The Dap-kings was/is a record company house band (Dap Records ) in Brooklyn. There is a UK group The New Mastersounds who've been holding it down for years.
A group from Austrialia called The Bamboos are in the same vein andhave alot of potential. I've downloaded alot of their stuff. ________________________________ From: B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, September 4, 2010 8:32:16 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Waayyy OT: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings I think that's true for some folks but overall the scene is pretty varied. There has been a big retro movement but the UK R&B scene has been healthy for years. They wear their influences on their sleeves but folks like Omar, Mica Paris, Floetry and others have been doing great stuff for a while. Jody Watley's best work in years was the album she did with UK production teams. BTW did you hear Amy Winehouse's music before her big breakout? It was very polished and modern with some pretty raw lyrics to separate her from similar artists. She was like a a UK Jaguar Wright(without Jaguar's raw power or range). That's why I called Back To Black trend jumping in some ways. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > Yes, there is something painful and old school sounding in her voice. I > would also say the same about Joss Stone too. Unfortunately, its only > a facsimile of a particular style and not truly authentic. > > Before I learned a little about the UK's R&B history I thought it was kind > of cool, but they basically have been listening to 50s and 60s R&B in some > areas since the 50s and 60s without much growth. Much of the R&B that they > were listening to were unpopular records from here, Canada and UK clones. > (Just to make sure I downloaded a few albums from there that were hits.) > Basically early Motown, Stax sound alikes. > > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > So the "dank whiskey drowned nightclub" is a *good* thing, right? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, September 4, 2010 1:26:40 AM > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Waayyy OT: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings > > > > > > > > Amy Winehouse sounds like she came out of some dank whiskey drowned > > nightclub from the 50s. Unfortunately, she isn't consistent and has a major > > drug problem. > > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...>wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> I've never listened to Amy Winehouse. What's so good about her? Another > >> good singer who has an old school sound is Leela James > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "B Smith" <daikaij...@...> > >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > >> Sent: Friday, September 3, 2010 3:23:49 PM > >> Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Waayyy OT: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings > >> > >> > >> > >> I like them in small doses but Sharon does the damn thing and their live > >> shows are epic. I liked at first Amy Winehouse but that crap of crowning her > >> the new face of soul music really galled me. She was just trend jumping like > >> a lot of other singers do and she blew up. > >> > >> Good recommendations from your e-mail. I'd add Soulive, Jamie Lidell, Joss > >> Stone(especially her work with Raphael Saadiq) and Cee-lo Green as folks you > >> might want to seek out. > >> > >> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Keith > >> Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > >> > > >> > Enjoy! I got the following from a lady in response to the e-mail: > >> > > >> > FYI they have been around for quite a while...The Dap Kings moonlight as > >> the band for Amy Winehouse as well. If you like them and that retro soul > >> feel, also check out Raphael Saadiq, Rahsaan Patterson, and this young funky > >> white kid Mayer Hawthorne... > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxter7@> > >> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> > >> > Sent: Friday, September 3, 2010 2:20:02 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Waayyy OT: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Thanks, Keith! I'll have a look/listen as soon as I clear my table here > >> and pay some bills. > >> > > >> > > >> > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Keith Johnson < KeithBJohnson@ > > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > I'm always searching for "real" music that's outside of the standard > >> hip-hip/finger poppin'/dance heavy stuff played on commercial radio (how > >> many times in one day can one stomach Beyonce Knowles, Lady Gaga, or > >> Bieber???) A while back I heard an interview on "Fresh Air" with a group > >> called Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. This group is amazing, with a sound > >> that hails back to the days of good old soul and funk. Jones has that rich, > >> raspy voice that lends itself to heartfelt, even painful renditions, and her > >> band sounds like something straight out of Stax records. They use > >> old-fashioned methods to record: real tapes, hand editing, actual acoustics > >> caused by the recording room instead of computer manipulations. Very, very > >> good stuff. Albums are on iTunes: I bought two straightaway after listening > >> to the NPR interview. > >> > > >> > Go to their web site to be treated to a listen to some of their latest > >> songs, which start playing automatically. The first song up is "I Learned > >> the Hard Way", which has a real old feel to it. Other recent songs you have > >> to seek out are "Humble Me" and the awesome "100 Days, 100 Nights", which > >> sounds as if it came straight off an actual record from the 60s. > >> > > >> > Two links below. The first is to their website, where you can hear some > >> of their songs. The second is to a great NPR SXSW showcase in Austin where > >> Jones' group was the headliner. There you can hear the entire gig they > >> performed, which is close to an a hour long. Highly recommended!! > >> > > >> > > >> > http://www.sharonjonesandthedapkings.com/ > >> > > >> > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124091931 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody > >> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > >> > > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > >
