this tape lands me straight in a very particular strand of warped late-80s English hyper-reality that lurks at the base of my brain and I can’t get enough

‘’One cannot underestimate the result of stating the names of certain gods at high voices

and she summons wraithlike spirits from the fizzing industrial dancehall fissures of lead single ‘Barnacles’

Francesco Gagliardi

Together they made this tape Wede Harer Guzo right there in the club during the band’s afternoon rehearsal meetings

THE DESCENDANTS OF MIKE AND PHOEBE - A Spirit Speaks LP (Deluxe Edition) techno this tape lands me straightOne of many projects on Strata East spearheaded by bassist, composer, and arranger Bill Lee (legendary director Spike Lees father), The Descendants of Mike and Phoebes only album, A Spirit Speaks, enlists Lees brother and sistersCliff Lee, Grace Lee Mims, and Consuela Lee Moorheadto form a group named in tribute to their enslaved ancestors. Combining elements of jazz, gospel, soul, and blues, among other influences, A Spirit Speaks has become one of