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You enjoy your evening too Warren
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The soul revival isn't reviving any careers-- it's creating them. Older musicians like Sharon Jones, Lee Fields, and Charles Walker were never exactly household names, not even among record collectors, but now they find themselves with more professional potential in front of them than behind them. Since there is little context for these artists, they aren't obliged to sleepwalk through old hits or old routines. Despite the reliance on old sounds, it's all new. It's an exciting moment for soul music, as albums by Jones, Fields, Walker's the Dynamites, and now Kings Go Forth indicate these older musicians are taking nothing for granted, which lends their music an urgency that transcends mere revivalism. The musician known as Black Wolf wasn't well known outside the world of cratediggers and soul enthusiasts when he struck up a conversation with Andy Noble, owner of Lotus Records in Milwaukee. During the 1970s, Black Wolf had been a member of the Essentials, a regional soul act whose claim to fame was recording in Curtis Mayfield's studio. He and Noble started a new band and named it Kings Go Forth, after a 1958 Frank Sinatra-Tony Curtis movie. Since then, the 10-member, intergenerational outfit has released a series of 7" singles and gradually but determinedly built a reputation as a dynamic live act, settling easily into complex grooves that highlight Black Wolf's high-flying vocals. Along the way, the band has picked up some notable admirers: Famed disco DJ Tom Moulton, who really did invent the remix, mixed their "Don't Take My Shadow", and D.C. folk artist Mingering Mike, famous for painting covers for imaginary albums, created the artwork for the first Kings Go Forth full-length, The Outsiders Are Back. This record gathers singles dating back to 2007 yet proves cohesive and consistent. Rather than a collection of mismatched parts, Outsiders sounds like a unified work, even if it does showcase the range of their sound and chops. Kings Go Forth run through soul-revue rave-ups as well as midtempo vocal-group numbers, and they even dabble in reggae on the snaky "1000 Songs". Drummer Jeremy Kuzniar's casually complex beats propel the songs forcefully. From that sturdy foundation, Kings Go Forth build songs full of punchy horns and swelling strings, topping off everything with insistent vocals from Black Wolf, Dan Fernandez, and Matt Norberg. None of the singers has the presence and personality of, say, Sharon Jones, but they compensate by trading off lead and back-up frequently, recalling groups like the Temptations and the Pips one minute and solo soul stirrers like Otis Redding or Lou Rawls the next. Of course it sounds great: Adherence to period-appropriate production techniques is a bedrock tenet of the soul revival, so the album could be mistaken for a decades-old artifact. That's not an end in itself, but a means of bolstering the band's sound and ratcheting up the tension of their grooves. The horn breakdown on the sped-up "I Don't Love You No More" sounds like all of Michael Masser & Mandrill squaring off against Ali, and "You're the One" bursts out in Technicolor vocals that stretch from Philly all the way to Motown. Outsiders, however, never comes across like a pastiche of old styles and steps. Instead, the urgency of these songs reveals a band anchored strongly in the present but with their eyes toward the future. " Stephen M. Deusner, April 20, 2010 http://www.myspace.com/kingsgoforth http://www.kingsgoforth.com/ http://luakabop.com/kings_go_forth/
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Last shout for this before it arrives tomorrow. Still time to get tickets and see the band live. I doubt they'll be back as soon as some might like
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Can't wait to hear these afore mentioned tracks. The last batch of RCA etc were stunning. Hope that even more can be found.
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great band, as our the support act New Street Adventure! Looking forward to both on Monday.
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www.selectarecords.com Make friends with MAYDIE MYLES (Debbie Taylor) on faceboook: www.facebook.com/maydie.myles Make friends with SELREC and MILLBRAND MUSIC on facebook: www.facebook.com/millbrand LINKS for live appearances: www.scottishsoulfulweekender.com www.hoochiecoochie.co.uk The release date for SHOT 110 is November 7th. Email enquiries: info@selectarecords.com Paul SELREC UPDATE: Please note Debbie will not be appearing at these events
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My ticket arrived today; I'M SOOOO EXCITED! Excellent footage added by Mike. You can so feel the vibe. I might have to offer to mop all their brows at the end back-stage hehe
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Hi Ady, yes, I know....tell me about it. I am teasing tongue in cheek of course, but you never know. Remember, all those 45's I keep seeing mentioned on soul source were dreams of riches and fame by those involved in a different market completely, nevertheless, had they not hoped for success, none would have ever been recorded for us to enjoy today. When I win the lottery...first port of call: Detroit/studio A/ and get the kids involved out there....and try and be creative in a similar vain with a new generation of young aspiring musicians and performers. It might not make money...but sure would be fun!
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Yes, a shame... but it's only a 3 hour drive from Manchester
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Their own website gives all the dates: http://kingsgoforth.com/ I'm very excited!
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Pied Piper - highly revered productions. Have had the pleasure in meeting Jack Ashford and Joe Hunter. Joe Hunters book is fantastic, short, but fantastic. Ady, why don't you and Kent get some of the Detroit crew back together with Jack and cut some new stuff and prove it can still be done. The talent is there in Detroit just waiting. Get Lorraine on some of the lead vocals, Frances, Pat are still about..yes much older, but imagine! You would own the masters for exploitation whilst giving maybe younger musicians a chance in Detroit to record professionally. I know the studio, some of the musicians and can write reasonable songs and would love to co write with other individuals. Spyders about and that is a talent that should be in the studio 24/7! Get Spider Webb on drums, Ray Monette, Dennis Coffey on guitar, etc...Arranging may be an issue, because you need notation and David J. Van De Pitte sadly passed away. I am sure Jack arranges maybe? I could try electronically and suggest grooves and I am sure it would work. Just let me know when ha ha.........Look at me getting all excited again........
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Re: Pied piper - anyone got any recordings of Adeys first set at 100 club love a copy if possible?
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Great tracks, nice to see them available again.
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SHOT 110 See Debbie Taylor (Maydie Myles) at the following events: SCOTTISH SOULFUL WEEKENDER, Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries Saturday, 5 November Info: www.scottishsoulfulweekender.com [modified link] HOOCHIE COOCHIE, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle [with Syl Johnson and band] ...please note Syl Johnson is not appearing due to ill health Sunday, 6 November Info: www.hoochiecoochie.co.uk Tel: 0191 222 0130 A few copies of the new Maydie Myles CD album The Ones I Love are still available from SELREC at £12.99 with fee shipping worldwide. Two Maydie Myles tracks have also been issued on recent albums by Expansion (Passion). UPDATE: Please note Debbie will not be appearing at these events
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Scootering magazine Chalky. Not the issue hitting the newsagents next week, the one after - I think...... Must get round to removing those links!
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'do you want to see my shed?', class...
