| 3canal / Joy + Fire |
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| Album: | Joy + Fire | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | 3canal | Added: | Jan 2009 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-02-01 | Pull Date: | 2009-04-05 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 5 | Mar 29 | Mar 22 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 | Feb 15 | Feb 8 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 23, 2010: | Happy Hour Where Do We Go From Here? | 4. | Mar 28, 2009: | New World Disorder Magic | |
| 2. | Apr 04, 2009: | New World Disorder T'in Cow | 5. | Mar 28, 2009: | Music Casserole Joy + Fire | |
| 3. | Mar 31, 2009: | 408's Finest Boom Up History | 6. | Mar 19, 2009: | Happy Hour Slaves? |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-02-10 | ||
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3Canal – Joy + Fire Reviewed by Sadie O., 1/30/09 The latest from the purveyors of Trinidadian “Rapso” (Rap/Calypso). They remain committed to socio-political inquiry lyrically, and their years of leading a Carnival crew shows in the tendency to fairly long jams, not to mention lots of rhythm. They seem to have also developed an interest in crickets. No FCCs detected. I like 2, 5, 10, and esp. 8 best. 1. 4:24 **downtempo hip wiggler with lots of percussion, sociopolitical commentary. Great Carnival percussion break midway through. 2. 6:16 ***minimalist percussion and handclaps, building into midtempo funky modern calypso groove, call and response vocals. Economic disparity diatribe. LONG fade at end. 3. 4:55 *deep, slow drums, snaky groove, into very mellow island vibe. Sweet singing, praise of former heroes. LONG fade. 4. 4:32 **midtempo Carnival percussion, festive feel. Whistling break. Puro party, baby! 5. 3:52 ***syncopated rock groove, fun upspeed rap re: information frigging up the nation. Anything involving frigging is ok by me! 6. 5:33 **lo-fi (but not really) bouncy swing. Nice percussion at end. 7. 6:24 **piano and shakers intro, very pretty baritone vocals, rather religious lyrics. Cool bass. Dubby/psychedelic for last minute. 8. 7:29 ****lo-fi downtempo hard rock and twangy guitars, into danceable swing, building in energy. Fun! Turns into either a psychedelic jam or vodou ritual for last couple of minutes. 9. 8:25 **cricket fade-in (and why not?), spacey shamanistic stuff for almost a minute, diatribe about loss of nature, jazzy bass. Beat shifts into more rolling feel midway along – trance roots. 10. 6:55 ***cool downtempo funky handdrum bounce, introspective sociopolitical lyrics. Mellow vibe, sweet vocals and guitar. 11. 6:38 *very mellow keyboard & percussion intro. Pretty and soulful spiritual fading in and out, with lovely percussion throughout. 12. 3:42 **midtempo bounce with feeling of latent energy. Great work from the band, psychological distress lyrics. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Boom Up History | 7. | Joy + Fire | |||
| 2. | T'in Cow | 8. | Magic | |||
| 3. | Giants | 9. | Paradise? | |||
| 4. | Islands | 10. | Slaves? | |||
| 5. | Too Much Information | 11. | Take Me | |||
| 6. | Fish Bowl | 12. | Where Do We Go From Here? |