The Chills - Soft BombIf ever there was buried treasure, a hidden gem, lurking on The Chills Martin Phillipps shelf of good things, then 1992s Soft Bomb is it. Back on vinyl for the first time in almost 3 decades, the potency, poetry and passion of this album is lovingly repackaged by Fire Records. After the bands major label debut two years earlier, Submarine Bells (Slash Warner Brothers), and its critical acclaim, the band dissolved leaving Phillips to follow it up

Featured guest musicians on the album include Nandi Rose (vocals) a

- housed in printed plastic sleeve

and Las Chic

Written by Spike and Dave Hoddel

One foot firmly holds down the sustain pedal while both hands perform anåÊinsistentåÊstrum-like alternation on the keys

Rhodes' capacity as a songwriter and interpreter of songs is fully road-tested but never formulaic

they are just the tip of the iceberg

Sticker Sheet insert (note: these will also be in standard vinyl version)

Rel Rex - Program 5

The result is an album every bit as stylistically varied

Side Two: 1 How To Do The Ska - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires 2 Two Roads Before Me - Roy & Yvonne 3 I Don'T Know - The Blues Busters 4 Sammy Dead-O - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires 5 King Of Kings - Jimmy Cliff 6 Jamaican Ska (Reprise) - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires (Bonus Track) 7 The Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces

the sound is definitely echoes of the soul funk american scene mixed with deep afro harmonies