MP3: Kings Go Forth (Moulton remix)

Mingering Mike-approved soul/funk combo also gets the thumbs up from legendary producer.

By Blurt Staff

A couple of weeks ago the BLURT office was abuzz with the news that outsider artist Mingering Mike had returned and had been commissioned to do the sleeve art for the upcoming album by smokin' Milwaukee soul/funk combo Kings Go Forth, due April 20 on Luaka Bop. We also posted an MP3 of the band that should have further whetted your appetite for the rec.

Now comes more juicy news on the Kings. Shortly after a string of lauded 7" singles set soul music blogs buzzing, the band received an out of the blue call from legendary producer Tom Moulton - the originator of the remix and 12" single format - asking if he could add his magic touch to one of their songs.

The resulting track "Don't Take My Shadow" (A Tom Moulton Mix) appears on the album The Outsiders Are Back and as a 12" containing three mixes out now.

Grab an MP3 of the song - it's a six-minute-plus killer - here at their Luaka Bop artist page.

Tom Moulton originated the remix in the late 1960's with a self-made tape of overlapping songs he created for the Fire Island bar where he worked. He went on to become one of the most influential record promoters and producers of the 60's and 70's and is credited with pioneering the 12" single as a popular format. He's widely quoted as saying "I never made a dance record, I made records you can dance to," which the tune clearly illustrates.

Kings Go Forth are confirmed to play at SXSW in March with additional tour dates to be announced. And yeah, that looks like some trademark Mingering Mike artwork above, too. Sweet.