Natural Reaction by Black Roots
Natural Reaction was the last studio album of original songs that the band recorded last century. It was also the last collaboration with Neil Fraser aka The Mad Professor but the first that was recorded and mixed at Ariwa Studios in London.
Charles Bryan, one of the singers, Trevor Seivwright, the drummer, and Derrick King, the bass player had left the band by the time the band started recording this album. And this provided the opportunity to try something a little bit different. The band teamed up with talented multi-instrumentalist Black Steel who was doing a lot of work for Ariwa at the time and he laid the bass, drums and keyboards for the tracks. It was the first time that Black Roots had used a digital sound to build their tracks but it gave it a new edge.
Originally released in October 1990, on Vinyl, CD and Cassette, Nubian Records first made Natural Reaction available on Digital Down on 17th February 2015.
Tracklist
| 1. | Natural Reaction | 3:32 |
| 2. | Drive The Road | 3:33 |
| 3. | Barriers | 3:06 |
| 4. | Home Once More | 4:06 |
| 5. | Tip Toe | 4:05 |
| 6. | Guide Us | 3:16 |
| 7. | Living With Jah | 2:51 |
| 8. | Voice Of The People | 4:39 |
| 9. | Where Did I Go Wrong | 3:12 |
| 10. | Strange Land | 3:44 |
| 11. | She Wants | 3:37 |
| 12. | Dub Of The People | 4:09 |
| 13. | Dub Us | 3:15 |
Credits
All songs composed by Black Roots
Published by Nubian Music
Bass, drums and additional overdubs Black Steel
Produced by Mad Professor
Recorded and mixed at Ariwa Studio, London
Cover illustration Andy Spence
License
All rights reserved.
The band have been around for 40 years plus.They hail from St Paul's Bristol, and have been touring and recording since 1979 releasing several albums. Recently they have worked with French labels Soulbeats, Khanti Records and now with Take It easy Agency. In UK with Sugar Shack and Bristol Archive Records. But they are best known for their eponymously titled albums Black Roots and The Frontline.