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June 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Menahan Street Band: The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band

Menahan Street Band The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band Daptone Records It’s been a cruel double blow to Daptone Records – losing both Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley. For they were not only the voices but in a way the faces of the label; the front-people. And the bands behind them – The Dap […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Charles Bradley, Daptone, Daptone Records, Instrumental, Menahan Street Band, Menahan Street Band: The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band, Sharon Jones, The Dap Kings, The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 408

Elvis Costello and The Roots, Wise Up: Thought – Remixes and Reworks [EP] (2013) Being a big fan of both Elvis Costello and The Roots I was –  instantly – a fan of the Wise Up Ghost album, even got a second crack at interviewing Elvis Costello in the accompanying press-rounds (always a treat). So […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 10", 10" vinyl, 2013, Antibalas, Chico Mann, Cinco Minutos Con Vos, Cinco Minutos Con Vos (Karriem Riggins Remix), EC, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Roots, EP, Karriem Riggins, LP, Menahan Street Band, Remix, rework, The Roots, The Vinyl Countdown # 408, Vinyl, Wise Up: Thought – Remixes and Reworks, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Ikebe Shakedown: Stone By Stone

Ikebe Shakedown Stone by Stone Ubiquity Afrobeat-informed soul-jazz instrumentals, always good stuff right? And then you think about how when people try to fill an album with them – unless it’s the real stuff – you can get a bit bored. But the Brooklyn-based Ikebe Shakedown have got that sound down – it’s a bit […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Afrobeat, Album Review, Antibalas, Ikebe Shakedown, Instrumental, Menahan Street Band, Soul Jazz, Stone by Stone, The Crossing, Ubiquity ·

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December 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Charles Bradley: Soul of America

Charles Bradley: Soul of America Director: Poull Brien Daptone You know I really don’t care all that much for Charles Bradley’s music – as I said here he’s a shouter, a belter, and I don’t believe him. It’s pastiche, pantomime-funk, it’s grubby rather than gritty, it’s a bit shitty, actually. But I still wanted to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Charles Bradley, Charles Bradley: Soul of America, Daptone, Documentary, DVD, Film Review, James Brown, Menahan Street Band, Music Doco ·

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November 25, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Menahan Street Band: The Crossing

Menahan Street Band The Crossing Shock You know the hardworking Menahan Street Band, if not from their previous album then for their work with Charles Bradley and Lee Fields and Amy Winehouse – and the horn section doubles for The Dap-Kings so you’ve heard these players in a variety of contexts and they are sharp. […]
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