Joseph General and High Vibration have released their 2nd album in as many months with Praises High. This extremely talented group anchored by drummer Joseph General have won numerous New Mexico Music awards over the past decade. The album was officially released on all digital platforms on March 16th in a high energy party with the Latin Band Baracutanga, Super Versa and DJ Henry at Sister Bar in Albuquerque.
The new album contains 10 cuts all written by Joseph General and all of them are executed flawlessly. The opener is a simple greeting welcoming the listener to the music to follow. The cuts are consistent with the rhythm changing here and there and the vocals and harmonies well thought out. Stand out cuts include Psychological Warfare, One Love, Constant Change and the title cut.
Praises High was recorded at the Recording Center of New Mexico by Jimmy Medina with Joseph General doing all of the preproduction midi keys at home then taking the stem files to the studio and adding the his drums and keyboards. Personnel include guitarist Jonathan Zamora, bassist Alyson Steinman and Kevin Pollock guesting on keyboards. Horns on Praises High were provided by Micah Hood on trombone, Ziggy Garcia on trumpet, and Chadd James on saxophones. Dre Z Melodi guests on one song as well.
Earleir in the year, Joseph General released Own Reality, recorded at his home studio in 2023 by Jose Martinez. General played drums, keys, percussion, sequencing/arranging and all vocals except for music by his featured artists on the album including Bles Infinite, Dre Z Melodi, Jam One, and the late great Akae Beka(from St Croix). Delmone Taylor played saxophones on the album. Old band mates Nathan Kappel on bass and Matthew Korse on guitars. You can hear the difference in the two albums. Own Reality leans a little more toward hard reggae with a touch of Hip Hop. Stand out cuts include the title track featureing Bles Infanite, At Stake featuring Akae Beca and Jah Rain featuring Dre Z Melodi.
Both of these albums are unique in their own way, but incredible listenable and creative. Available on all platforms. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063472483867