Gigantes Magneticos - Power Of Choice LP
SKU: LQ1008
Description:
Not so
many times a band’s astonishing debut is followed by an even better
second album. But such is the case of Argentina’s Gigantes
Magnéticos. If their “Jamaica Old School”, released in 2013, came
out as a total revelation, these ten new tracks are guaranteed to
exceed all expectations. Both LPs
were conceived and recorded mostly at the same studios: Kingston
Factory, in the neighborhood of Flores, Buenos Aires City. At this
point in history, the recording facilities where much of the
worthiest Jamaican roots music is produced in this South American
country with such great ear and heart for Caribbean
beats. Nevertheless, the circumstances were very different.
While that first album resulted from a string of instrumental jam
sessions by a dream team of local artists, the essence of “Power of
Choice”, its mighty follow up, was determined by the appearance of
a very special guest: Mister Val Douglas.
Yes, the legendary
Jamaican bass man somehow triggered this new project, laying down
and recording the bass lines for the tracks that the lucky listener
now holds inside this artful cover. From the irresistibly groovy
sweetness of the opening “Well Well Well”, to the Hammond ridden
extravaganza in “Hitting The Beach”, and the serious thumping of
the title composition, the pulse of Douglas’s bass seems to set the
pace, mark the tone, and ultimately define the rules. Not far at
all from what we have learned to hear from him, since the late
sixties, as a musician in astonishing singles from Peter Tosh, Ken
Boothe, Dennis Brown, and so many more stars, and also nowadays as
part of none other than... The Skatalites!
But, by definition, a true
joint venture needs at least two parts. So, for this collaboration,
Douglas met a talented sonic task force for all things Jamaican:
Juan Pedro Oholeguy shows (once again) that he’s Argentina’s most
inventive reggae keyboardist. Hernix 1000stein and Damian “Oso”
Rocha’s guitars could not be more precise. Esteban Descalzo’s
drumming works as the perfect road buddy for Douglas’s journeys to
Grooveland. And Pety and Nico Uccello’s voices bring in enough
deepness for these tunes to sound even more profound, while
Sebastian “HeMan” Klappenbach’s convincing toasting just take them
higher every time.
Format &
package: LP
Record label: Liquidator
Year of release: 2016
Tracks:A1. Well Well Well
A2. Like A Hurricane
A3. Hittin' The Beach
A4. Another Love
A5. Hey Hey!
B1. Power Of Choice
B2. Don't Come Back
B3. Uncle Freddy
B4. As Long As
B5. Puzzled Love
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Weight | 0,4 Kg |
