Tony Allen teams up with Jeff Mills for a highly percussive and synth-filled mix that teams soul, funk and jazz on this ep. Hints of groups like The O’Jays are felt on the hip and textured “On the Run” and modern musings of Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters funk out on the synth pattern of “The Seed.” You might think you’re playing a 70s computer ATARI game on “Locked and Loaded” and moody noodlings fill the ears on “The Night Watcher.” Is retro the new progressive?
Blue Note Records