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MC JANIK
Digitall.5
Release date :
06-23-2008
Label :
Interten
Tracklist :
01. Bel ti il remixx (feat. Alain 2 l'ombre "TLF")
02. Dancehall
03. Diamant brut (feat Sista Majesty & JahMike)
04. No clash (feat. Tiwony)
05. Raggamuffin
06. Série noire (feat Straika D)
07. I seh yé
08. Pla cho
09. Bizwin lanmou (feat. Yeahman C)
10 Woule tanbou (feat. Dédé Saint Prix)
11 Nou pa sav (feat. Guy Al Mc & N'Bee)
12 Une chanson
13 De 0 à 30° (feat. Norme étrangère)
14 Bel ti il remixx (feat Alain 2 l'ombre "TLF")
15 Riddim.5 Dub
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REVIEW
Review written by Benoît Georges
on Tuesday, August 26th 2008 - 27 277 views
A pointed nod to the sound of his beginnings and a tribute to the dancehall of the 80s and 90s, MC Janik's latest album, "Digitall.5", is just like that music: unpretentious but effective, simple but refreshing.
At ease on the "early digital" sounds that teem with references to the genre's classics, MC Janik unrolls his lyrics sound system style, sometimes in French, sometimes in Creole, and does not hesitate to share the mic: with long-standing colleagues such as Guy-Al'MC, Jah Mike, Straika D (who borrows the melody of John Holt's Ali Baba on Série noire), Tiwony, or younger artists such as Yeahman C, the rapper Alain 2 l'Ombre or the group Norme Etrangère. Janik is generous with features and makes the Paris/Martinique, hip-hop/reggae connection work to the full.
Logically, the lyrics mostly celebrate dancehall (Dancehall, Raggamuffin, No clash with Tiwony, Pla cho) and music (Diamant brut with Sista Majesty and Jah Mike, or Woulé tanbou, a duet with Dédé Saint Prix dedicated to the drum, the true common thread of Afro-Caribbean music).
Yet the bass- and drum-machine-heavy instrumentals should not make us forget that most of the riddims are inspired by Studio One (among them the Heavy rock, Real rock, Swing easy, Throw me corn and Banana walk riddims). While the rebuilding of the riddims in digital dancehall style is very well done, the tribute could have gone as far as crediting, or at least thanking, Coxsone Dodd.
Five years after his last record, MC Janik reminds us of his existence in fine style: the singjay is still here and his old-school style remains a safe bet. Enough to make you want to stretch the summer out in a Bel ti il. |
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