It Ain’t Retro : Daptone Records and The 21st-Century Soul Revolution Paperback / softback
by Jessica Lipsky
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Soul is the most powerful expression of American music -- a distinct combination of roots, migration, race, culture, and politics packaged together for your dancing pleasure.
But if you thought the sounds of Motown or Stax Records died along with 8-tracks and macrame, you d be wrong.
For two decades, Daptone Records has churned out hard funk and such beautiful soul that these records sparked a musical revolution. Run by a collective of soul-obsessed producers and musicians, the Brooklyn-based independent label launched the careers of artists such as Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley, and Bruno Mars.
Their records paid homage but never lip service to the original artists, proving that soul is still culturally relevant and just as exciting. It Ain t Retro charts this revival s players, sounds, and tectonic shifts over the past twenty years, taking you from dingy clubs where soul crazed DJs packed the dancefloor, to just uptown where some of the genre s heaviest musicians jumpstarted the renaissance in a basement studio, and all the way to the White House.
This definitive tale of Daptone Records soulful revolution chronicles the label s history, players, and sounds while dissecting the scene s cultural underpinnings, which continue to reverberate in pop music.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, approx 40 black and white and colour
- Publisher:Outline Press Ltd
- Publication Date:31/07/2021
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- ISBN:9781911036739
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, approx 40 black and white and colour
- Publisher:Outline Press Ltd
- Publication Date:31/07/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781911036739