{"product_id":"dr-boondigga-and-the-big-bw","title":"Dr Boondigga and The Big Bw","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Maori\/Samoan\/New Zealander band claims influences as diverse as highlife, Berlin techno, and bhangra, but what their music sounds like most consistently is a strangely modern and soulful version of jazzy reggae. Lead singer \u003cstrong\u003eDallas Tamaira\u003c\/strong\u003e (aka Joe Dukie) has an airy, soulful voice that sometimes comes across like a more nimble version of Roland Gift's falsetto, while the band can shift with equal agility between house, dancehall, funk, and one-drop grooves, sometimes within a single track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Nod,\"\u003c\/em\u003e for example, starts out in a slowly chugging one-drop reggae mode before a lovely trombone solo heralds a segue into a New Orleans second-line funeral jazz interlude; \u003cem\u003e\"Big BW,\"\u003c\/em\u003e on the other hand, juxtaposes a dark and bumping club groove with light soul-jazz vocals. \u003cem\u003e\"Pull the Catch\"\u003c\/em\u003e is straight-up funky dancehall, while \u003cem\u003e\"Shiverman\"\u003c\/em\u003e slowly builds a strong house beat beneath a chestier and more robust vocal - it's a great sound, but at over ten minutes, the song is too long by half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's hard to understand why the band chose to end the album with the relatively enervated and pedestrian reggae-soul of \u003cem\u003e\"Breakthrough,\"\u003c\/em\u003e but overall this album is a hoot and a triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50442664378699,"sku":"316037","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/aa6ca83e-9754-4435-8d87-fa46d235f278_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727002323","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/dr-boondigga-and-the-big-bw","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}