N'Draman BLINTCH - Cosmic Sounds
HOT MULE & SECOUSSE
Afro / Reggae / DubNew Vinyl LP (GAT) / 23.50 EUR
Self Destruction
Essika-Ti
Cosmic Sounds
She Africa (Ton Tour Viendra)
Should you stumble on an original copy of N’Draman Blintch’s 1980 album Cosmic Sounds for sale, it would cost you upwards of 1,000 Pounds. This, then, is a much-needed reissue. It contains four fine cuts that showcase the Ivory Coast-born musician’s distinctively intergalactic take on Afro-disco, where spacey electronics and mazy synth lines rise above bustling, high octane grooves. The album does contain one decidedly laidback and loved-up slow jam – closer “She Africa (Ton Tour Viendra)” – but it’s the celebratory brilliance of the set’s dancefloor workouts that most impress. Check, in particular, the anthem-like strut of title track “Cosmic Sounds” and the hot-to-trot, solo-laden Afro-disco explosion that is opener “Self Destruction”.
Self Destruction
Essika-Ti
Cosmic Sounds
She Africa (Ton Tour Viendra)