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brenda ray - d'ya hear me! : naffi years, 1979-83 - em records - cd

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock

1. The Scream
2. D'Ya Hear Me! (original version)
3. Naffi Take Away
4. Krazee Music
5. Krazee Version
6. Take Me In Your Car (original full-length version)
7. Maybe It's Because I'm Not A Londoner (longer version)
8. Moonbeams
9. Rahmatullah
10. Everyday Just Another Dream (longer version)
11. Yummy Yummy Ya!
12. Spring Thing- Hippy Dread
13. D'Ya Hear Me! (demo)

Sweet post-punk, with a heartfelt reggae/funk influence, analog dub effects and lovely femme-vox. A unique slice of late-70s/early-80s goodness, starring Brenda Ray, whose previous release on EM Records, Walatta [EM1071CD], has been embraced by a large number of listeners.

Recorded in North West England, D'Ya Hear Me! is
warm-hearted, open, fresh and slyly experimental.
With an independent spirit and a true D.I.Y. soul, these thirteen tracks, originally released in various formats by Ray a.k.a. Brenda Kenny a.k.a.Natalie Sand a.k.a. Polly Rith'm and her musical friends under the moniker(s) Naffi/Naffi Sandwich, were recorded in a simple home-made
studio, making full use of the creative options opened up through the full use of simple means - although the warm, full audio belies any notions of primitivism. Far from media-crazed London, Naffi created a musical world free from lust for the spotlight, focusing solely on the music, and
the results are fittingly pure. D'Ya Hear Me! is a wide-ranging release, with lovely vocal tracks,
warm dubs and pleasingly odd instrumentals, all knitted together with a special trans-Atlantic rhythmic sense. Two songs of special interest here are "Moonbeams" and the Young Marble Giants-esque "Everyday Just
Another Dream", which are early versions of "Starlight" and "Another Dream" from Walatta. Also noteworthy are several previously unissued longer versions of some songs.