AVAILABLE HERE!!!!!. Truth & Soul is proud to present the first single from Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7. Long time trumpet player for many of the T&S releases, Michael Leonhart has masterfully created something that sounds like the musical love child of R.D Burman, Fela Kuti, & Beck.
Read the full postFor a limited time the Tyrone Ashley and Funky Music Machine "Let Me Be Your Man" CD is priced at $7.99. Culled from master tapes and that survived a house fire in the late seventies and then shelved in Mr. Campbell’s home studio for close to thirty-five years, these twelve songs is a look at the raw soul and genius of a man who never stopped making music from the heart.
Read the full postIt's June 2nd, which means the Lee Fields "My World" CD/LP is finally out. You can get it on our site, itunes, amazon, or a local music store near you. You can also stream the entire record at www.spinner.com. In the meantime, here's a message from Lee Fields about how the "My World" CD might to be the answer to our country's woes.
Read the full postWhile in New York working on material for an upcoming album with Truth & Soul, Aloe Blacc took on the additional task of remixing of the title track off the upcoming Lee Fields & the Expressions album. The mp3 is being given with every purchase of the Lee record. Listen.
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* PRE-ORDER -- record ships JUNE 2nd. Highly anticipated full-length offering from the legendary Lee Fields. T&S are ready to bring Lee to light with a brand new album of beat-heavy, deep soul ballads that will show soul-revivalists the world over what real soul is. As a Truth & Soul exclusive, all " My World" albums (CD & LP) come with an MP3 of Aloe Blacc's remix of "My World" entitled "Truth, Deception, & Lies".
Read the full postTruth & Soul have just finished a month long stint in the studio with Stones Throw recording artist, Aloe Blacc. The album will be released on Stones Throw later this year. As ST's label manager, Eothen Alapatt, said of the demos, "it sounds like Bill Wither’s darkest moments, with a splash of Bobby Womack’s whimsy and just a bit of R. Kelley". Here are a couple pictures from the sessions, courtesy of Keith Sirchio.
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Go over to the Stones Throw site to get a free download of the Lee Fields & The Expressions track "Ladies" off the new "My World" record, dropping June 2nd. Those of you in NYC, make sure to catch Lee Fields on Saturday the 26th at the 5 spot in Brooklyn.
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Truth & Soul is proud to present the first release from The Phenomenal Handclap Band. The PHB's sound is an anthemic, dancefloor-oriented blend of progressive rock, disco, electro, and '60s soul with sprinklings of hip hop-styled orchestral breakbeats and moody, synth-heavy hooks. On first listen, we were blown away by this gem of a song. "Baby" manages to capture the soulful qualities of a Delfonics song while maintaining a sonically new and refreshing sound. The Phenomenal Handclap band will be releasing their first full-length later this year.
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We thought we'd give you one more taste of some classic Lee Fields material before we dropped Lee's brand new record in June. The Lee Fields songs "Problems" and "Honey Dove" from the "Problems" LP are presented as a 45rpm for the first time. "Problems" is a hard-hitting soul masterpiece that has been sampled by J Dilla for Phat Kat's song, "My Label". "Honey Dove" is a ballad off the "Problems" record that has since been re-worked for the upcoming album, "My World".
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El Michels Affair's long awaited Wu-Tang cover record, "Enter The 37th Chamber" will be released on Fat Beats Records on April 21st.
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