Credits:

Ray,Brenda

Description:

A sparkling new heavy lovers rock/DIY reggae masterpiece that will knock out Lee Perry and Kahimikari fans at the same time! Brenda Ray's first solo album! The album is a remix of heavy 70's roots reggae riddims performed by Jamaican reggae legends, overdubbed with a variety of instruments and sexy, cute whispering vocals. A problematic and perverse DIY reggae masterpiece that boldly develops the dub technique and creates a new world! Whispering vocals reminiscent of Susan Cadogan/Kahimikari or the Codets, keyboards, melodica, clarinet, clave, guiro, xylophone, whistling, zither(!), and other instruments are layered on top of each other to create a rich musical experience. The album has a slightly different feel from 80s Lovers Rock, with its heavy, dreamy, strangely trippy sensations, "Waratta" is a bold work that seems to have developed from dub techniques. It is a daring work that seems to have developed the technique of dub.The album also includes a respectful sampling of the late Prince Farai (M-4) and a mystic digital dub mixed by a scientist (M-8). The cover photo and design pay homage to her favorites Augustus Pablo and Pharaoh Sanders ("THEMBI"). Woratta" is an Ethiopian word meaning "first daughter".

Tracklisting:

1. STARLIGHT
2. D-I-Z-Z-I-E
3. SWEET ROMANCE
4. SWEET SWEET WINE (FEAT PRINCE FARI)
5. DREAMIN
6. LEND A HELPIN HAND (FEAT KNOWLEDGE)
7. HEARTS ENTWINE
8. SWIRLIN HEARTS (SCIENTIST PRODUCTION FEAT. SIR FREDDIE VIADUKT AKA THE MINISTER OF NOISE)
9. ANOTHER DREAM
10. PERFECT CHOICE
11. PLEASE BE MINE TONIGHT
12. EVERYBODYS TALKING
13. LOVE'S TO SHARE
14. KEEP ON ROLLIN
15. ROLLIN DOWN
16. SWEET SWEET WINE - PART 2
17. VISION DREAMIN