Just Martin - my life in soulful house music.
Music
About
A collection of what I’ve made over the years — and what I’m moved to make now 🎧Radio shows, interviews, podcast episodes, live recordings — whatever feels right, when it feels right. Mostly soul-flavoured house, but not always.This is less a format, more a portfolio — a space to share what I love, when I’ve got something to say or play 😊Thanks for sticking with me, however you found your way here.☁️ More live sets and other sounds on Mixcloud: mixcloud.com/martinjgale ✍🏻 Get in touch: djmartingale.com/contactPRS licensed, number 0034926.
Episodes
- Where Love Lives - Live at Rita's - 25th April 2026 - FULL NIGHT
This is a recording of the full DJ set by Just Martin at Rita's in Southampton on April 25th, 2026. The set included deep house, latin house, disco, and UK garage music.
- Where Love Lives - Live at Rita's - 28th March 2026 - FULL NIGHT
Just Martin shares a nearly complete recording of his live DJ set from Rita's in Southampton on March 28th, 2026. The mix spans genres including soulful house, disco, funk, and tech house.
- Where Love Lives - Live at Rita's - 28th February 2026 - FULL NIGHT
Just Martin presents a live recording of his house music set from Rita's in Southampton on February 28th, 2026. The recording captures the full night's progression, starting with deep and soulful lounge vibes and building to more energetic…
- HQ Where Love Lives @ Rita's Southampton, 24th January 2025 (Classic Soulful House)
This episode features a recording of Just Martin's performance at Rita's in Southampton on January 24th, 2025. The mix includes classic soulful house tracks with some contemporary additions.
- Martin Gale - Where Love Lives - Live at Rita's - 13th December 2025
This episode features a recording of Martin Gale's last 2025 performance at Rita's in Southampton, consisting of feel-good, soulful house music. The recording was pieced together from various sources, with a small section recreated at home.
- Martin Gale - Where Love Lives - Live at Rita's - 15th November 2025
The first couple of hours or so of my gig at Rita's Southampton, where I blended up a mix of latin house, deep house, US garage house and even some disco house for good measure 👌🏻 One for all you Cafe Mambo, Hed Kandi and Glitterbox love…
- Martin Gale - Where Love Lives @ Rita's Southampton 11th October 2025
The first three or so hours of my live gig at Rita's in Southampton, for a new night of classic-flavoured house music.
- Studio Mix – Disco, Jackin’ and Funky House – 9th August 2025
When I put these together it usually starts with me being triggered by a single track and working outwards from there. This time it was Harry “Choo Choo” Romero’s classic “Tania” from 2001, so edging out sideways from there I took in some…
- Studio Mix - Soulful House - 27th July 2025
This week I'm feeling more on the soulful side, starting out nice a mellow with some latin-style beats, moving through some contemporary and classic soulful house into something funky to finish up with. Full tracklist: https://djmartingale…
- Studio Mix - Something Deeper - 13th July 2025
In all the heat I was feeling something a bit deeper so put together this selection of deep, nudisco and jackin house tracks but mostly with a deep feel to them. Still amazed how good Frankie Knuckles "Rain" still sounds now, plus found it…
- Studio Mix - Soulful, Disco and Funky House - 5th July 2025
Back in the studio with another soulful blend on a gloomy but hot and sticky day on the South Coast. As usual a progression from something deeper to something bigger, all with some kind of funk or soul element to it. Revisited a play or tw…
- Studio Mix - Soulful, Disco and Funky House - 21st June 2025
