Off The Beaten Track (LP)

'Adrian Sherwood's deconstruction of the music of Africa, Jamaica, and Great Britain might have finally found its proper decade and century. Off the Beaten Track, now reissued by Sherwood on his On-U Sound imprint, increased the vernacular of adventurous producers in the decades ahead.' - 8.5 Pitchfork

'African Head Charge came together in 1986 to craft the seminal and spectacularly titled Off the Beaten Track. The resulting album is the culmination of their discography to that point, a world music manifesto that spans the globe (literally) and provides a virtual blueprint for so many less triumphant imitations that would follow.

But what does it sound like? It sounds like anything and everything (or, to put it another way, it sounds like African Head Charge): funk-dub foundations with sticky rhythms and loops, sprinkled with sick samples that include animal cries, tribal chants, and shouts from both types of jungle - untamed and concrete.

For anyone who finds much of what they hear today underwhelming, give Off the Beaten Track a spin and listen to our weird, wonderful world with new ears.' - 8 PopMatters