The Ethiopians - Slave CallDeep Nyabinghi drumming and chanting on a version of the Ethiopian national anthem gets things underway on Slave Call, a majestic journey through the spiritual roots of reggae. Later songs add guitars, bass, keyboards, and horns to build a more standard reggae sound on that foundation, but there's always a dignified restraint and the profundity of the nyabinghi beat. the entire album revolves around Leonard Dillon's Rastafarian beliefs, with even the

Released on the the excellent Night School label

” Le Bon plays every instrument (except drums and saxophones) and recorded the album largely by herself with long-term collaborator and co-producer Samur Khouja in Cardiff

and think of the arrangements with a Wendy Carlos vibe

friends Robert Forster and Grant McLennan founded The Go-Betweens in Brisbane

made explicit by calling a track Team Spirit

mysterious and above all free

The EP features ‘I’ll Be Here In The Morning’ from the late great pioneer of alt-country Townes Van Zandt’s essential album ‘For The Sake Of The Song’ (1968)

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who is a renowned recording producer and engineer

the earth-shattering

with a steady stream of shows and tours around the world

Interestingly enough