Friday 6 March 2020

African Head Charge - Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi, album review



Meditative Fever Dub Sequenced

New to me, this is a series of ‘outtakes from the classic Songs Of Praise and In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land albums, compiled by On-U archivist Patrick Dokter from the original tapes and expertly sequenced to work as an immersive listening experience’ [quote from the band’s Bandcamp page] so that’s two albums I have to check out in full.

Don’t be put off by the sheer beautiful bliss of opener Peace and Happiness or the punchier but still melodious soul shaman-effect of subsequent Jungle Law – it does get wilder, especially when confronting the percussion and other of Pitched Fever and Dervish Dub.

If you like your yin and yang, or just testing how long it takes to shift from peace and serenity to energised, then this ‘sequenced work’ is designed for you.

I like it all, obviously, but that opening meditation is glorious.

Get it here



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