Another enjoyable morning in the music room where I've been sinking into some soul-flavoured house goodness. It's my usual mix of one or two classics mixed up with some fresh tunes that have been waiting on my pile for attention. For the f…
- Studio Mix - US Garage Classics - 31st May 2025
For the second weekend in a row I just let rip with what felt good, and today that was the sound I fell in love with thirty odd years ago, the original garage house sound as I first discovered. Absolutely loved making it, you can find the…
- Studio Mix - Soulful, Disco and Funky House - 24th May 2025
What I was feeling one day in May as I flicked through my new purchases and old favourites - a journey from soulful house through disco and nudisco to funky house. Full tracklist: https://djmartingale.com/tracklistings/#24052025
- One More Time - Episode 2
Back with another episode taking a flashback to the nights out we loved in the nineties and noughties, with another great selection of old skool R&B, hip hop, slow jams, and house classics together with some chill vibes for the comedown. T…
- One More Time - Episode 1
Welcome to the very first episode of One More Time – a brand new podcast for anyone who ever lived for a proper night out in the '90s and '00s. Built around the story arc of a classic night out, we start with some mellow R&B and bar vibes,…
- Soul Essence - Show 355 - JUST CAN'T GIVE YOU UP! - 30th March 2025
Back once again with the soulful skills to pay the bills, including a pair of epic tracks from the Shapeshifters, some Fouk-ing magic and a Tall Paul rerub of a Hacienda classic. Full tracklist: djmartingale.com/tracklistings/#show-355
- Soul Essence - Show 354 - THIS IS THE REAL THING - 16th March 2025
Feeling high on life with today's soulful selection of house music, from back room to the big room as we like to do it, including an absolute thing of beauty from Crackazat, a nice slab of Louie Vega and a throwback track from Lisa Stansfi…
- Soul Essence - Show 353 - WISH WE DIDN'T MISS YOU - 2nd March 2025
Another celebration of the fresh and and the familiar, blending up garage house throwback tracks with Ibiza 2001 bangers and Traxsource Top 100 tunes. Includes a tribute to the brilliant Angie Stone who we tragically lost this weekend. For…
- Soul Essence - Show 352 - THE REAL THING! - 15th February 2025
Another feast from the soulful servery, with a journey from the beach to the big room. We've got Tasha LaRae, Sgt Slick, David Penn and everything in between for people who like their house music with a hint of soul 👌🏻 Find the tracklist…
- Soul Essence – Show 351 – THE FLAVOUR OF THE OLD SCHOOL – 2nd February 2025
A slightly older school flavoured show this week, with a good handful of some classic US garage sounds mingled in with some of the freshest soul-flavour house tracks of today. Find the tracklist here: djmartingale.com/tracklistings#show-351
- Soul Essence – Show 350 – DELICIOUSLY HAPPY – 18th January 2025
A fresh feast from the soulful house servery, where this time we’ve got some classic remix action from Masters at Work blended up with something deep, something disco and something banging - find the tracklist here: djmartingale.com/trackl…
- Soul Essence - Show 349 - COME AND GET IT! - 4th January 2025
The first show of 2025 and starting off high-vibe with a retrospective of 2024 and some of the best tracks we've enjoyed together 😀 - find the full tracklist at djmartingale.com/tracklistings#show-349
- Soul Essence - Show 348 - JUST LIKE PERFECTION! - 23rd December 2024
The final show of 2024! To finish up the year, no frills, I've just played a show for you from the heart, with an eclectic blend of fresh and classic soul-flavoured house music for the festive season 🎄 Full a full tracklisting, go to djma…
- Soul Essence - Show 347 - OUTSTANDING! - 9th December 2024
