Who posted about Little Axe recently?
To my utmost surprise, while trawling through mainly crap 2nd
hand CD's in what's a glorified pawn shop, I came across Little
Axe's Slow Fuse (96) which comes with a second "Fusion" 10-
track CD that I haven't listened to yet. (This second CD is not
mentioned anywhere on the cover, so I don't know whether it was
bundled this way by the original owner? Although lots of titles
overlap and the release date is also '96. I shall investigate!)
It's nothing much like Tack>Head or African Headcharge,
essentially very blues infused vith heavy dub overtones, thanks to
Adrian Sherwood's production. Steer well clear if you are allergic
to vocals and the thought of a guitar makes you vomit :-)
I'm only 6 tracks in so far, but it's an ideal accompaniment to
South Africa's current exhausting heatwave - laid back and mellow
but with lots of interesting things going on. And hello <?> Talvin
Singh on tabla.
The album cover states : " This album is the result of the love and
care invested in me by my mom and dad. Love is for ever. "
Quite so.
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