{"product_id":"fat-freddys-drop-dr-boondigga-and-the-big-bw","title":"Fat Freddy's Drop - Dr Boondigga and The Big Bw","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Maori\/Samoan\/New Zealander band claims influences as diverse as highlife, Berlin techno, and bhangra, but what their music sounds like most consistently is a strangely modern and soulful version of jazzy reggae. Lead singer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDallas Tamaira\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(aka Joe Dukie) has an airy, soulful voice that sometimes comes across like a more nimble version of Roland Gift's falsetto, while the band can shift with equal agility between house, dancehall, funk, and one-drop grooves, sometimes within a single track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Nod,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor example, starts out in a slowly chugging one-drop reggae mode before a lovely trombone solo heralds a segue into a New Orleans second-line funeral jazz interlude;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Big BW,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the other hand, juxtaposes a dark and bumping club groove with light soul-jazz vocals.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Pull the Catch\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis straight-up funky dancehall, while\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Shiverman\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eslowly builds a strong house beat beneath a chestier and more robust vocal - it's a great sound, but at over ten minutes, the song is too long by half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's hard to understand why the band chose to end the album with the relatively enervated and pedestrian reggae-soul of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Breakthrough,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut overall this album is a hoot and a triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universal","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black Vinyl","offer_id":52290754642232,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/5803\/3464\/files\/aa6ca83e-9754-4435-8d87-fa46d235f278_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1777487264","url":"https:\/\/www.deadsearecords.co.uk\/products\/fat-freddys-drop-dr-boondigga-and-the-big-bw","provider":"Dead Sea Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}