Airy timeless Soul

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Another one who wants mitgleiten at Retro Soul shaft where but recently have been trying Michael Kiwanuka, Raphael Saadiq, Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays or wide shut Charles Bradley.
Not at all. (Times except Bradley) Compared to young men is Papa Lee the relaxed Altsurfer on the heel of his Long Boardes is because even if Lee Fields previously the mass remained largely unknown, so he's begun already at the time of the greats of Soul. But just in the shadows. And he also played live more than he produced records and so faded towards the end of the seventies, the interest in him with the interest in the genre. Only in the nineties there was at the suggestion and initiative of the New York record collector Philippe Lehman back a disc from the Desco stable, from which emerged the label Daptone and Truth & Soul. But should take really only his last disc 2009 My World [Vinyl]. With her he was finally able to free themselves somewhat from this shadow of the great soul discs. Now he puts in front with "Faithful Man" another great album.

Even though not much needs to be said about this, because it is a soul album best style, by a the this music really is now in every drop of his blood, at least as much that it may be wondered already, as just this old warhorse manages so to bring a breath of fresh air into the genre. The music has everything that can be expected of poignant soul music: Pulsating, languishing, grooving arrangements, juicy, driving wind, dim organs, shimmering guitars, wackende rhythm guitars, edged strings, airy flutes and flattering background singers. The mandatory fluffy instrumental number ("Intermission") the marvelous house band of Daptone and Truth & Soul is not missing. For this one vote, the elegant moves in the Soul / Funk-scale somewhere between 80% and 70% James Brown Ronald Bell.
But somehow the album sounds different. Really fresh and free. Perhaps "My World" two years ago, Lee Fields liberation and with "Faithful Man" he can play at last - as let off the leash?
Where "My World" still somewhat experimental open sounds, "Faithful Man" is mature. The arrangements are adult, though probably not quite as surprising. Also sound is the new plant balanced and centered, while the previous airy and spacious was.
Mag each decide for themselves which of the two albums he likes better, they are both great in their own way.

Both they could somewhat less compression tolerated, but the average volume in the music to be heard can withstand the production / mixing still reasonably.
Common lie As with Daptone in this Truth & Soul - production attached coupons for MP3. Ultimately, this music sounds but really warm and broad-minded, just really soulful only on vinyl.