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What do you get when you cross the legendary group harmony of the Impressions, with the savvy production stylings of Daptone’s very own master of ceremonies and guitar dynamo, Binky Griptite?  Easy, you get one of the finest collaborations that has ever been realized onto 7 inches of high quality vinyl. Ladies and gentlemen we present to the greater Daptone Universe, the first single by The Impressions in over 30 Years.  Featuring original members, Fred Cash, Sam Gooden, as well as Reggie Torrian, who has been singing with the group since the early ‘70s – this single is the sweet soulful beauty you’d expect from the Impressions. No cheesy synthetic instruments or tryin-to-stay-contemporary 'beats' here. This is real soul music played by a real band and how sweet it is!

 "Rhythm" the aptly titled A-Side, is a Curtis Mayfield penned tune that was a big hit for Major Lance in the Mid-Sixties. The Impressions revive this classic with their iconic sophisticated harmonies and a new horn arrangement by "The 4th Impression", Johnny Pate himself, that moves the song along at a laid back, yet dance friendly pace. This track is Soul of the highest order.  Get the 45 at www.shopdaptonerecords.com/

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The Impressions - Rhythm!

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Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens "What Have You Done"

Waldeck - No one here

Sometimes described as trip-hop Waldeck's songs have a very calm and laidback theme. They often consist of mellow vocals sung either by Joy Malcolm or Brian Amos (although sometimes they consist of only Waldeck's instrumentals). While some people have mixed feelings towards the male-female vocal fluctuations, others feel that they offer versatility in the sound while still maintaining the unique style of his music.


Waldeck - Make My Day

Charles Bradley and The Menahan Street Band's rendition of Neil Young's classic "Heart of Gold" is out now as a single on Daptone Records. 

Charles Bradley - Heart of Gold (Neil Young cover)

Waldeck - get up carmen remix moslowable

Track info: http://www.last.fm/music/Waldeck/_/Why+Did+We+Fire+The+Gun%3F

Waldeck - Why did we fire the gun?

Waldeck - Why Did We Fire The Gun

Charles Bradley - The World (Is Going Up In Flames)

Antibalas - Sáré Kon Kon (Redux)

Charles Bradley - Lovin' You, Baby

Bob & Gene ft. The Inversions - I Can't Stand These Lonely Nights

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Dark, triumphant and mysterious; the new Menahan Street band 45 single "Light's Out" conjures images of hard-fighting pugilists battling it out under a bare bulb, of a matador's graceful execution of a lumbering bull, of sweat, romance and victory.  Brought in by a rollicking, almost tipsy, Hammond melody and backed by a smoky smooth guitar line, “Keep Coming Back” eventually erupts into a swanky nightlife anthem, complete with red velvet curtains and a garnished highball.

Menahan Street Band - Lights Out

From the album Victim of Love. Out now on Dunham/Daptone Records.  

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Charles Bradley - Strictly Reserved For You

Waldeck - (2007). Ballroom Stories - 06 - Midsummer Night Blues

The Budos Band - Unbroken, Unshaven

The idea is to mix the roots of American music with the various forms of world music to create an unusual otherworldly sound. The result is unique! With the energy of a Romanian brass band, blues, country, jazz, pop and soul of the 1920s and ’30s to the ’50s and ’60s meets Klezmer, Jamaican calypso, New Orleans R, swing, avant-garde jazz, Tuvan-Mongolian ballads and Middle Eastern fables.

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Danii Villalobos