In 1987 Joe Finally learned to manage his drug addiction problems of the late 70's & 80's with total abstinence. He left New York for the Caribbean in 1985 to begin rebuilding his strength and resolve. For the music industry, Defunkt had disappeared. After 5 years clean & sober (1992), Joe organized his Defunkt return... R&B, dream version of Defunkt with brilliant songstress, Kelli Sae... Hello! Defunkt "Soul". Featured in this formation are some of the most dynamic funk/soul/R&B players in the world. Ronnie Mac Jenkins - bass, Scoota Warner - drums, Kevin Bents - keyboards, Bahnamous Bowie - keyboards, Rishard Lampese - guitar, Ronny Drayton - guitar, Sebastian Piekarek - saxophones, brothers Lester Bowie - trumpet & Byron Bowie - tenor sax and DNA - turntables/DJ. On "Enemy Records" and "Blue Funk Records", this group pioneered the pop/funk/R&B/Commercial sound of Defunkt, featuring Kelli & Joe singing duets in classics like "See Through" and "Knuckle Sandwich". This sound made the early connections between Rap/R&B genres. The songwriting team of Kelli and Joe created a truly special and exciting sound in pop music in this period from 1990-1997. Recording highlights were "Cum Funky" and "One World". This band returns in 2009 with the resurrection of the dynamic "Defunkt Soul". Because of no major record label support and attention, this Defunkt "Soul" sound is virtually unknown in the music industry, but Joe considers it some of his most pivotal and important work to date.