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Bruce James and Bella Black joined musical forces in Austin, Texas in 2011 and have been on a mission spreading “Guerrilla Soul” ever since. The roots of their music spring from Southern Soul from Texas, New Orleans and Memphis. Whether they are joined by their long time Texan partner in crime, DJ Phil Ross, or a full rhythm section, the foundation of James & Black is the voices and stories in their songs.
Since relocating to Europe in the summer of 2012, James & Black have laid a foundation in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Italy, Spain and now France playing close to 150 shows per year and covering over 300,000km in the process. They have supported Gregory Porter and Bobby Rush and performed along side Lee Fields and Nikki Hill. They supported the Slackers from NYC throughout Germany and Austria.
ED 001, vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
A: James & Black - Outta My Head
B: James & Black - Everyday (Walking In Sunshine), DJ Grazzhoppa Remix
Erobique says: “This Song reminds me of my favorite Bobby Womack-Tune 'Daylight'. Much too uplifting for the Singer to remain heartbroken! Beautiful!”
hideIs there a Northern Soul scene in Tel Aviv? Yes there is, according to Yashiv Cohen, lead singer of Men Of North Country, a Tel Aviv Mod band that has recorded two albums for the London based label Acid Jazz.
Cohen and long time soul digging brothers, Johnnie and Bin Neeman (Neeman meaning Faithful in Hebrew), have been spinning records together for more than a decade as the Tel Aviv Soul Club, and now they have taken it a step further and teamed up with Tel Aviv’s top musicians to create original soul and R&B inspired music. As The Faithful Brothers – now an eight piece band behind Yashiv, complete with a mighty brass section – they have recorded a few songs, and have had their first live appearance, opening for and backing American Soul artist Eli Paperboy Reed.
On the second Elb Digger Single – Downtown, Uptown – The Faithful Brothers blast an R&B duet featuring Tel Aviv Soul singer Carmi Shimron. The B Side – Night Man – is a beautifully crafted Northern Soul influenced instrumental.
ED 002, vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
A: The Faithful Brothers feat. Carmi Shimron - Downtown, Uptown (Y. Neeman, B. Neeman, Y. Cohen)
B: The Faithful Brothers - Night Man (B. Neeman)
hideFounded at Version City in 1997, Crazy Baldhead is the brainchild of Jayson Nugent aka "Agent Jay" guitarist of The Slackers. Crazy Baldhead plays an innovative style that mixes Reggae, Ska, Dub, even Rock and early Dancehall. Members of the band have included Vic Ruggiero, Dave Hillyard, Larry McDonald, Brukky aka Dan Klein, Eddie Ocampo, Victor Rice, Maddie Ruthless and many more.
In 2016 the 4th Crazy Baldhead studio album “The Stereo Prophecy And Electric Hymns” hit the streets and contains the biggest guest line up so far with 22 musicians from the New York Ska, Reggae and Punk/Hardcore Scene. The Elb Digger Single: Come To Me features female singer Maddie Ruthless of The Far East and the B Side comes with the CRASS cover version “Do They Owe Us A Living” featuring Joey Steel from All Torn Up! and Stza from Choking Victim/Leftöver Crack. Dig it.
ED 003, vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
A: Crazy Baldhead feat. Maddie Ruthless - Come To Me (Flynn, Agent Jay)
B: Crazy Baldhead feat. Joey Steel & Stza - Do They Owe Us A Living (CRASS)
hideFeel free to contact us. We’re stoked to hear your feedback. If you have a recording that needs to be promoted on vinyl and you think you will fit in our rooster send us your stuff. We love to press vinyl.
An “Elb Digger” is a dock worker who digs deeper for real treasures. The river Elbe has carried goods from all over the world to Hamburg, St. Pauli ever since. Back in the 60s, down on the harbour you could buy the freshest catch right of the boat.
“There is so much good music out there that we can't play on our vinyl nights”. Driven by the love of diggin’ vinyl and their devotion to Ska, Soul & Rock ’n’ Roll, three guys joined forces in 2016 and connected with their musician friends all over the world to promote authentic music on vinyl.
“A lot of the bands go their way without a label and have often times not the possibility to press vinyl - and yeah, the digital world offers plenty of ways to get heard but at the same time it generates an overload and a lot of great nuggets simply get lost in the flood.”
Elb Digger's goal is not to press everything they can get their hands on but to dig deeper for some real floor filling dance treasures that get washed up on the shores of river Elbe. “Through the years we met so many great musicians that had nothing to sell on their shows - a missed opportunity!” The digital world helps to promote but cannot substitute a physical medium like a 7" single or even a whole album on vinyl. Dig it.