Review: Jasmine Tutum & Madtone - LP Livicate EP (Madtone / Blossoms Kitchen Records)

Regular readers will know that we got rather obsessed with Gilles Peterson's recent Worldwide FM interview with Chris 'The Rhythm Doctor' Long and Mr. Long's hour long europhile mix that included two unreleased tracks by Jasmine Tutum and Madtone.  

Luckily these tracks have now been released on the EP, 'LP Livicate'.   But it's not only Peterson and The Rhythm Doctor that are keen on this as a tribute to Lee 'Scratch' Perry as long-term fan Steve 'On The Wire' Barker has also championed these guys.  It's superb electronic dub that Madtone takes even further-out, when he addresses another of his favourite interests, short wave/Pirate Radio on 'Who'd Be A Pirate'.

Is anyone else at the Radio Acadamy Conference in 1990 in Glasgow?

And it's a funny coincidence that Long and Peterson first met in shed at the bottom of the Peterson's parents' garden as the HQ of his pirate radio 40ish years ago.  The campaign to get Chris, Jasmine and Madtone at WeOutHere Festival next year starts here! [We Out Here Festival 15-18 August 2024 - now Sold Out]

Also check out Jasmine on the The Other Others' release on Jahtari from last October (see reveiw HERE) and hear more details on that Chris Long mix via the ever excellent Weeds Up To Me Knees blog (see HERE with full track listing).

Artist: Jasmine Tutum & Madtone

Title: LP Livicate EP

Release date:14th August, 2024

Label : Albert's Favourites

Catalog Number :   Digital / Bandcamp

Review: The Other Others - The Other Others ft. Jasmine Tutum (Jahtari)

To misquote a well known film, "You had me at, 'Coming on vinyl LP and as limited glow-in-the-dark tapes edition'"!

But what kind of psychadelic madness is this?  Well it's the the kind you get when Jasmine Tutum (aka Jazz'min Tutum and best know in these parts for her collaborations with the best "electronic transmitter" around, Madtone) and OG Jahtari's disrupt and Rootah who call themselves The Other Others.

Jasmin's dub poetry elevates the Afro-futurism deep house that's as much influenced by Lee Scratch Perry and The Pop Group as Anthony Joseph, Roger Robinson, Theo Parrish, ENO or Grace Jones.

For undeground Berlin styled clubs, go straight to 'We Vibrate' that's spooky enough for Halloween and dry ice machines; I wonder if there's going to be a 'Weeds Up To Me Needs' remix?

Talking of which, 'Daze Days' is like a speeded up Jazz'min/Madtone track that's gone a bit Kraftwerk and talking of influences, there a mutation of Yello's 'The Race' for 'The Race', 'Outside Lastnight' (where we get a bit of Jazz'min scatting style) and my current favourite of the 8 tracks, the arcade disco dirty edit that's 'Our Daily Bread Battle'.

Ms. Tutum has got a way with words and a great delivery that's quite unique and as we have recently seen with the recent single from A08, 'Life' / 'Sunset' (just out on Compost Records - see review HERE), the 'electronic dub force' is a strong as ever whether it's at home or in the clubs or anywhere where the other others gather.

Always great to hear Jasmine and worth checking out all her releases.

P.S. Cover artwork by David Farris - could be a scary cushion cover?

Artist: The Other Others 

Title: The Other Others 

Release date: 19th October, 2023

Label : Jahtari Records

Catalog Number :  LP / Cassette / Digital / Bandcamp   .