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Ghalia - vocal
You cant miss Ghalia Volt. Shes the natural-born
rock star with the leather jacket and wicked grin,
leaning from her album sleeve to offer you a hit
on her hip flask. But the real Southern blend aint
in the bottle, its on the songs. Following the
New Orleans flavours of her 2017 breakthrough, Let
The Demons Out, this year sees the acclaimed
Brussels-born singer-songwriter dive deeper into
the American South, recording in the hill country
of Mississippi, where she shared her songs with a
cast of esteemed local musicians and caught the
flying sparks. This is Mississippi Blend: an album
as fiery and throat-burning as Delta moonshine.
Like any musician with the blues under their
fingernails, Ghalia always burned to make a record
in Mississippi. Right from the start, her vision
for Mississippi Blend was clear. This was to be an
album so raw it bled, recorded deep in the hill
country, letting all the regions favourite sons
add their thumbprint and catching the vibe that
blew on the breeze. There was only studio that fit
the bill. Owned and operated by award-winning
producer Jim Dickinson, the Zebra Ranch in
Coldwater, Mississippi, is a beacon of old-school
production, where titans from T-Model Ford to R.L.
Burnside have torn it up. But rather than being
overawed by the studios history, Ghalia stepped up
with her own songs and attitude, immersed in
Mississippi spirit. Lyrically, these songs are
Ghalias most powerful yet. Meet You Down The Road
is an emotive poem about the tragic loss of a
loved one, she says. Drag Me Down is about never
stopping doing what we aim to do. Squeeze is an
erotic love song disguised in a cute, playful
story. Why Dont You Sell Your Children? speaks of
a society in which common morals have become so
increasingly depleted in the interest of greed
that ones next step might as well be to sell off
your offspring for some extra cash. But
Mississippi Blend is anything but a one-woman
show. As on Let The Demons Out, bassist Dean
Zucchero and guitarist Smokehouse Brown were the
engine room, while every morning saw the singer
welcome a new guest. On drums, youll find Cody
Dickinson of the feted North Mississippi Allstars,
alternating with Cedric Burnside, whose feel on
the hill country-flavoured tunes would have made
both his late father and grandfather proud. The
veteran harp-blower Watermelon Slim duets with
Ghalia on the dusty-road groove of Wade In The
Water, while Lightnin Malcolm a guitarist credited
with keeping the hill country scene so healthy
plays searing leads. By all means, take a slug on
her hip flask. But dont forget to play Mississippi
Blend and fall for the most powerful cocktail of
star players and roots styles youll hear this
year. I just can't wait, says the singer, to share
this new album live
Tracks
GYPSY LADY
MEET YOU DOWN THE ROAD
SQUEEZE
FIRST TIME I DIED
LUCKY NUMBER
WADE IN THE WATER
DRAG ME DOWN
SHAKE & REPEAT
RELEASE ME
WHY DONT YOU SELL YOUR CHILDREN?
I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU NOT TO TELL THEM
Kat.č.: RUF 2084 (LP - vinyl), RUF Records , cena: 699.00 Kč, EAN: 710347208419 skladem: 1-5ks, expedujeme do 2 dnů