Plug & Play

by The New Mastersounds

Overview

If you miss the sounds of the Meters, of vintage Northern soul, of James Brown, of 1960s jazz-funk, and of Hammond organ jazz by the likes of Jimmy Smith, and if you wish you could hear all of them at the same time, then you're sure to get a kick out of this Leeds-based quartet. To call the New Mastersounds "old school" doesn't quite do justice to their simultaneously backward-looking and forward-pushing sound, which fans of modern bands like the Charlie Hunter Quartet and Medeski, Martin & Wood will recognize immediately -- but so will those who cut their teeth on Jack McDuff and Lou Donaldson records. When guest vocalist Dionne Charles comes in (especially on the barnburning "Looking for an Answer"), the result is like an unholy cross between James Brown and Aretha Franklin; when the band slips into Afro-beat mode on "Kuna Matata" (featuring singer Troy Tuscan), the result is, strangely, more like a cross between Fela Kuti and Barry White. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2022
Label:	King Underground
UPC:	0824833035899
Rank:	53402

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The New Mastersounds   Primary Artist
Dionne Charles   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Troy Tuscan   Primary Artist
Sam Bell   Percussion,Guest Artist
Eddie Roberts   Guitar,Tambourine
Joe Tatton   Organ,Piano
Troy Howe   Vocals,Featured Artist
Simon Allen   Drums
Pete Shand   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Chris Cheney   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Jo Brooks   Remixing,Remix Producer,Audio Production
Debbie Charles   Composer
Eddie Roberts   Composer,Producer,Group Member,Audio Production
Dan Goldman   Remixing,Remix Producer,Audio Production
Joe Tatton   Composer
Richard Formby   Engineer,Mastering
Dionne Charles   Composer
D. Charles   Composer
E. Roberts   Composer
P. Shand   Composer
Simon Allen   Composer,Group Member
Simon Ham   Remixing,Audio Production
T. Tuscan   Composer
Pete Shand   Composer,Group Member
Richard Kimmings   Digital Mastering
Robert Birch   Composer