Origine du Groupe : Various North America
Style : Nu-Jazz , Soul , Funk , Groove , Rap Fusion
Sortie : 2004

This is an intriguing set. Although put out by the Concord subsidiary Peak, the jazz content is pretty low, with the flavor of jazz utilized much more than any serious improvising. However, the dance music is continuous and episodic, and keeps one guessing. A lot of different colors are used (whether it be Louis Van Taylor's tenor, Karen Briggs or Trey Duncan on violins, the keyboards, or the occasional vocalists), plenty of moods are covered, and the grooves never stop. Its main fault is that the electronic rhythms do not vary often enough (do dancers really need to have the beat stated so obviously all the time?), but in general this is a more interesting set than expected. It works best as background party and dance music.

by Scott Yanow
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Tracklist :
01. Hey Shorty
02. Vanelli
03. Jak Ghetto
04. Howard's In
05. Enemy
06. Da Truth
07. Deringa
08. Kaos
09. Sumpin' Else
10. T.h.u.g. Theme
11. Vicious Vamp

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http://thebudos.com

http://www.myspace.com/budosband

Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Soul , Instrumental
Sortie : 2010

Voici une nouvelle production Daptone, celle-ci était plutôt attendue. Après leur ep de 2009, Le Budos Band nous propose donc le troisième album du combo avec ce "III" qui suit les remarquables "I" et "II". On pourrait commencer à se dire que Thomas Brenneck et sa bande de musiciens commencent à nous sortir par les oreilles avec leur formule afro-soul-funk et pourtant c'est encore une fois une petite bombe qu'ils nous lâchent. La formule n'a pas changé, les protégés de Brenneck brassent un bon paquet de références passant par l' Éthiopie, le rock et des ambiances parfois plus psychédéliques. Le tout avec un sens du groove quasi naturel. Percussions, claviers et cuivres enflammés s'en donnent à cœur joie sur des mélodies entêtantes. Alors difficile de ne pas saluer une belle mécanique comme celle-ci, "Rite of the ancients", "Unbroken, unshaven" ou "Mark of the unnamed" ont tout pour devenir de vrais classiques. Pas de panne d'inspiration donc et grande maîtrise pour ce talentueux combo. Ce "III" est au final fortement recommandable pour la deuxième partie de saison.

par dacallo
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Tracklist :
01 - Rite of the Ancients
02 - Black Venom
03 - River Serpentine
04 - Unbroken, Unshaven
05 - Nature's Wrath
06 - Golden Dunes
07 - Budos Dirge
08 - Raja Haje
09 - Crimson Skies
10 - Mark of the Unnamed
11 - Reppirt Yad

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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.

by parisdjs.com
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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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