ADONAI AND I  'Adonai and I'

Adonai and I is the band-project of the american musician David 'Solid' Gould, already stable member of the most important american reggae outfit , John Brown's Body out of Ithaca, NY. This 'side-project' band lead by the bass master (which consists of many members of JBB in addiction with musicans form Pressure Cooker Band and other american vocalists and  players of instruments) was born with the intent to create an unique style of reggae merging classic hebrew chants, melodies and verses with the roots and dub sounds ('Adonai' is a term reffered to the Almighty) .The similitudes between the Jewish  culture and the rasta one are more than evident and , on the other hand,  a lot of reggae artists often have referred (in their melodies and lyrics)  to biblical resources.  The result of this experiment is great, on of the best things I've listend to this year. David Gould guides his band towards the classical (and myghty) marleyesque sound - but with a very tuff dub edge -  wisely without any intention to exaggerate with the sound  experimentations (as many have done blending sounds from different cultures): the evocative atmospheres and sounds of the ancient hebrew culture are committed to the beautiful vocals of Akira Fujjita, Lisa Gould and Amy Glicklich and to the splendid injections of the very strong brass section. The final result is that of  a compelling, inventive and fascinating reggae album. Great stuff.                                    RasWalter          

Label  I-TOWN RECORDS

Available on-line on:

www.itownrecords.com  www.jewishmusic.com