Words by Jesse Serwer, via Okayplayer
Typically things work the other way around but today we discovered some great, new reggae music over at Okayplayer Channel One. Not reggae in the purest sense, but a one-drop cover of Nu Shooz’ “I Can’t Wait” by Brooklyn’s Analog Players Society. The execution and track selection were so on point we immediately sought out more from these Players: turns out the group, headed by percussionist/producer Amon, previously applied a similar approach (albeit without the jazzy vocals of Cecilia Stalin, the singer on “I Can’t Wait”) to another mid ’80s dance favorite, “Let the Music Play” (Can a version of Freeze’s “IOU” be far behind?). Stream/buy the MP3 below, or cop the limited-edition 45 (w/ MP3 320 download included) here.
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