New / Upcoming Releases

[MikeyTags]

looking forward to getting my hands on these:

Rudie Crew - This is Skragga (Megalith)
Pepper Pots - Train to Your Lover (Megalith)
Slackers - Ganbare (Covers Album) (Ska in The World / Jump Up)
Void Union - Higher Guns (Jump Up / Megalith)
Ryan Scroggins & The Trenchtown Texans - Folk Devils (CD Baby)
Ryan Scroggins & The Trenchtown Texans - Move to the Country (CD Baby)

anyone heard them yet?

[TravisNJ]

Train To Your Lover is an alright release. I really liked them as a "Ska" band, but they work well doing Northern Soul.

Its very white northern soul though..

[lawless]

Train To Your Lover is an alright release. I really liked them as a "Ska" band, but they work well doing Northern Soul.

Its very white northern soul though..

never really considered em a Ska band - always more of a soul outfit

[The Tatman]

The Pepper Pots last album (Now) was produced by Binky Griptite, & I didn't think it sounded that "white." Even though this new album has been out for a couple of months or so, it's high on my "want to purchase" list.

[lawless]

will be posting a Void Union preview (a little late) to the site soon

[the ugly one]

looking forward to ...

Upsessions - Below The Belt (Grover)
Void Union - Higher Guns (Jump Up)
Mr. T-Bone & Young Lions - Nothing To Loose (Jump Up)
Slackers - Gambare / Radio
new Moon Invaders
new Babylove & Van Dangos
new Magic Touch
new Deal's Gone Bad

[the ugly one]

Its very white northern soul though..

the new girl in band is black so they must sound less white on the new one.

just kidding.

[the ugly one]

The Pepper Pots last album (Now) was produced by Binky Griptite, & I didn't think it sounded that "white." Even though this new album has been out for a couple of months or so, it's high on my "want to purchase" list.

there were hints of JA sonuds on "Now", on three songs i think.
there's none of it on "Train To Your Lover", this is 100% Motown.
As their website states:
"…..and the final mastering touch comes from the hands of the legendary Bob Ohlsson, Motown sound engineer during the classic period of the label -between 1965 and 1972"

LP version has nice looking gatefold sleave and it comes with download code, bit pricey, but highly recomended.

[lawless]

hot dam!

[the ugly one]

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[TravisNJ]

never really considered em a Ska band - always more of a soul outfit

This intrigues me, do you care to comment further on this? I never viewed them as a soul outfit til Now! came out being as everything up til that point was strictly to the book JA Ska.

[lawless]

never really considered em a Ska band - always more of a soul outfit

This intrigues me, do you care to comment further on this? I never viewed them as a soul outfit til Now! came out being as everything up til that point was strictly to the book JA Ska.

Just feel that their whole goal/ vibe was always looking past just the Ska thing. Sure their early work (http://www.thepepperpots.com/lover/discografia.php) was planted in JA/UK sounds the vibe they were giving off was distinctly not so. You don't have 3 girls singing and not look to Motown as inspiration. There was only ever a male/female duets or male vocal groups as major recording artists in JA music other than the i-threes (Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths) while Motown pioneered the sound (http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/b ... group.html).

Right from the get go! Take a look at their first LP cover and title. While the music is JA influenced the imagery is anything but - more 60's Americana influenced which hints at the style and direction they wanted to take.

It was only 2 years between their first 2 albums and they themselves called it Soul Goes Ska - 2005 debut and 2007 Shake It album which had a second title "Soul Goes Ska" indicating a Soul band doing some Ska.


Their third album and everything since drives home the soul vibe The band's third album was produced and recorded by Binky Griptite, guitarist for The Dap-Kings, Sharon Jones and Amy Winehouse.

[lawless]

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I like the moon invaders so interested in this release but strange cover isn't that interstate 10.

[MikeyTags]

Didn't the Moon Invaders do a short US tour last year or so? Maybe they took the picture then

[the ugly one]

i had to google it to be sure.
interstate 10 passes by new orleans.
i think that my be the answer.