A1. Glass Fish
A2. Hummingbird Highway
A3. Standing Back
A4. Harry's Way
A5. Black Sand
B1. Glass Fish (dub)
B2. Hummingbird Highway (dub)
B3. Standing Back (dub)
B4. Harry's Way (dub)
B5. Black Sand (dub)
Volume 2 of this beautiful instrumental Soothsayers series featuring 10-tracks mixed and dubbed by Sao Paolo-based by Grammy-winning bass player/producer Victor Rice (Easy Star All Stars, Skatelites, Cedric Brooks), already popular with UK soundsystems including Channel One, Real Roots Soundsytem
Radio support from:
BBC Radio 1 Xtra - Rodigan
BBC Radio 1 - Rob Da Bank
BBC6 Music - Huey Morgan
Worldwide FM - Gilles Peterson, Colleen Murphy
“Soothsayers have been providing us with their own unique brand of Reggae for some years now and this new instrumental album is a wonderful reflection of all the qualities which make this band’s work so important and enjoyable; whether it’s dancing or chilling out get the vinyl album on your turntable and feel the beat. - David Rodigan”
David Rodigan — DJ Radio 1 Xtra
“On new album, Brixton’s dub/jazz/Afrobeat stalwarts Soothsayers offer 11 emotive instrumentals, their sonic textures afforded greater depth through the input of some of São Paulo’s finest musicians, including Criolo’s drummer, Bruno Buarque, and renowned guitarist/soundtrack composer Joao Erbetta of production team Capitão Monga. Led by the distinctive melodies of saxophonist Idris Rahman and trumpeter Robin Hopcraft, and supported by various colleagues in the UK and Brazil, the instrumentally-charged music is balm for the soul in these challenging times and the absence of vocal distractions allow the listener to fully absorb the group’s superb musicianship; there are 11 hefty companion dubs too, expertly crafted by the renowned producer and dub remixer, Victor Rice, resulting in what is easily the unit’s most instrumentally compelling release to date. ........David Katz”
David Katz — Writer - Guardian , Mojo
“loving that old school analogue sound”
Don Letts — BBC 6 music
“Awash with groove , melody and quality musicianship ….you’ll love this …..the dub version’s quite magical”
John Missouri — Echoes Magazine
“I love it!”
Satta Man — Real Roots Radio
“they get better and better”
Angus Taylor — United Reggae/BBC Online
“fantastic band”
Gerry Lyseight — BBC and independent DJ
“beautiful music”
Robert Elms — BBC Radio London
“beautiful”
gilles petersonBBC Radio 6 — BBC Radio 6
