Chant Number One

 

African Head Charge - My Life In A Hole In The Ground [ON-U LP13 UK 1981 24-Bit FLAC]

Between 1986 and 1991, I went on a buying binge of everything I could find on Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound Records label. During my ESWA blogspot days, I began the process of ripping my On-U Sound library for blog followers to great response. Some of my collection was in a poor state, however I persevered and to my surprise, the label began to bake some of their long forgotten master tapes for a lengthy reissue series. 

One of my favourite albums was the debut release by Sherwood's Africa-dub-reggae psychedelic collective, African Head Charge. Here is a brand new rip from my original 1981 pressing, using better hardware, of My Life In A Hole In The Ground for your aural pleasure. The band still perform (where possible) and record, led by exuberant percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah - I was lucky to catch them live a few years back at London's famous 100 Club, complete with Adrian Sherwood at the mixing desk - and was blown away. Enjoy.

A1 Elastic Dance
A2 Family Doctoring
A3 Stebeni's Theme
A4 The Race (Part 1)
A5 Crocodile Shoes
B1 Stone Charge
B2 Far Away Chant
B3 Primal One Drop
B4 Hole In The Roof