Back again with another heartwarming story told in soulful house, including soulful, deep, nudisco and everything in between - find the tracklist here: djmartingale.com/tracklistings#show-347
- Soul Essence – Show 346 – RIDE IT! – 25th November 2024
A slightly heavier sprinkling of the classics together with the fresh disco, soulful and deep house sounds of the moment, bringing some hopeful feelgood vibes to your winter chill - find the tracklist here: djmartingale.com/tracklistings#s…
- Soul Essence – Show 345 – That's The Way Soulful House Is – 11th November 2024
A heartwarming tale in soulful, disco and classic house genres, as usual taking you on an international story arc via Glitterbox, Cafe Mambo and even my local twenty five years ago. Find the full tracklist here: https://djmartingale.com/tr…
- Soul Essence - Show 344 - Nothing left for me to do but DANCE! - 28th October 2024
A few classic house anthems in amongst some fresh soulful, disco and funky house magic, including a vinyl-only mix of one of my favourite tracks and a great Dimitri from Paris remix of Jamiroquai - find the tracklist here: djmartingale.com…
- Soul Essence - Show 343 - The Secret Life of Martin Gale - 14th October 2024
Back once again with the soulful behaviour, this week I think a kind of tale of hope, with some classic soulful house throwbacks coupled up with some disco and deep house grooves to make you move - find the tracklist here: djmartingale.com…
- Soul Essence - Show 342 - Ocean's 21 - 30th September 2024
This week, a selection of current and classic house once again, ranging from soulful house, through deep, disco, nu disco and jackin' house, I was in a kind of Glitterbox sort of mood when I made it, with elements of Cafe Mambo thrown in -…
- Soul Essence - Show 341 - I'm going down to La La Land! - 16th September 2024
Your soulful storybook this time sees us take in some classic Masters at Work, the latest soulful house and some beach house for added atmosphere - as usual, a blend of the latest sounds with the soul you know to help you find the flow and…
- Soul Essence - Show 340 - A Few Good Tunes! - 2nd September 2024
Another great story of soul for you this week, taking you through twists and turns of deep, soulful, latin, jacking, funky and classic house tunes - a pinch of Glitterbox, a dash of Defected and a hint of Strictly Rhythm does the trick. Fi…
- Soul Essence - Show 339 - Black Sheep and Lovebirds - 19th August 2024
We're back again, and this time as it's summer here in the UK, we start off with some beach house vibes, and then into the soulful and disco house feels before some tech touches from the big room - find the tracklist here: djmartingale.com…
- Soul Essence - Show 338 - SPANK! - 5th August 2024
Another soul-flavoured feast, where this time we’re going with the Glitterbox/Defected type feels, moving through soulful house, some absolute stone cold classics into some disco and jackin’ house funk action - find the tracklist here: djm…
- Soul Essence - Show 337 - I'M BACK, BABY! - 22nd July 2024
A return to presented shows, where we span the full spectrum via deep house, soulful house, a Latin house digression plus one or two classics thrown in for good measure - find the tracklist here: djmartingale.com/tracklistings#show-337
- Soul Essence - Show 336 - BONUS LIVE SET - Rita's 13th July 2024
A bonus live DJ set recorded at Rita's in Southampton where we took the early evening from the Ibiza sunset with some deep and latin vibes, through to some nudisco funky rhythms - find the tracklist here: https://djmartingale.com/tracklist…
- Soul Essence - Show 335 - BONUS STUDIO MIX - June '24 Retrospective
A bonus studio mix DJ set looking back over some of my favourite soulful, latin, disco and funky house tracks from June '24's gigs and shows - find the tracklist here: https://djmartingale.com/tracklistings/#show-335 TarzjnVti4kNEdYAG1HR
