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Lloyd de Meza - Back To Eden

By Erik Magni on Sunday, May 13, 2012 - Comment

A solid reggae debut from Lloyd de Meza.

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Dutch soul singer Lloyd de Meza has teamed up with his compatriots in production crew Not Easy At All Productions and label JahSolidRock. The result is his love-infused debut reggae album 'Back to Eden', a set based on the rootsy rock-solid backing that has previously provided the foundation for albums by Chezidek, Apple Gabriel and Earl Sixteen.

Lloyd De Meza - Back To eden One of Lloyd de Meza’s first takes on voicing reggae was Part of My Life included on the various artists’ compilation 'Cultural Vibes Vol. 1' put out in late 2010. Previously he has released several hit singles in the contemporary soul/R&B vein in his native language.

Apparently Lloyd de Meza started to record reggae by accident. He dropped by the JahSolidRock studio, enjoyed what he heard – pounding bass lines, groovy drum patterns and melodic horns – and voiced one riddim after another.

Lie to Me was the first single from 'Back to Eden' and dropped about a year ago. It contained some wicked clavinet work and a catchy chorus. The album is in the same strong vein, and particular highlights include the three combinations Back to Eden, Mama and City of Love with Joggo, Richie Spice and Kinah, a female singer I’d love to hear more from.

'Back to Eden' shows once again that the combination of Not Easy At All Productions and JahSolidRock works very well, and I hope they will start building new riddims soon, since this is the fourth set that uses more or less the same riddims. However, I can’t say I’m tired of them yet.