After three
years of waiting since her seminal Sister funk hit single 2 Kinds Of Men,
Record Kicks finally presents "Stop Look Listen" the debut album from
the new Oporto soul diva Marta Ren & The Groovelvets.
Anticipated
from the first single "I'm Not A Regular Woman", which is getting
airwaves all over Europe (including BBC 6, Rai Radio 1, LeMouv / Radio France),
produced and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by New Max from
Portuguese funk combo Expensive Soul and mastered in NYC by Andy Vandette, Stop
Look Listen is pure dynamite and follows the best tradition of the Soul Sisters
of the 60s. Marta Ren, not surprisingly described as the new Marva Whitney,
brilliantly supported by her super tight 8-piece rhythm & soul combo The
Groovelvets, serves you 11 tracks of pure fire and takes-no-prisoners. From the
floorshakin' opening track Don't Look to the mellow feel-good anthems Smiling
Faces, So Long and the afrotastic Be Ma Fela, the Portuguese combo deliver a
visceral deep funk album, proving that they're the new 'real deal'.
Marta Ren is
not a newcomer as she has been around in the Portuguese scene since the mid 90s
lending her deep and powerful voice, amongst others, to break-beat outfit The
Bombazines, recording two albums and establishing her unique talent at clubs
and festivals all around Portugal. But Marta's passion has always been for the
deepest funk and rawest soul of the sixties, and now the time has come for her
to show the world her immense talent. With a powerful voice that would make the
founding soul sisters proud, Marta Ren is looking to rule the world and make
herself a household name. Fans of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings get on it!
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