STALAWA FR. DARK ANGEL - Music With A Message (7")

French producer and digital archaeologist Stalawa puts a new shine on a forgotten 80s gem for the second single from his Foreign Mind label. The riddim is a relick of a 1988 production for the Ottey's imprint: Sunny Gets Blue by Naturalee. Where the original merged sound-boy burial with a Johnny Mathis jazz standard, Music With A Message is a conscious chant by London emcee Dark Angel. The revamped backing was built using a vintage Yamaha DX-27 synth and Korg DDD-5 drum machine - for those visceral rolls! Only in Jamaica could an easy listening classic played on national radio find its way into the dancehall.