Before Daptone, there was Desco. Before Desco, there were The Poets of Rhythm. Back in the `90s, a couple of German kids unearthed a raw sound from our own backyard that we hadn't even remembered burying. They drew from the sound of old Funk records, not as a mold, but as inspiration, understanding that sound would always be an origin of their music, but unlike many `Soul revivalists' to follow, they never settled for it as a destination.