Keb Darge's Legendary Deep Funk Voume 2

01. The Golden Toadstools - Silly Savage
02. B O Junior - Coffee Pot Pt. 1
03. T J & The Group - Blues For The Bs
04. James Polk & The Brothers - Power Struggle
05. Aalon Butler & The New Breed Band - Gettin' Soul Pt. 1
06. Googie Rene - Firebird
07. The Fabulous Mark III - Psycho Pt. 1
08. Carleen & The Groovers - Can We Rap
09. Rickey Calloway & His NT Express - Get It Right Pt. 1
10. Billy Ball & The Upsetters - Sissy Walk
11. Leon Gardner - Natural
12 . Bad Medicine - Trespasser Pt. 2
13. The Rappers - Krunchberry Beast
14 . Joe Washington - Blueberry Hill
15 . Society - Society
16. The Blenders Ltd - You Got It All
17. Beverly Crosby - That Didn't Stop Me
18. Harris & Orr - Spread Love
19. Ramsey & Co. - Love Call
20. Sons Of The Kingdom - Modernization

Review by Steve Huey (allmusic.com):

The first volume of Keb Darge's Legendary Deep Funk was an underground success in the U.K. and continental Europe, prompting BBE to commission another set culled from Darge's vast personal collection. Volume two is just as terrific as the first, spotlighting lost funk singles by artists so obscure that most never cut a full-length album. What makes this such an invigorating listen is that the quality of the music is so consistently high, in spite of the near-total lack of name recognition here. We're not talking major innovation here -- maybe a distinctive flourish here and there, but mostly just an infectious sense of enthusiasm and a tremendous feel for working a funky groove. Again mixing vocal and instrumental performances, the overall sound is even harder than on volume one. Take a jazzier cut like the Fabulous Mark III's flute-driven "Psycho Pt. 1," or Bad Medicine's spacier "Trespasser, Pt. 2," or Harris & Orr's synth-driven "Spread Love" -- all are still loaded with storming percussion and churning, gritty rhythms. Many of the vocals here are distinctly James Brown-inspired, as are the driving rhythms, scratching guitars, and stabbing horns, but even the blatant imitators here still sound pretty irresistible. The crazier vocal numbers include the Golden Toadstools' free-associative "Silly Savage" and Christian funksters Sons of the Kingdom's amazingly bitter anti-technology rant "Modernization"; meanwhile, fans of The Funky 16 Corners will recognize Carleen & the Groovers' frenetic "Can We Rap." Individual highlights are hard to pick out, though -- there's so much fast-paced energy on these tracks, and it carries all the way through the whole collection. Here's more proof of why Keb Darge is the most reliable brand name in deep funk compilations, and why this long-forgotten music is worth rediscovering in the first place.


Label: BBE
Year: 1997

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