BY: SCOTT

Dub+Reggae+Jazz! Black Uhuru meets Miles Davis! Groundation is a San Fran collective of college professor Harrison Stafford and Bay area musical heavies.

This album has been on such heavy rotation, I feel like sharing... SFGate has a great short two song intro podcast, where Harrison talks about his musical influences and of reconciling his Jewish heritage with Rastafarianism during the short interview.

For me, the irresistible aspect is their grounded complexity. We Free Again is exceptionally mastered and recorded.  The CD has roots reggae's straightforward emotional beat and plaintive wail, dub's relaxed floating space and jazz's complexity and erudition. Still waters running deep. It works as background music, or delve as deeply as you care to.

I think I've found my summer vacation music!