The Dynamics Drag'n'Fly

• The Dynamics – DRAGONFLY
• The Dynamics – LOW RIDER
• The Dynamics – THE JOKER
• The Dynamics – It's A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD
• The Dynamics – YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FREEDOM
• The Dynamics – DANCE
• The Dynamics – SLEDGEHAMMER
• The Dynamics – AFTER LAUGHTER COMES TEARS
• The Dynamics – COCAINE
• The Dynamics – RUB A SUB

• 1. DRAGONFLY
• 2. LOW RIDER
• 3. THE JOKER
• 4. It's A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD
• 5. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FREEDOM
• 6. DANCE
• 7. SLEDGEHAMMER
• 8. AFTER LAUGHTER COMES TEARS
• 9. COCAINE
• 10. RUB A SUB

In 2024, with their third album, Dragn’fly, adorned with a magnificent dragonfly (in King Tubby’s language), the Dynamics honoured Jamaican tradition, blasting out 10 versions of hits from yesterday and today. The Dragonfly spreads its reggae, soul and funk wings to land in every headphone, in the heart of good stereos and on spicy dancefloors. Because this Dragonfly is a real superfly that speaks to the heart... and to the legs.

And then there are the hits, of all eras and styles. The Low Rider becomes a toaster and leaves the American roads carried by these celestial vocal harmonies to take the Kingston exit. On the side of the road, the oker delivers its sweet lovers rock after a short diversions to Muscle Shoal, just long enough to borrow a guitar from Duane Allman.

In the south again, Mounam ‘Mrs Dynamics’ meets the spirit of ‘Mr Dynamite’ and tells him his radical, soulful version. ‘It’s a man man’s world...’ inna digital style! The spiritual anthem ‘you got to have freedom’ by the master Pharoah Sanders becomes a universal skank, pop and dub that sends its universal message resonating high. Dance! The dynamics transform ESG’s classic into a minimal pop bomb reminiscent of Mr Pharell Williams’ Neptunes. . On the edge of the track, Peter Gabriel sees his ‘Sledgehammer’ groove like he could never have imagined, dissolving into sublime soul swirls. A little further on, ‘After laughter...’, a soul classic celebrated and sampled a thousand times over, is reborn as an airy rock steady also destined for eternity. ‘JJ Cale’s ‘Cocaine’ leaves its mark on the dancefloor in a reggae disco version, of course! And then there’s the conclusion. So it’s time for an original track. ‘Rubba Sub’, with its sleng teng flavour, proves that far from the hits, the Dynamics are just as willing to deliver fresh, authentic sounds.