Second Guess
Reel People are officially comprised of Papa Records boss Oli Lazarus, engineer Tom Davidson and Restless Soulster Mike Patto. Guest producers DJ Spinna, Phil Asher, Afronaught and Seiji leap immediately off the page, pretty much guaranteeing a dope selection of beats. Live musicians like Kiwi sax-man Nathan Haines and Neville Malcolm (Horace Andy, Marlena Shaw) are equally as promising. And the choice of featured vocalists Vanessa Freeman, Krim, Peter Nelson and Dyanna Fearon among others seems considered to say the least. Soul music is of course the common thread, but Reel People ultimately show here how versatile that genre can be. Defected. 2006.