| Neybuzz, The / Heavy Soulz |
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| Album: | Heavy Soulz | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Neybuzz, The | Added: | 01/2007 | |
| Label: | Wadada Soundz | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-02-04 | Pull Date: | 2007-04-08 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 1 Apr | 18 Mar | 11 Feb |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 06, 2012: | Happy Hour The Road To Righteousness | 4. | Mar 31, 2007: | Rock and Shake The Road To Righteousness | |
| 2. | Apr 18, 2011: | Happy Hour The Road To Righteousness | 5. | Mar 17, 2007: | New World Disorder The Road To Righteousness | |
| 3. | Mar 31, 2007: | New World Disorder Katrina | 6. | Mar 13, 2007: | Happy Hour The Road To Righteousness |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2007-02-07 | ||
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The Neybuzz – Heavy Soulz (Wadada Soundz) Reviewed by Sadie O., 1/21/07 Jazzy funky dubby stuff with a variety of vocalists and styles. Although the production seems rooted in dub, only a couple of tracks qualify as full-on reggae – I just had to stick it in some niche. Dang these genre-benders… Anyway, mostly the brainchild of local KPOO DJ and Dub Addxx mainstay Ismael, attempting to “find the perfect balance between Dub, Downtempo, African, progressive and Soul.” I would actually like the record better if it was all instrumentals – the music is killer throughout, the vocals vary widely. Crystal clear FCC on track 8, iffy stuff on track 5. I like 6 and 9. 1. **starts with a bit of spoken interchange, then midtempo funky jazz, cool discordant horns, nice syncopation. Male vocals don’t start until almost 4 minutes along. 2. **downtempo, relaxed and minimalist classic roots dub. 3. ***starts with solo female vocals, then midtempo jazzy funky Afro-Latin mashup with lots of energy, female vocals mostly in Spanish throughout. Male hip hop vocals in English in second half. 4. *funky midtempo jazz, female vocals in English about bad love affair. Changes halfway through to pretty acoustic stringed instrument (oud?). 5. **slightly downtempo minimalist funk with interesting dub instrumentation and electronics, female vocals. NB: “bitch” and “kiss my ass” – use your discretion 6. ****midtempo dubby keyboards and trap drums, male vocals, gradually turns into seriously funky stuff, political lyrics. Some SICK bass work halfway through. 7. ***electronic beat, funky as HELL, female vocals (that to me detract from the great music…) 8. FCC: “Shit” at 1:48 in. *male vocal intro, midtempo ultrafunky dub, female vocals. 9. ****downtempo roots dub, great sound, totally insane monster instrumental dub. 10. ***slow funky one-drop, lots of electronics, female vocals. Minimalist, but with lots of good noises. Vocals better than most tracks. Interesting horn lines. 11. ***slightly downtempo ultra dubby instrumental skank. 12. **nice downtempo funky one-drop with electric guitar. Female vocals, another love gone bad song. | ||
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