul Essence regular. Later, RedSoul’s Criticise took me back to Alexander O’Neal’s original, which I’ve still got on twelve-inch. Lovely to hear from the House FM family in the Shoutbox, and from those catching the replay. Thanks for spending the time with me; take good care of yourselves, and I’ll catch you the other side. Full tracklisting: https://djmartingale.com/2026/11/13/soul-essence-show-377-tracklist/

About Soul Essence

Soul Essence is about the kind of house music that moves the soul as well as the feet.

Each week I bring together the best soulful house I can find, from brand new releases to classics pulled from my own collection. My sound ranges from deep house, garage, disco, Latin and funk along the way, but soul is always at the heart of it.

It’s two hours of tracks I genuinely love, selected and put together with care to share with people who feel the same.

Guests

Soul Essence has always been about sharing great music, but I also love talking to the people who make it.

Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to sit down with some brilliant artists, DJs and producers to talk about their music, their influences and the stories behind the records, including:

What listeners say

I do listen to other podcasts like Defected Radio or Toolroom Radio but your show hits the spot with me every time because your style of music puts me in a happy place.
Who else would play the Salsoul Orchestra or Roy Ayers? Anyone that plays legends like that and mixes it with today’s beats has my respect.

— Terry, Sydney, Australia

Week in and week out, Martin puts up the best tracks. I look forward to a new release every week! I have so many saved for the long weekend runs.
Keep up the awesome work!

— Scott, Florida, US

I love listening to your music because it’s always uplifting and is very inspiring with your eclectic range of house. Please keep your amazing music coming. All my friends love it too, those who appreciate quality, good house music.

— Simon, Barry, South Wales

Listen live

Soul Essence airs every Friday at 12 noon on House FM.

You can tune in via DAB+ in the London area, or listen online by asking your smart speaker to “play House FM” or downloading the House FM app available on iPhone and Android.

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