Current mood: PIú TARDI
Category: PIú TARDI Music
WOW!!!
Here we go with 2 long overdue LP overviews.
Yes boss, I've been sat on these for about 4 months a piece, which is close to a personal best delay - but not quite...
Prince Fatty
Survival of the Fattest
Mr Bongo Recordings
I guess the main part of the reason for this extensive delay is because I didn't (and still don't to a large degree) know what to say about them...
Yes boss, my general tactic when not knowing what to say, is to say nothing until I know what to say.
As you can imagine, this creates many, many difficult social situations, in which I stand still, open my mouth and say nothing.....
People look at me as I've been turned off. Sometimes they consider changing the batteries, or rebooting, as I stand there agape, awaiting a fresh delivery of clever and intelligent words....
It's curious, and the other day I decided I'd like to get a t-shirt with an inbuilt flat screen monitor, so that when such situations occurr, I can put on a movie or some strange visuals to aid the waiting process...
Anyway, this LP is a nicely produced Reggae LP for the year 2007. It features many a top dollar cameo and it's of a decent quality throughout..
What you won't get here are any real surprises.
No boss, this is definitie and standard sounding Reggae with little sign of experimentation, the like of which I like to see in any style or LP in order to get really and proper excited and punctual.
Yes boss, Survival of the Fattest is a leg of lamb and potatoes affair. It's satisfying, pleasant and filling, but it's unlikely to make you re-invent the wheel when you wake up from your digestion siesta...
If that's what you're wanting from a Reggae LP I'd seriously recomend the 30 year old but still fresh and newly experimental sounding 21st Century Dub..
Jose Conde Y Ola Fresca
(R)evolucion
Mr Bongo Recordings
I guess much the same can be said about this LP from Mr Ola Fresca as with Mr Fatty, except here we're talking rootsy, funky, jazzy latin shuffle dance thing and not 2007 reggae..
Yes boss, as with PF, this LP is neat, competant, pleasant and ideal for the background. But as with Mr Fatty, it's also failed to get me too excited, though the press release does claim it's a new and unique sound..
Now to be fair, this kind of a sound isn't one I'm ultra familiar with, so I may be doing it a disservice, but I find it to be much like other records of this type and I can't say much more than that..
Personally speaking, the best thing for this kind of a record is about 5am after a cracking good party.
You know, that point when you've passed the peak of oblivion, have had an hour of so's doze on the couch and need to get moving....
You wake up, pour a fresh and stiff drink to ward off the impending hangover, and feel happy and light because you know you've had a good night...
In such a state I imagine myself putting this record on, moving my feet in a whirl of neat little shuffles, holding a large whiskey and ice and singing..
BA DEE DEE, DAB A DEE DEE..
 | Currently listening :
Prokofiev: Cinderella, complete ballet music Op. 87 (2 CD Set)
By Sergei Prokofiev
Release date: By 01 August, 1995 |
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