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TICKLAH

Ticklah vs. Axelrod

Easy Star Records 1015

Who says roots reggae is dead? Definitely not Victor Axlerod--a.k.a. Ticklah--the multi-instrumentalist (and longtime Antibalas keyboard man) behind one of last year's biggest sleepers. The Brooklyn-based musician is no stranger to New York's alternative reggae scene--having cut his teeth in the NYC ska outfit The Boilers and played with/produced the Easy Star All Stars' excellent Pink Floyd and Radiohead tribute records (not to mention playing with The Dap Kings, Amy Winehouse, Lilly Allen and other analog soul acts). But on Ticklah vs. Axelrod, he takes things one step beyond, with a ...

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