Singers & Players ; War of Words (On-U Sound, released 1981]) War of Words has a heavy, slow, dub-like sound with early dancehall influences -- but it is different in the vitally important way of being good. Bim Sherman is featured on 5 of the 7 tracks here, including some of his strongest collaborations with producer adrian sherwood. "Devious Woman," "Fit to Survive," and "World of Dispensation" are particularly strong, funky, rootsy numbers, while "91 Vibration" is an echoed dub with vocals way, way, way in the background (sort of like he's singing in a well). The best tune here, though, doesn't have Sherman in it at all; rather, it is prince far i's "Quante Jubila," the DJ version of Creation Rebels 's "Know Yourself," its airy, emotional vocals contrasting beautifully with Prince Far I's gruff, cartoon villain-esque voice. The only really bad thing about War of Words is that it's got only 7 songs on it.
Singers & Players - war of words
| Devious Woman | ||
| Quanté Jubila | ||
| Sit And Wonder | ||
| Fit To Survive | ||
| Reaching The Bad Man | ||
| World Of Dispensation | ||
| 91 Vibiration |
On-u sound
2 comments:
Thanks for posting these - I have quite a few On-U sounds on vinyl, bought them in the late 80's.
Fond memories.
i discovered the label through the 'uncarved block' album by flux - around the same time... and have been haunted by bim shermans beautiful voice ever since....gotta lot more stuff to post... as it's all out of print these days.
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