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Cat: KR 1002LP. Rel: 10 Dec 18
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Side 1 - Track 1. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) Side 1 - Track 2. Crosseyed & Painless/Lady Side 1 - Track 3. The Great Curve (feat Alicia Keys, Questlove & Blood Orange) Side 1 - Track 4. Once In A Lifetime Side 2 - Track 1. Houses In Motion (feat Tony Allen) Side 2 - Track 2. Seen & Not Seen Side 2 - Track 3. Listening Wind (feat Ezra Koenig) Side 2 - Track 4. The Overload

Long-serving West African artist Angelique Kidjo has pushed the boat out on "Remain In Light", a radical re-imagining of Talking Heads' 1980 album of the same name produced in conjunction with Jeff Bhasker (a "superstar producer" best known for his work with Kanye West and Taylor Swift). In some ways, it has the same inventiveness as Talking Heads' original, it's just that Kidjo and Bhasker have added waves of glistening, West African guitars, intergalactic electronic flourishes, spacey synths and, of course, the effortless soulfulness of the artist's own superb vocals. Highlights include an arresting version of "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)", a wild Afrobeat rendition of "Crosseyed & Painless" fused with Fela Kuti's "Lady" and a total overhaul of "Once In A Lifetime" that's worth the entrance price on its own.