10 Ft. Ganja Plant — 10 Deadly Shots Vol. II
(Rondel Records RUSD 8321, 2012, CD)
by Henry Schneider,
Published 2013-04-01

By the band name
alone you should have a very good guess about the music contained on this
disc.
10 Deadly Shots Vol. II is the second release in 10 Ft. Ganja Plant's
on-going instrumental-only
series of authentic Jamaican dub and reggae songs.
These guys are neither copycats nor
worshippers at the temple.
They know how
to construct and deliver joyful dancehall tunes.
Not much information is available about them
other than they are, surprisingly, a group of white guys from New England.
10 Deadly
Shots Vol. II features guest musician and Hammond organ virtuoso Roger
Rivas from The Aggrolites.
His lyrical
playing is reminiscent of Booker T. as well as Brian Auger.
He provides an extremely strong presence to
the Plant's already solid foundation.
The ten songs on this disc offer a variety of entertaining Reggae
styles.
The opening track "Rooftop Duel"
is a fun song that grabs you and swings you out onto the dance floor with its
simple rhythm and cool organ that just sings to you.
Other strong points are "Asking Hand" with its nod to the master Bob Marley, "Invincible Butcher" with a funky wah wah
organ, "Fist of Yuen Kay-San" sounding like a martial arts movie with lots of
organ trills, and "Red Boat Opera" flirting with spaghetti Westerns.
This plant continues to grow and
flourish.
All in all, this in one disc
sure to leave a smile on your face.
Filed under: New releases, Issue 40, 2012 releases
Related artist(s): 10 Ft. Ganja Plant