Make the Road by Walking

Menahan Street Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: DAPTONE
• ASIN: B001E6SBC8
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,988 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The Menahan Street Band is a collaboration of musicians from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, El Michels Affair, and the Budos Band brought together by musician/producer Thomas Brenneck to record hits in the bedroom of his Menahan St. apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn. With influences reaching beyond the funk/soul/afrobeat architecture of their other projects into the more ethereal realms of Curtis Mayfield and Mulatu Astatke, the Menahan Street Band creates a unique new instrumental soul sound that is as raw as it is lush. Their debut album, Make the Road by Walking will be released on Dunham Records, Brenneck s new imprint of Daptone Records, a joint venture devoted to bringing the Menahan Street sound from Brenneck's bedroom out into the world. Make the Road by Walking is a soulful exploration by a talented young group of musicians into the possibilities of instrumental music; an original, personal, and uncompromised creation that embodies the sound of a select group of musicians in one distinct place, at one particular moment in time. ''This album is kind of a window into our world on Menahan Street,'' says Brenneck. ''In a way, we re simply the street's unofficial house band.''

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bought on a whim - listen on heavy rotation!, August 16, 2010

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This review is from: Make the Road by Walking (Audio CD)

Love this album - not as heavy as Budos Band, groovier than Bluenote Remixes and no vocals. Perfect for late night lounge but also chill dinner parties! :)

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Budos Band..., December 22, 2011

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This review is from: Make The Road By Walking (MP3 Download)

Great album from a stripped down subset of the Budos Band. I love the sound of both line-ups. If you like Budos Band, you should definitely give this a listen.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Album, July 30, 2009

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Christopher Langford (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Make The Road By Walking (MP3 Download)

I came to know of the Menahan Street Band from the web series Botswana, USA. This is one cool album.