Hey Mark,
I am glad to see that we are on the same page regarding "Songs of Praise"! I
had thought that I was a loner on that one but I am very glad that you love
it as well, it has long been one of my favorite albums since I first heard
it years ago. I recommend it highly to anyone willing to take the time to
find and listen to it, it has many elements that I love from the drum
patterns, spacey electronic effects and vocal chants and it is also well
played throughout!
leslie/The Power of Sound
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Turner" <nugroove@pacbell.net>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 8:55 AM
Subject: RE: POWER OF SOUND MAY 22, 2001
> > What is this like? Think I'm going to get some of their stuff, havent
> > heard anything from them yet, but for some strange reason I find myself
> > strongly attracted to them like i just have to hear it. Anyone have
> > other recommendations from On U Sound? peace.
> >
> > 8/. African Head Charge - Stebeni's Theme - The Master Recordings - On
> U.Sound
>
> Oh man, don't get me started! On-U Sound are one of my all-time favorite
> obsessions. There is so much great material to recommend. As for the track
> in question, it's from their 1981 album MY LIFE IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND.
> It's based around a nyabinghi drum pattern, to which are added some female
> vocal chanting, and some spacey electronic dub effects which flit in and
out
> of the track. Pretty minimal, actually.
>
> My favorite African Head Charge album, and one of my favorite albums
> *period*, has to be SONGS OF PRAISE, from 1990. By this time the band was
> liberally incorporating all styles of folk music and field recordings into
> their African dub mix. Highly, highly recommended!
>
> The best overall introduction to the On-U Sound label is a double-CD
> compilation on Virgin Records entitled 15 YEARS IN AN OPEN BOAT. This was
> released in 1997 but may be pretty difficult to find these days. You might
> also try any of the 6 volumes in the PAY IT ALL BACK series. Numbers 3 and
4
> are my personal favorites.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> _____________________
> Mark Turner
> nugroove@pacbell.net
> www.jazzadelica.com
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>
>
>
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