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PERFECT
Born dead with life
Release date :
10-06-2008
Label :
Irievibration records
Tracklist :
1. Greg rose
2. This city
3. Hanging day
4. 30 pieces
5. Smile feat. Empress
6. Love in your heart
7. Journey feat. Chezidek
8. Unforgiveable
9. Rasta dubplate
10. Unlock
11. Catch a fire
12. Interlude
13. Da rendition feat. Gyptian & Turbulence
14. Black seeds seeds
15. Wtc 9/11
16. Born dead with life
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REVIEW
Review written by François-Xavier Rougeot
on Wednesday, October 08th 2008 - 22 939 views
There are albums on which singers reveal themselves, not content with piling up tunes with no regard for the consistency of substance and form. On the dark "Gangster for life", Movado had carried out last year a sort of therapy through song, depicting his daily life, the violent world of Cassava Piece, his ghetto, or evoking the murder of his father in a poignant Sadness. On the mic, Mavado and Perfect do not really share the same style. But like David Brooks (Movado's real name), Perfect also offers that extra soul on "Born Dead With Life", his second record, released on Irie Vibrations Records. The mask drops: we discover him from the jazz-soul intro, in the guise of Greg Rose. Two years after a "Giddimani" that made the introductions, we find a more mature Perfect, both in his singing (vocal power better mastered) and in his inspired lyrics.
On "Born Dead With Life", the author of the sublime Giddimani Questions retraces his journey, and reveals himself through various narratives. This is the case in Black Seeds, where Perfect the "Countryman" dives back, in a prevailing nostalgia, into his younger years. Building on a very solid production, Perfect also multiplies cultural and historical references, echoed by the intriguing and superb sleeve, a patchwork drawing of various personalities (Haile Selassie, Martin Luther King, Tommie Smith, Bob Marley, the Black Panthers...) on which he poses, a newborn in one hand and a skull in the other (hence the album's title, "stillborn with life"). Perfect goes back, among other things, over the history of the African people, notably slavery, with the superb 30 pieces. He asks: "Who will pay the reparations for my soul? I ask the United Nations", ending his poignant speech with a meaningful "What's up Kofi Annan?" (former Secretary-General of the UN). On Wtc 9/11, a more reggae -and just as successful- remake of his I Can't forget, released in 2006 on the excellent Rose Apple riddim, he evokes the attacks of 11 September 2001.
Perfect's eclecticism proves at times disarming, as with the delirious Rasta Dubplate, slowed-down hip-hop on which he has fun pushing the high notes, or with the surprising Unlock, a ska that struggles to fit into the overall picture. But even if they are not always in the best of taste, his forays into different worlds, which are not unlike those made by Sizzla, are very often successes. If the reggae-R&B of Smile with the sweet Empress proves pleasant, one will above all remember the stylistic impact of Da Rendition, a hip-hop track whose piano melody perfectly highlights the complementarity of the trio Perfect (sharp rap), Gyptian (R&B chorus) and Turbulence (roots lover). Proof that after the terrible Hit dem (composed by Sherkhan) that we found on "Giddimani", the free agent from Saint Ann is still just as comfortable when he strays off the beaten track. Elusive. That's how we like him.
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Où acheter les albums de Perfect ?
Une tuerie, il pétait déjà tout avant donc confirmation de son immense talent...
Je ne le connais pas, l'article donne envie de le découvrir
Bless, big album!!! Yuh can heard this on imeem!
RASpect
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