Fela Kuti - V.i.p.

Fela Kuti - V.i.p.Knitting Factory Records reissues Fela Kuti's V. I. P. on vinyl LP, previously only available as part of the Box Set series. V. I. P. (Vagabonds In Power) was recorded live at the Berlin Jazz Festival in autumn 1978 and released the following year. It is a ferocious and lyrically exalted attack on the abuse of state power. The festival straddled the cusp of the break up of Afrika 70 and the formation of Egypt 80 in spring 1979, and V. I. P. (Vagabonds

Available for the first time as a complete set

Oregon's grey winter days in producer Jacob Portrait's (Unknown Mortal Orchestra) appropriately named studio the Cave

" Hozier transforms heartache into rebellious anthems

in every aspect of her career

above all else

and existential fear had brought the band to a point in music and life at which they were close to parting ways

Henry Needs a New Pair of Shoes and Night of a Thousand Guns

and American bassist Kenny Passarelli

On this sureshot single the duo couples vocal duties with a raving blaster for the A-side

s interpretations of old-time string band

'Erpriff' & 'Tentacular Explosion' are powerhouses of crackling improvisational energy

The Black Seeds would like to dedicate this album to our long time manager Matt McLeod