ALBUM REVIEW: Jody Bigfoot – Geordie Japanese Dancehall

1988 Records

Released: 08.11.24

How many spins of a random genre generator would it take to roll Geordie Japanese 8-bit reggae? And like a steak and ice cream smoothie, just because you can do it, does it necessarily mean you should? Well, let me be the first to tell you, it’s outrageously good.

Jody Bigfoot, Newcastle’s wandering sasquatch, has found the thread inside of him that unites these disparate ingredients and powerfully moves to embody that truth. Expressing himself eloquently and authentically in both English and Japanese, blending pop cultural references with an Eastern-influenced, Rasta-peace philosophy designed to unite rather than divide us. Put aside any suspicions of hokey cultural appropriation and get behind one of our region’s most innovative and surprising artists.