Kokoroko - Could We Be More

I had a rough sleep so I needed something less intense this morning. Accept when I popped this on I remembered it was not intense enough.

Floating between Jazz and Highlife this band were given huge praise by Gilles Peterson and released this on his label. Live, I reckon they would be tops. I think from memory I bought this on the back of listening only to a handful of tracks and not the whole album. Mistake. I’m not saying it’s a bad record. The second side has more high life sounds and variety. It’s very beautiful, but doesn’t go anywhere and a bit too smooth for me as an overall album. Could they be more? Yes in my view.

I commented this to my husband who said, "well get ready for an album that does go somewhere ...fast" and proceeded to put on Judas Priest.

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Pax Nicholas And The Nettey Family - Na Teef Know De Road Of Teef

For ages I would go to record fairs and leave empty handed and say to my partner "I think my record fair days are done". But then I'd get the itch and go to the next one. Rinse and repeat. However, over the last few weeks I've had more success at fairs then I have had in months/years...

Picked this one up in my little haul. TIL Daptone did rereleases as well as their own bands on their label. Huh! Good story behind this one - go have a little read. 

Surprised it's only been repressed once in 2009. 

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