VI Roots:
Vaughn Benjamin
explores new sonic territory on this largely
self-produced release recorded in his own Frederiksted
studio. Alongside producer/engineer Jahronie, bassist
Kenyatta Itola and guitarist Edmund, Vaughn Benjamin has
crafted a sound unlike any other - with layers of drum
syncopation, heavy bass lines and intriguing
instrumentation. -
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Achi's Reggae Blog:
To Mene is a case of
only hardcore fans need apply. Prime example is the
opener of the album, the title track which I’m sure many
of Vaughn Benjamin’s fans had already associated with
‘To Menen’ as in the wife of His Imperial Majesty (as
purposely misspelling words on track lists is apparently
amongst Benjamin’s favourite hobbies, see Aneed album).
The actual saying of the word is, however, used as ‘too
many’. Again, if you are a new fan you might listen to
this opening tune, especially in light of what I just
wrote, and think it very odd but its actually one of the
most NORMAL tunes on the album named after it. Of course
he pretty much ignores the riddim, as he usually does,
and ends up delivering one of the strongest points on
the album and definitely follow the words on the laid
back tune, as I said, the man is a genius.
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