Don't Spoil the Soup

• Artist: Phat Fred
• Rating:
• Release Date: November 14, 2006
• Genre: Rock

Review

Spanish retro-funk groove merchants Phat Fred are a bit of a puzzlement: although their sound is proudly, blatantly derivative, the quartet bite from so many different sources that they end up sounding more unique than they perhaps intended. On the vocal tracks, the sound is as unapologetically white and beat-oriented as Steve Marriott in the early Small Faces days, but musically, the primary influences seem to be '70s soul-jazz outfits like the Blackbyrds and, oddly, the brittle, jerky Brit-funk of early-'80s outfits like Pigbag and A Certain Ratio (especially on the hyper "Home Sweet Home"). As a result, Don't Spoil the Soup ends up being a pretty oddball blend of sounds that don't fit neatly into any particular or easy retro bandwagon. The combination of a solid Hammond organist and a funky chicken-scratch guitar player is always welcome, however, so Phat Fred deliver on that score, at least. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Stay on the Groove	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(4:29)
I Turned You On	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(4:04)
Yo Mama	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(6:13)
Yu Nou Rili	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(3:45)
Titos Buga	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(3:40)
Get Downg	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(4:53)
Beefsteak	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(5:03)
Starforce	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(4:39)
Stop Your Jive	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(3:30)
Home Sweet Home	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(4:02)
Hand Brake [*]	Phat Fred	Phat Fred	(4:27)

Credits

Arecio Smith (Group Member), Dave Wilkinson (Trumpet), Joaquin Valdez Hernandez (Engineer), Tito Bonacera (Vocals), Arecio Smith (Organ), Dave Wilkinson (Vocals), Tito Bonacera (Harmonica), Dave Wilkinson (Group Member), Kahlil Breithaupt (A&R), Kahlil Breithaupt (Editing), Tito Bonacera (Bass), Dave Wilkinson (Guitar), Tito Bonacera (Group Member), Arecio Smith (Vocals), Simon Allen (A&R), Dave Wilkinson (Beat Box), Danna Leese (Instrumentation)