Son Of Dave - Call Me King

Size: 62.8 MB
Time: 26:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues Rock, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Kick Your Butt (1:51)
02. Waste Time With Me (2:57)
03. Call Me King (2:54)
04. Remaining Days (2:53)
05. Wild Wild You (2:42)
06. F That Daily Mail (2:57)
07. I'm Going Monkey For Your Love (2:52)
08. Someday Soon (2:24)
09. Knock Off (2:45)
10. Jump Hoops (2:09)

That blues thump bump and wiggle is back in his stride on the 10th album of classic Son Of Dave harmonica beatbox bluesman vibes.

His infectious sound has featured in Breaking Bad, Preacher and many more soundtracks. Simply the most progressive unique and funky blues based artist there is, this is the pure raw stuff that won his millions of fans.When asked about the making of this album, Son Of Dave says: "A week won't go by without the primal urge to make another Son Of Dave jam. It starts with a rhythm to suit the mood, then harmonica riffs and words get shouted. Whether it's frisky, angry, or mournful, the thing comes out begging for attention. Some tunes stay raw, just harmonica and thumping. Others want drums, bass, piano, guitar, trumpet... and I oblige by working out the parts. I work hard for your entertainment basically, from beginning to final product. The awards and trophies are due any day now.".

Call Me King follows 2021 album similarly titled Call Me A Cab, written on piano. The album was a traditional New Orleans steeped singer songwriter album, circa 1974, and was hailed as "A solid gold record" by R&R Magazine UK.

The return to more recognisable Son Of Dave harmonica and blues driven sounds for Call Me King was "necessary not only for the fans, but to keep my sanity. These songs never stop coming to me even if I'm working on a more fancy record. I won't ever tire of that late night bar-room feeling. And the harmonica is always in the pocket. Piano not so portable."

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Son Of Dave - Call Me A Cab

Size: 76.6 MB
Time: 32:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Contemporay Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Gimme A Doctor (3:10)
02. Go Kiss Yourself (2:55)
03. Call Me A Cab (3:07)
04. Don't You Know Who I Am (2:59)
05. End Of Days (2:52)
06. In The Night (2:51)
07. I Don't Wanna Go To School Anymore (3:15)
08. Old Bill's Barroom (2:49)
09. Get On Board That First Train (2:38)
10. I Don't Care Anymore (3:25)
11. Don't Like To Say Farewell (2:17)

Son of Dave is a Bluesman. Not traditional perhaps, but earned the title. This one-man harmonica & beat-box genius beats his own path, turning rhythm and blues upside down and gathering a huge international army of devoted fans from all walks of life. Each album is a full of gems. The live show incredible. A Maverick Bluesman, worthy of comparison to any of the greats.

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Son Of Dave - Explosive Hits

Size: 105,3 MB
Time: 44:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Rock, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Black Betty (2:49)
02. Shake Your Hips (3:52)
03. Low Rider (3:22)
04. Lust Life (3:51)
05. Can't Rely On You (3:43)
06. Not Giving In (4:18)
07. Soul Finger (3:39)
08. Crossroad Blues (3:46)
09. Pump Up The Jam (2:53)
10. Whole A Lotta Rosie (3:31)
11. Harder Better Faster Stronger (2:27)
12. Tequila (3:09)
13. Burning Hell (3:02)

Son of Dave releases his SEVENTH studio album. This time it's a collection of cover tunes, packaged up like the old K­Tel Super Hits compilations from the 1970's. It's a mad selection of songs to cover, spanning a century of music. All sorts of genres are jammed through Son of Dave's funky sausage machine, all coming out sounding naturally like his own. Daft Punk, Leadbelly, AC/DC, and Rudimental all get given his tough harmonica and beatbox treatment, and are subject to his growling and loving vocals. It's an album to give the people what they want­ popular songs they know already, belted out from the old cult bluesman's gut.

Connoisseurs of the cover song will rejoice with tunes by Paloma Faith, War, The Bar­Keys and John Lee Hooker. Even Pump Up The Jam is dragged onto the dance floor again. Only two of these tunes have appeared on previous albums. Fans have heard many of these tunes at shows and have been long awaiting the chance to spin 'em at home.

