DOWNLOAD: Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle - Babylon You Lose + Angie
For the second edition of its Inspiration Information series, Strut Records' tapped legendary reggae crooner, Horace Andy and career house producer Ashley Beedle. What might seem an odd pairing on paper makes more sense as an album, as the X-Press 2 member cooks up flexible riddims over which Andy dribbles jah wisdom. "Babylon You Lose" plugs standard reggae sounds -- dubby guitar upstrokes and bass wobble -- into 21st century production and sounds surprisingly fresh for it. But the pair's cover of the Rolling Stones' "Angie" is particularly affecting, Andy's double-tracked vocals tugging on listeners' heartstrings while the updated instrumental swells with melody. Yet another successful meeting of great musical minds from Strut.
Sounds like: Lee "Scratch" Perry, 77Klash
Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle - Babylon You Lose
Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle - Angie
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