and she summons wraithlike spirits from the fizzing industrial dancehall fissures of lead single ‘Barnacles’

this tape lands me straight in a very particular strand of warped late-80s English hyper-reality that lurks at the base of my brain and I can’t get enough

But those who want to find out for themselves can struggle through a maze of bands which the majority of people hardly has heard of

but also on vinyl

THE DESCENDANTS OF MIKE AND PHOEBE - A Spirit Speaks LP (Deluxe Edition) techno and she summons wraithlike spiritsOne of many projects on Strata East spearheaded by bassist, composer, and arranger Bill Lee (legendary director Spike Lees father), The Descendants of Mike and Phoebes only album, A Spirit Speaks, enlists Lees brother and sistersCliff Lee, Grace Lee Mims, and Consuela Lee Moorheadto form a group named in tribute to their enslaved ancestors. Combining elements of jazz, gospel, soul, and blues, among other influences, A Spirit Speaks has become one of