Plantlifes - The Return of Jack Splash

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  • Plantlifes The Return of Jack Splash combines the production talents of Panda one and the vocals of, funnily enough Jack Splash. Rashida, the outfits DJ, was in Tricky's band until about a year ago and backs up the album with all the afro shaking, hip hop funk laden, blues and roots beats. Lyrically Jack Splash takes a very similar vocal approach to André 3000 (Outkast), but with variable degrees in tune and tone, making for another unique release. Never the less a welcome addition to melt in the funk pot. Titles like Got2Get2Gether4Luv and Underwaterloveboogie obviously have a huge cheese factor. Fun as it is the pots filled to the brim with not so subtle influences George Clinton's, Parliament, Outkast and early shades of Prince. Appreciate thumps in with a fat charged up beat on the bass end with Jack Splash on the high end of his range wanting you just to appree..ciate. Plugging up the gaps is the twang of some funk fuelled guitar riffs, horn curls paving way for some Tamborine accompaniment. Receiving a lot of radio airplay, almost as much as Appreciate, When She Smiles She Lights The Sky is a soft ballad with well executed beats backed by vocals of " ba ba baba", a wonderfully ambient tune it's subtle hand claps and muted guitar slide in to emphasise the layed back feel. Dropping in a “girl” or "oh yeah" with every break Jack adds his own style to the CD, however similar to André 3000 he still manages to bust out some funk fuelled tunes to get your ass wriggling. Busting out the booty movers The Girl Said… Give it to me! fires out a screamer with feisty organ stabs, Wa wa guitar, kit fills and turns. André, "Whoops" I meant Jack splash soars up the higher end of the scale doing his thing accompanied by the real gritty funk. With no intention of taking anything away from Plantlifes new album, its similarities and influences are undeniable, it still remains fresh with it's intent of feel good tunes and an optimistic approach to shaking your thang.All tracks are made with the sole intention of making you get up and then get back down. 01. Jack’s Back 02. Appreciate 03. Underwaterloveboogie (Deep Blue) 04. When She Smiles She Lights the Sky 05. We Can Get High 06. Bottle of Hope (save the world) 07. Why’d U Call Me? (3am) 08. Real Folks 09. Got2Get2Gether4Luv 10. Two Beautiful Souls in a Crazy World… 11. Beautiful Babies 12. Stardancer 13. The Girl Said… Give it to me! 14. Luv 4 the World (Why They Gotta Hate?) 15. Precious Heart 16. Table 4 2 17. If I Wuz Ur Man 18. I Know Those Eyes 19. New Day
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