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SKU	87848
Artist	AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
Title	DRASTIC SEASON
Label	ON-U SOUND
Catalog #	ONULP 27 / R27695
Tag	Reggae / Dub
Release	W 04 - 2016
Format	Vinyl - UKLP
	Import
€ 29,99	incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

Timbuktu Express
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/87848_drastic_season/1_timbuktu_express.mp3
I Want Water
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/87848_drastic_season/2_i_want_water.mp3
Bazaar
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/87848_drastic_season/3_bazaar.mp3
African Hedge Hog
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/87848_drastic_season/4_african_hedge_hog.mp3
Depth Charge
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/87848_drastic_season/5_depth_charge.mp3
Fruit Market
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/87848_drastic_season/6_fruit_market.mp3
Snake In The Hole
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/87848_drastic_season/7_snake_in_the_hole.mp3
Many Generations
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/87848_drastic_season/8_many_generations.mp3

Description

Their third album from 1983. Described by producer Adrian Sherwood as "experiments in active frequencies, out of time noises, rhythms within rhythms, and endless tape edits".

More so than most that make the claim, African Head Charge could truthfully make the assertion at this stage in their career that the music they were making was a genre unto itself, defying categorisation. Loose echoes of traditional African percussion music, field recordings and roots reggae inform the mix, whilst some parts conjure up the stripped-back post-rock of Can or Tortoise.

Re-cut at dubplates & mastering in Berlin for maximum bass pressure. Includes printed inner with sleevenotes by Steve Barker (On The Wire), and download card for full album