Cat No 880201

Spearhead have been at the cutting-edge forefront of the hip hop scene since the mid-nineties. Fronted by Michael Franti, the music has been a vehicle for strong political and social messages, and the politics have fuelled the music to a level of intensity

Inevitably, in the creative life of an artist, projects are born and nurtured, but then considered unsuitable for the day. This album is a collection of just such items; not studio rejects, but songs and remixes deemed not to fit in with the Spearhead

Why? Because they have a softer message than is usual with Spearhead. Michael Franti produces here an album of fine songs with just faint echoes of his hip hop credentials, and more of a soul-funk trip-hop feel