The Dynamics
The foundation of the Dynamics' reggae music is profoundly indebted to '60s/'70s deep soul and funk. Their initial appeal to club DJs, crate-diggers, and classic reggae aficionados came from their cover songs, transforming indie rock, disco, and Northern soul songs into vintage, analog-induced rocksteady and dub. Originating from disparate places around the globe such as Cameroon, Boston, U.S., and Bristol, England, this five-person outfit -- Mounam (vocalist/songwriter), Mr. Day (vocalist/songwriter/bassist), Stevie Levi (vocalist/MC/songwriter), Patchworks (producer/multi-instrumentalist), and Flab Master Flab (producer/engineer) -- officially established the retro-soul, reggae group in late 2003 in the La Croix-Rousse arrondissement of Lyon, France. Although their love for reggae has maintained the group's unity, they each have additional backgrounds, deriving from various solo and group projects, in African worldbeat, hip-hop, deep house, dance-pop, gospel, and acid jazz which all bleed onto the Dynamics' organic recordings and performances. They debuted with the 7" White Stripes cover Seven Nation Army, which first appeared in 2006 via Big Single. Due to the single's favorable response, they inundated the market with several more 7"s the following year, including the popular dub/post-disco cover of Madonna's 2000 number one hit "Music." Striking a deal with the German-based Groove Attack, at the end of that year the Dynamics released their debut long-player, Version Excursions, complete with soul-funk-reggae hybrid interpretations, like "Fever" (the Bee Gees), "Miss You" (the Rolling Stones), and "Land of a 1000 Dances" (Chris Kenner/Fats Domino).
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Version Excursions
Reggae - Released by Big Single on 1 Jun 2012
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180.000 Miles & Counting
Dub - Released by Big Single on 19 Sep 2011
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For the Love of Money Remixes EP
Reggae - Released by Big Single on 16 Mar 2012
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First Landing (2007 Remaster)
Pop - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 31 Jul 2007
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Bring Me Up / Miracles
Reggae - Released by Big Single on 10 Apr 2009
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What a Shame (Expanded Version)
Funk - Released by Sanctuary Records on 1 Jan 1973
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180.000 Miles & Counting
Dub - Released by Big Single on 19 Sep 2011
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Someone / Moonlight (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Downtown Barkings
Africa - Released by Big Single on 10 Jul 2009
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La poupée qui fait non
Dub - Released by Big Single on 23 Feb 2010
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After Laughter Comes Tears
Dub - Released by Wita records on 24 Jun 2022
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Let Her Go / Picking up Chips (Digital 45)
R&B - Released by Essential Media Group on 15 Oct 2013
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The Dynamics
Punk / New Wave - Released by Retro Fresh on 13 Aug 2018
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J.A.J.
Pop/Rock - Released by Seafair-Bolo Records on 27 Feb 2012
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Christmas Plea
Christmas Music - Released by Christmas Records on 21 Oct 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo