★★★★★
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Steady (Easy Star Records) 10 Ft. Ganja Plant 10 Deadly Shots Vol. III (ROIR) Ahhhhh ... Fall in the Northeast. Magnificent bursts of tie-dyed leaves and crisp, turn-your-collar-up breezes; the fresh zing of an apple you've just picked from the branch; the comforting warmth of a bellyful of boiled dinner ... and, of course, new roots reggae. "Who? What?" you say...
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2014-10-01
★★★★★
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad (GPGDS) has paired up with new label Easy Star Records for their fourth album, . The band's divergent influences are on display for this 13-track offering that features classic reggae compositions infused with Appalachian and other experimental sounds and styles. The well-travelled quintet, despite a lineup change on the keys, remains tight and lively on every song, a consistency vitally important for an outfit that relies so heavily on organ and piano...
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2014-09-30
★★★★★
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad In These Times (Controlled Substance Sound Labs) The Black Seeds Dust And Dirt (Easy Star Records) Have you ever had a "what if ..." sorta conversation that birthed the question, "What if Pink Floyd had recorded a reggae/soul/funk album in the late 70s?" Yeah - I thought you might have. In answer to that question, I humbly submit Dust And Dirt, the latest album from New Zealand's The Black Seeds...
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2012-04-12
★★★★★
Controlled Substance Sound Labs Country, the new album by Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, is good stuff. How good, you ask? Well, I'd humbly suggest that it deserves a place on the shelf right alongside the great Peter Rowan's Reggaebilly album - which, in my book, is the best example of acoustic reggae that anybody born in these here United States has ever pulled off. Until now. Panda lads, I doff my green, gold, and red cap (hand-knit a number of years ago by my wonderful wife) to you...
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2012-02-23