Common Ground International Vinilo y CD

Review: Common Ground International cast it back to 1977 here for one of Errol Dunkley's more standout cuts. The Kingston-born reggae musician put out an impressive 14 albums from the seventies up to the turn of the new millennium and made some 450 appearances on various other projects. 'A Little Way Different' is a mid-tempo tumbler with drums and bass perfectly bedded in together beneath fat trombone sounds and tick-tick guitar riffs. His vocals bring real yearning, and they also do on the flipside gem 'I'm Not The Man For You.'

Review: The emotionally charged 'Rebel Man' is a powerful reggae rhythm imbued with a socially conscious message. It has a famously smooth groove and strong bassline that set a fine standard while the compelling lyrics that speak to themes of resistance and empowerment. The single comes in two parts with the first being a relatively direct sound laced with psyche out guitars and shuffling drums and the flip brings a more laidback and cavernous sounds with plenty of echo on the low end, dreamy guitar leads and lush vocal harmonies.