Brother Culture - Isis

First heard of Brother Culture a few months back with Mungos Hi Fi which I really enjoyed and was surprised to see that he has been around since 1983 when he started to MC for the 'Jah Revelation Muzik' sound system. Now for this LP he has got together with Manasseh and Isis is the result. It is an album with stories of love and change, and fuses classic 80's rub-a-dub, dancehall and roots reggae sounds into fresh and exciting new ways with a smooth vocal delivery. Stand out tracks for me are
The rootsy "Darker Side of Town", a tune about gang trouble, that uses echo and reverb effects to help give it a laid back but menacing sound.
"Isis, Peace Is Love" with its bubblin' bass line, and "Turn It Around" with its mix of sung and quick fire vocals. There is also the bright and breezy acoustic feel, and dare I say more commercial sound of second last track "The Dew Falls", which has slowly grown on me the more I listen to it with its message of love, peace, and harmony.
If you want a fresh and cool new sound with a hint of past glories then Isis is what you're after.

Track List
1. The Rider
2. Darker Side Of Town
3. How We Roll
4. Isis, Peace Is Love
5. If There Were Gods
6. Turn It Around
7. SupaNova
8. Tru De Valley
9. Redeye
10. Come Down Pon Sound
11. The Dew Falls
12. Fire In My Soul