Moss Side Story
(Mute) Used LP $8.00
Elements of rock, voices from news reports, blood-curdling wordless female vocals (courtesy of Diamanda Galás), lounge keyboards, and swirling funereal ambient music are interwoven on this taut and compelling, three-act concept album from 1989.
Stranger On A Couch
(Central Control International) Used CD $5.00
Ninth solo album, from 2006, swinging through dark pop, atmospheric instrumentals, demented circus music, catchy pop spilling over with Hammond organ and acoustic strumming, slide guitar and a big harmonica hook, cinematic soul, martial drums, beautiful string synths and piano, funk and dub leanings.
The Negro Inside Me
(Mute) Used LP $8.00
Six tracks from 1993. A burst of spiraling horns rushing headlong into an up-tempo Hammond-organ-versus-James-Bond jazz-funk groove; Latin-edged, cymbal-intensive percussion rhythm; scratched record samples, electronic noises and slow-mo hip-hop breaks that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Massive Attack album; orchestral textures and piano motifs; layers of hip-hop percussion and organ flourishes; sparse and funky wah-wah guitar; slow and lounge-y café jazz for piano and vibes.