from Forced Exposure:

WOBBLE & TEMPLE OF SOUND,
JAH: Shout At The Devil CD (30HZCD 17).

“Shout At The Devil wisely colours its Arabic dub soundtrack with the addition of vocal contributions from the world recognised Natasha Atlas, Nina Miranda and Prodigy’s Shahin. This rich tapestry of collaborators are at the heart of this tasteful brew of exotic and entrancing music. Unlike
Wobble’s other recent collaborations, all of a similar ilk, Shout At The Devil contains a sinister underbelly, whereby the hypnotic melodies wind around the listener like a hissing cobra. As usual, Wobble can be found bass in hand, scoring out the songs which are then given their meat and bones via Count Dubulah’s occasional springy guitar and full-blooded programming. The title track, with Natacha Atlas on vocals takes you into the heart of the tribe like never before, delivering a healthy does of mystical
eastern authenticity.” 
$14.00

A CERTAIN RATIO: Early 2CD (SJR 60 CD). Double CD for the price of 1,
the “definitive anthology
of ACR recordings from 1978-85″. Well

packaged per the Soul Jazz standard, with a 36 booklet of historical
photos and a long interview
the band. “A Certain Ratio were the first
group (alongside Joy Division)
to sign to Manchester’s infamous
Factory Records in 1978,
future home of New Order, Happy Mondays. As
purveyors of dance music
in the aftermath of Punk, A Certain Ratio
led the field. After Punk,
a new set of groups emerged who wanted to
mix Dance music — Funk,
Soul, Reggae, Disco with the spirit of Punk:
Groups such as A Certain
Ratio, Cabaret Voltaire, 23 Skidoo and The
Pop Group were the first
UK groups to bring Dance music into their sound. In New York’s dance
clubs ACR’s ‘Shack Up’ became an
underground Dance hit in places like Paradise Garage and The Roxy,
leading to them playing live in New York’s Danceteria with seminal
New York group ESG and their first album being recorded in New Jersey
mixed by legendary Factory
producer Martin Hannett.. Here ACR first
encountered Nu Yorican Latin
percussion/street music in Central Park.
The following day ACR bought
Bongos, Whistles and Congas and didn’t
look back! Mixing Punk,
Funk and Latin percussion together to make a
unique sound. Their sets often ended in ten-minute percussion jams, occasionally dressed in
Brazilian Football gear! When Factory opened
their new nightclub, The Hacienda, ACR played at the opening night
along with ESG. A Certain Ratio were a band ahead of their time

mixing Dance music with
Punk spirit. When asked by Tony Wilson

(founder of Factory) what
ACR sounded like, style guru Peter York

replied that they sounded
‘Early’. ‘Early what?’ asked Wilson. ‘No,

just Early’ came the reply. 
Soul Jazz Records are releasing a

definitive compilation (2xCD,
2xLP) of ACR featuring classic tracks

along with lots of rare
stuff, interviews and original photos.”  $15.00

HIGH RISE: Destination — Best Of CD (TKCU 77105). “Unbelievably,
High Rise are celebrating
their twentieth anniversary this year.
Strictly speaking, they
started out as Psychedelic Speed Freaks, only
taking the High Rise name
in 1983. But, whatever — the will to a
state where uber-heaviness
and uber-speed merge into one
all-enveloping bliss haze
has been their one shining goal for a full
two decades now. Acceleration,
motor-burn, and blinding forward

motion encapsulated throuh
guitar, bass and drums. What you get is

twelve remastered tracks
of totally thrilling, full on, heads down,

speed-psych-metal mayhem
taken from their classic PSF releases. The

album also includes two
previously unreleased tracks: a studio

version of live favourite
‘Ikon’, and a new piece called ‘Heavenly

Power’. For once the superlatives
are fully deserved. High Rise are

the band that kick-started
a label and a scene. They’re the

power-trio to end all power-trios.”
— Alan Cummings.  $18