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Martyn says "Iron Will is a musician, beatmaker, DJ and producer from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (New Zealand). Actually, that’s understating things. If you really want to get to it, Will is a community leader, a changemaker, a motivational force and a guy who gets things done. I’m not sure exactly when I met Will, but I remember him DJing at concerts alongside a New Zealand reggae band called The Midnights.
Later on, he had a home studio in Tāmaki, where a generation of New Zealand rappers got their start recording. Actually, the first time I met Tom Scott of Homebrew and Avantdale Bowling Club was at Will’s house. Then, even later on, Will used to book me to DJ for the KFM 106.9 community radio station at Verona Bar on Karangahape Road. There’s some history there.
Last week, Will messaged me about a new album he’s uploaded on YouTube and Bandcamp (for free download) called Reggae Got Soul.
Simply put, it’s a collection of nine perfectly poised reggae remixes of some of the great classic Black American soul songs, as sung by Al Green, Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke and more. The twist here, however, is when I say remix, I mean Will recorded a new set of roots/rocksteady slanted riddims and laid acapellas from the original songs over the top.
Front to back, the whole thing is very tasty. If you’ve got a soul reggae itch, Reggae Got Soul will scratch it several times over.
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