http://www.sierraleonesrefugeeallstars.com

http://www.myspace.com/therefugeeallstars

http://www.djlogic.com

http://www.myspace.com/projectlogic

Origine du Groupe : Sierra Leone , North America
Style : Reggae , Alternative , DJ
Sortie : 2011

By http://www.myspace.com/therosebudagency

A long time fan of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, DJ Logic, the turntablist and producer, has taken five tracks from the band's acclaimed 2010 release Rise & Shine and reworked the original session files into a set of funky, dubbed out remixes. The album Rise & Shine Remixes is available direct from the Refugee All Stars at shows on their Positive Revolution Tour - now in progress, playing U.S. dates across the West Coast and Northeast in May 2011. The Remixes are also available on their bandcamp site here, and will be released on iTunes and Amazon in the coming weeks. For a sample, check out "Muloma Remix" free here.

DJ Logic says of the project, "The ability of music to transcend borders and cultures is one of its most powerful characteristics. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars have literally survived through their struggles because of this, and I am honored to be part of this great remix." As the founder of Project Logic and a frequent collaborator with artists including Medeski Martin & Wood, Vernon Reid, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Christian McBride and Carley Simon amongst others, DJ Logic has established himself as the go to DJ for live band collaborations.

Check out Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars live on stage, as they bring their Positive Revolution Tour to the States this May, please see Tour Dates >>

Tracklist :
1.Muloma Remix (free) 05:11
2.Jah Come Down Remix 05:43    
3.Jah Mercy Remix 04:31        
4.Global Threat Remix 04:08            
5.Bute Vange Remix 02:58

http://www.sierraleonesrefugeeallstars.com

http://www.myspace.com/therefugeeallstars

http://www.djlogic.com

http://www.myspace.com/projectlogic

Origine du Groupe : Sierra Leone , North America
Style : Reggae , Alternative , DJ
Sortie : 2011

By http://www.myspace.com/therosebudagency

A long time fan of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, DJ Logic, the turntablist and producer, has taken five tracks from the band's acclaimed 2010 release Rise & Shine and reworked the original session files into a set of funky, dubbed out remixes. The album Rise & Shine Remixes is available direct from the Refugee All Stars at shows on their Positive Revolution Tour - now in progress, playing U.S. dates across the West Coast and Northeast in May 2011. The Remixes are also available on their bandcamp site here, and will be released on iTunes and Amazon in the coming weeks. For a sample, check out "Muloma Remix" free here.

DJ Logic says of the project, "The ability of music to transcend borders and cultures is one of its most powerful characteristics. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars have literally survived through their struggles because of this, and I am honored to be part of this great remix." As the founder of Project Logic and a frequent collaborator with artists including Medeski Martin & Wood, Vernon Reid, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Christian McBride and Carley Simon amongst others, DJ Logic has established himself as the go to DJ for live band collaborations.

Check out Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars live on stage, as they bring their Positive Revolution Tour to the States this May, please see Tour Dates >>

Tracklist :
1.Muloma Remix (free) 05:11
2.Jah Come Down Remix 05:43    
3.Jah Mercy Remix 04:31        
4.Global Threat Remix 04:08            
5.Bute Vange Remix 02:58

http://www.agent5-1.com

Origine du Groupe : Irish , Swiss
Style : Electro , Trip Hop , Downtempo , Alternative
Sortie : 2004

Par Jérôme pour http://www.trip-hop.net

Deux ans après l'excellent "Con Furore", les deux compères d'Agent 5.1 (Cédric Guffens et Johanne Lovera) sont de retour avec un album qui ne décevra par leur fans. On y retrouve en effet les atmosphères oscillant entre jazz atmosphérique et musique de films du premier album, mais celles-ci sont dorénavant enrichies d'éléments acoustiques (trompette, flute, violon...) qui contribuent à donner à l'album plus de chaleur et d'authenticité.
S'ouvrant sur l'énergique "Boring things are very big" au rythme latino dont l'évolution en crescendo réussit parfaitement à donner envie d'en entendre plus, l'album propose un savant mélange de titres jazzys aux sonorités de génériques comme "Los Alamos Waltz","No Thanks" ou "Absence" et de titres plus trip-hop comme "The Wrong Way" (qui fait immanquablement penser à Portishead), "License", "The Visit", "Volcano" ou "Telephone Call" sur lesquels la voix de Johanne fait merveille. On notera particulièrement la puissance du titre "A better Light", alternance risquée mais réussie de passages très calmes et survoltés, sur lequel la voix saturée de Johanne rappelle celle de Kate Bush; ainsi que l'amusant instrumental "Sick Again" dont les accents funkys évoquent les feuilletons américains des années 70s.
Un bien bel opus en tous cas, dont on ne peut que se lamenter qu'il ne soit pas (encore?) disponible en France.

