WILLIAM ONYEABOR - GREAT LOVER

Great Lover continues Onyeabor's run of swag covers, now posing in a tux and tophat, his wristwatch bling-sized. On the back are photographs of the Wilfilms compound, which seems formidable indeed in rural Africa circa 1981, with a four-story building, 24-track recorder, 32-track mixing console and a photo of Onyeabor wearing that top hat indoors with the caption 'We Mean Business' underneath. Tell Me What You Want shows Onyeabor absorbing reggae and its lilting rhythms, his keys chirping and pinging like island birds and the album itself sounds cloaked in haze, either from there being missing master tapes or the condition of the copy sourced here. But such sonic haze no doubt will endear it to Ariel Pink, Lewis and DaM-Funk fans.

Tracklisting:

1. Tell Me What You Want
2. Great Lover
3. Love Is Blind
4. I've Got Love