Victor Axelrod announces 'Productions For Daptone' LP
VICTOR AXELROD
ANNOUNCES HIS FIRST EVER DAPTONE LP
"IF YOU ASK ME TO: VICTOR AXELROD PRODUCTIONS FOR DAPTONE"
OUT 22ND SEPTEMBER
CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACK WITH SUGAR MINOTT HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5yy25oUgJI
Pre order here
If you’re a fan of Daptone Records, chances are you’ve read or heard the name Victor Axelrod, and even if you haven’t, you’ve heard music from his hand. As a producer, arranger, recording and mixing engineer, and keyboardist, his creativity has extended across more than two decades of the label’s releases, even dating to its prehistory with Desco Records.
His resume as a keyboardist, arranger, writer, and producer includes more than 60 Daptone credits, including extensive work with The Dap-Kings, including Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Lee Fields, Daptone newcomer Jalen N'Gonda, and others. He earned a Grammy Award for his contribution to Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black and has worked on dozens of projects with Mark Ronson, including the reggae remix of Miike Snow’s “Animal.” He was the original keyboardist for Antibalas appearing on their studio recordings until 2013. His passion for reggae production dates to the 1990s notably Easy Star Records, where he was a charter member of the Easy Star Allstars (Dub Side Of The Moon).
For Daptone, he produced The Frightnrs landmark Nothing More To Say album and their follow up, Always, as well as singles by Leon Dinero and wildly popular reggae remixes of Bob and Gene (“I Can Be Cool” and “It’s Not What You Know”) and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (“How Long Do I Have To Wait”).
Tracklist
1. Sugar Minott - One Step Ahead
2. Leon Dinero - If You Ask Me To
3. Whatcha Doing (To Me) - Charles Bradley
4. I Can Be Cool - Bob & Gene
5. Lover Like Me - Binky Griptite
6. I'd Rather Go Blind - The Frightnrs
7. I Can't Stand These Lonely Nights - Bob & Gene
8. It's Not What You Know - Bob & Gene
9. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You - Sharon Jones
10. Conscience Is Heavy - The Inversions
