For several years… many have wondered…what is the Soul of Man? Crusades from across the world have journeyed to Finger Lickin’ HQ to find the answer. Armies of ravers have joined forces to dance and discover the meaning. Phones have rung off the hook with prudent inquisition and still…no one really knows. What we do know about Soul of Man is that it’s made up of mercurial mekon Justin Rushmore and creative catalyst Jem Panufnik. Together they are the force behind the label Fingerlickin’ Records.

On a scale of one to James Brown, Soul of Man hovers somewhere around Brown’s tight pants and his frilly shirt. Yes, Soul of Man are the fireworks of the party, they are the sound of a popping cork on a bottle of Bollinger, they are the Acid Punch. Ladies love 'em, men wanna be them. And everyone wants to do a dirty waltz with Justin and Jem when they’re working their magic behind the decks.

Soul of Man have blown sound systems apart with their outstanding releases on Finger Lickin’; from the label’s first release ‘ Love & Hate’ (Championed by Adam Freeland), ‘Between the Eyes’ (loved by Sir Fat Boy et al), ‘The Serendipity EP’, the carnivorous ‘Killa Brew’, filthy house breaks cross over, ‘Dirty Waltzer’’, “Acid Punch” and “The Drum” to their most recent excursion the “Back2Back EP”, they are all killers. Under the Soul of Man guise they have been charged with fantastic felonies that would make Al Capone green with envy. Soul of Man also recorded a track for the Bristol based Blowpop label entitled ‘Hotdoggin’. They also made a cameo under the pseudonym of Solomon Funk for Freddy Fresh’s Howlin’ banner with ‘Rock Me Again’. Radio One’s Mary Ann Hobbs couldn’t get enough and made it number one in her chart!

Together Justin and Jem have also synchronised watches to create more than an incredible 20 remixes for artists including James Taylor Quartet, Fluke, Jacknife Lee and Dreadzone. They have recently completed remixes for the Dub Pistols and Doug Lazy’s ‘Let It Roll’.

Soul of Man have been in the studio polishing off new tracks that develop the house-breaking sound the pair have pioneered, as well as cheeky acetates for their rockin’ DJ sets. ‘The Drum’ is a storming, percussive, Latin breaks number that hit the decks of Ali B, Tayo, Hyper, and even Steve Lawler. It hailed at number one in the Breaks and Beats chart in DJ magazine. The track was licensed to Plump DJs Fabric Live, Tayo’s Y4K and Hyper’s Bedrock Breaks album.

These two fingers make up the hand that rocks the electrifying party!!