Tony Allen's brilliant drumming is fortunately not so much in the foreground, but is perfectly integrated into the game the rest of the band.
The whole album benefits from because it ensteht a loose, informal atmosphere.
One has the feeling that good buddies in a basement meeting here to supple abzufeiern an Afrobeat session.
This is also reflected in the sound of the CD again, is unclean to cozy style.
At first I found the tracks nicely. After a while I took it more seriously jdoch, without losing the smile.
Especially the Triple Selfish Gene, Path To Wisdom and Darker Side Of Night has it done to me.
The former is a very successful reggae number with eingeängigem Sythie Reef.
In Path To Wisdom the spoken-word projects of Archie Shepp by sound.
Moreover Jimi leaves finally the sax of the leash!
A loose flaky Flute solo by him is there to hear in Darker Side Of Night.
The trumpet solo is not too shabby either.
Weak I find only Mama England. It's too repetitive and the metaphors used to plump.
This piece and the last three tracks sound then even more by Tony Allen.
If I had to choose between "Joystone" / "4th Dimension", "Secret Agent" and "Inspiration Information 4"
I would I take the latter album, because Tony Allen just yet makes all the difference, and the Secret Service not so organically and elated comes along.
