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Artist: Various
Album: Beams presents The Keb Darge Experience (20 Super Rare Hammond, Soul and Funk Monsters from the Sixties & Seventies)
Genre: Funk
Label: Beams Records
Released: 1999
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
01. Spittin' Image - J.B.'s Latin (2:27)
02. Soul Excitement - Stay Together (2:51)
03. Hank Johnson - You Lost Your Thing (2:06)
04. Third Guitar - Baby Don't Cry (2:55)
05. Soul Tornados - Crazy Legs (2:51)
06. Herman Hitson - Ain't No Other Way (2:35)
07. Slim & The Soulful Saints - Fish Head (2:17)
08. Herb Jonson Settlement - Damph F'Ain't (3:31)
09. Blenders Ltd - When Ya Git Through Wit It (2:29)
10. Leroy & The Drivers - The Sad Chicken (2:51)
11. Gators - Gator Bait (2:44)
12. Gorgeous George - Fon-Kin-Love (3:06)
13. Pat Lewis - No One to Love (2:11)
14. Ramona Collins - You've Been Cheating (2:19)
15. Raj - Something Inside (4:31)
16. Pro-Fascination - Try Love Again (4:04)
17. Larom Baker - You're the Best (3:28)
18. Chosen Few Band - What It Takes to Live (3:08)
19. Spread Love - Here I Go (3:05)
20. Satin - Your Love's Got Me (2:41)
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Subtitled "20 Super Rare Hammond, Soul and Funk Monsters From the Sixties and Seventies," Beams Presents the Keb Darge Experience is a worthy companion to DJ/record collector Darge's previous compilation endeavors (Legendary Deep Funk, Funk Spectrum, etc.). It's a bit more varied than his usual hard funk outings, mixing in more soul and organ-centered funk for a somewhat easier-grooving vibe, although there's no shortage of grit thanks to Darge's excellent taste. Several of these selections are among the most prized collector's items in the entire deep funk cult: the Spittin' Image's "J.B.'s Latin," the Herb Johnson Settlement's "Damph F'Ain't," Leroy & the Drivers' "The Sad Chicken," and Slim & the Soulful Saints' "Fish Head." Underappreciated New Orleans funksters the Gaturs are probably the highest-profile name here, checking in with the loping electric-piano groove "Gatur Bait." The latter half of the disc is heavy on sweet, funky '70s soul, much of it flavored with jazzy chord changes and a definite (though never overpowering) disco pulse. Since the compilation was originally released in Japan, the liner notes are unfortunately in Japanese, though liners have never been the strength of a Darge compilation anyway (The Funky 16 Corners still sets the standard in that department). Still, it's a solid addition to Darge's growing legacy as the number one tastemaker in deep funk.
Review by Steve Huey