TERRY LYNN debut album 'Kingstonlogic 2.0'
Released on Phree Music on 13th April 2009 February 27, 2009, 10:07 PM Views: 464
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 ‘Kingstonlogic 2.0’, the debut album from Terry Lynn, captures an alternate look at Jamaican culture with the brutal honesty of a camera's lens. Her lyrical revolution is a powerful call for change matched by an equally brilliant musical backdrop, and the unflinching photography of The Afflicted Yard, creating a project unlike anything ever heard from the island. The album is a fascinating commentary on life in Jamaica, tackling issues of social injustice, poverty and crime, with a sincere and optimistic hope that better must come. It opens with the title track and debut single weaving a rapid-fire story through the streets of Kingston's problematic gun culture and struggle for survival, while playing on the lyrical flow of Daft Punk's ‘Technologic’ -for which the duo kindly gave their blessing. The album closes with the redemptive prayer of ‘Rivers of Babylon’ featuring the late Brent Dowe recorded in the legendary Studio One itself. In between, Terry slams materialism on ‘Consumers’, takes on political and police corruption on ‘IMF and ‘The System’, affirms her steadfast ability to overcome her city's hurdles on ‘Streetlife’ and reveals her story telling prowess on "Screaming in the Night". It’s a powerful piece of work - the lyrics are brutally honest but thought provoking, insightful and real. Terry believes that the only way to truly evoke change is to first draw attention to a problem directly and honestly. Her lyrics speak for themselves, they have a depth of perspective on the issues that affect her, yet manage to transcend the island of Jamaica. Terry is not a political activist, nor spokesperson for anyone other than herself…she simply offers her hopes and point of view to draw attention to the conditions in which she lives, inner-city Kingston - a city burdened with the highest per-capita murder rate in the world. Ask her why she's photographed with a gun, she'll ask you why Kingston should have a higher murder rate than Baghdad, and thank you for the media platform that the photo just created. The ninth of nine children and only girl in her family, Terry grew up a tomboy. It was a tough upbringing in the tough neighbourhood of Waterhouse. She found escape via her favourite hobby of lyrically clashing with guys selling produce in the crowded markets and arcades of Kingston, taking on and destroying all comers. She met producer and creative partner Phred in this environment and they bonded over a common goal of doing things differently and challenging the system of what defines Jamaican music. Terry agreed to take the years needed to create something entirely different, working outside the repetitive system of pogo-stick dancehall. Phred would send Terry new sounds encouraging her to write openly and instinctively about the life swirling around her, while re-working songs with international producers such as Switzerland's Wildlife! and France's Olivier Giacomotto. During the process he met with Peter Dean Rickards of The Afflicted Yard, and realising Afflicted images as the visual equivalent of Terry’s lyrics, connected their individual talents to paint a realistic picture of day to day life in Jamaica. Afflicted provides all imagery for the project. ‘Kingstonlogic’, the teaser video, is comprised of a series of Afflicted stills representing every word in the song resulting in a powerful audio visual message. The full length motion video is imminent. 'The System' video was shot in a rural Jamaican slaughterhouse, an analogy of the seemingly inescapable cycle of violence in Kingston. Terry Lynn is the real deal. An amazing talent destined to be one of the brightest stars of 2009.
“I believe in love and life itself. I am not trying to incite or condone violence in anyway. If you see me in a picture with a gun, it’s a satirical picture of the environment in which I grew up. All this is reflected upon us because of a system which I wish not to be a part of. I want to spread a positive message with my music and believe wisdom and understanding cannot be bought or sold.” Terry Lynn
Last edited by jack s : March 19, 2009 at 10:59 PM.
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TERRY LYNN RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE 'KINGSTONLOGIC'