2 replies to “Alpha Steppa & Nai-Jah: Crowned Eagle”
What's going on here? Why isn't anyone commenting on this album? :-)
As a discerning listener, you can expect an entertaining album with a total of 20 songs, all quite short – between 2:18 and 3:25 minutes; 10 of these are Dubs, which showcase Alpha Steppa's mixing artistry. Whether played loudly with a subwoofer or with headphones, it's a pleasure to listen to when the Dub-Mix reveals the many little "secrets" (focus on "underlying details", sound snippets, effect tricks) of the song (z. B. at the “no doubt dub").
The album is rhythmically held together by reggae, which is interpreted in a colorful way – in “asking why” we hear a magical violin and a plucked bass and a beautiful melody by Nai-Jah.
The lively, Afrobeat-influenced "Breeze at Dawn" offers cool African vibes in its choral samples and backing vocals, along with bluesy guitar work. "Nature Taking Over," featuring Pupajim & Ras Tinny, is a relaxed reggae track with a rich bassline; the performers complement each other beautifully.
“E dey pain me” already got me as a video in the #streetdub-Series packed – hit! A rich steppe with a great melody, flute sounds and choirs.
“Green white green” with Nai-Jah’s spoken word and a rather Far Eastern soundscape is a creative steppa.
“Mountain move” reaches the sound system, awakens the desire to dance, a rich steppa with deep bass.
"Shining" is in a major key, has a very cheerful, anthemic melody – uplifting! The rhythm is unusual, as it doesn't run continuously and "breaks" – exciting; more commonly found in progressive rock.
“Streets of Africa” is another steppa, percussive, again with far-out tribal choir sounds. Dub is a killer!
“Where you dey” is a four-to-the-floor reggae with a deep bass (the pictures on the wall vibrate…), the accompanying plucked instruments sound traditionally African.
Oh, the recording's over now… starting again from the beginning. I give it a crystal-clear recommendation, as Alpha Steppa – how should I put it – … in his reggae sound universe, DubVocals, mixing, instrumentation, melodies, a spirit of experimentation, and complexity are regularly translated into compelling album setups, consistently delivering, in my opinion, artistic quality with captivating regularity. Word.
Since I always strive to comment as much as possible, I feel addressed. For me, Alpha Steppa – rightly or wrongly – is not one of my favorites. Dubfavorites. That's why I haven't listened to it yet. But your comment is full of enthusiasm for the album, so I finally gave it a listen. I liked the "Street" Dub I also really enjoyed the series. I found it better than anything I had heard on his albums up to that point. Even if it might not be understandable to Alpha Steppa connoisseurs, I must confess that I really liked his DubIt's mostly too much like the "Mountains" Dub“Somewhat stubborn and also a bit disheartening in my memory. Perhaps that's why he ended up in the wrong category with me.”
But that's how it should be! If I'm not always the first to comment here, it's obviously very productive when someone else makes a good comment.
I really like this album overall. Perhaps precisely because it's not just a dull, dancefloor-oriented step aisle.Dub It comes across with little exciting variety. I think there's quite a lot going on here. The many African and Far Eastern influences are certainly responsible for that. The percussion and especially the beautiful vocal melodies, which not only soothe my soul in "Shining," all go far beyond the "usual dull UK-DubThe "gebolze" goes far beyond that. There are even some beautiful bias lines here and there. And the bias line on "Shining" is simply heavenly for me. I guess I just can't help it. It sounds like the reggae I love most of all. I don't need much imagination to hear Don Carlos with a beautiful riddim from the Roots Radics. It's further embellished and enchanted with—I assume—very delicate "synthesizer clouds" for the upper echelons of the mind, making me swoon and dream. It's good that there are other reviewers who keep us from forgetting about great albums.
And it's good that we talked about it again. If it's not just available as data, I'm in... lemmi
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2 replies to “Alpha Steppa & Nai-Jah: Crowned Eagle”
What's going on here? Why isn't anyone commenting on this album? :-)
As a discerning listener, you can expect an entertaining album with a total of 20 songs, all quite short – between 2:18 and 3:25 minutes; 10 of these are Dubs, which showcase Alpha Steppa's mixing artistry. Whether played loudly with a subwoofer or with headphones, it's a pleasure to listen to when the Dub-Mix reveals the many little "secrets" (focus on "underlying details", sound snippets, effect tricks) of the song (z. B. at the “no doubt dub").
The album is rhythmically held together by reggae, which is interpreted in a colorful way – in “asking why” we hear a magical violin and a plucked bass and a beautiful melody by Nai-Jah.
The lively, Afrobeat-influenced "Breeze at Dawn" offers cool African vibes in its choral samples and backing vocals, along with bluesy guitar work. "Nature Taking Over," featuring Pupajim & Ras Tinny, is a relaxed reggae track with a rich bassline; the performers complement each other beautifully.
“E dey pain me” already got me as a video in the #streetdub-Series packed – hit! A rich steppe with a great melody, flute sounds and choirs.
“Green white green” with Nai-Jah’s spoken word and a rather Far Eastern soundscape is a creative steppa.
“Mountain move” reaches the sound system, awakens the desire to dance, a rich steppa with deep bass.
"Shining" is in a major key, has a very cheerful, anthemic melody – uplifting! The rhythm is unusual, as it doesn't run continuously and "breaks" – exciting; more commonly found in progressive rock.
“Streets of Africa” is another steppa, percussive, again with far-out tribal choir sounds. Dub is a killer!
“Where you dey” is a four-to-the-floor reggae with a deep bass (the pictures on the wall vibrate…), the accompanying plucked instruments sound traditionally African.
Oh, the recording's over now… starting again from the beginning. I give it a crystal-clear recommendation, as Alpha Steppa – how should I put it – … in his reggae sound universe, DubVocals, mixing, instrumentation, melodies, a spirit of experimentation, and complexity are regularly translated into compelling album setups, consistently delivering, in my opinion, artistic quality with captivating regularity. Word.
Since I always strive to comment as much as possible, I feel addressed. For me, Alpha Steppa – rightly or wrongly – is not one of my favorites. Dubfavorites. That's why I haven't listened to it yet. But your comment is full of enthusiasm for the album, so I finally gave it a listen. I liked the "Street" Dub I also really enjoyed the series. I found it better than anything I had heard on his albums up to that point. Even if it might not be understandable to Alpha Steppa connoisseurs, I must confess that I really liked his DubIt's mostly too much like the "Mountains" Dub“Somewhat stubborn and also a bit disheartening in my memory. Perhaps that's why he ended up in the wrong category with me.”
But that's how it should be! If I'm not always the first to comment here, it's obviously very productive when someone else makes a good comment.
I really like this album overall. Perhaps precisely because it's not just a dull, dancefloor-oriented step aisle.Dub It comes across with little exciting variety. I think there's quite a lot going on here. The many African and Far Eastern influences are certainly responsible for that. The percussion and especially the beautiful vocal melodies, which not only soothe my soul in "Shining," all go far beyond the "usual dull UK-DubThe "gebolze" goes far beyond that. There are even some beautiful bias lines here and there. And the bias line on "Shining" is simply heavenly for me. I guess I just can't help it. It sounds like the reggae I love most of all. I don't need much imagination to hear Don Carlos with a beautiful riddim from the Roots Radics. It's further embellished and enchanted with—I assume—very delicate "synthesizer clouds" for the upper echelons of the mind, making me swoon and dream. It's good that there are other reviewers who keep us from forgetting about great albums.
And it's good that we talked about it again. If it's not just available as data, I'm in... lemmi