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the lab review

Incredible debut release from the extremely talented Adrian Younge - composer, principal musician, and recording engineer of the Black Dynamite original score. It's no wonder Wax Poetics decided to sign him on to the label; the sound is jaw-droppingly authentic, original vintage soul in every sense of the word. You could've told me this was a 70s record and I would have totally believed you! This is a new record (2009), but produced with golden era recording techniques and utilizing all vintage gear pre-1970 from instruments, mics, mic pres, and recorded straight to 2-track tape. No easy feat by any means, but Adrian comes out like a champ with a record that does more than just rehash the music of the time and sounds just right next to Curtis' Superfly, Roy's Coffy, or Marvin's Troubleman. Check out "Black Dynamite Theme(1)," "Cleaning Up The Streets(2)," "Man With The Heat(3)," "Shine(4)," "Gloria(5)," "Jimmy's Apartment(6)," "Chicago Wind(7)" and "Rafelli Chase(8)." Limited, hand numbered edition of 2000. Highly Recommended.

reviewed by snackmaster 10/27/2009

• lab recommended

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