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Hillside Airstrip
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“The best reggae album since the last Culture release.” –Andy Kershaw, BBC Radio
Who are 10 Ft. Ganja Plant? A collective, a musical consortium, a group of childhood friends making conscious roots reggae music. 10 Ft. Ganja take chances, they experiment and most importantly they are lovers and practitioners of the 70’s Jamaican roots sound. Many of the members come from upstate NY where they have been deeply involved in Reggae music for years.
10 Ft. Ganja Plant has independently released limited edition vinyl 45’s, and a classic CD on their own I-Town record label titled “10 Ft. Ganja Presents”. “Hillside Airstrip” is as captivating and soulful a reggae album as has come out in a long time. From passionate rootical vibes to heavy dub, this record will make believers out of their new and ever growing fan base. Seriously considered by their peer group as an emerging and significantly innovative band with a distinctive voice in the reggae community. To get that old school feel, all tracks have been recorded live and then voiced and taken from their original analog masters.
TRACKS:
1. Long Time Ago
2. Pure Sugar
3. Jah Will Go On
4. Time I Know
5. Soul Love
6. Two Bulls
7. Walkey Walk Tall
8. Hillside Airstrip
9. Born Free
10. New Day
Press for Hillside Airstrip
“The award for Least Subtle Band Name of the Year goes to 10 Foot Ganja Plant, whose second album (continuing the horticultural theme) is titled Hillside Airstrip. These guys wave the red cape in front of Babylon's face from their home base in upstate New York. The lyrical themes are what you'd expect: religious admonition ("Jah Will Go On" and the deeply dubwise "Two Bulls"), apocalyptic prophecy ("Long Time Ago"), and herbal odes ("Walkey Walk Tall"). The production is a deliberate attempt to recapture the chaotic warmth of early-'70s reggae, and it succeeds nicely — there are echoes of Studio One and, especially, Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark throughout this album. Hillside Airstrip may be too dark and trippy for casual fans, but those who enjoy old-school roots reggae will love it”. - All Music Guide by Rick Anderson
"Serving up deep authentic reggae heavy on the vibes, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant is basically a delightful anachronism, performing in such a delightfully retro way that it's actually hard imagine that these tracks aren't 20 or 30 years old. As such, they're something of a reggae analog to modern day soul/funk purveyors like Lee Fields, the Soul Providers, and the Daktaris. They show their reverence for the music of the past by doing their homework, learning the skills and playing it very much in the now. – CMJ
“Refreshingly urgent and transcendent…rarely has a reggae group ever appeared so accomplished in mixing orthodox roots reggae with modern dub creation.” –The Beat
“Like a communion w/ Jah Bob (Marley) via ouija board.” – WIRE UK
“It’s as if we’d uncovered a lost collaboration among Jimmy Cliff, Augustus Pablo, & Ernest Ranglin.” - Boston Phoenix
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