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    http://www.myspace.com/thesoulcriminals

    Origine du Groupe : Germany
    Style : Soul , Funk
    Sortie : 2010


    Twenty-year-old singer Rachel Scharnberg, obviously anything but a sixties kid, presents herself as an artist deeply influenced by original soul and funk music from way back, by the warm and intense performances that made us admire Aretha Franklin and Donny Hathaway, the sound being kept alive by the likes of Daptone Records today. “Plain & Simple” is all about pure, hand made music. No samples, no gadgets, nothing but vintage instruments, an amazing voice and analogue recording gear. In case you ever wondered what makes vinyl records and analogue techniques so special – this is a perfect demonstration of the raw, uncut sound of Soul.


    Equally vital to this album as Rachel is, there’s Soul Criminals trombinist and bandleader Michael Theissing-Tegeler (MTT) with his compositions and his unique way of producing. A few years back, he teamed up with The Shack Band and delivered “Geb’s auf” (“Give it up”), a funky gem embraced by DJs, vinyl collectors and soul lovers alike, and now he finally returned to recording. Tegeler draws his inspiration from Daptone mastermind Gabriel Roth’s manifesto “shitty is pretty”, a guide to analogue recording techniques aiming at the intense sound that only a reel-to-reel tape recorder is able to capture. Unpretentious yet sophisticated, Rachel, MTT and the Soul Criminals are on top of their game, young musicians who have spent half their lives on stage and have worked with German greats as diverse as Curse, Tom Gaebel, Sarah Connor, Brings, Stefanie Heinzmann, Denyo or Luis.


    This record is driven by honest devotion to music. Music that touches you, makes you want to dance – music that simply feels good. The Soul Criminals are based in Cologne’s Parkhaus-Studio, which itself is widely renowned for distinct, unconventional productions. Soulplex Recordings and online radio station soulsender.de, both highly respected players not only in Cologne’s music scene, have teamed up with Rachel and the Soul Criminals in order to spread the word: It’s “Plain & Simple!”

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    Tracklist :
    01- Plain & Simple [03:34]
    02- Speechless [03:44]
    03- Do Your Worst [03:37]
    04- Crying In The Rain [03:31]
    05- One 4 Ray [04:52]
    06- Turn The Music On [04:22]
    07- Pleasure & Pain [03:46]
    08- In The Park [04:34]
    09- 2 Late [04:47]

     

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  • http://www.myspace.com/palovandmishkin

    Origine du Groupe : Grèce
    Style : Funk , Soul , Breakbeat
    Sortie : 2009

    Palov & Mishkin : The Infamous duo and re edit extraordinaire are bombing the soul out of you with their first album release on Cast-a-blast, following a highly acclaimed compilation Backslam Extravaganza and a series of E.P's for labels like Gamm, Resence, Scribble, Rebtuz and remixes for The Hot 8 brass band and Lovemonk's Más Achilifunk - Gipsy Soul From 21st Century. Think Twice selectively combines heavy guitar funk, south American flavors, block breaks and exotic soul with tropicalismo in a playful mash down of styles and genres that characterize the Palov & Mishkin sound.

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    Tracklist :
    01. Blunts, Parachutes, Headphones & Beats feat. Bnc 2:58
    02. Never Forget 2:54
    03. A Case Of Amnesia 2:13
    04. Rude Mamba pt.1 4:09
    05. China Man 1:32
    06. Halo Halo 2:22
    07. Et De Clarinete 3:15
    08. Theme From Backslam 3:16
    09. Fast Train Humming 2:44
    10. Rude Mamba pt.2 3:41
    11. Oiust Atou 2:24
    12. Block Rock feat. Bnc 3:22
    13. De Mi Careta 2:37
    14. Jack The Nose 2:50
    15. Nude 0:51
    16. Pai-Voi Dub 2:56
    17. Basking In The Ambience 3:35
    18. Crush Test 4:01
    19. Basking In The Ambience (TM Juke Remix) 5:37

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    http://maceoparker.com

    Origine du Groupe : North America
    Style : Jazz , Funk , Soul
    Sortie : 2003

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    From Wikipedia :
    Maceo Parker  (born February 14, 1943) is an American funk  and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. He is now just as well known for his own shows, as he has toured continuously under his own name since the early 1990s and has built up a strong fan base.

