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Here's my May column...
The Get Down by Obliveus
May 2014
Sticking strictly to the digital realm this month, I was trolling through the Monkeyboxing website recently when I happened upon the latest Dropshot edit of Papa Was A Rolling Stone. Let’s just say I made a mess of things, because this has got to be one of the best disco edits I’ve heard in years. Spacey and Giorgio Moroder-ish in more than one place, funky and catchy as all hell…it’s got it all. I suggest you get in while the getting is good. While you’re there, grab the latest Filthy Rhythm, Dirty Soul Volume 4 for all your ultra-groovy needs. My Macbook Pro is smoking to the touch, because this comp is that hot. I call the Honest Lee Re-Edit of The Explosions classic, Hip Drop, as the crowned winner…not because it’s that different, but because it brings a few new breakdowns that the original doesn’t. Honourable mention goes to the skanky, Chipmunks inspired version of A Midnight Hour from Chrispop, because Mr Picket never sounded this funky. Another you should be on is from the fine folks at G.E.D. Soul Records and the smoothed out, laidback vibes of DeRobert & The Half Truths. They’re giving away a free download of their jam,Goin’ Places, on the label’s Soundcloud page and it’s some southern fried, funky, funky soul that makes me imagine those soul revues I never got to attend, but hear all about from those folks who are old enough to know. With that, I am out of here…
