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MAKE IT FAST MAKE IT SLOW (LP)
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artist:ROB
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MAKE IT FAST MAKE IT SLOW (LP)

label:SOUNDWAY (UK)

2,780円


A1:Loose Up Yourself
A2:Make It Fast, Make It Slow
A3:Not The End
A4:I've Got To See You Again, Lord
B1:He Shall Love In You
B2:But You
B3:Bargain
B4:Back On You

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ROB was an enigmatic recording artist from Ghana who cut two albums for the legendary Essiebons la-bel in 1977. Neither of these were big domestic hits at the time and have since become prized amongstcollectors in recent years. The title track from this LP was always one of the most popular on the firstSoundway release Ghana Soundz and over the years we have been asked many times to re-issue the LPin it’s entirety. A stranger, slower offering than his more dancefloor funk-laden and Spartan first LP, thisrecord sees ROB in similar territory but with the tempo switched down and the introspection turnedup. ROB’s trademark horns dominate and are supplied by the Mag-2, an army band founded by leaderAmponsah Rockson, who named it after the army unit the band played for the “magnificent” secondbattalion. In 1977, Rob traveled to the coastal town of Takoradi in search of Mag-2, which had an entiresection of its line-up dedicated to horns, with the intension of laying out his proposal to them. Luckilyfor Rob, the band took him up on it. With religious overtones and a broody, slightly off-key atmosphere at points it’s certainly one of thestranger afro-funk records to come out of West Africa but with tracks like Loose up Yourself and Makeit Fast, Make it Slow he nails it for sure.

A1:Loose Up Yourself


A2:Make It Fast, Make It Slow


A3:Not The End


A4:I've Got To See You Again, Lord


B1:He Shall Love In You


B2:But You


B3:Bargain


B4:Back On You
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