Based on a highly complex algorithm derived from how often shit gets played on the MB sound system, this chart details the biggest albums of 2016!
(See Monkeyboxing.com – Top 10 Tracks – 2016 HERE)
1. Smoove & Turrell – Crown Posada
Epic blue collar amalgam of Chic-style disco and northern soul on Smoove & Turrell’s fourth LP…MORE
2. Eli Paperboy Reed – My Way Home
Classic gospel soul vibes on Eli Paperboy Reed’s strongest album yet…MORE
3. Soul Jazz Records Presents: New Orleans Funk Vol. 4 – Voodoo Fire In New Orleans 1951 – 1977
Another superb addition to Soul Jazz’s peerless series of lost funk and soul gems…MORE
4. The Allergies – As We Do Our Thing
Sample-based party breaks at their finest on the duo’s full-length debut…MORE
5. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – 55
All the steel drum funk you could want and then some…MORE
6. Hannah Williams & The Affirmations – Late Nights & Heartache
A phoenix-like funk and soul rebirth for Hannah Williams with her new band…MORE
7. Marta Ren & The Groovelvets – Stop, Look, Listen
Long promised and duly delivered – Marta Ren & The Groovelvets excellent debut…MORE
8. Lady Wray – Queen Alone
Another phoenix-like rebirth for the artist formerly known as Nicole Wray – now rocking a retro soul queen vibe.
9. Lexsoul Dance Machine – Deus Lex Machina
An amazingly raw broadside of contemporary funk comes barrelling out of Estonia…MORE
10. DJ Format – DJ Format’s Psych Out
Format displays the results of all that digging from Israeli folk soul to Mexican psych…MORE
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Excellent list! I can’t get enough of Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band’s 55.
No ‘Hello Baby’ by Lack of Afro?? Better than any of those.