
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
Off The Beaten Track (CD)
Pickup available at Dash The Henge Store
Usually ready in 24 hoursThe 4th album from African Head Charge, written in ’85 and now remastered at Dubplates & Mastering for optimal pressure. The mad genius Adrian Sherwood at the desk, commanding an arsenal of samples and contributions by Jah Wobble (PIL), Skip McDonald (Sugarhill Gang/Tackhead), and Albert Einstein.
“Originally released in 1986, Off The Beaten Track still sounds forward thinking, forging a new middle ground between dub and electronic music. Programmed chants and unexpected sounds (barking dogs, breaking glass, gypsy violin loops) are dropped onto a fluid rhythmic bed. A landmark recording in the integration of sampling technology and live instrumentation.”