The Ballistic Brothers London Hooligan Soul
Junior Boy’s Own, 1995 Words by Roy Spencer © Naki/Redferns Your old man’s reggae collection. Away games in crisp new duds. Fresh wax from Honest Jon’s. It’s the mid-’90s, and The Ballistic Brothers (and one sister) are in State 51 studios in Bermondsey, reflecting on the times, and pouring it all into their debut long player, London Hooligan Soul. Part snapshot of the city right now. Part pooling of their collective musical school days – the album mixes up vintage ska, cutting-edge drum ‘n’ bass, hip-hop sampling, and loved-up vibes, effortlessly.
“It was like a stream of consciousness,” says Ashley Beedle, who along with Rocky, Diesel, Dave Hill, engineer Marc Woolford, and keyboard wizardette, Uschi Classen, made up the family band. “It was all…
