A hidden gem from the weird groove's gigantic treasure trove has been re-released. Guitarist Raymond Alexander Jenkins' four-piece band was such a tight combination that they were bombarded to house band of the legendary Apollo Theater in New York. Naturally, Jenkins hoped that a lucrative musical career awaited them after this. In 2020, when Let's Talk was rereleased, it has become painfully clear
… that very few people have ever heard of the Ray Alexander Technique. And that is a shame, because it is an album that was completely overlooked in the 70s, and fits completely in the vein of the albums that were made in the context of the black consciousness at the time. Lots of dramatic soul with here and there a step towards funk, in a combination of love songs and socially critical protest songs, as befits a soul album from the early 1970s. (AD)more
