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artist · black grass
release · going home
year · 2003
genre · lo-fi
label · catskills
catalogue · rid034
website · www.catskillsrecords.com
date · 02-may-2006
quality · alt-preset standard
source · vinyl
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a1 going home 5:17
b1 going home (instrumental) 5:13
playtime · 00h 10m 30s
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it's an old clichΘ that opposites attract, but one that's rarely
appropriate in the field of music where 'musical differences' are
more commonly cited as grounds for divorce. it's all the more
surprising then that two such disparate worlds should collide and
that the fallout would be an album that wipes the floor with the
competition before rubbing their noses in it for good measure.the
black grass story is centred on brighton, where mex and carl faure
currently reside. mex originally hails from fulham, is 34 and has
a deep and abiding love for hip hop and the breaks that fuel it.
his clockwork voodoo freaks alter ego found favour with compilers
from 'on the floor at the boutique' to fat city's 'mystic brew'
series. he was also resident at brighton's revered hip hop
throwdown, knowledge of self. carl - a brummie by birth - is
almost ten years his junior, having a background in drum & bass
and nu jazz. having met in a brighton record shop, the two decided
to pool their resources and find out what each had to offer the
other.it's not been without its difficulties (either will still
change the record the moment the other nips to the toilet) but
together these two have made an album - self-titled, in the grand
tradition of classic debuts - that embraces the best that modern
music has to offer. the concept of eclecticism has been worn out
by those who barely know the meaning of the word but anyone who
loves hip hop, jazz, soul, chill out (if you must), reggae, house,
boogie or uk garage will find something for themself in this. and
anyone who believes that the best music is born in nightclubs and
nurtured by an open mind has just found a companion for life.of
course, you have to do more than simply dip your brush in a few
different palettes to paint a masterpiece. mex and carl don't just
tackle a variety of sources; they do them all with style. take
lead single 'reprise', which melds that menacing bass sound
beloved of uk garage with the live horns of the gobstoppers. or
'toys' (a tip of the hat to a souls of mischief classic), with its
lush landscape and teasing west coast harmonies. guests include uk
hotshot blak twang on 'easy' and bambaata's son, tc iz paying
tribute to his papa on 'bang'. best of all, lend an ear to the
basslines of 'control' and 'going home' - both of which are
bolstered by the awesome vocals of one ra khahn, and ask yourself
when you last heard a 'reserved white australian' sing with such
soul.both carl and mex know that the secret of soul is not where
you expect it but where you find it, a fact underlined by the
success of their past club nights 'grass roots' and 'the
funktion'. now residing at brighton's premier nightspot audio,
they share the turntable duties, playing across the board from hip
hop to funk to nu-jazz to reggae and beyond.the black grass sound
is a celebration of all that is great in 'club music'. whether
from behind the decks or with their live stage show, they will
move your feet, soothe your spirit and stir your soul.
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