Aphrodesia - Frontlines (2005)
Aphrodesia - Frontlines (2005)
Afrobeat / Ethnic / Jazz| mp3, CBR 192 kbps | 58:38 | 83.7 Mb
Label: Cyberset | Released: 2005
Afrobeat / Ethnic / Jazz| mp3, CBR 192 kbps | 58:38 | 83.7 Mb
Label: Cyberset | Released: 2005
There's no end of worthy targets on this Afrobeat assault. George W. Bush, pharmaceutical companies, and the just plain lazy all get a well-placed rhythmic kicking. And while it would be easy enough to bask in the long shadow of Fela Kuti, Aphrodesia drops in all manner of strange bits on the fringes. They've got Fela's full lung sing-a-long thing down but woven together with a '70s funk-soul thread reminiscent of Donny Hathaway, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Fred Wesley's Horny Horns. They also kick up dust similar to modern African artists like Tinariwen, showing this large group has their collective ear on the Serengeti's contemporary developments. So many politically charged bands end up teetering off their soapbox pretty quickly (I'm looking at you Spearhead). Not so with Aphrodesia, who jangle our bones and let the ideas seep into the bloodstream through active transport.More info: www.myspace.com
Track list:
1. Frontlines (6:30)
2. Trouble (9:33)
3. Mr. President (4:50)
4. Rebel Motion (7:53)
5. We Never Sleep (8:33)
6. Snack Nation (5:56)
7. Flat Tire (5:00)
8. No Agreement/MLK (10:23)