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Son Of Dave - Blues At The Grand

Size: 70,4 MB
Time: 30:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Contemporary Blues
Art: Front

01. Well Well Well (3:15)
02. Hot Summer Nights (2:51)
03. We Goin Out (3:27)
04. Titty Shake (3:06)
05. They Let Too Many People In (2:53)
06. Old Mexico (2:33)
07. Miss Katalin (2:24)
08. Bow Wow (3:06)
09. Lay Your Hands (3:15)
10. Poor Me (2:37)
11. If Only (0:45)

When it comes to rocking a party, Son Of Dave is your daddy. The sometime Crash Test Dummies member Benjamin Darvill sold millions of albums with his former mates from Winnipeg, but he’s long since seemed genuinely liberated from the trappings of his old quirky rock band.

After the group splintered at the turn of the century, Darvill went his own way, without any of the major label backing he would have enjoyed with the Dummies. But here on his fifth solo album he sounds fresh as ever, and – a fuller sound notwithstanding – again shoulders most of the musical duties, playing piano, bass, guitar, beatbox and harmonica, while lining up a bevy of talented guest vocalists including former Tricky accomplice Martina Topley Bird and keyboard player Will Foster. And what fun they seem to be having.

This is not an album you put on in the background as you visit your cellar to select the perfect Cru Beaujolais for your dinner party guests. Rather, it works best after you’ve polished off the vino, the dessert wines and the port as it certainly rewards a slightly unhinged state of mind and ears to match its delirious energy. For the white man, the blues is not an easy thing. But inspired by American blues legends and harmonica players Sonny Terry and James Cotton after seeing them play the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Darvill’s Son Of Dave project was born to exorcise his radio-friendly rock demons and let his ragged barrelhouse burners loose on the world.

Just listen to the 46-year-old grizzled London resident bad boy sit down behind the piano on opener Well, Well, Well as he takes a drink and mutters to himself: “How you play this thing?” as a torrent of keys, howling harmonica and a wailing sax line kick off the gutbucket blues. Whether or not Darvill’s singing should be quite so prominent in the mix is open to question – he does not have the most captivating voice. But it’s rough enough to make the blues sound convincing, while tuneful enough to carry the demanding, upbeat tune through its changes.

Hot Summer Nights sounds much more edgy by comparison thanks to the fresh Zydeco cum hip-hop beat that underpins it. Exploring the lower end of his harmonica, Darvill is content to leave most of the song to his array of background singers as it never really develops a convincing verse, just a super-tasty chorus. But when Darvill does push his voice out of his comfort zone on We Goin Out, the listener is rewarded with his best growl and bite of the album. Following a series of unholy grunts and contortions, Darvill spouts: “All week long we work for Friday night,” amongst a propulsive and tight guitar and bass attack before the bridge twists it into a proto funk workout.

Ignore the strange and creepy-in-not-such-a-good-way Titty Shake and its opening wolf whistle and you’re headed for the second half of the album, which sees Darvill’s beatboxing coming to the fore. On They Let Too Many People In he manages to write some dumb lyrics but performs a masterclass in building an effective tune from nothing but his mouth, breathy harmonica and a dirty simple beat. And Old Mexico reminds that he can turn his hand to a charming old-fashioned ballad when he wants to, combining some colourful storytelling with a lovely dose of piano.

Clocking in at just over 30 minutes you might be tempted to think the album’s a wee bit on the thin side. But during that half-an-hour you will experience the dizzying sonic arsenal of the Canadian bluesman as he often succeeds in capturing some red hot moments of proper downhome blues. And when the music and lyrics are firing on all cylinders, it does indeed recall some of the bayou boogie-woogie charm of Dr John. But the weirdo combination of beatboxing, folk ramblings and the polished funk production (thanks to producer Jimmy Hogarth, no doubt) proves that Son Of Dave can be simultaneously the bastard child and rightful heir of the blues tradition. ~Review By Geoff Cowart

Blues At The Grand

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