Amazing

Performer: Sly & Robbie
Artist: Tarrus; Elephant Man; Macka Diamond; Courtney John; Naru K; Bitty McLean; Leba; Mitch; Scantana; Adena Myrie; Lukie D; Kibaki; Calibe; Red Dragon; The Taxi Gang
Distributor: Fontana Distribution

Notes: Three decades into their career, Amazing seek to prove that pioneering reggae/dancehall duo Sly & Robbie are still amazing themselves, mostly by creating a contemporary urban-music tapestry over their trademark drum and bass. The most rewarding results arrive on songs like "Dancing Idiot," which incorporates an Indian strain into their generally Western Hemisphere-leaning instincts. The title track, along with album highlights like "Hurry Home," rely on the seductive yearnings of female R&B vocals to complement the traditional riddims which dictate these largely laconic grooves. Meanwhile, "Keep The Light" reinforces the duo's Rasta spirituality while coasting along on dubby double-tracked vocals. Staying current as ubiquitous producers and collaborators, Sly & Robbie have lived up to this record's bold title.

Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare are not only the most renowned rhythm section in reggae, they're among the most celebrated groovemeisters in all of pop music. The Kingston pair starting playing together in the mid-1970s, when reggae was really hitting its stride, and they quickly became in-demand session players. In Jamaica they graced the recordings of countless artists, from Lee "Scratch" Perry to Peter Tosh. After Sly & Robbie's fame spread to the US and UK in the '80s, they were recruited by Bob Dylan, Grace Jones and other pop/rock stars. The duo's own project Taxi, featuring various guest vocalists, was a reggae crossover success that displayed Dunbar and Shakespeare's growing technological facility as well as their vaunted rhythmic prowess.

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