Hot hot Afro-Psych heat on Ben Okonkwo’s Clover Sound label. Aktion started out as The Action 13, recording some highly sought-after 45’s in Nigeria in the early ‘70’s. They later shortened their name, and dropped two absolutely monstrous LP’s—“Groove The Funk” and “Celebration”, which actually reprises the title track from the previous album in a slower, stonier fashion. Full of fuzz guitar, trippy organ and raw synth, this is a nonstop jam, and even when it slows down, the heady atmosphere remains. I’m especially partial to the title track, the hazy funk bounce of “Let’s Be Free”, the fusion-gone-JB’s “Centepede”, and the heavy psych vibes of “Love”. Massive stuff.
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