Patrick Taylor

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Impact All Stars :: Java Java Java Java

Patrick TaylorSeptember 6, 2011

1973's "Java Java Java Java" is not only one of the first dub albums ever released, it also marks one of the foundations of the birth of hip-hop. As I wrote abo... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

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Greneberg :: Greneberg

Patrick TaylorSeptember 6, 2011

I downloaded "Greneberg" as penitence for sleeping on two of the better-reviewed albums of 2010: Roc Marciano's "Marcberg," and Gangrene's "Gutter Water." Roc ... Read More...

EPReview

6.5

Various Artists :: We Remember Gregory Isaacs

Patrick TaylorAugust 23, 2011

They called him the Cool Ruler. With his fedora hats and tailored suits, Gregory Isaacs helped to invent the smooth, romantic strain of reggae called Lover's R... Read More...

CompilationReview

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Danny Brown :: XXX

Patrick TaylorAugust 23, 2011

There is one essential piece of information that all the anti-drug campaigns ignore in their materials: people do drugs because they are fun. If getting high w... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

CSC Funk Band :: Things Are Getting Too Casual

Patrick TaylorAugust 16, 2011

CSC Funk Band are the latest in a decade-long revival of live funk and soul bands that includes Menahan Street Band, the Budos Band, El Michels Affair, and Anti... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

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Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) :: The New Jim Jones

Patrick TaylorAugust 9, 2011

First off, there are two versions of this album. One was released in 1993 under the name Dre Dog on In A Minute Records, a Bay Area label which was also home to... Read More...

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