FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MEDIA RELEASE
 Celebrating the release of their second long player Look Out, Watch Out, Melbourne’s own Deep Street Soul will be heating up the dancefloor with their official album showcases in November.
Kicking off the album celebrations in Melbourne, with further interstate shows to be announced in the coming weeks, Deep Street Soul will be treating audiences to heavy grooves, fatback beats, raw Hammond, killer vocals and tunes to get everyone on the dancefloor. This raw funk band now features vocalist Mighty May Johnston and if the impression so far of their new release is anything to go by, this album is going to create some serious noise. The first single from the album, the title track Look Out, Watch Out has already garnered them rave reviews around the world.
Bassist Papa J Hunter says the Australian tour dates will be the first official shows for the new album. The band has plans to take the shows across to Europe for an album tour in early 2012. Deep Street Soul are renowned for their energetic live shows, and Papa J is quick to acknowledge the bands who paved the way for them. “We really tip our hats to Melbourne funk legends, the Bamboos,” he says. “It was those guys who opened the doors for bands like us to follow, and they really taught Australian audiences how to dance to live music again. Be it club shows, or larger festivals, it’s so amazing to see people hit the dancefloor when a killer groove drops and get down like their lives depended on it. This is pretty much the reason we do what we do.”
Look Out, Watch Out is an international album for the band, with the worldwide release date on October 24 out through Freestyle Records (UK) and distributed locally through Fuse (Australia). Papa J says it is exciting for the band to have the release being pushed overseas as well as locally, it gives them a chance to reach audiences in Europe and UK who are big fans of funk. “But being Melbourne born and bred, it is really exciting for us to be able to release and play in our own backyard,” he adds. “In some respects, Australia at the moment is the home of the global funk-soul scene. Bands like The Bamboos, The Transatlantics, Dojo Cuts, The Putbacks and Randa & The Soul Kingdom (to name a few) all have an international presence, so it is a real honour to be part of a local movement that’s creating waves on a global stage.”
 The album builds on the foundation of their debut long player, showcasing the band’s unique ability to create a fusion of funk tunes with a true old-fashioned soul feeling. “There was so much we loved about the last album, so we really didn’t want to go changing things too much,” says Papa J. “If anything we wanted to consolidate our sound from both a sonic and songwriting point of view, and I really think we managed to achieve that.”
Look Out, Watch Out is released internationally on October 24 through Freestyle Records (UK) & Fuse (Australia). The single ‘Look Out, Watch Out’ is at radio now. | www.deepstreetsoul.com
Friday 11th November 2011
Order of Melbourne, Melbourne VIC | 10.30pm
Official Melbourne Album Launch
2/401 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
(03) 9663 6707 | www.theorder.com.au
*** more dates to be announced in the coming weeks
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