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| Best Bless | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | September 28, 2010 |
| Recorded | Southern Studios UK |
| Genre | Alternative, Indie |
| Length | 23:07 |
| Label | The Social Registry |
| Producer | Sleepy Doug Shaw |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchforkmedia | 8.0/10 |
Best Bless is the debut mini-album from Highlife. It was released on September 28, 2010 by The Social Registry as a CD, digital download, and limited edition LP set including a 12-inch and a 7-inch record.[1]
Reception
editOn October 5, 2010 Pitchfork Media Editor In Chief Scott Plagenhoef reviewed the album giving it an 8.0 and remarking "Throughout, Shaw has honed in and located a sound that weaves dense, complex lines yet feels almost effortless to enjoy. It's a trick that you can't fake or borrow or steal, and in the end it's the trait that Highlife most closely shares with the great West African guitar groups they so obviously admire."[2]
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "War Fair" – 0:46
- "F Kenya RIP" – 5:38
- Sleepy Doug Shaw - guitars, vocals, piano bass, bottle, clave, floortom, claps; Mira Billotte - Vocals, Claps
Side two
edit- "Burying Stones" – 5:10
- Sleepy Doug Shaw - guitars, vocals, piano bass, loops, field recordings, Theramin, floortom, claps; Tim Koh - bass; Jessie Lee - Drums; Mira Billotte - claps; Joe Papas - claps
- "Tuareg Dancehall" – 6:52
Side three
edit- "Wet Palm Trees" – 2:21
Side four
edit- "Go Easy With Me" – 2:21
Personnel - Production
edit- Harvey Birrell - Engineer
- Nilz Patel - Mastering Engineer
- Phyllis Galembo - Cover Photograph
- Paul Gold - Additional Mastering Engineer, Vinyl Mastering
- Joe Papas - Additional Photography
- Taka Imamura - Additional Photopgraphy
- Richard Zerbo - Engineer Side four, Layout