Bird Head Son
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Bird Head Son is a 2009 album by poet Anthony Joseph
& The Spasm Band
. It was recorded in just two days in March 2008 in Meudon, France and produced by Antoine Rajon. It is the bands sophomore studio album following 2007's Leggo de Lion
. During the sessions, 20 songs were recorded live in the studio with no overdubs. The album features an expanded Spasm Band line up, a septet instead of the quartet that recorded the previous album, as well as guest performers Keziah Jones, Defunkt founder Joseph Bowie, David Neerman and Jamika Ajalon.
A 3 track EP La Diablese was released by Heavenly Sweetness in July 2008. It included the tracks Vero, Robberman (both included on the Bird Head Son album) and a version of the Mighty Shadow
's Poverty is Hell. The album was released in January 2009 by Naive/Heavenly Sweetness.
Joseph's 3rd collection of poetry, also entitled Bird Head Son is published by Salt Publishing on February 7, 2009 to coincide with the UK release of the album, it features all the lyrics from the album.
Anthony Joseph
Anthony Joseph is a British poet, novelist, musician and lecturer.Joseph was born in Trinidad and was raised by his grandparents. He began writing as a young child and cites his main influences as the Calypso, surrealism, jazz, the spiritual Baptist church that his grandparents attended, and the...
& The Spasm Band
The Spasm Band
Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band is a band led by Trinidadian poet, novelist and lecturer Anthony Joseph. The band was formed in London in 2005 as an offshoot of his then novel-in-progress The African Origins of UFOs...
. It was recorded in just two days in March 2008 in Meudon, France and produced by Antoine Rajon. It is the bands sophomore studio album following 2007's Leggo de Lion
Leggo de Lion
"Leggo de Lion" is the first commercially released album by Trinidadian poet and lecturer Anthony Joseph and the Spasm Band. It features lyrics taken from Joseph's novel The African Origins of UFOs....
. During the sessions, 20 songs were recorded live in the studio with no overdubs. The album features an expanded Spasm Band line up, a septet instead of the quartet that recorded the previous album, as well as guest performers Keziah Jones, Defunkt founder Joseph Bowie, David Neerman and Jamika Ajalon.
A 3 track EP La Diablese was released by Heavenly Sweetness in July 2008. It included the tracks Vero, Robberman (both included on the Bird Head Son album) and a version of the Mighty Shadow
Mighty Shadow
Winston Bailey , better known by his stage name The Mighty Shadow or Shadow, is a calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago. Bailey was born in Belmont, a suburb of Port of Spain in Trinidad, but grew up in Les Coteaux, Tobago with his grandparents...
's Poverty is Hell. The album was released in January 2009 by Naive/Heavenly Sweetness.
Joseph's 3rd collection of poetry, also entitled Bird Head Son is published by Salt Publishing on February 7, 2009 to coincide with the UK release of the album, it features all the lyrics from the album.
Tracklisting
All songs written by Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band- "Vero" 6:14
- "Blues For Cousin Alvin" 4:55
- "The Bamboo Saxophone" 3:29
- "Jungle" 12:04
- "Bird Head Son" 8:40
- "Cutlass" 6:21
- "His Hands" 5:19
- "Two Inch Limbo" 6:21
- "Conductors of His Mystery" 7:31
- "River of Masks" 4:51
- "Robberman" 3:28
- "Dream on Corbeau Mountain" 3:46
Personnel
- Anthony JosephAnthony JosephAnthony Joseph is a British poet, novelist, musician and lecturer.Joseph was born in Trinidad and was raised by his grandparents. He began writing as a young child and cites his main influences as the Calypso, surrealism, jazz, the spiritual Baptist church that his grandparents attended, and the...
- Vocals, Poetry, Percussion, whistle - Andrew John - Bass
- Paul Zimmerman - Percussion
- Paul Brett - Percussion
- Craig 'Cigar' Tamlin - Percussion
- Colin Webster - Saxophone & Flute
Guest Performers
- Adrian Owusu - Guitar
- Keziah JonesKeziah JonesKeziah Jones is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He describes his musical style as "Blufunk", which is a fusion between raw blues elements and hard, edgy funk rhythms...
- Guitar, backing vocals - Joseph BowieJoseph BowieJoseph Bowie is an American bandleader, trombonist, and founder of the seminal jazz fusion band, Defunkt. The group has been blending jazz with funk and punk music for more than three consecutive decades....
- Trombone - Jamika Ajalon - Backing Vocals, Percussion