After the eclecticism of third vocal solo album ’2 Times Revolution’, Sicilian reggae star Alborosie has been signposting a return to roots and culture. This summer his European followers can find out if new long-playing release ‘Sound The System’ is it. Bearing a striking cover photograph of Albo in a striped jacket shouting to a crowd through a megaphone, ‘Sound The System’ will be distributed by Greensleeves.
The guest list extends to the Abyssinians, Ky-Mani Marley and Italian singer Nina Zilli.. Tracks include: Play Fool (To Catch Wise); Rock The Dancehall; Zion Train feat. Ky-Mani Marley; To Whom It May Concern; Who Run The Dance; Goodbye feat. Nina Zilli; U Got To Be Mine; Love Is The Way;There Is A Place feat. Kemar; Positiveness; Don’t Pressure It; Warrior feat. Nature; Give Thanks feat. The Abyssinians. ~ grooveattack.com
Amazing stuff – a revived version of The Impressions, working here with original trio members Fred Cash and Sam Gooden – alongside arrangements from the legendary Johnny Pate! Pate handled the group's great work in the old days – and producer Binky Griptite really knows how to recreate the magic that made The Impressions so great during their years at ABC – that heartbreaking approach to swinging soul that managed to sound deeply personal while still hitting a groove! Both cuts are great – the sort that will really appeal to any fan of the group's great work in the 60s – so much so, you won't even notice that Curtis Mayfield is missing. ~ Dusty Groove
Massive grooves from the mighty Hamilton Bohannon – the kind of skittish, nervous rhythms that made his funk unlike any other artist of the 70s! There's a sense of rhythmic progression here that's super-tight, but often quite subtle in its inflections – a mode that went onto have a huge influence on many generations after the disco era – especially house from Chicago and Detroit! Yet heard here in its original form, the approach is almost even more mindblowing – played live, with a hypnotic feel that's completely compelling – as the grooves shift slowly with subtle phases that often move independently of the vocals – which themselves are often just added to the mix as an afterthought. Bohannon wrote, arranged, and produced – and the record's a sublime blend of guitar, bass, and drums used in mighty fresh ways! Tracks include "Have A Good Day", "Dance With Your Parno", "South African Man", "The Fat Man", "Red Bone", "Truck Stop", and "Rap On Mr. DJ". ~ Dusty Groove
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