With the C.S. Crew’s Funky Pack just hitting stores this week the album has already gotten some great reviews! Two UK based online magazines have written some nice reviews for us. Think Africa Press brings together writers from across Africa with international experts, and covering a wide range of topics – from politics to the development to culture. And Subba Cultcha is an entertainment site featuring reviews on music, film, and games!

In honor of Record Store Day our very own Deano Sounds has put together a mix of tracks his favorite disco funk/disco soul tracks he’s picked up in local Boston area record stores in the last few years.

This year’s Record Store Day in Boston is a little different than ones in the past because of Monday’s events. But I’m confident record collectors and DJs alike will be out in abundance this Saturday. But don’t go just for the super-limited edition releases coming out on Saturday but be sure to visit on your local record store on other Saturdays as there are always gems to be found and great conversations to be had!

Tracklisting:

1. Lord Rhaburn – Disco Connection

2. Stanton Davis and the Ghetto Mysticism Band – Things Can Not Stop Forever

3. Evans Pyramid – Dip Drop

4. Little Scotty – Going to the Disco

5. MD -20-20 – Listen to the Rhythm Band

6. Devoshun – No No No My Friend

7. Ureaus – Let Our Music Make Love to You

8. Forest Terry – Branchin’ Out

9. Ken Williams – Sweet Music, Soft Lights and You

10. The T Box’s – Ain’t Enough Love

11. Earl Connelly -Don’t Let Me Go

12. Four Below Zero – My Baby’s Got E.S.P.

Frank151 Magazine has featured our very own Deano Sounds and Cultures of Soul on their website. We supplied them with a mix of Nigerian grooves to promote our next release by the C.S. Crew. You can check out all of the action at Frank151.com. And you can order your copy of the C.S. Crew’s Funky Pack at Cultures of Soul Bigcartel.com

The Rhythm Joint is a new monthly night in the Boston area featuring the areas best DJs of vintage music! The first Rhythm Joint features Soulelujah DJs; Claude Money, PJ Gray, and John Funke. Our very own Deano Sounds and Freddie Rogers will be DJing as well! We also have live dancers from the Five Dollar Shakes!

The event is taking place on March 22nd at TT the Bear’s Place. For more info see our events page.

Jam Up Twist – US Edition featuring Deano Sounds Sneak Peak by Cultures Of Soul on Mixcloud

Andy Smith and Deano Sounds have teamed up together to put out the US edition of the Jam Up Twist series. What we have here is a sneak peak of the compilation due out in the New Year on CD and 7 inch box set. More details and a complete tracklisting coming very soon!

Cultures of Soul Records is proud to bring to you an anthology of the music of Evans Pyramid.  This album features all of the officially released singles plus four previously unreleased tracks.  Andre Evans was the mastermind behind Evans Pyramid, a seasoned performer and session player in Boston throughout the ’70s.  Full of unique disco and boogie stylings, the LP includes all of the rare singles such as “Never Gonna Leave You,” “Dip Drop,” “No I Won’t” and “I Want Your Body,” as well as a recently discovered 45 that featured two top-notch disco tracks – “Dance A Thon” and “Rubber Band.” The album also includes four unissued tracks taken from the original demo tapes.

The CD version comes out now and the LP is out on July 24th. As you may have heard the rumors there was an unreleased Evans Pyramid album that was only pressed up as a test pressing with Andre creating his own hand drawn cover. We have had Andre try and recreate the same hand drawn cover with the test pressings of our release and we have 4 to raffle off! Order the CD or pre-order the LP before July 24th to be entered into a contest to win your very own copy of this one of a kind album. You can order at our Bigcartel Store.

Tracklisting:

1. Never Gonna Leave You

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2. Dip Drop

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3. No I Won’t

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4. Soul Petrol

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5. I Want Your Body

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6. Simply Say I Love You

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7. Dance-A-Thon

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8. Rubber Band

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9. Sugar (Previously Unreleased)

10. I’ve Got A Rush For You (Previously Unreleased)

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11. Where Love Lives (Previously Unreleased)

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12. Party Like It’s 2001 (Previously Unreleased)

As you may have heard we have been working with Andre, himself to put together a nice compilation of all of his officially released singles and some great unreleased material.

Here are some excerpts from our liner notes and we will be updating this site soon with pre-order info and a tracklisting. The CD is coming out on May 22nd and the LP is slated for June 19th.

“In 1978 a difficult breakup led to the creation of one of the most monumental songs in Andre’s career. Soon after splitting with his long-term girlfriend, while listening to Marvin Gaye’s music and drinking a few too many glasses of wine, Andre sat down and wrote “Never Gonna Leave You.” Returning to the studio a short while later, the instrumentation turned out to be a masterpiece.

After recording the rhythm section with drums, bass and keyboards and laying down the melodic guitar lines, Andre was able to achieve an undeniably unique sound by overdubbing rhythmic guitar parts while using the technique of muting guitar strings.

A short while later Andre penned the song “Dip Drop,” which was named after the dip you do when “you’re dancing with a lady.” Using a duck whistle to add some color to the track, he achieved the unique guitar instrumentation by using a phaser pedal to modulate the sound while Phil filled the space with a sustain pedal on the Hammond organ.”

Legendary trumpet player and Cultures of Soul recording artist Stanton Davis is performing live on May 6th at the Samba and Sushi Steakhouse in Framingham, MA.  Tickets are $15 in advance and you can purchase them here:  http://stantondavis.eventbrite.com/

When DJ Prestige of Flea Market Funk asked us to sponsor and giveaway some prizes for his upcoming vinyl photo contest, we jumped at the chance. Put together by DJ Prestige and Eilon Paz, of the acclaimed vinyl documentary photo site Dust & Grooves for vinyl collectors from all over the world to send in photos of their prized treasure trove of vinyl. The goal is to help preserve vinyl heritage, as well as the artists that make it, just as our contestants do with their collections.  The winners will receive a prize pack of vinyl related goodies including some of our own releases. For more info go to Wax on Film.

We feel very privileged and excited to be releasing this extraordinary 2-sider of deep soul with amazing drums.  You all know the story of how Mark Taylor uncovered many of the recordings and releases from the Fine Recording Studio in Rochester, New York.  You also may remember how quickly the original copies Mark had left sold out. Well now is your chance to get your own copy or two! Coming out on February 21st, you can pre-order now at our Bigcartel store for $9.99.  Special thanks for PJ Gray of Galactic Fractures! Look for his interview with the group coming soon!

I Don’t Think I’ll Ever Love Another

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And I Love You

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