It’s been some years since the first Karl Hector release, and it’s known now that Mr. Hector is indeed the German producer and guitarist JJ Whitefield, ne Jan Weissenfeldt. Whitefield is the visionary behind the Poets of Rhythm and the Whitefield Brothers, the ensembles whose rough analog sound and return to the funk archetypes of the late 60s to early 70s paved the way for labels like Daptone, Truth & Soul, Timmion.
the Poets of Rhythm – Discern Define
Karl Hector & the Malcouns – Mellow (Version)
the Whitefield Brothers – Thunderbird
Rocket Juice & the Moon – Check Out
Kouyaté & Neerman – le Commissariat
the Natural Yogurt Band – Soft Cheese
Imperial Tiger Orchestra – Djemeregne
Karl Hector & the Malcouns – Who’s Foolin’ Who?
the Whitefield Brothers – Sem Yelesh
Woima Collective – Puno
Jimi Tenor – Tropical Eel
Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics – Cha Cha
the Budos Band – Nature’s Wrath
Cafe-Crême & les Frères Smith – la Marche des Smith
Karl Hector & the Malcouns – Girmas Lament
Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics – Dewel
Nomo – Three Shades
Arat Kilo – Falaga
Antibalas – Hilo…
Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics – Chik Chikka
Tony Allen & Jimi Tenor – Cella’s Walk
Quantic & his Combo Barbaro – Cancao Do Deserto
the Heliocentrics – Before I Die
Karl Hector & the Malcouns – Sahara Swing