    Tracklist :
    Intro
    Gimme Some Love
    Uptown Up
    Baby Knows
    There Was a Time
    My Love
    Hey Jude

    Line Up :
    Maceo Parker- Alto Sax and Vocals
    Greg Boyer- Trombon
    Ron Tooley- Trumpet
    Will Boulwares- Hammond B3, Keyboards
    Bruno Speight- Guitar
    Rodney Curtis- Bass
    Jamal Thomas- Drums
    Martha High, Correy Parker, Charles Sherrell- Vocals

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    http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield

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    Origine du Groupe : North America
    Style : Soul , Funk , Blues
    Sortie : 1990 (2001)

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    From Wikipedia :

    Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American  soul, rhythm and blues, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly. From these works and others, he is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American music.[1][2]  He was also a multi-instrumentalist who played the guitar, bass, piano, saxophone, and drums.



    Curtis Mayfield, né le (3 juin 1942 à Chicago et mort le 26 décembre 1999, était un chanteur, auteur et compositeur de soul, de funk, de rhythm and blues, principalement connu pour la bande originale du film de blaxploitation Superfly.

    Il fait tout d'abord partie du groupe The Impressions puis il se lance avec succès dans une carrière solo. Il devient probablement le premier de la nouvelle vague de chanteurs afro-américains à introduire des commentaires à caractère social dans ses chansons. Cette musique engagée devient très populaire pendant cette période de difficultés sociales des années 1960 et 1970.


    Tracklist :
    - Superfly
    - It's Allright
    - Gypsy Woman
    - Freddy is Dead
    - Pusherman
    - Billy Jack
    - People Get Ready
    - Move on up
    - To be invisible

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    http://www.myspace.com/thehaggishorns

    Origine du Groupe : U.K
    Style : Funk , Soul
    Sortie : 2010

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    As we’re on a roll call, not only have the Haggis Horns worked with these chart toppers but also some FLY favourites like Nightmare On Wax, Roots Manuva, Mark Ronson and The Cinematic Orchestra and released their debut album, Hot Damn!  in 2006 when they were well on their way as the British Dap-Kings.

    All was going so well and then founder member and Corinne Bailey-Rae’s husband, the band’s saxophonist Jason Rae tragically died passed away 2008. So, second guessing, this album is formulated on the theme of album title, Keep On Movin’.

    Teaming up with Nia Saw on vocals (who has performed around the world with Zap Mama and DJs alongside funk, soul, jazz, northern soul and mate of Paul Weller and legend Keb Darge), the 10 piece band is as horny as funk.

    Original from Scotland (hence the name) Malcolm Strachan (trumpet), Atholl Ransome (tenor saxophone and flute) and Ben Barker (guitar) form the core of the band that’s now has expanded to include two more horns (Jim Correy and Rob Mitchell) and Morgan Pugh (bass), Luke Flowers (drums), Sam Bell (percussion) and Joe Tatton (keyboards, guitar)

    Whilst this album is coming out on First Word (can you believe Jonny Trunk hadn’t hard of them? This is catalogue number FW55 after all!), the groove is real Freestyle Records, Mr. Finewine and Keb Darge so to speak.

    Kicking off with the opening track, ‘Way Of The Haggis’, the Haggis Horns are in full front line blowing action (with funky guitar and strings!). This instrumental sets a high standard but certainly gets us in the groove.

    As long time lovers of Alice Russell, Nia certainly has the same funky soul when she joins in on tracks ‘Pass It On’, ‘On The Edge’ and the title track ‘Movin’ On’.

    She also features on ‘Too Blind’ and ‘The Cockroach Grind’ which may remind those with good memories of the groove of Scotland’s Average White Band whose’s ‘Pick Up The Pieces’ was so influential back in the day. The Haggis Horns take on this period/classic/style is ‘Putting On The Beef’. Sounds like a euphemism I know, but this is meaty funky soul jazz and comes into the Jazz Chronicles category of “future classics”.

    ‘Love Gets You High’ probably even more so as the Donald Byrd/Frizzell Brothers influence is all too clear to hear. For rare soul 45 b-sides from New Jersey/West Orange, check out ‘The Snarf Dance’ (what’s Snarf?) and the instrumental ‘The Jerk’.

    Whilst label mates The Simonsound are completely different to The Haggis Horns, there is a lineage from funk to soul to hip hop, breaks and beyond.

    Ending on a track called ‘Keep On Dancing’, dancing is definitely what you’ll want to do when you’re listening to this album as The Haggis Horns have some of the hardest funk, soul and jazz around town - keep on movin’ people to the sound of The Haggis Horns.

    by Gerry Hectic
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    Tracklist :
    1. Way Of The Haggis (4:29)
    2. Pass It On (4:50)
    3. The Jerk (2:51)
    4. On The Edge (5:37)
    5. Movin’ On (4:13)
    6. Too Blind (4:41)
    7. The Cockroach Grind (4:57)
    8. Putting On The Beef (3:51)
    9. The Snarf Dance (4:33)
    10. Love Gets You High (4:48)
    11. Keep On Dancing (4:15)

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