<Soul/Reggae/Dub> If I need to first explain to you who Grace Jones is then perhaps you should skip this review. If you vaguely recall her as that ‘old weird looking fashion model from the 80’s’ then really; Hurricane may not mean much to you as a release. But if you’ve been a fan of this imitable legend from the late 70’ and early 80’s you may want to pay attention here. Jones serves up a delicious double disc – her tenth studio album but her first of new material in nineteen years – of delectable dub-infused dance pop that begs the question; what took her so long? Emitting the same sort of confidence and soul as someone like Sade Adu, but with so much more sleaze and that wonderful avant-garde voice of hers, Grace Jones belies her grand old age of 60-something to deliver 9 wonderfully composed songs that harks back to her Nightclubbing album when she first teamed up with Sly [Dunbar] & Robbie [Shakespeare], a partnership she reignites with aplomb. Produced by Brian Eno, Hurricane is a heady mix of dancehall meets electro, reggae, soul and trip hop. All 9 tracks get the remix treatment in the form of dub versions compliments of Ivor Guest, a London based producer with a deft touch. If you are a Jones fan, find this album and buy it. It’s a keeper! [Hurricane was originally released in 2008. This re-release includes the 9 dub versions].
Review: Dave Mac
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