Elcados - 1973 - This World is Full of Injustice

Elcados

1973

This World is Full of Injustice

01. I Was Stunned Into Speechlessness

02. Run Away Girl

03. The World Is Not Straight

04. Power To The People

05. Time Waits For No Man

06. Ku Mai Da Hankan (Let's Be Polite And Together)

07. Loving Is Right

08. Chokoi And Oreje

Dave Crown

Tony Stephen

Geoffrey Johnson

Frank Martins

Abu Rasaq

The ultra-rare holy grail masterpiece by Elcados originally released by EMI-Nigeria in 1973 and recorded by Kayode Salami. It's their debut album, a real gem played in an extraordinary inspired moment. Top shelf heavyweight Afro-psych funk-rock. Leader of the band is the great guitarist Frank Martins.

A set that's a bit early in that moment when psychedelic elements were moving into the scene in West Africa – served up by a group who really helped forge a way forward for the new style, by mixing heady guitars and vocals with some mighty nice rhythms! There's already echoes here of styles that other acts would put forward even more famously in the next few years – but The Elcados already seem to have them beat, with a lean sort of energy that uses plenty of English lyrics to create a more international vibe in the music – alongside swirling organ lines, fuzzy guitar, and lots or earthy percussion!