Apr252024

The Poets of Rhythm

Arguably the pioneers of the retro-modernist funk movement, Munich's Poets of Rhythm, recorded their classic debut album in 1993. The sound that these German boys made could easily come from the Southside of Chicago in the late 60's, or Memphis in the height of the Stax era. The debut disc Practice What You Preach influenced contemporaries like DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist and has been reissued on Daptone Records. The group has also released on ninja tune & collaborated with lyrics born. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1More Mess on My Thing
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2Discern/Define
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3Ham Gallery
31113
4North Carolina
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5Practice What You Preach
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6Strokin' the Grits
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7Smilin' (While You're Crying)
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8Fondle Rock
19269
9Upper Class
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10Choking on a Piece of Meat
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