Kings [LP]

The Apples - Kings [LP]

15 years after its original 2010 release, Freestyle Records serve up a reissue for The Apples' ''Kings'' LP - fully remastered and it's sounding better than ever! In a musical first for the band, they wrote, arranged and recorded Kings with specific collaborators in mind. They held sessions with two of their heroes; a congregation with two musical and spiritual father figures from opposite ends of The Apples rich spectrum: Fred Wesley (pioneer of funk trombone in particular and funk horn arranging in general with James Brown, The JBs) Shlomo Bar (vocalist, percussionist, godfather of Israeli world music). The exciting process of these recordings exposed the band's many roots and influences; elements of The JB's funky foundations, cut 'n paste, soul, middle eastern and dub are all clearly displayed - strained through the band's unique decks-horns-sfx-bass-drums lineup. This release signified the next step in The Apples ever thickening groove stew, primed for festival and club stages with a relentless live set filled with runaway grooves, countless twists and turns, dizzying transitions, spontaneous arrangements, the occasional reworking of early 90's alt-rock fist shakers - plus the basic jump-up-and-down craziness for which The Apples are known across dancefloors, soundsystems, playlists, films, televisions, cars and ears worldwide. Tracklisting: A1. Howlin' with Fred (feat. Fred Wesley) (4:39) A2. In the Air (feat. Fred Wesley) (4:09) A3. All Right, All Right (feat. Fred Wesley) (4:04) A4. Kings (feat. Fred Wesley) (3:50) B1. Batash (Alwoojdi) (feat. Shlomo Bar) (3:44) B2. Ani, Ata veHoo (feat. Shlomo Bar) (5:03) B3. Walking to the Palace (feat. Shlomo Bar) (6:20) B4. Banana Jam (feat. Shlomo Bar) (7:02)