Soul Spectrum

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Best-known for his compilations of obscure funk, Scottish DJ/record collector extraordinaire Keb Darge teams up with Dr. Bob Jones, his cohort in Britain's soul club scene, to deliver Soul Spectrum, a collection of equally rare soul sides. Much like Darge's Legendary Deep Funk and Funk Spectrum series, this is a hugely entertaining listen even if you're not an obsessive collector, thanks to Darge and Jones' superb taste and a sure sense of how to get a club audience moving. Following the same format that Funk Spectrum later would, Darge and his co-compiler each select ten of their favorite tracks. Most of these cuts are on the sweeter side of '70s soul, the sort of thing that Britain's Northern soul crowd prizes above all else. There's also some deeper, Southern-style material, and a few sides date from the '60s or the '80s, but for the most part, this is highly arranged, Motown- and Philadelphia-influenced soul, packed with horns, strings, and/or electric piano. Most of it comes from smaller independent labels, so it's not as slickly produced, even on the more disco-flavored tracks. Surprisingly, given his hardcore funk stance, Darge favors that disco-ish sound quite a bit, and his taste proves just as accurate in this area; Jones is more given to unearthing lost gems of female soul, including sides by Ronn Feaster, Kim Tamango, Patti Jo, and Jeanie Tracy, as well as a solo side by Zapp sideman Tony Troutman ("What's the Use"). The whole thing is remarkably consistent, making it an excellent purchase for '70s soul fans interested in digging for lost treasure. ~ Steve Huey