Friday, 17 April 2020

B4 the Fall by Carpetface and Jimi Lyons - Single review


B4TheFall
By
CARPETFACE and JIMI LYONS
Single Review




It may be some time since we last had a release from UK Emcee, Producer extraordinaire CARPETFACE But, he has been busy with projects behind the scenes and ‘B4TheFall’ is one of those.

Linking up with veteran reggae artist JIMI LYONS this track is a blend of styles that will appeal to a great many of you who have a love for good music.

Bringing a unique sound, which has been described as ‘Soundsystem Soul’, this track utilises some awesome production skills that CARPETFACE has up his sleeve. Fusing and drawing on a wide range of influences from Hip Hop and World Music to Reggae, Funk and Soul. Every sound here was played, dubbed, looped and mixed by hand  with CARPETFACE using a wealth of musical tricks including Live Instruments, Beatbox, the Roland Handsonic, Akai Synths, Kaoss Pad and more. All this results in a laid back, fresh sound which has such an infectious vibe and add to that the silky smooth vocals of JIMI LYONS interspaced with the deep echoing sound of CARPETFACE and the whole track moulds into the type of vibe that will keep you bouncing along from the lounge to the garden and on to crank it up in the car on those hot summer days.

Also, keep in mind the deeper meaning of the lyrics to this track. Underlying the infectious nature of the track and its appeal to all ages, this track has deep message rooted in social change, spiritual awakening, justice and healing with an overall uplifting and positive message or all society. Something of this nature is extremely important in the current climate with the world in the grip of a pandemic that is set to trigger change on a global scale and a greater respect for each other and for the earth on which we live.

For me these two have created a perfect sound and direction for the type of conscious music the world is in need of and that shows just as much in that the whole track, and the accompanying video, was entirely produced at Headskillz Southwest. This is an off-grid studio, youth support centre and community hub located in the South West of the UK and it was built using upcycled materials that were salvaged from industrial waste that was destined to be taken to landfill. You can’t get more of a positive message than that in todays society and we need more of these projects as we move into new horizons.



On top of all this all the money raised is going to a good cause as
100% OF PROFITS GENERATED FROM ALL DIGITAL and MERCH SALES OF THIS RECORD WILL GO TOWARDS FUNDING OUR LATEST YOUTH-SUPPORT PROJECT HEADSKILLZ UKDELIVERING A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORTINITIATIVES STEMMING FROM ENGAGEMENT IN CREATIVE PRACTICE TO DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE IN URBAN AND HARD-TO-REACH AREAS ACROSS THE UK OVER 2020, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION OF OUR MUSIC VIDEOS”

So, there is a great reason to head over and support this project.

The track is released through NEWBIAS Records”, the label-division of “NEWBIAS CIC” - a non-profit, parent-led, arts-based Community Interest Company founded 2017 with a major focus on Youth Re-engagement and Eco-friendly Community Regeneration.
For more info visit www.newbias.org/ 

This review drops at a very crucial time as the follow up to B4 the Fall will be dropping on 1st May 2020 and is titled HUMANS. So, keep watch for a review of the next single from Carpetface and Jimi Lyons coming here soon...



On that note I’m outta here,

Steve








 B4 The Fall - Official Video



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