so i just scored this Dr. Alban record at a local bookstore here in Olympia, and minus "sing Hallelujah" (see previous post) it has pretty much every hit on it, along with a few other undiscovered gems of awesome euro-dance-hall-pop from the Nigerian dentist from sweden. one of these totally crucial cheese-jams is this one, "SWEET REGGAE MUSIC", all sunny and jumpy island beats with the best off-kilter sax sample i've heard in ages. Alban manages to throw in random and at times subversive lyrics like "Bob Marley died of cancer disease" and "As a dentist, we fill all the holes" is his afro-european island voice almost completely unnoticed amongst his usual party feel-good mainstays, which earns him extra points for just being...well...weird. if you have a penchant for wonky 90's dancehall and don't mind it cut with a strong serving of Ace of Base euro flavor, then this jam's for you!
SWEET REGGAE MUSIC
HA HA HA!
ReplyDeleteI have this. In Sweden this is a somewhat forgotten cult classic. The song Chinaman also has some dubious lyrics. '
/Malcolm
Dr Alban will always be remembered in the uk for scoring the TAMPAX advert with 'It's My Life'.
ReplyDeletered and soggy wedged up a cunt.