After a big 12" release on GAMM, Washington DC's Sol Power All-Stars make their debut on BSTRD Boots with a 4 track 12" of deep house and dancefloor vibes connecting the dots between Haiti, Africa, and New Orleans.
Things kick off on the A side with "Mesdames Yo", which draws on the traditional Compas sounds of Haitan band Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville's and injects a signature bump up, serious chopping and lots of dubbing action for a psychedelic dance re-interpretation. Next, "Baila Oshun" borrows vocals from Haitian/New Orleans jazz band Les Hombres Calientes with chugging, late night original production on top from the Sol Power crew. "Afrika Afrika" touches Senegalese Afro-disco band Black Soul's tune of the same name and brings it way up with a thumping 4/4 and rising percussion on top, while "Night In Tunisia" wraps things up with a dubby, thumping house tribute to Hugh Masekala.Tracklist:
| A1. Mesdames Yo | |
| A2. Baila Oshun | |
| B1. Afrika Afrika | |
| B2. Night In Tunisia |
Last year, Adrian Sherwood, artist, producer and founder of the legendary dub label On-U Sound, and Pinch, one of the freshest faces in dubstep and the man behind hits like 'Qawwali', joined forces to reconstruct pieces of 'Survival & Resistance', Sherwood's first album in 6 years. Pinch’s contribution to the 'Recovery Time' EP proved so successful that it has now led to the pair cementing an equal partnership - a brand new project that brings two seminal producers operating within different orbits of the bass and dub scene together. The first fruits of this studio collaboration can be heard on the killer 'On-U Sound vs. Tectonic' 12", which pairs up 'Bring Me Weed' with the 'Weed Psychosis Mix' - a vital melding of their two styles and an intriguing preview of more to come. After a stunning debut show at Sonar Tokyo, Sherwood & Pinch appear at Sonar Barcelona 14 June, Dour 20 July and NEOPOP 10 August.
Tracklist & soundclips: A. Sherwood & Pinch - Bring Me Weed B. Sherwood & Pinch - Weed Psychosis Mix
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