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Urbanoid Music/1981 - Reggae rock fusion with thick basslines, rock-steady rhythm, and an easy going Oakland feel. this is a four song 45 rpm 12" record with a tattoo style front cover, kind of in the vein of Osibisa in black & white. on first listen, the guitar lines in the song titled 'sometimes' remind me of Roger Waters in 'animals' mode. this changes to upbeat ska/rock-steady with multiple singers on 'synthetic breakdown', with lots of congas to spare. the bass gets to solo often, its a nice listen for many purposes. the second song 'amandla' is a reggae rocker with much to like, almost like a strong bob marley song with santana style guitar weaving among the lyrics. i also sense a Cymande/Osibisa/Pharoahs feel here. recorded in San Fran. i noticed on allmusic that they have a cd put out on cdbaby from 1995 which claims it as their debut. on the cover of that, they look 15 years older than depicted on the vinyl cover. there were five copies on ebay ranging from 4.50 to 19.99 as flat sales. mine was stickered 10-, but got it for about half that. this is a piece of cool. grade A-/more listens for sure to come/all 4 songs usable in any format.