Be Where I Be [CD]

With more than 5 years of shows and two releases under their belt,Judah Johnson still feel like they're starting from scratch. Their newalbum, Be Where I Be, is less a statement of a new direction than asample of every stage of the band's development; yet it's also an attemptto pretend their past never happened. The album is a dream ofsomething organic and colorful overtaking the machine. An imaginaryplace where the roots of Jamaican dub and the ruined futurism of 70sBerlin meet. Its title, like a Zen koan in jive, is an invitation toexperience the depth of emotion and ideas the band has invested intotheir mu sic. It's an admission that even 21st century life is not entirelyapocalyptic. Be Where I Be is the sound of reconciliation. It's the end ofa debate. Standard Jewel Case.