Brenda Ray
D'ya Hear Me: Naffi Years 79-8 LP

EM1108LP
EM Records
17Последний логин: 2 г. назадFeatures: repress
- A2: D'ya Hear Me! (Original Version)
- A3: Naffi Take Away
- A4: Krazee Music
- A5: Take Me In Your Car
- A6: Maybe It's Because I'm Not A Londoner (Longer Version)
- A7: Moonbeams
- B1: Rahmatullah
- B2: Everyday Just Another Dream (Longer Version)
- B3: Yummy Yummy Ya!
- B4: Spring Thing-Hippy Dread
- B5: D'ya Hear Me! (Demo)
Em Records Japan present a unique slice of late 70s/early 80s recordings from Brenda Ray; post-punk with a reggae influence, slathered with analogue dub and topped with sweet vocals. Ray was originally showcased on Em Records' release, Walatta. These much earlier Merseyside recordings are warm hearted, open, fresh and slyly experimental.
The thirteen tracks - originally released on vinyl and cassette by Ray and her musical friends under the monikers of Naffi/Naffi Sandwich - were recorded in a simple home-made studio. Naffi created a musical world of their own, though comparisons could be made to Young Marble Giants, Marine Girls and The Slits.
D'Ya Hear Me! is a wide-ranging release, with lovely vocal tracks, warm dubs and pleasingly odd instrumentals, all knitted together with a special trans-Atlantic rhythmic sense. Two songs of note to fans of Walatta are "Moonbeams" and "Everyday Just Another Dream", are earlier incarnations of "Starlight" and "Another Dream". Comes with rare photos and liner notes by Brenda Ray.


