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Genre:
Reggae
Release Date: 11/06/2001
In a
dancehall marketplace that often seems to actively discourage individuality and innovation, an artist like
Turbulence comes as a real breath of fresh air. He's a DJ, but he can sing; he's a singer, but he doesn't settle into either a seductive croon or whiny emotiveness. Buttressed here by muscular rhythms courtesy of producer
Phillip "Fattis" Burrell,
Turbulence delivers a mature and stylistically varied album that fits nicely in the modern
reggae mainstream while simultaneously blazing a new trail for others to follow.
"Give Her Weh She Want" is a love song that effectively combines a slamming rhythm with a strangely plaintive melody; on
"Friends Like These" he uses a halting,
nyahbinghi-flavored backing track to warn against untrustworthy associates;
"Rising" finds him in combination with
DJ L.M.S. over an old-fashioned one-drop rhythm. On
"I Don't Know," Turbulence's intonation is a bit questionable, but it's the only real weak point on a very fine debut. Highly recommended.
~Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
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