Those who listen to Baby Charles' debut of the same name for the first time will get the impression that the material emerged from a dusty archive that was last visited by a living being around the late 1960s. Nothing could be further from the truth. Baby Charles is an English band around front woman Dionne Charles that specializes in the rawest form of funk based on the sound of The JB's, The
… Meters, Betty Davis and countless obscure 'weird groove' singles. It goes without saying that this retro sensation was enthusiastically received by English funk specialists such as Snowboy and Keb Darge. Rightly so. They effortlessly transform a song like I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys into dazzling funk on top of a fat afrobeat. Funk doesn't get much more authentic than Baby Charles. (AD)more
