All That's Written Is Not So

Sixty-two minutes of Horace Andy for your listening pleasure, proof if needed that I don't need a birth, marriage or untimely passing to celebrate a great artist.

Horace Keith Hinds turned 74 in February and is as vital as ever, not least a stunning live performance with Massive Attack at last year's ACT 1.5 event in Bristol and a brace of Adrian Sherwood-produced albums, Midnight Rockets and Midnight Scorchers.

It was Massive Attack's Blue Lines album that was my proper introduction to Horace Andy's music, and I've been trying to keep pace since, with his extensive back catalogue and prolific contemporary recordings.

This 14-song can't hope to be comprehensive, and leans heavily on collaborations from this century, though it easily demonstrates how consistently brilliant Horace has been throughout his career and why he's considered a giant in the genre.

1) Control Yourself (Single Version By Horace Hinds): Horace Andy (1978)

2) Careful (Album Version By Adrian Sherwood): Horace Andy (2022)

3) Money Money (Remix By Tad A. Dawkins & Sylvan Morris): Horace Andy (1980)

4) (Exchange) (Version): Massive Attack ft. Horace Andy (1998)

5) Just Say Who (Gaudi Rootikal Remix By Daniele Gaudi): Almamegretta ft. Horace Andy (2008)

6) Babylon You Lose: Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle (2008)

7) Airbag (Cover of Radiohead): Easy Star All-Stars ft. Horace Andy (2006)

8) If I (Album Version By Horace Hinds & Everton Da Silva): Horace Andy (1977)

9) Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Album Version By Mad Professor) (Cover of The Temptations): Horace Andy (1997)

10) Girl I Love You (Album Version): Massive Attack ft. Horace Andy (2010)

11) Fly High (Album Version By Howie B.): Two Culture Clash ft. Howie B. & Horace Andy (2004)

12) Skylarking (Album Version): Horace Andy + Sly & Robbie (2006)

13) Racing Away (Album Version By Duncan Bridgeman & Jamie Catto): 1 Giant Leap ft. Grant Lee Phillips & Horace Andy (2002)

14) Hymn Of The Big Wheel (Album Version By Massive Attack & Jonny Dollar): Massive Attack ft. Horace Andy, Mikey General & Neneh Cherry (1991)

1977: In The Light: 8

1980: Showcase: 3

1991: Blue Lines: 14

1997: Good Vibes: 1

1997: Roots And Branches: 9

1998: Mezzanine: 4

2001: 1 Giant Leap: 13

2004: Two Culture Clash: 11

2006: Livin' It Up: 12

2006: Radiodread: 7

2008: Inspiration Information: 6

2008: Vulgus: 5

2010: Heligoland: 10

2022: Midnight Rocker: 2

All That's Written Is Not So (1:02:39) (KF) (Mega)