Review: ***B-STOCK: Record has light surface marks/scratches with creasing to corner of outer sleeve, but otherwise in perfect working condition***
Recorded at Sam Shepherd's Floating Productions Studio, this superb seven-inch sees contemporary space-age jazzman Emanative join forces with legendary trombonist Phil Ranelin. In its original form, "Vibes From The Tribe" is a deliciously warm and hazy chunk of intergalactic dancefloor jazz rich in skittish, post-hip-hop drums, gently rising horns, spacey effects and spiritual spoken word vocals. It's utterly brilliant as is Al Breadwinner's flipside dub, which takes the pair's original version even deeper into space via copious amounts of reverb, tape-echo and traditional Jamaican dub production techniques. We actually like this revision even more than the original, which tells you how good the seven-inch single is. Essential!
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