Condition: Used
James Hardway - Straight From The Fridge
Label: Hydrogen Dukebox
Catalog#: DUKE 098DJV
Format: Vinyl, LP
Condition: VG+ with light scuff marks
Cover: bottom left side dented, slight ring wear, fold marks (see our pic)
Country: UK
Released: 2001
Genre: Electronic
Style: Acid Jazz, Drum n Bass, Downtempo
Notes: Contains a poster with a dog on it
Tracklisting:
A1 Happiness Brakes
A2 Earth Runnings
Vocals - JB Rose
A3 Dangerblue
Vocals - Floyd Batts
A4 Jump Up Natural
Vocals - Ghetto Priest
B1 Going Home
Vocals - JB Rose
B2 Speak Softly
Vocals - Ghetto Priest
B3 Can't Show Love
Vocals - JB Rose
B4 Uptown
No one else makes music quite like James Hardway. He has a knack for fusing sounds perfectly, mixing the old-school jazz styles with the updated rhythm of drum-n-bass. This album features three guest vocalists: JB Rose, a smooth and soulful female singer; Ghetto Priest, who adds an amazing Jamaican-style chat to "Jump Up Natural;" and Floyd Batts, who apparently recorded a blues song at Mississippi State Penitentiary in the fifties. This recording became the basis for "Dangerblue," a ghostly yet danceable track.
Like most drum-n-bass, Hardway's rhythms rise and fall, reaching a frantic pace at certain moments, then backing off. He adds to this the sound of live instruments, horns, upright bass, and flute, to complete the journey.
The one setback to this album is the inclusion of a few atmospheric tracks that segue from one song to the next. These tracks don't contain vocals or drums, and in my opinion, they impede the progress of the album more than they help to make a transition from one song to the next. Still, this album is definitely worth it for "Going Home," "Jump Up Natural" and "Can't Show Love."
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