{"id":762,"date":"2019-03-09T15:08:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T14:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=762"},"modified":"2019-03-09T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T14:08:47","slug":"keb-darge-a-warehouse-with-hundreds-of-thousands-of-45s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=762","title":{"rendered":"Keb Darge: &#8220;A warehouse with hundreds of thousands of 45\u2019s&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where do we know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kebdarge.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keb Darge<\/a> from? Oh boy, where do we start? Brother Tom saw him first, when one of his friends dragged him to Madame Jo-Jos in the early 2000s. She said &#8220;I have been to this club last Friday and they play music, that you will definitely like!&#8221;. She had little idea how right she was. And when Brother Gu a few weeks later told me, when he will visit me next in London, we should go to this club called &#8220;Madame Jo-Jos&#8221; in Soho. So proud was I to be able to tell him &#8220;oh, I know that place well&#8230;&#8221;. Keb and Gu spent a lot of time DJing together, both at Jo-Jos and other locations in the UK and Europe. Oh and ever since he spent some time on our sofa in Hamburg, my kid regularly ask when the bold guy who spoke English with them will return. Usually it takes some time for me to connect &#8220;English&#8221; with Keb until I realize who they are referring to&#8230; He produced the second and third ever 45 Our Label put-out and generally has been a friend.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, a\u00a0lot of time has passed, Jo-Jos is no more&#8230; or will be again, but never the same. Keb spent some years in the Philippines but has returned to London and is probably up to no good as usual. Naturally, we had reserved him his due space here in our &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?cat=226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJs you should know<\/a>&#8221; series. Have a listen to his mix below and read, what he had to say.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/widget\/iframe\/?hide_cover=1&amp;feed=%2Fsohoradio%2Fkeb-darge-11062018%2F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Which style \/ genre do you mostly play:<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nSixties Garage\/Surf\/Rockabilly<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Residency (current or previous):<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nStrongroom London. Madame Jo Jo\u2019s London<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DJ gig farthest away from your home:<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nNew Zealand tour<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Most memorable DJ gig and why?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nSummer 1984 Top Of The World\/Stafford\u2026. I had just been through a warehouse with hundreds of thousands of 45\u2019s in it. I had found over a hundred brand new discoveries for the northern soul scene that nobody had ever heard of. I played an entire set of all new discoveries, and the place exploded with excitement.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Since when have you been a DJ?<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n1975<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What was your first ever record?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FxBkNjC1aJM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ikettes &#8211; \u201cTwo Timin Double Dealin\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Favourite record of all times and why:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pg0VK_jjiRw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Human Beinz &#8211; &#8220;Nobody But Me\u201d<\/a>. I loved it when I first heard it 45 years ago, and it still blows my head off today.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Record that surprised you most and why:<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OkHdlaCsplw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph Henry &#8211; \u201cWho\u2019s The King\u201d<\/a>. It was just too good to be a new release at the time, but it was.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Record you usually play at all your DJ gigs:<\/em> <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/de\/The-Lyrics-So-What\/release\/2652227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lyrics &#8211; \u201cSo What\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Vinyl or other media:<\/em> <\/strong><br \/>\nAll I have are boxes of 45\u2019s, so vinyl it is.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Favourite club to play at:<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/asia\/japan-northern-soul-music-kobe-club-night-nude-restaurant-o-jays-never-forget-you-gonna-be-a-big-a7990431.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nude Restaurant in Kobe\/Japan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Your favourite DJ:<\/em> <\/strong><br \/>\nMark \u201cButch\u201d Dobson\u2026 he still turns up great soul discoveries.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Band \/ Musician you strongly recommend everyone should listen to:<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themissingsouls.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Missing Souls<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where do we know Keb Darge from? Oh boy, where do we start? Brother Tom saw him first, when one of his friends dragged him to Madame Jo-Jos in the early 2000s. She said &#8220;I have been to this club last Friday and they play music, that you will definitely like!&#8221;. She had little idea [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,226],"tags":[274,44,270,275,84,259,271,157,272,260,273],"class_list":["post-762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-djs-you-should-know","tag-deep-funk","tag-dj-gu","tag-ked-darge","tag-legendary","tag-london","tag-madame-jojos","tag-phiippines","tag-rockabilly","tag-sixties-garage","tag-soho","tag-surf"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GU-Keb-at-JJM.jpg?fit=912%2C608&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rpNx-ci","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71,"url":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=71","url_meta":{"origin":762,"position":0},"title":"KEB DARGE &#038; GU: Legendary Wild Rockers on Tour 2013","author":"Tom","date":"29th May 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"For the release of his newest compilation \u201eLegendary Wild Rockers 3\u201c (BBE, June 2013) the master of rare records, Keb Darge, is coming back from his new home on the Phillipines, to showcase his love for rare Rockabilly in Europe. 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Another fine DJane in the land of Funk. Together with Guy Hennigan she regularly opened for Keb Darge at Madame Jojo's for his Legendary Deep Funk night on Friday nights. Brother Gu also had the pleasure of sharing the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Articles","link":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?cat=181"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lucinda-5861-spinning-small-higher-res_1050.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lucinda-5861-spinning-small-higher-res_1050.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lucinda-5861-spinning-small-higher-res_1050.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lucinda-5861-spinning-small-higher-res_1050.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lucinda-5861-spinning-small-higher-res_1050.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":316,"url":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=316","url_meta":{"origin":762,"position":3},"title":"The Inmates &#8211; Bread &#038; Water \/ Bogus Beats","author":"Tom","date":"12th January 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest single on Our Label Records, in collaboration with Unique Records and their distributor Groove Attack, is a production of Deep Funk icon Keb Darge and Eddie Roberts (The New Mastersounds). \u201cBread & Water\u201d is a classic boogie, which will fill dancefloors with its distinct 70\u2019s vibe, without relying\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Articles","link":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?cat=181"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/OUR45-002_A-s_555.png?fit=555%2C555&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/OUR45-002_A-s_555.png?fit=555%2C555&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/OUR45-002_A-s_555.png?fit=555%2C555&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":756,"url":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=756","url_meta":{"origin":762,"position":4},"title":"Snowboy: &#8220;They cheered every single record&#8221;","author":"Tom","date":"30th June 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"It was at the 10 Years Anniversary of Legendary Deep Funk at Madame Jojo's in Soho where we first met Snowboy. 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One of the firsts to give Our Label\u2019s premier release \u201eGive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Articles","link":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?cat=181"},"img":{"alt_text":"Snowboy (Credit: 2016 Carl Hyde)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Snowboy_credit-2016_Carl_Hyde.png?fit=1041%2C669&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Snowboy_credit-2016_Carl_Hyde.png?fit=1041%2C669&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Snowboy_credit-2016_Carl_Hyde.png?fit=1041%2C669&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Snowboy_credit-2016_Carl_Hyde.png?fit=1041%2C669&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":248,"url":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=248","url_meta":{"origin":762,"position":5},"title":"Lucinda Slim, Keb Darge, Gabe Roth and the Haggis Horns!","author":"Tom","date":"1st March 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Here at Our Label HQ we cannot wait to hear this record. 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