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If you’ve ever danced to a Sean McCabe record, you’ll know there’s something timeless in his sound, a warmth, a groove, a sense of soul that bridges the best of classic house with modern emotion. From his early Soulfuric days (earning him the nickname “Seanfuric”) to remixing icons like Louie Vega, Faith Evans, and Jovonn, McCabe’s story is one of consistency and evolution, a producer who always keeps it real, musical, and deeply human.
Through his Bristol-based imprint Good Vibrations Music, Sean has created a safe haven for soulful, jazz-infused, and groove-driven dance music. The label began as a community event before evolving into a respected imprint championing authentic underground talent. From Black Sonix to Ellis Aaron, MissFly, and Last Nubian, each release feels like a heartfelt extension of the dancefloor moments that shaped Sean himself.
Now, with the third vinyl installment Good Vibrations Vol. 3, he brings four beautifully crafted tracks that blend lush musicianship with the essence of connection. There’s the Liberian Matsiko World Orphan Choir delivering pure uplift on “Rise”, a stunning reimagining of “Baby Don’t Make Me Wait” featuring David Bailey and MissFly, and a deep late-night groove on “Got It Bad” with Ellis Aaron. To round things off, Last Nubian & Goldbar’s “Dance Together” ties it all up with broken-beat elegance and soulful fire.
To celebrate this new chapter, Sean sat down with Dirty Disco to share the 10 tracks that made him, the records that inspired his path from Cardiff to Bristol, from bedroom beats to the global soulful house circuit. From Incognito and NuYorican Soul to Kerri Chandler and Jovonn, this list is a musical DNA map of a true house craftsman.
I picked this as Incognito are my favourite British band, pioneering the UK Acid Jazz sound which I’m a huge fan of. This track in particular is taken from their album ‘Jazz Funk’ (1981), one of my most listened to CDs from my years at university around 2005. I studied Sound Technology, and finished many essays while listening this album.
NuYorican Soul is my all-time favourite album. It introduced me to artists like Roy Ayers, Tito Puente, Jocelyn Brown, and George Benson. My most listened to track on there was “You Can Do It Baby” for the lush guitar solos, atmospheric chords and the broken beats. Kenny Dope soon became my favourite beat maker to aspire towards.
Taken from “A Basement, a Light and a Feelin Vol. 2” LP I have a distinct memory of Chrissy T playing “Sound Of Music” at the Emporium nightclub around 2003 where I lost myself on the dancefloor. The album itself is what made me a fan of Kerri. I felt a connection with his use of emotional chords and swinging beats. But this is the track I played the most in clubs at the time.
Throughout my early years of producing, Soulfuric played a major part in shaping my sound, to the point I earned a nick name ’Seanfuric’ for a while. In the “Your Heaven” dub, those jazzy Juno and piano chords, chopped vocals, blended with shuffling beats is what grabbed to me. I think you can hear the influence in some of my dubs from over the years. Actually my first 2 releases came through Soulfuric labels in 2003.
Produced by the New York don that is Frankie Feliciano, After The Storm sums up what I love about soulful house. A swinging groove that you can’t resist moving to, laced with first class soulful musicianship throughout. One of Frankie’s many masterpieces on his brilliant Ricanstruction imprint.
I couldn’t make a top 10 list without including Jovonn, who in my opinion has made a major impact on the underground sound of house music, especially his basslines, beats and deep organ chord stabs. Always keeping it raw and gritty. ‘Back In The Dark’ is a top pick for me. My mate Dave Jones use to kill this one at the club.
The first time I heard this record in our local record shop in Cardiff, it completely blew my mind and I couldn’t stop listening to it at home for weeks. From a dance music perspective it felt like nothing I’d ever heard before and had a huge impact on my musical taste and trajectory. An absolutely beautiful journey. I played this one in my first DJ set in a club. I think that was in 2002.
Glenn is up there as one of my biggest inspirations in house music. This track ‘Hum Along And Dance’ is simply a beautiful groovy piece of music and a great example of what he does best. It was also on the brilliant Baltimore based, ‘Basement Boys’ record label, and was the first record I ever bought of both Glenn’s and Basement Boys.
I first heard this remix on Deli G’s radio show. I recorded the show throughout the night on minidisc, so I had it playing in the background while sleeping. This song woke me up around 2am and grabbed my attention. It’s an epic funky but moody journey building to a climax of soaring synths near the end. Shaun’s vocals are incredible as always and the keys on this are just something else.
Produced by my good friends Phil Evans (RIP) and Justin Stride from Cardiff as ‘Southern Divide’, “Resist” is one of my all favourite spoken word house tracks. I used to hang out with Phil and Justin at their studio in my early years producing, and they each had the biggest influence on me as a person and producer. I’m also very grateful that they gave me the opportunity to remix this track alongside theirs when it was signed to Fluential.
Massive respect to Sean McCabe for opening up and sharing these ten essential records that shaped his sound and spirit. You can hear every influence, from jazzy Incognito chords to deep Kerri Chandler swing, woven through his own productions today.
His latest release, Good Vibrations Vol. 3, is out now on Good Vibrations Music, featuring collaborations with Black Sonix, MissFly, David Bailey, Ellis Aaron, and Last Nubian. It’s a record that captures what Sean does best: soulful, timeless, groove-heavy music with heart.
Go grab the vinyl, stream it wherever you listen, and support a label that continues to celebrate the roots of house while pushing it forward. And for more interviews, mixes, and underground discoveries, visit dirtydiscoradio.com, where the soul of the dancefloor lives on every week.
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