FRY RY - "De Bovenover Blues Vol 1" 7" they barely uttered a word

they barely uttered a word to each other

The Clean worked out in the Blue Ladder rehearsal rooms and Bill and Alec Bathgate laid down the eerie ‘Spell’ there on reel-to-reel four-track

the guitar melodies have a sense of sweetness and directness that makes Straw Man Army seem approachable and human

combining to make this the definitive release of an obscure reggae classic

There’s a gorgeous soul-inflected lilt to “A House” that makes it delightfully affecting

FRY RY - "De Bovenover Blues Vol 1" 7" they barely uttered a wordFry Ry De Bovenover Blues Vol. 1 7" EP (South of North, 2022) "Fry Ry delivers two sides of comatose, cone shaking beats, low slung and optimized for the whip. Blending the best bits of rnb slow jams, slapped bass licks, swampy guitars and soul snippets with a dash of Memphis rumble. De Bovenover Blues is a bittersweet road trip via the sanctified riffs of a bygone era." SoN