Java Java Java Java (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

Java Java Java Java (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanDub as we know it begins here. Prior to 1973, there existed in Jamaica instrumental takes of songs B sides that were labeled 'versions' and vocal less acetates produced as one offs for sound systems to give their mic men something to toast over. But there was nothing that fit the radical mixing board athleticism and psychedelic soundscapes that are the trademarks of dub music. By the end of that year, however, the story had radically changed. Lee

Hazan's presence has been felt on major international stages having toured with popular hip hop ensemble

electro boogie rework goodness

and echoes

alternative lifestyle that wound its way around country lanes looking for a place to set up and party

'In some respects Signals is a more traditional songwriting album than anything we've

Combining British Invasion jangle with the blues' growl and folk's attention to lyrical detail

he pioneered the vocal approach called toasting

I think we're entering into our 'jammy period'

with Noah Lennox and Dave Portner's vocals gleefully falling in and out of syncopation and off-kilter harmony

was thrown out of an upstairs window

They are peopled and unpeopled

'Broadcast and The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age' is an album collaboration by Broadcast and The Focus Group