DEEP STREET SOUL: Come Alive! (2016)

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DEEP STREET SOUL: Souls Come Alive (2016)

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DEEP STREET SOUL: Hold On Me (2012)

It’s deep funk death match time to see who can do the stankest slice of raw-ass funky sister soul action this year. Meaning? Nothing less than Melbourne’s Deep Street Soul dropping a new single hot on the heels of Brighton’s The Grits’ Strychnine/ (I’d Walk A) Funky Mile 45. On the A-side is Hold On Me (the Mighty May Johnson-featuring best track off recent long player Look Out, Watch Out) and…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DEEP STREET SOUL: ‘Look Out, Watch Out’ LP (2011) + tracklist + EPK video

DEEP STREET SOUL: ‘Look Out, Watch Out’ LP (2011) + tracklist + EPK video
RATING: 5/5
Look Out, Watch Out is the second LP from Oz band Deep Street Soul and – well – it’s pretty much the main shit when it comes to twenty-first century funk with the dirty soul of sixties grooves. It’s all about the grit see? …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DEEP STREET SOUL: Look Out, Watch Out (2011)

DEEP STREET SOUL: Look Out, Watch Out (2011)
RATING: 5/5
Whoop, whoop! Watch out - Australia’s Deep Street Soul return with even more garage and fuzz in their funk than before with this double whammy. It seems like they might’ve hooked themselves up with something of a permanent vocalist in the form of appropriately raucous-voiced May Johnston who lets rip on the uptempo title track of the DSS’ forthcoming second LP Look Out, Watch Out. As with their last 45 the flip is soul sister vocal too and Greenbacks-girl Shirley Davis is back with a mighty cover of soul king Clarence Reid’s Masterpiece…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MONKEYBOXING PRESENTS: ‘Filthy Rhythm, Dirty Soul’ Mixtape – Free download

MONKEYBOXING PRESENTS: ‘Filthy Rhythm, Dirty Soul’ Mixtape – Free download
Massive free download mixtape album of funk, soul, hip-hop, nufunk/ ghettofunk, and reggae featuring Smoove, Aldo Vanucci, Featurecast, Tha Liks, J Star, The Hawk and more...
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DEEP STREET SOUL: Straighten Out feat. Randa Khamis 12” – 2010 – Single review

DEEP STREET SOUL: Straighten Out feat. Randa Khamis 12” – 2010 – Single review
RATING: 4/5
Australia’s garage funkers take the final cut from recent LP Deep Street Soul (which comes on like a kind like a garage-ey Meters) and invite Randa Khamis (of Randa And The Soul Kingdom fame) to get all vocal on their ass. There’s no doubting that Ms Khamis’ pipes are in full working order and she’s got all the requisite scream and power although…READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

DEEP STREET SOUL: Deep Street Soul – 2009 – Album review

DEEP STREET SOUL: Deep Street Soul – 2009 – Album review
HIGHLIGHTS: Crate Diggin – Kick Out The Jams – Greenbacks – Papa Jumps – Red Raw
SOUNDBITE: “I know how you want it child/ Hot, quick and tight”
RATING: 5/5
At the risk of repeating comments made elsewhere about Melbourne’s Deep Street Soul, I’ll mention again that this LP is dirtier than a night with your favourite porn star. This is just as well, for while the deep funk scene is one that seems particularly crammed with technically gifted musicians they are not always as inspired as you might hope. In other words it’s also a scene weighed down by pastiche where the Meters cast a particularly long shadow and if this LP is one where yet again the influence of New Orleans’ favourite funky sons is very much in evidence, it’s…READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

DEEP STREET SOUL: Kick Out The Jams (feat. Tia Hunter) b/w Greenbacks (feat. Shirley Davis) – 2009 – 7” review

DEEP STREET SOUL: Kick Out The Jams (feat. Tia Hunter) b/w Greenbacks (feat. Shirley Davis) – 2009 – 7” review
RATING: 5/5
Dirtier and grittier than sex in a gravel pit, this inspired cover of The MC5’s seminal garage rock anthem has to be contender for best new soul/funk 45 of the year. The lead single from Melbourne funk band Deep Street Soul’s self-titled LP due later this year (yes, another world class funk band from the city that’s already given us The Bamboos and Cookin On Three Burners), it comes with sassy sister-funk vocals from …READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

DEEP STREET SOUL: ‘Deep Street Soul’ Album Update

DEEP STREET SOUL: ‘Deep Street Soul’ Album Update
I’ve just been sent previews of some of the tracks off this LP and they’re dirtier than a night with your favourite porn star. This is one you won’t wanna miss…

(PRESS RELEASE) Releasing their debut self-titled album on Freestyle Records (UK) this November, Deep Street Soul is fast becoming Australia’s premier deep funk quartet. With two sold out 7inch releases (Jaycees), a digital EP (Straightup Recordings) and worldwide airplay by the heavyweights of the international funk/soul scene (including Craig Charles, Pete Isaac, Michael Ruetten and Dom Servini), Deep Street Soul are delivering full length, deep and dirty funk.

“…Feelin' the deep street soul stuff – sick funk tracks!” (Giant Steps NYC)

“Deep Street Soul rock it, live and on this album. They are raw, real and street..” (Russ Dewbury, Jazz Rooms UK & AU)

‘I’ve just heard the preview of this album & it’s all killer and will, in my opinion, be one of the funk releases of the year’ (Pete Issac – JellyJazz UK)

Deep Street Soul are funk DJ & drummer Agostino ‘Sol Loco’ Soldati, bass player & soul aficionado Papa ‘J’ Hunter, Cropper lovin’ Matt ‘MG’ Green and Queen of the Hammond Monique ‘Mon Cherie’ Boggia. Getting together in early ‘06 they formed with the simple aim of recapturing some old skool southern flavors they’d DJ'd over the previous decade. Inspired by the breakout of nu-funk throughout Europe & the States (not forgetting Osaka Monaurail and Australia’s own - The Bamboos) they hit the clubs. Starting with an initial batch of Booker T & Meters covers, these quickly morphed into their own set of raw break-filled funk & soul.

Teaming with local Melbourne funk legend DJ John Idem in early ‘07, they released their first 45’ getdownHQ/ deepstreet strut on his Jaycee’s label. The 45’ quickly sold out and saw rotation on stations & mixes worldwide. As a result, a new 45’ loose caboose/nasty was recorded for Jaycee’s early 08’ (which also sold out) and a special 3 track digital release was cut for Blair Stafford's Straightup Recordings label.

After hearing these tracks, Freestyle Records (UK) boss Adrian Gibson signed the band to his label. The vinyl re-release of Chilli Fried will occur 5th Oct 09, and then the 1st single Kick out the Jams on 12th Oct 09. The first LP is due for release on 16th Nov 09 - Recorded in late 2008 this album is funk of the down’n’dirty variety.
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