SOUL REVOLUTION: 'One More Time' LP (2012)

Remember the more soulful wing of the underground Cali hip-hop sound of the late nineties/ early 2000s? I’m mainly talking about Quannum projects – er – projects – Blackalicious, Latyrx, Lyrics Born’s solo stuff. Soul Revolution do – and they’ve taken the most soulful end of that already soulful body of work and run with it. ‘Soul’ – it’s in their name see? They’re West Coast too – although in this case it’s the west coast of France. ...READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SOUL REVOLUTION: One More Time (2011)

SOUL REVOLUTION: One More Time (2011)
Soul Revolution are ‘The Lion Of Bordeaux’ and Don Argentino (no, really) – two heads brought together by the lure of the smoky basement clubs of the capital of Aquitaine who discovered a shared love of the U.S. West Coast hip-hop underground. ‘Le Lion de Bordeaux,’ in particular, may sound familiar to UK funk heads, probably because he’s the lead singer in a band with one of the best names (and some of the best sounds) in contemporary funk – The Shaolin Temple Defenders. One More Time recalls the more soulful side of the Quannum crew…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM