0074646425428. New condition. CD. Technically this is an Epic release but those in the know will see Adrian Sherwood listed as producer and Skip McDonald as sole performer and understand immediately: in all but name this is an On-U Sound production. What does that mean? It means that groove will be primary words secondary and overall sound will be dark and thrilling; it means that weird samples will bubble up unpredictably from beneath churning funk and reggae rhythms; and it means that a certain degree of dubwise anarchy will infuse every note. What distinguishes this album from other On-U projects is the raw material: whereas an On-U Sound album generally builds on a reggae foundation Skip McDonald s background is in the blues and what he has put together here is a tribute to Howling Wolf. This is a roiling pastiche of samples taken from Wolf s singing and speaking all of them thrown into a stew of funk and reggae beats and interspersed with McDonald s own multi-tracked vocals (which will sound very familiar to fans of Tackhead and Strange Parcels both of which were founded by him). It s hard to identify highlights here but some of the album s especially strong moments come during Ride On which samples Howling Wolf s discussions of life on the road and the primarily instrumental Out in the Rain and Cold. Exquisite. ~ Rick Anderson Rovi