The Black Seeds "Solid Ground" 2008

...Into the Dojo was also the start of the bands movement from their New Zealand base to the rest of the world. After signing a 2-album deal with respected German-based label Sonar Kollektiv, Into The Dojo was successfully released in Europe in 2007, supported by two 12" vinyl EP's (Best Seven/Sonar Kollekitv). The album received critical acclaim and strong airplay, particularly in Germany and France where it reached high rotate and was featured as Album Of The Week on stations such as Radio Nova (France), Radio Eins (Germany) and more...
...Tracks from the album featured on compilations such as Nova Tunes 07 (alongside songs from Radiohead, Jose Gonzalez) and The Answer featured as iTunes France’s Single of the Week, all of which contributed to the start of a fast-growing fan base for the band in Europe.
"Ce nouvel opus des Black Seeds est une perle" ("The Black Seeds new album is a pearl") - French Reggae Magazine
Written and workshopped in beach-house locations around Wellington, The Black Seeds fourth and latest album Solid Ground was successfully released in New Zealand, Australia and Europe, between August – October, 2008, and reaching well-over platinum sales in New Zealand.
Produced by the bands guitarist Mike Fabulous (Lord Echo), the album oozes with The Black Seeds distinctive flavour – from the heavy-hitting, Karma-inspired Slingshot and darker reggae/dub-infused tracks like Send a Message and The Bubble, to infectious reggae gems like Love Is A Radiation, Come To Me, and the funk/soul filled Rotten Apple and Afrophone...to be continued - muzic.net.nz
trax:
01 Come to Me 02 Slingshot 03 Take Your Chances 04 Love Is a Radiation 05 Send a Message 06 Make a Move 07 One Step At a Time 08 Bulletproof 09 Afrophone 10 Strugglers 11 Rotten Apple 12 The Bubble 13 Make a Move Du 14 Strugglers (Flash Harry Dub) 15 Send a Message (Acoustic Version) 16 Come to Me (International Harvester Remix) 17 Come to Me (JStar Remix) 18 Make a Move (Downtown Brown Remix)
…served by Gaius…