Oh! Pioneers!

Early '90s German deep funk pioneers The Poets of Rhythm just got anthologized!  These guys were very much responsible for the real funk revival of the mid to late 1990s and inspired important popular acts like Sharon Jones & Lee Fields and labels like Daptone and Truth & Soul.   So in addition to checking out some excellent and rare music from the Poets of Rhythm, let's hear some music from lost luminaries like Joseph Henry, The Soul Command and J.D. & The Evil Dynamite Band on defunct labels like Desco and Soul Fire, all of whom were integral in bringing deep funk back to the masses.   Stop by.

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October 2, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Inspiration Information"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Soul Time!  (Daptone)

"Discern/Define"  The Poets of Rhythm  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Return of the Evil D's"  J.D. & The Evil Dynamite Band  7 Inch  (Pyscho)

"Chum's Pimpage"  Bronx River Parkway  7 Inch  (Latin Express)

"Toothpick"  The Mighty Imperials  7 Inch  (Desco)

"Never Found a Girl"  Joseph Henry & The Mighty Imperials  7 Inch  (Daptone)

"I Feel Right"  Joseph Henry  7 Inch  (Daptone)

"Cold Sweat"  The Mighty Imperials  Thunder Chicken  (Daptone/Desco)

"Funky Train"   The Poets of Rhythm  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Path of Life"   The Poets of Rhythm  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Guiding Resolution"  The Poets of Rhythm  7 Inch  (Ninja Tune)

"Bus People Express"  The New Process   7 Inch  (Tramp)

"Wind Your Clock"  Naomi Shelton featuring Cliff Driver  7 Inch  (Daptone/Desco)

"Cherry Pickin'"  The Sugarman Three  7 Inch  (Desco)

"Moon Mission"  The Soul Command  7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"Hook & Sling"  The Soul Command 7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"Make It Good To Me"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Dap-Dippin' with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  (Daptone)

"Easy Access (part 1)"  El Michels Affair  12 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"The Bastard"  The Whitefield Brothers  7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"Give It Up Turn It Loose"  The Daktaris  Soul Explosion  (Desco)

"Rhodesian Girl"  Pan-Atlantics  (The Poets of Rhythm)  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Getcho Soul Together (part 1)"  The Breakestra  7 Inch  (Stonesthrow)

"Sexy Popcorn Pot"  The Breakestra  7 Inch  (Stonesthrow)

"Your Love (Is Something That I Need)"  Lee Fields & The Explorers  7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"I Changed My Mind"  Lyrics Born & The Poets of Rhythm  12 Inch  (Quannum)