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SONG OF THE DAY El Michels Affair – Dhuaan

Posted on July 13, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

The anticipation alone was exciting enough for me tonight when I saw that a new El Michels Affair track had appeared in my feed, so you can imagine my elation when this gorgeous beast unravelled before my ears! Dropped yesterday … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY El Michels Affair – Shadow Boxing

Posted on June 28, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Sometimes I wonder if it’s actually harder to cover a song than to write one from scratch? After all, if a song is already out there and firmly established, not only have you got the challenge of stripping down all … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY El Michels Affair – Life Of Pablo

Posted on April 18, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

“One of the beautiful things about instrumental music is that the listener can decide what the narrative is. With ‘Adult Themes’ El Michels Affair has created a “choose your own adventure” in musical form…..”  Yesterday, Leon Michel’s New York-based Funk/Soul … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY El Michels Affair – Rubix

Posted on February 28, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

A brand new offering from Leon Michel’s New York-based Funk/Soul instrumental band, El Michels Affair was released four days ago. The elegant form of Rubix swaggers in with effortless style, the body of its cinematic melody is deep and shapely, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY El Michels Affair – Shaolin Brew

Posted on May 11, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Last month, New York’s El Michels Affair, aka the group of Leon Michels, released their highly anticipated follow-up album to their 2009, Enter the 37th Chamber. Titled, Return To The 37th Chamber, this collection of songs revisits the albums of the Wu … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Lee Fields & The Expressions – Make The World

Posted on May 7, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

With such prolific recording career under his belt, anyone lucky enough to see Lee Fields & The (sublime) Expressions play live will NOT be disappointed!  Nicknamed “Little JB” for his dance moves and vocal resemblance to James Brown, Lee Fields … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Whitefield Brothers – Safari Strut

Posted on February 24, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s smasher of a song is another chance find that I happened to stumble upon earlier today and I’ve just been reading about he band behind it. The Whitefield Brothers are a German Afro-psych, funk band consisting of brothers Jan … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Fabulous Three – Nightbird

Posted on June 6, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Though they were active only twenty years year ago, it’s really hard to believe this music isn’t decades old! How did I miss the first time round?? The Fabulous Three were (contrary to their name) a large collective that sadly … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Olympians – Stand Tall

Posted on August 16, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s funky, fresh and soulful bundle of instrumental joy is a rare track from Daptone’s new super band, The Olympians.  Stand Tall  was originally released for a limited 45 pressing by Truth & Soul Records, but has recently became available for … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Olympians – Midnight Movement

Posted on June 23, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Led by Toby Pazner (Lee Fields & The Expressions, El Michels Affair), the Olympians are a NYC-based band who got together a couple of years ago after a fever dream Pazner experienced in Greece. Midnight Movement was originally released as … Continue reading →

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