JAMES HUNTER SIX: Whatever It Takes

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SHARON JONES: 1956-2016 R.I.P

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SAUN & STARR: Hot Shot (2014)

Yet another effortless slice of soul from the grandaddy of retro funk and soul labels – Daptone. This time it’s the turn of Sharon Jones’ backing singers The Dapettes to step into the limelight. The loping Dap-Kings-backed seventies groove of A-side Hot Shot showcases the vocals of Star Duncan Lowe whilst Sandra ‘Saun’ Williams takes to the…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

POETS OF RHYTHM vs. EDAN: Video (part 2) (2013)

Not had enough of Edan in a glossy black wig eh? I refer, of course, to his effortless cutting between Poets Of Rhythm wax whilst rhyming promo verse over the top in the apparently ‘gone viral’ Poets Of Rhythm vs. Edan video part 1. Well, now’s your chance to catch the reclusive legendary rapper/ dj/ producer looking quite a bit like Joey Ramone once more. Both videos are part of the PR campaign by Daptone to big up the Poets Of Rhythm …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

POETS OF RHYTHM: Anthology 1992-2003 (2013)

Global overlords of retro funk and soul, NY’s Daptone Records, here pay homage to a band instrumental (thank you, I’m here all week!) in inspiring the whole Desco/ Daptone project to take flight – not to mention the global retro funk scene in the nineties. The band in question is legendary German underground funky soul outfit The Poets Of Rhythm – a.k.a. Bus People Express, Whitefield Brothers, Organized Raw …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DAPTONE presents: THE POETS OF RHYTHM feat. EDAN video (2013)

Daptone‘s got a brand new bag! Well, brand new old bag. Why? Because they’re re-releasing a ‘best of’ anthology from German retro funkers Poets Of Rhythm. The Poets were famously the backing band for Lyrics Born on I Changed My Mind off Quannum’s classic ’98 Spectrum LP and purveyors of instrumental funky soul of such quality in general that they were a big influence on Daptone. Anyway – what better way to promo the album than with a video. How about one in which a dj …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

BOB & GENE feat. THE INVERSIONS: I Can’t Stand These Lonely Nights/ Rub The Lamp (2012) Free download

Latterday Sam and Dave, Daptone Records‘s Bob & Gene revisit their own sweet soul B-side Lonely Nights from last year with the help of Antibalas producer Victor Axelrod and his Kingston three-piece band The Inversions. Thus transformed, the original song has become a sweet reggae-soul A-side I Can’t Stand These Lonely Nights as our men once again wistfully contemplate the pain of unrequited love but this time in an island stylee...READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM