Carruthers, Tom: Downtown Rhithms (Vinyl 2xLP) U-Roy old and ancient psalms and

old and ancient psalms and hymns

The first side concludes with the beguiling “Oliloquy Valley” which conjures a mysterious and mystical vibe

” In “The Ballad of Richie Lee”

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Del Rio is a step or several beyond and a real testament to human imagination (maybe you’re impressed by Tesla Powerwall batteries but that’s because you’ve not heard “Soft Taco”

Carruthers, Tom: Downtown Rhithms (Vinyl 2xLP) U-Roy old and ancient psalms andThe ever prolific Tom Carruthers is back on L. I. E. S. flipping the script with a new double LP Downtown Rhithms. On this one Carruthers takes his sound into uncharted territories with a style heavily indebted to the late 80s early 90s New York House sound. Filled with heavy duty samples heads are sure to know, TC spliced, diced, rearranged and transformed them into something sounding like it came out of Todd Terry or Bones SP 1200 back in the days.