Kalbata
(Ariel Tagar) is a techno & 2-step producer who previously released on
labels such as Soul Jazz, Brownswood and Greenmoney. Kalbata did a string of
high profile remixes for artists such as Fat Freddy's Drop, Spank Rock, The
Count & Sinden and Roll Deep, collaborated with Warrior Queen and is also
the man behind reissue labels Fortuna and Spring Hill Records. Mixmonster (Uri
Wertheim) is the man behind funk band 'The Apples' as well as a member of
cut-n-paste duo Radiotrip.
Ariel
and Uri went into their home studio ago in Tel Aviv, Israel with the purpose of
recording a 100% analogue dub album in the spirit of the late King Tubby and
the early dancehall era of the late 70's and early 80's. A 16-track tape
machine and an old analogue mixing desk were their main instruments, with
musicians playing live all throughout the album.
A year
after recording the instrumental backing tracks, they travelled to Kingston,
Jamaica and started tracking down their favourite singers and deejays from days
gone by.
The
resulting long playeris on the one hand truly loyal to the origins of Jamaican
music and on the other, a well produced forward thinking album, sounding
totally fresh in today's music aesthetics. It will also rattle your speakers in
ways not heard since the heyday of reggae & dub!
The
highlights of this quite amazing long player are many, but from the beautiful
& mellow 'Prisoner In Love' ft Little John, though the utterly original,
drum driven title track Congo Beat The Drum on which Major Mackerel displays
his amazing vocal talents as the earth shattering rhythm shakes the floor.
There is
yet another amazing musical moment when JA legends Trinity & Jah Thomas
join forces over a dub style rhythm on Trouble In The Dance, as reverberating
rimshots and analogue synths bubble and squeal on this dark dance floor
destroyer.
Echo
Minott worked with luminary King Jammy at the tender age of just 17, and his
dreader than dread vocal performance on Out A Road, and the fully analogue
production of this album really rings true on this track.
Sadly,
Voice make A Joyful Noise may be the last recording made by the late Prince
Jazzbo before his untimely passing in September 2013. Another genuine Jamaican
legend who collaborated with Coxsone Dodd and Lee Scratch Perry, as well as
running the highly respected Ujama Records for many years. Voice make A Joyful
Noise is a wonderful epitaph to a great career in original Jamaican music.
The
final cut features multi talented genius Kutiman on the CRB organ - adding his
keyboard skills to an instrumental version of Prisoner In Love - finishing off
what may just be the greatest new reggae album for years past and even years to
come!
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