Tracklist :
1. Boring things are very big these days
2. The wrong day
3. Los Alamos waltz
4. Stomach
5. Licence
6. A better light
7. Sick again
8. The visit
9. No thanks
10. Volcano
11. The future sound xp
12. Absence
13. Telephone call

http://www.agent5-1.com

Origine du Groupe : Irish , Swiss
Style : Electro , Trip Hop , Downtempo , Alternative
Sortie : 2004

Par Jérôme pour http://www.trip-hop.net

Deux ans après l'excellent "Con Furore", les deux compères d'Agent 5.1 (Cédric Guffens et Johanne Lovera) sont de retour avec un album qui ne décevra par leur fans. On y retrouve en effet les atmosphères oscillant entre jazz atmosphérique et musique de films du premier album, mais celles-ci sont dorénavant enrichies d'éléments acoustiques (trompette, flute, violon...) qui contribuent à donner à l'album plus de chaleur et d'authenticité.
S'ouvrant sur l'énergique "Boring things are very big" au rythme latino dont l'évolution en crescendo réussit parfaitement à donner envie d'en entendre plus, l'album propose un savant mélange de titres jazzys aux sonorités de génériques comme "Los Alamos Waltz","No Thanks" ou "Absence" et de titres plus trip-hop comme "The Wrong Way" (qui fait immanquablement penser à Portishead), "License", "The Visit", "Volcano" ou "Telephone Call" sur lesquels la voix de Johanne fait merveille. On notera particulièrement la puissance du titre "A better Light", alternance risquée mais réussie de passages très calmes et survoltés, sur lequel la voix saturée de Johanne rappelle celle de Kate Bush; ainsi que l'amusant instrumental "Sick Again" dont les accents funkys évoquent les feuilletons américains des années 70s.
Un bien bel opus en tous cas, dont on ne peut que se lamenter qu'il ne soit pas (encore?) disponible en France.

Tracklist :
1. Boring things are very big these days
2. The wrong day
3. Los Alamos waltz
4. Stomach
5. Licence
6. A better light
7. Sick again
8. The visit
9. No thanks
10. Volcano
11. The future sound xp
12. Absence
13. Telephone call

http://www.black-grass.com

http://www.myspace.com/blackgrassmusic

Origine du Groupe : U.K
Style : Abstract Hip Hop , Hip Hop , Nu-Soul , Alternative
Sortie : 2006

By Jenni Cole from http://www.musicomh.com

Recent Black Grass single Don't Leave Me This Way - a reworking of the song which has previously been a hit for The Communards and Thelma Houston - was something of a nothing, but luckily his new album is all together better.

A Hundred Days In One more than makes up for the disappointment of the mediocre single, from the opening Latino-style drum beats of Lucha Contra De La Injustica all the way through to the smooth and steady Nobody Knows (It's Sunday). In fact, in the middle of this box of delights, even Don't Leave Me This Way starts to sound good, with Dominique Noiret's sultry vocals adding the perfect air of dark mystery to this slowed down, lugubrious take.

Using Hip Hop as his foundations and framework, Black Grass (aka Mex) fills in the gaps with funk, jazz, soul and reggae, helped out by a host of collaborators, including American and home-bred Hip Hop stars such as Maylay Sparks and Micall Parknsun, MC Blu Rum 13 as well as Jah Marnyah and Rider Shafique from the world of reggae.

The result is smooth, relaxing and laid-back, dipping in and out of the musical styles which comprise it from track to track. Nemesis in particular is a highlight, offering a darker, bassier, trancier downtime after the more energetic Lines of Defence which precedes it, the latter complete with military beats, as its title might suggest.

So Many Ways also deserves an honourable mention, helped along by Okou's impressive vocal range, while the back-to-back patter of Blu Rum 13 and Maylay Sparks on Rest Assured and Don't Try respectively also works well.

If fact, what makes the album so much better than the single alone is its structure. All that was wrong with Don't Leave Me This Way was that it had been taken out of its carefully crafted context and, on its own, sounded too slow and forgettable; here, it's a part of a greater whole which speeds up the beats for a couple of tracks then slows them down for the next, offering lyrically dense Hip Hop next to extended instrumentals that give you time to watch the girl, plan your approach, offer her a drink and a dance and then sidle back to the comfy couches for a quick snog before the evening's out.

Mex took to the decks recently at The Big Chill, and this is an album that seems tailor made for a festival with that name. He's next on show at Bestival and amid the sequins and feather boas he could just provide the honey-tinged smooth respite needed at the end of a weekend when the relentless cheeriness of The Scissor Sisters threatens to become just a little bit too much.

Tracklist :
1. ILucha Contra De La Injusticia
2. Oh Jah
3. Lines Of Defence
4. Nemesis
5. Don't Leave Me This Way
6. Floating Wizard
7. Down And Dirty
8. So Many Ways
9. Rest Assured
10. Don't Try
11. Sweet To Taste
12. Nobody Knows It's Sunday