African Space Craft

African Space Craft
Studio album by
Keziah Jones
ReleasedMarch 27, 1995
RecordedTown House Three Studios, London
Sorcerer Sound, New York
Trinity, London
Length54:34
LabelDelabel[1]
ProducerRon Saint Germain
Keziah Jones chronology
Blufunk Is A Fact
(1992) 		African Space Craft
(1995) 		Liquid Sunshine
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]

African Space Craft is an album by Keziah Jones.[4][5] It was released in 1995.[6] Some of the album's songs were played on guitar using just two strings.[7]

Critical reception

The Guardian wrote that "the 'serious rock' influences paraded, Led Zep through a Level 42 filter, eventually pale and subside under the weight of an over ambitious musician stretching for something defining."[3] The Vancouver Sun concluded that "mostly it sounds like a '90s version of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsies, without the lengthy solos."[8] The Sun-Herald determined that "the arrangements are spot on but Jones could do with a few stronger tunes and a little less instrumental free-forming."[9]

Track listing

  1. "Million Miles From Home"
  2. "Colorful World"
  3. "Prodigal Funk"
  4. "Splash"
  5. "Dear Mr. Cooper"
  6. "African Space Craft"
  7. "Speech"
  8. "Cubic Space Division"
  9. "Funk 'n' Circumstances"
  10. "Man With the Scar"
  11. "Never Gonna Let You Go"
  12. "If You Know"

Charts

Chart performance for African Space Craft
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 95
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 66
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 16

References

  1. ^ Mangan, John (July 6, 1995). "Keziah's music registers globally". The Age. Green Guide. p. 15.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ a b Glaister, Dan (20 Oct 1995). "Keziah Jones African Space Craft". The Guardian. p. T16.
  4. ^ "Biography Keziah Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ Barber, Nicholas (October 15, 1995). "ROCK". The Independent.
  6. ^ Sinclair, David (7 Oct 1995). "Recordings". The Times. Features. p. 1.
  7. ^ Nazareth, Errol (December 15, 1995). "SUBVERSION WITH A GUITAR TWIST". Toronto Sun. Entertainment. p. 95.
  8. ^ Andrews, Marke (18 Apr 1996). "KEZIAH JONES African Space Craft". Vancouver Sun. p. C8.
  9. ^ Holmes, Peter (July 23, 1995). "A LITTLE LESS FREE-FORMING PLEASE". The Sun-Herald. News. p. 129.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 148.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Keziah Jones – African Space Craft" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Keziah Jones – African Space Craft" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Keziah Jones – African Space Craft". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2022.