ONE BLOOD Vinyl & CDs

Review: Anita Ward's 'Ring My Bell' was itself a restir of an intended teenybopper hit. However, it found much better palatability as a disco number, saved for later and unveiled at the right time. Now, again, the original Frederick Knight penning hears an instrumental vivifying, but this time it assumes reissued dub reggae form under the 2002 aegis of the Blood Sisters, the three of whom duly vampirise the song, resurrecting it in a compellingly plodding take. Very little about The Blood Sisters is known; and this shapeshifting mystique is only compounded by the fact that this record and its dub version were produced by the much more prominent band One Blood, suggesting an offshoot project of a mystical nature. The track was also included in the game GTA: San Andreas; probably a keystone moment in its proliferation as a well-known and popular rendition.

Review: This new 7" from the Far East is part of the Neville King Lovers Rock Revisited series. It's as smooth and heartfelt as roots reggae gets with One Blood and Simplicity really tapping into a loved-up vibe. 'Lady Lady' has meandering basslines and lazy horns unfurling next to the buttery sweet and tender vocals which muse on a dream girl. On the B-side is 'Loving Kind', a more traditional dub with tropical island vibes, subtle steel drums and this time a female vocal delivering a carefree lament.