- Soul Essence - Show 334 - BONUS LIVE SET - Rita's 22nd June 2024
Ian Pooley - What's Your Number (Jazzanova Re-Number) Coeo - Long Night Ahead (Original Mix) Purple Disco Machine - My House (Original Mix) Ralf Gum, Clara Hill - Don't Talk (Main Mix) Sandy Barber, Opolopo - I Think I'll Do Some Stepping…
- Soul Essence - Show 333 - BONUS LIVE SET - Rita's 15th June 2024
Manabu Nagayama, Soichi Terada - Low Tension (Jimpster Remix) Vaudafunk - Plage Privée Hotmood - Delightful DJ Memê, DJ Meme Orchestra, Rachel Claudio - Any Love (DJ Meme Club Mix) Mijangos, Cafe De Sol - Bahia (2024 Version) Timmy Regisfo…
- Soul Essence - Show 332 - 5th June 2024
Danny Tenaglia, Carole Sylvan - Look Ahead Quentin Harris - My Joy Kim English - Nitelife (Gershon Jackson's House of Omni Vocal Mix) Kerri Chandler, AbbieLee - Let It (Give Me Back My Love) HawaBiza Project - Animal (Master Kev & Tony Lor…
- Soul Essence - Show 330 - 22nd May 2024
Blaze - How Deep Is Your Love Marco Valery, Sharlene Hector - Free Love (John Morales M+M Mix) Anna-Marie Johnson - Waiting For Your Love (Soulmekanikz Extended Remix) George Lesley, GenotheFuture, Tumi, Doug Gomez - My Lady (Doug Gomez Ba…
- Soul Essence - Show 331 - 29th May 2024
Domu, Pete Simpson, The MuthaFunkaz - Look A Little Further (MuthaFunkaz Alternate Vocal Mix) Abstract Truth - (We Had) A Thing (Matty's Deep Zone Mix) Cafe 432, Hannah Khemoh - Stronger (Extended Club Mix) David Morales, Ultra Naté - I Ca…
- Soul Essence - Show 329 - 15th May 2024
Blaze, Palmer Brown - My Beat (feat. Palmer Brown) Scruscru, Jehan - Teuf De Ouf Sarah Vaughan, Gotan Project - Whatever Lola Wants (Gotan Project Remix) Cloud 9 - Do You Want Me Baby (Dusky Remix) Butch Quick - Keep It Up (Party Night Mix…
- Soul Essence - Show 328 - 8th May 2024
Frankie Knuckles, Director's Cut, Eric Kupper - The Whistle Song (Re-Directed) Reel People, Darien Dean - Upside Prince Ivyson - Sweet Temptation Kathy Brown, Sheree Hicks, Cafe 432 - Free to Be Me (Cafe 432 Mix) Martin Thomas, Marc Cotter…
- Soul Essence - Show 327 - 1st May 2024
The Vision, Ben Westbeech, Kon, Andreya Triana - Hallelujah In Heaven (feat. Andreya Triana) [Groove Assassin's Supernova Extended Edit] KingCrowney, Jimpster, LEGZDINA - The Back (feat. LEGZDINA) [Extended Mix] Groove Assassin, Sol Brown,…
- Soul Essence - Show 326 - 24th April 2024
Jimpster, KingCrowney - The Passion (Atjazz Remix) Rob Rhythm, Todd G - Pacific State Reinstated Pt.2 (David HarnessYoself Remix) Oculist - Wave Machine Ezel, Rona Ray - Forest Gump Tom Bug, Grooveline - KC Jam Elbert Phillips, Andre Espeu…
- Soul Essence - Show 325 - April 17th 2024
KingCrowney, Jimpster, LEGZDINA - The Back (feat. LEGZDINA) [Extended Mix] Los Charly's Orchestra, Juan Laya, Jorge Montiel - Vibration (Opolopo Remix) Elbert Phillips, Andre Espeut - Tears (Loving Tribute Mix) Ben Watt - Lone Cat (Holding…
- Soul Essence - Show 324 - 10th April 2024
Saison, Fouk - Suffer (Fouk Extended Remix) ColorJaxx, Andre Espeut - Sound Of My Life Maysa - I Don't Mind (ReelSoul & DJ Spen Remix) Fingers, Inc. - Never No More Lonely Alankara, Sheree Hicks - Earth Angel Mannix, Mijangos - No No No (M…
- Soul Essence - Show 323 - 3rd April 2024
Karen Pollard - Reach Out To Me (Smack Vox Mix) Maysa - I Don't Mind (ReelSoul & DJ Spen Remix) Don Swing, Miss Yankey - Breaking Spells (Saison Extended Remix) Grant Nelson - Relentless 24 Hour Experience - Together Pat Bedeau, Jodie Eric…
- Soul Essence - Show 322 - 27th March 2024
Bah Samba, the Fatback Band - Let The Drums Speak (Phil Asher's Restless Soul Mix) Situation, Maurice Smith, Sean Mccabe - Pusherman (Sean Mccabe Remix) Byron Stingily., Michele Chiavarini - Celebrate Me (Michele Chiavarini Vocal Remix) Re…