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SOKABE, Keiichi/INOKASIRA RANGERS - Born Slippy (reissue) - Vinyl (7")
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information Keiichi SOKABE/INOKASIRA RANGERS Born Slippy (reissue) (7" + insert + MP3 download code) Parktone Japan
Cat: PARK 1036R. Rel: 27 Jun 22
Reggae Classics/Oldies/Ska
Side 1. Born SlippySide 2. Groove Tube
Over the last couple of years, we've been treated to numerous reissues of classic cover versions by Japanese reggae/rocksteady combo Inokasira Rangers, including takes on Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', Pharrell's 'Happy' and New Order's 'Blue Monday'. Here we're treated to another, as the band's 2017 take on Underworld anthem 'Born Slippy' gets a fresh pressing. It's certainly a revolutionary revision, with Keichi Sokabe's surprisingly Karl Hyde-sounding lead vocal rising above a lusciously languid, sub-heavy reggae groove. Over on the flip they take on 'Groove Tube', a 1991 indie-pop-meets-acid house single from Japanese outfit Flipper's Guitar, reframing it as a baggy, glassy-eyed rocksteady number.
