The Silvertones - Silver Bullets LP xx1942 I feel the spirit of

I feel the spirit of The Raincoats

(note: written Feb 13) It’s the day of the calendar year where public displays of affection are least frowned upon

and coming up with the name of the album - “A Softer Focus” became the album’s central motif

Across these 4 discs Turman moves between territory similar to the kosmiche/Kraftwerk-adjacent Germans

After a decade-long hiatus

The Silvertones - Silver Bullets LP xx1942 I feel the spirit ofThe Silvertones were steeped in the grand tradition of Jamaican vocal trios along with other greats such as The Heptones, The Abyssinians and The Kingstonians. Formed in 1964 by Delroy Denton, Keith Coley and Gilmore Grant, the group recorded under a variety of names in the ska and rocksteady era for Duke Reids Treasure Isle and Coxsone Dodds Studio One, before hooking up with producer Lee Scratch Perry. Originally released in 1973, The Silvertones