Transilvanians - Soulful Space LP
SKU: LQ132
Description:
Transilvanians return with a brand new LP (their 4th) recorded at
The Dub Yard in Vigo by Javi Vicalo and produced by Kino L-Cobra.
The album features eleven new songs, three adapted and eigth own
compositions.
Side A starts with 'Curse Of Pharaoh' instrumental reggae with
psychedelic trail synths. This song is the continuation of 'Into
the Pyramid' from their previous album. It is followed by the first
of the covers, '¿Como Fue?', a classic bolero composed by Eduardo
Brito and popularized by Benny Moré, inna Rocksteady style with a
masterful result. Then 'Blue Beat Train', the title leaves no room
for doubt, when it passes by your station, don’t ever miss this
train. 'Jack The Ripper' is the typical theme where Transilvanians
move very comfortably, reggae mixed with classics from literature
and horror movies. After that comes the first collaboration of the
album with the Vigo singjay High Paw who puts her words and voice
to 'The Power Of Rocksteady' pure soul from the Caribbean with one
of the best current female voices on the scene. And to bid farewell
to the A-side of the album, the band performs with a brilliant
melancholic instrumental Ska of a very classic cut, their little
tribute to Gonzalo Villar, one of the essential figures and one of
the greatest cultural agitators of Vigo’s music scene.
Side B begins with 'Afronauts', a martian funky reggae tribute to
Edwuard Makuka and his Afronauts from Zambia who in 1964 decided to
embark on their particular space race to send 12 Afronauts and 10
cats with the clear objective of competing with the two greats
superpowers to conquer the Moon. Then another cover of a great
classic by the Godfather of Ska, Mr. Laurel Aitken; 'Boogie in my
Bones'. The next tune is '1968'. For many, 1967 and the explosion
of Rocksteady or 1969 with Early Reggae, are the best years in
Jamaican music, but Transilvanians claims 1968, a year of
transition where these two styles merged and when a multitude of
great hits were billed. In the latest version of the album
Transilvanians turns a punk-rock song around again, this time it’s
the turn of 'Is Anybody There?' by Cock Sparrer, and with another
luxury collaboration on vocals by the band’s old mate, Rubén López,
who takes this great street anthem to another dimension. And to
dismiss the album, they dedicate 'The Black Mambas', an
instrumental reggae with African flavor, to the armed group of the
same name formed exclusively of women that fights in South Africa
against poaching, defending animals that are in danger of
extinction. Honor and glory for the Black Mambas!
The album’s artwork, as usual, was carried out by the illustrator
Roberto Argüelles.
Format & package: LP
Year of release: 2020
Tracks:
A1. Curse Of Pharaoh
A2. ¿Cómo Fue? (Trad.)
A3. Blue Beat Train
A4. Jack The Ripper
A5. The Power Of Rocksteady
A6. SkancaraJazz
B1. Afronauts
B2. Boogie In My Bones (Laurel Aitken)
B3. 1968
B4. Is Anybody There? (Cock SParrer)
B5. The Black Mambas
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| Weight | 0,25 Kg |
