OOKLAH THE MOC 'Ites Massive'

Have you ever heard about the so called 'Jahwaian Music'? No? Well, this terms refers to the music of the young and stamping hawaian reggae scene which is a new force in the reggae global market. Do you remember, for example, the Grammy nominated 'Island Warriors'? Good, let's move on. Well, what we know is that Jahwaian Music is an hybrid which merges reggae with more poppy  and hip-hoppy kind of sounds and so, in these terms, a group like the mighty Ooklah The Moc is untypical. Yes, the group formed by Jah Gumby (picture), Ras Bird and their compadres is a powerful strictly roots and dub band, a first class conscious outfit. Their debut album, entitled 'Ites massive' show us a group of musicians of unpredictable sharpness, livity and ability in a true state of grace. Their music is a sort of  'one drop dub', a powerful kind of relaxed and easy skanking-styled music with energetic injections of dub which make the final product irresistible. The sweet-sweet-sweet melodies of Ras Bird, the evocative sound of the much present horns and Jah Gumby's solid and very original bass lines make this album higly enjoyable. The only little flaw in this album is that the riddims are a bit repetitive, as there are a bit  too many slow paced relaxed tunes, but this is overall an higly reccommend set, especially to those who are looking for good, 'old time' roots  reggae music.   

RasWalter  

label  GHETTO CIRCUS

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