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No Smoke
International Smoke Signal
๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ช๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ค๐ ๐โ๐จ ๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฌ - ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฝ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ก ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ข๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ค ๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐.
No Smoke was an early alias for UK legend Tony Thorpe (Moody Boyz) and his production partner Fred McPablo. They realised โInternational Smoke Signalsโ in 1990 as a deep answer to the frivolities of the Acid House phenomena, offering a style that was much more connected to Black Atlantic culture - dub, soul and Afro-Latin rhythm - than the vast majority of cod-spiritual squashiness and rote party music that exploded into circulation from โ87 onwards.
The album is perhaps best known for its opener, โKoro Koroโ a classic blueprint for breaks-driven tribal house that would be licensed by Profile in the US and later appear on Warp compilations. But the rest of the album is also ace and worthy of closer attention, ranging from the UK-styled deep tribal house of โEast of Edenโ featuring vocals by Jah Tekla, thru to the mesmerising chants and NYC suss of โO.A.U. In Musicโ, onto the deep acid electro rub of the LPโs title cut, featuring sax by Manu Dibango and additional production from Soul II Soulโs Jazzy B, and the AGCG/808 State nod in โOh Yes (Freedom)โ.
Vibes for eons.
1
Koro Koro
2
East Of Eden
3
OAU In Music
4
Don't Touch Me
5
Anti Galactic Devotion
6
International Smoke Signal
7
Oh Yes (Freedom)
8
Ai Shi Temasu (Japanese Love)
9
Show Them

