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The Black Seeds: Into the Dojo

Album number three from Wellington’s already famed collective. Although it has less immediate appeal than previous releases that didn’t stop it debuting at #1 on the album chart and remaining there for four weeks. The album opens with leading single Sometimes Enough, and along with the slightly mystical The Answer, it’s straight into classic Black Seeds’ reggae-fused funk. By the time third track Heavy Mono E gets underway, bass-heavy and all the better for it, it’s clear that the Seeds’ sound has evolved, if only to settle deeper into a solid groove of summer-flavoured rhythm. A formula that’s getting a bit bland and old-school reggae fans will likely gag at Love for Property particularly. Still Cool Me Down looks set to be the hit of the summer. The Seeds’ membership has changed slightly since the double-platinum second release ‘On The Sun’, with this features a new rhythm section. Songwriting duties have been shared around a bit and percussionist Daniel Weetman plus keyboardist Bret McKenzie give Barnaby Weir a hand with lead vocals. As with previous releases, it was recorded and engineered by the good Dr Lee Prebble at the Surgery.

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