EBO, MEET BUDOS

The release of a new Ebo Taylor long player is causing near riots over here at Bacon Street (that is, if one person moving around like an ape without equilibrium constitutes a riot). Regardless of the vintage, it's timeless African high life/afrobeat stuff, so much so, you could be forgiven for thinking "Love and Death" is a reissue; only the fidelity really gives it away. It reminded me of another favorite around here, the Budos Band. The similarities are in the grooves, but these two are separated by an ocean (Taylor's from Ghana, the Budos Band is from Brooklyn) and about thirty years of recording experience. Taylors earlier stuff (the fourth and fifth mp3s below, taken from compilations) are roughly 30 years old. The Budos Band has only been around about a half dozen. But, the other worldly feel is remarkably similar. This is stuff to drink *OB Speedballs with.

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Ebo Taylor - Nga Nga mp3 at American Athlete
Ebo Taylor - Victory mp3 at Mixtape Riot
Ebo Taylor - Mizin mp3 at Mixtape Riot
Ebo Taylor - Twer Nayame mp3 at Passion of the Weiss
Ebo Taylor - Atwer Aroba mp3 at American Athlete
The Budos Band - Rite of the Ancients mp3 at Undomondo
The Budos Band - Black Venom mp3 at Undomondo
The Budos Band - Unbroken Unshaven mp3 at Aurgasm
The Budos Band - Chicago Falcon mp3 at Noise Narcs
The Budos Band - Budos Rising mp3 at Quarterlife Party

*OB Speedballs: n., pl., a regional cocktail originating in Ocean Beach, California, in the late 1980s. Devised as a two fisted morning alternative to Bloody Marys, it is made with a cup of hot coffee, and a cold beer, drank alternately, until the right mixture of energy and "fuck it all" is achieved.