Tracklist
1 | The Scream | |
2 | D'Ya Hear Me! (original version) (original version) | |
3 | Naffi Take Away | |
4 | Krazee Music | |
5 | Krazee Version | |
6 | Take Me In Your Car (original full length version) (original full length version) | |
7 | Maybe It's Because I'm Not A Londoner (longer version) (longer version) | |
8 | Moonbeams | |
9 | Rahmatullah | |
10 | Everyday Just Another Dream (longer version) (longer version) | |
11 | Yummy Yummy Ya! | |
12 | Spring Thing Hippy Dread | |
13 | D'Ya Hear Me! (demo) (demo) |
Sweet post-punk, with a heartfelt reggae/funk influence, analog dub effects and lovely femme-vox. A unique slice of late-70s/early-80s goodness, recorded 1979-83 in North West England. Qarm-hearted, open, fresh and slyly experimental.
With an independent spirit and a true D.I.Y. soul, these thirteen tracks, originally released in various formats by Ray a.k.a. Brenda Kenny a.k.a. Natalie Sand a.k.a. Polly Rith'm and her musical friends under the moniker(s) Naffi/Naffi Sandwich, were recorded in a simple home-made studio, making full use of the creative options opened up through the full use of simple means - although the warm, full audio belies any notions of primitivism. Far from media-crazed London, Naffi created a musical world free from lust for the spotlight, focusing solely on the music, and the results are fittingly pure.
D'Ya Hear Me! is a wide-ranging release, with lovely vocal tracks, warm dubs and pleasingly odd instrumentals, all knitted together with a special trans-Atlantic rhythmic sense. Two songs of special interest here are "Moonbeams" and the Young Marble Giants-esque "Everyday Just Another Dream", which are early versions of "Starlight" and "Another Dream" from Walatta. Also noteworthy are several previously unissued longer versions of some songs.