SMOKE - "ROUTES" (Full Album)

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I do not own the rights of this song, just uploaded because I like it. One of the best modern Reggae album. TRACKLIST 01. Intro 02. Island 03. Save All the Kids 04. Don't Leave Me Today 05. Hily Place 06. Wasn't It You 07. Mao Interlude 08. Iron Man Wang 09. The Great Wanderer 10. Addicted 11. 2 Of Them Interlude 12. To Them 13. Everything You Are 14. The Ogoni Interlude 15. Ken Saro Wiwa 16. Let There Be Light 17. If STORY In winter 2007 "SMOKE" (the current line-up is Alessandro Soresini on drums, vocals and production, Gianluca Pelosi on bass and production, Marco Zaghi on sax, flute and production and the South African singer Séan Daniel Martin, who became Smoke's official singer in summer 2006) entered the studio to celebrate their second album "ROUTES"…! A side project, a collaboration with Europe's most reputable soundsystem, POW POW MOVEMENT from Cologne, spawned a 7-inch release of "Save All The Kids" on the POW POW label. "Routes" marks the breathtaking return of this Milan-based band; it sets the bar for future reggae productions. The album skirts passing trends adroitly (dancehall..? Raggaton..?) The style is reminiscent of a pre-digital era, where digital instrumentation wasn't the be-all it is today; the vocals are strictly melodic (may remind some listeners ad music lovers of early Horace Andy) and the clever lyrics contain mature ideas. Songs like "To Them" (a condemnation of the Apartheid system in South Africa, Séan's mother country), "Ken Saro Wiwa" (the story of a man killed by the Nigerian military regime for having fought against the environmental devastation caused by the Shell oil company), "Ironman Wang" (a reflection on the consequences of the Maoist regime through the journey of a young Chinese worker) and "Save all the kids" (a hymn to the protection of children's rights inspired by Ishmael Beah's book 'A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier') have the purpose of focusing listeners' attention on issues that afflict the planet and that are all too often ignored in the media. Other songs like "Let there be light" (inspired by the book of Genesis), "The great wanderer", "Every thing you are", "Island", "If" emphasize the values that all living beings share and speak of the on common desire for universal harmony. Every track lives on its own light, but at the same time works as a fundamental key for the record's completeness. "Routes" is a stunning and complete work, a circle that closes disclosing the artistic and spiritual maturity of "SMOKE". "Routes" is an exquisite and splendid blend of modern roots reggae with a vibe heavy influenced by soul. "Routes" is a 17 cuts album, destined to become one of those unifying albums which everyone plays to death… !!! Label: ECHO BEACH Title: "RENEGADE ROCKERROUTES" Artist: SMOKE Format: CD Catalogue: Echo Beach CD072 Release date: (20.02.09) (17 tracks - 73 minutes playtime)