Dan Boadi & The African Internationals - Money Is The Root Of Evil B/w Duodu Wuo Ye Ya

Dan Boadi & The African Internationals - Money Is The Root Of Evil B/w Duodu Wuo Ye YaLimited seven inch orange colored vinyl pressing. After receiving regional praise for his 1976 debut Abrabo, Dan Boadi set his sights on leaving Ghana and bringing his highlife sensibilities to an American audience. Recorded at Paul Serrano's namesake studio on E. 23rd St. In Chicago, Boadi's U. S. debut showcased the true scope of his musical range; weaving in and out of funk, highlife, afrobeat, and reggae. The title track immediately demands the

Spread across two heavyweight vinyl discs

'Stilling') that recall the heart-rending power of y2k-era Low

buoyant bass

Andy Hull was inspired to start writing the record while rummaging around in his suitcase looking for his lyric notebook and instead found The Valley of Vision

The ominous vocals and glockenspiel of opener "Still Life" hover above to the rhythm section

All tracks have been remastered for this release and housed inside a deluxe box alongside a 48-page booklet featuring in-depth liner notes by Andy Neill plus a gigography

Recorded at Wavelab Studio

unsteady bridges

" and future concert staples like "Tripping Billies

Announced in 2008

showcases Spence's refusal to exalt or commodify her own experience

the album's multitude of sonic highlights come together to create a coherent musical voyage that seems to reveal new audio details with each successive listen