(2022) Asian Dub Foundation - R.A.F.I [25th Anniversary Edition]



Review:
…Entirely remixed and remastered, includes three bonus tracks.
On R.A.F.I., the Asian Dub Foundation further refines their sound, honing their blend of miscellaneous styles — ragga, jungle, dub, rock, hip-hop, rap — to a consistent aesthetic characterizing each of the songs and the album as a whole. Yet with this newfound consistency, part of the experimental ideology that fueled their breakthrough album, Rafi’s Revenge, has been polished in favor of the evolved sound. If this album is less daring with its application of influence, it also benefits from this very lack of daringness by staying true to a common sound: fractured drum’n’bass rhythms, deep dub basslines, dancehall reggae rapping, revolutionary ideology, and rock accessibility. This album won’t lead anyone to call them the next Rage Against the Machine, but it will satisfy anyone with a hunger for the group’s truly patented sound. — AMG



Track List:
01 - Assassin.
02 - Change.
03 - Black White.
04 - Buzzin.
05 - Free Satpal Ram.
06 - Modern Apprentice.
07 - Operation Eagle Lie.
08 - Hypocrite.
09 - Naxalite.
10 - Loot.
11 - Dub Mentality.
12 - Culture Move.
13 - Real Areas for Investigations.
14 - Free Satpal Ram [Bonus].
15 - Naxalite [Bonus].
16 - Black White [Bonus].


Media Report:
Genre: dub, electronic, rock, world
Country: London, UK
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)


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