最高傑作が30年ぶりのリイシュー!オリジナルに9曲追加収録し2LP化!

呪術的なアフリカン・チャントに、ナイヤビンギのリズムが美しく狂気的に絡み合う最高傑作が30年ぶりにLPリイシュー!オリジナルLPに9曲を追加収録し初2LP化!C1～D3はオリジナルCDの収録音源と再発時のボーナストラック。D4は『Sniffin' Rock fanzine』付属の7インチのみに収録の貴重音源「Orderliness, Godliness, Discipline And Dignity 」Special Mix。

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2020/02/10）

Not very many reggae albums acknowledge Alan Lomax in the credits. But then, African Head Charge (a band with a constantly changing membership led by percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah) doesn't really make typical reggae albums. Although the one-drop beat (provided on this album by Lincoln "Style" Scott) influences everything and the basslines have a typical tidal undertow, the stuff that Noah layers on top of the mix has more to do with ethnomusicology than the dancehall. The song titles say it all: "Cattle Herders Chant," a field recording of call-and-response chanting overlaid with Nyahbinghi drums and highlife guitar; "My God," eerie, minor-key African-American church singing supported by a chugging reggae bassline, bare-bones drumming, and the sound of running water; "Deer Spirit Song," an unidentifiable indigenous song in 9/8 meter with a gently driving rockers beat and occasional sound effects thrown in. This is an exceptionally beautiful album, but in a deeply strange way. ~ Rick Anderson

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