Lee Fields - Faithful Man
(CD/LP) Truth & Soul Records TS018, 2012-03-13

We've been spreading the Lee Fields gospel a lot those recent years. His latest album, My World, was selected in our Best of 2009 annual summary and even announced the instrumental version of that same album. We've featured a Lee Fields Mega Mix by Truth & Soul Records' alumnus DJ Akalepse. We've ordered physical LPs from the label for the Superfly Record Store when Djouls was still a partner. OK we passed on the reissues of his older stuff but we never got copies anyway so it would have been telling without knowning... And finally we've podcasted the bluesy and souful new single You're The Kind Of Girl to some thousands of listeners. That's why when their French distributor, Differ-ant, offered to send us the new album, Faithful Man, we kinda jumped and hit the roof. so what's the verdict? Is that another fantastic LP aiming at the ladies' hearts? Absolutely! The more you'll play it, the more in love you'll be with this soothing soul and heart-wrenching ballads. The title track, Faithful Man, even reaches the heights of James Brown's classic It's A Man's World and will hopefully make it for the next single to be extracted from this treasure of an album.

Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming: The Instrumentals
Played by Menahan Street Band
(LP) Daptone Records/Dunham Records DAP025/DUM 1002, 2011-08-02

After the instrumental version of Lee Fields's My World masterpiece, here's the sequel you were all waiting for, the instrumental version of Charles Bradley's No Time For Dreaming. Guaranteed 100% pure sunshine instrumental soul from Brooklyn, USA - and available on vinyl!! Press release says: "12 DYNAMITE tracks of unstoppable instrumentality. These hypnotic hymns - played oh so skillfully by Brooklyn's premier SUPER group, Menahan Street Band, promises to be the consummate summer soundtrack for all you hip cats and kittens".

Versus - Paris DJs Extra Flavor Mix Selected by Donnie Bass, mixed by Jesus Crise (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2011-07-19 The Versus French band has only limited a few EPs out right now, but a full-length album is scheduled for this autumn! This band includes some of our long-time friends and collaborators so we're quite proud to have them here as guests. Besides the obvious Herbaliser Band influcences, their music is a real French take on Manchester's mid 90s hip hop/club scene from Grand Central, Ninja Tune, Rob's Records, etc. Here's a snapshot of their vision of today's music, with...

Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming
(CD/LP/Download) Daptone Records DAP-022, 2011-01-24

It's taken just two short years for Dunham Records - an imprint of Daptone Records - to establish itself as one of the most captivating creative forces in soul music. The brainchild of guitarist/producer Thomas "Tommy TNT" Brenneck, Dunham's indelibly atmospheric sound is epitomized by its flagship artist, Menahan Street Band. After releasing a handful of crucial 45s, Dunham Records prepares to enter the next phase of its evolution with the debut album of its inaugural vocalist, Charles Bradley.

Charles Bradley's voice has evolved from a lifetime of paying dues, having nomadically labored for decades at various day jobs from Maine to Alaska - singing and performing in his spare time - before re-settling in his hometown Brooklyn and eventually finding a musical home at Dunham. In his distinctively rough-hewn timbre one hears the unmistakable voice of experience - each note and gruff inflection a reflection of his extended, sometimes rocky, personal path. It's only fitting that No Time For Dreaming's producer Brenneck (also a member of The Dap-Kings and The Budos Band) would recognize in Bradley a kindred musical spirit - a singer whose performances exude both raw power and poignant beauty. Recorded at Dunham Studios, and mixed at Daptone Records' internationally revered "House of Soul" Studios, No Time For Dreaming is the inspired sound of an awakening.

Charles Bradley - The World (Is Going Up In Flames)
Official video taken from the album No Time For Dreaming to be released january 25th on Daptone

Cee-Lo Is The One Vol.2 - Selected by Colored-Inc. (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-11-14 Way back in 2006, nearly a year after starting this Paris DJs website, we already showed our love for Cee-Lo's voice and music, through an exclusive mix called Cee-Lo Is The One, and through an exclusive reggae remix of The One. Four years later and we're still here, diggin' in yesterday's crates as much as today's new things, celebrating some selected records releases and parties in Paris... And a cool one is on its way, with Cee-Lo Green playing december 1st at Le Trabendo in Paris, so here's a...

Los Sospechos - Jano's Revenge
(7") Colemine Records CLMN 108, 2010-08-17

Have you ever been hurt, wronged, or shamed? Jano's Revenge will take you past that, deep into the dark, violent thoughts that follow. Haunting horn lines blare over an evil, dirty beat like the adrenaline rush before you draw first blood. After you've served up that cold plate of revenge, heat things up with Mirror Door a sweet horn melody relaxing on a full bed of organ swells. This serenade has both a drum machine and a drummer to makesure it hits all the right spots.

The Car-Del Production team first heard Los Sospechos at a tequila distillery, just outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico. They knew immediately that this band would be the perfect fit for the soundtrack to the feature film Postales. With contributions from members of The Budos Band and Menahan Street Band, the raw and jagged sound of Los Sospechos can be both tough and tender. Working perfectly with themes from Postales to dig into the soul and guts of each character.

Fans of Budos Band and Menehan Street Band will be into what Los Sospechos< are putting down.

LEE FIELDS en concert au New Morning
JEUDI 8 JUILLET 2010 - 20h

Lee Fields & The Expressions will be performing in Paris at New Morning on Thursday, July 8th at 8 pm! Tickets are 30 euros in advance, 35 day of show. Don't miss out on a night of sweet soul music with the one and only Lee Fields!

"Auteur de 45ts de légende sortis dans les années 70, puis redécouvert au milieu des années 90 sous l’impulsion des labels Desco, Soul Fire et Daptone, Lee Fields a plus récemment été au top des charts grâce à ses collaboration avec la scène house (notamment Martin Solveig) à qui il a prêté sa voix pour plusieurs de ses hits (I Want You). Produit par Leon Michels (El Michels Affair, Menahan Street Band) My World rassemble derrière Lee Fields la crème de la scène soul-funk new yorkaise du moment. Pour beaucoup Lee Fields peut prétendre au titre de roi de la soul-funk contemporaine. My World devrait lui apporter la lumière qu’il mérite."

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Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7 - Seahorse and the Storyteller
(CD/LP) Truth and Soul Records, 2010-04-20

After 40 plus recordings as the house trumpet player for Truth and Soul records, the Brooklyn based funk and soul label released the highly sought after trumpet player, producer, composer, songwriter, and arranger Michael Leonhart's psychedelic Afro/bhangra funk concept album Seahorse and the Storyteller on April 20, 2010, which includes many Daptone/Truth & Soul musicians: Binky Griptite and Homer Steinweiss of the Dap-Kings, Tommy Brenneck from The Budos Band and Menahan Street Band among others, Luke O'Malley and Nick Movshon from Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra...

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Vol.7 (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2010-04-19 The countdown to the release of our new concept album (on our new label Colored-Inc.) has begun. In exactly 4 weeks (may 17th) we'll indeed put out One Foot In Jail's Hard 2 Find Vol.3, an album showcasing many colors of African music, with amazing guest singers, musicians and producers from all over the world. This is pure 21st Century African Music - just like this ongoing series of mixes covering all these new Afro music bands out there!! Today's goods are from the USA, Sweden,...