Anthony Joseph

La Diablesse 12 - Heavenly Sweetness Aug 2008

Featuring Keziah Jones and Joe Bowie.
Side 1 - Vero

Side 2 - 1. Robberman

2. Poverty is Hell

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REVIEWS:

REVIEW : Fiercely funky work from Anthony Joseph and his Spasm Band -- their greatest single to date, and a really righteous batch of grooves! The set leads off with the long "Vero" -- a cut with funky guitar, pounding percussion, and a vibe that's somewhere between spiritual soul jazz and tighter funk -- almost in the mode of some of Archie Shepp's recordings of this nature from the early 70s, but harder overall. "Poverty Is Hell" is equally funky, if not more so -- with some wah-wah guitar in the mix, and nicely accented vocals from Joseph that are a bit of a change. "Robberman" continues the vibe, again with lots of guitar and percussion -- and on the cut, Joseph's vocals are perhaps the most free-flowing of all! Dusty Groove

Fuzzy voodoo funk tracks with a punk vibe from the band's next album 'Bird Head Son'. Featuring Keziah Jones & Joe Bowie. 'Vero' and 'Poverty is Hell' are fuzzy voodoo funk tracks with an afro-punk vibe taken from the band's next album 'Bird Head Son' to be released in fall 2008. Poverty is Hell is a 12" exclusive carib' funk cover of Trinidad's legendary calypso singer Shadow. These tracks feature guest contributions by Keziah Jones on guitar and backing vocals and Joseph Bowie, Defunkt leader and trombone master. Rush Hour

REVIEW: Anthony Joseph and the Spasm Band's new album will be released in fall 2008 but you will get a taste of their amazing new sounds at the end of this month with the release of their new 12" untitled 'La Diablesse'.
Recorded last march with the contributions of Keziah Jones, Joe Bowie (Defunkt) and vibist David Neerman on some tracks, the band expands its deep carib 'free' jazz sound unto a new fascinating voodoo funk trance. ... Read More »The band have created exciting new songs that will shake the spirits and make the body moves. Anthony's sublime poetry is now complemented by a strong dose of inspired singing that send his vocal art far beyond so called spoken-word.
Andrew John's hypnotic basslines, Paul Brett and Paul Zimmerman's fiery percussive grooves and Colin Webster's ecstatic sax choruses are now joined by Adrian Owusu's funky guitar licks and Craig 'Cigar' Tamlin's percussion skills to create new coulourfull rhythms and melodies. The whole album was recorded in the great Studio de Meudon near Paris like the other Heavenly Sweetness recent productions and they've taken a great care in respecting and 'enhancing' the spiritual nature of their Music. The whole album (and plenty extra tracks) has been recorded over 2 days in an altered state of consciousness on collective takes with very little over-dubbing. So make sure you don't miss this release if you want to dig deep unto the Universal Soul and get high without chemical drugs. www.dancetracksdigital.com

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