Street Gospels

Bedouin Soundclash | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000TP5SF8
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,739,090 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Bedouin Soundclash's third CD, Street Gospels, contains all the highlights of their impressively successful second CD, Sounding a Mosaic, and then some. One quick look at the liner notes shows the positive effects that can come from commercial success: joining the Bedouin boys on this release is Money Mark--of Beastie Boys fame--on keyboards, Bad Brains' bassist (and Street Gospels' producer) Darryl Jenifer, and vocalist Vernon Buckley of '70s reggae band The Maytones. You can feel the genuine love and appreciation for dub and reggae throughout Street Gospels, not just via the guest players but also through frontman Jay Malinowski, with his gentle, raspy tones and easy-breezy phrasing. Mere moments into the CD, the very best elements of Bedouin come to light: "Until We Burn in the Sun" is a disc standout, a joyful, tropical melody that overflows with an English-Beat-meets-Police vibe. Catchy songs and lyrical positivity runs throughout the disc, from first single "Walls Fall Down," to the Clash-like "Gunships," to disc-closing crooner "Hearts In the Night." "Hush"--an a cappella gospel-style number--is another high point, a showpiece for Malinowski's gorgeous harmonies and simple, memorable melodies. That, along with the soft-as-a-cloud "12:59 Lullaby" (first heard on a Grey's Anatomy episode), proves that the group has more than simple staying power, they appear to be evolving and growing into something well deserving of international attention. --Denise Sheppard

Product Description

Named after Israeli fusion artist/producer Badawi's 1996 release which pays homage to nomadic Arabic poet tribe the Bedouins power trio Bedouin Soundclash formed in 2001 at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Unlike most musicians who try to mimic their musical idols, Bedouin Soundclash likes to forge its own musical path creating music that embodies each member's personal and diverse musical preferences. With a seductive combination of lead singer Jay Malinowski's soulful, melodic wail and hypnotic rhythmic guitar grooves, Eon Sinclair's deep dubbing bass, and Pat Pengelly's driving heavyweight rhythms, Bedouin Soundclash creates its own innovative fusion of Reggae, Rock, Punk and Soul taking chances and pushing hard at the boundaries that separate musical genres resulting in a fusion of music the band can truly call its own.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Album of the Year, August 21, 2007

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Joshua M. Fischer (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Gospels (Audio CD)

We've waited patiently well into August for this masterpiece, and now the year's best album is going worldwide. "Street Gospels" will appeal to you on a spiritual level without getting religious. There is no trace of pretension, only the pure and driving sounds of musicians mentally and musically aligned. Jay Malinowski's impassioned vocals, raw as gravel and somewhere on the scale between Joe Strummer and Bob Marley, are the fire burning under the smoking basslines from Eon Sinclair and tight percussion of Pat Pengelly (who is backed with percussion from Bad Brains legend Darryl Jenifer on "Trinco Dog" and "Hearts in the Night.") Jenifer produced "Sounding a Mosaic" in 2004, the Soundclash album that pounded through soundsystems such radical rebel music as "Shelter," "Shadow of a Man," "Jeb Rand," and "Criminal." Soon, interest developed in the band's first release, "Root Fire," available in the US as a Canadian import, which only further cemented the Soundclash credibility.
Also of note are the gripping paintings and collages on each album's insert, apparently more works of art from the mind of Malinowski, whose stage presence is also amazing. On Canada Day this summer, the band played a magical show in Kingston, Ontario, where the band originated. The full moon rose over Lake Ontario as the lights of Kingston rippled on the water, all while Bedouin Soundclash was thrilling the chilling crowd.
With three crucial albums on the market, Bedouin Soundclash should have more influence, as so many songs are certain hits, even harder-to-find B-sides like "Jeb Rand is Sailin' On," a Bad Brains/Soundclash collusion, as well as a sharp cover of U2's "New Years Day," added as a bonus to the Japanese release of "Mosaic." Careful fans of "Grey's Anatomy" will recognize "12:59 Lullaby," from "Street Gospels," the tenderest of songs. Get your hands on this music and spread it. Your friends will thank you.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great album, May 19, 2008

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hilaritee (buffalo, ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Gospels (MP3 Download)

another smart record from bedouin soundclash. they consistently write very catchy punk/ska/reggae influenced rock songs. they keep it simple and do it well. thank you canada.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and different, October 10, 2007

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Icarus (Foco, fosho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Gospels (Audio CD)

I bought the first cd probbly mostly because of lyrical quality and still listen to it this day. However, it really wasn't one I could share with freinds without an apathetic result. In this cd they have truly come into thier own musically and I've spread them much further with better results.