{"product_id":"it-aint-retro-daptone-records-the-21st-century-soul-revolution-paperback","title":"It Ain't Retro: Daptone Records \u0026 the 21st-Century Soul Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Lipsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoul is the most powerful expression of American music--a distinct combination of roots, migration, race, culture, and politics packaged together for your dancing pleasure. But if you thought the sounds of Motown or Stax Records died along with 8tracks and macramé, you'd be wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor two decades, Daptone Records has churned out hard funk and such beautiful soul that these records sparked a musical revolution. Run by a collective of soul-obsessed producers and musicians, the Brooklyn-based independent label launched the careers of artists such as Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones \u0026amp; The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley, and Bruno Mars. Daptone's records--and those of the larger soul revival scene--pay homage but never lip service to the original artists, proving that soul is still culturally relevant, and just as exciting as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Ain't Retro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e charts this revival's players, sounds, and tectonic shifts over the past twenty years, taking you from dingy clubs where soul crazed DJs packed the dancefloor, to just uptown where some of the genre's heaviest musicians jumpstarted the renaissance in a basement studio, and all the way to the White House. This definitive tale of Daptone Records' soulful revolution chronicles the label's history, players, and sounds while dissecting the scene's cultural underpinnings, which continue to reverberate in pop music. The book also contains rare and unseen images of Daptone artists past and present, including Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Lee Fields, Antibalas, The Sugarman 3, The Budos Band, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Lipsky\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and DJ from Brooklyn by way of the San Francisco Bay. She first encountered sweet soul music as a child by obsessively tuning her radio dial and has since extensively covered soul, funk, reggae, and alternative Latin music. Her work on the intersection of culture, music, and politics has appeared in NPR, \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e, Grammy.com, \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. In her free time, she likes to boogaloo down Broadway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463840645298,"sku":"9781911036739","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1850576105caf5ad88d62e58b9abedcb.webp?v=1778995604","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/it-aint-retro-daptone-records-the-21st-century-soul-revolution-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}