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A heady cocktail of dub rhythms, island vibes, spoken word and his own sweetly melodic topline, Outta Sync is exactly what youd anticipate a Don Letts artist project to sound like. Its also notable as one of a few songs that can introduce such a storied life within a single verse: Now, because of my duality, raised on pop and bass, didnt really bother me, cause its all about the taste, Im the vinyl generation, and thats how I got my start, combining clothes and music, and turn it into art.

The irony is that Letts hadnt really intended to make music of his own. But then lockdown hit and his old friend, producer extraordinaire, fellow dub aficionado and Killing Joke bassist Youth encouraged him to give it a go, even sending him some basslines to work from

The pair ended up working together for nine months, navigating both lockdown and Letts arkestral vision. The result is Letts debut solo album, which is set to emerge next year.

The guest vocalists.

Terry Hall appears on two tracks, and the final track is sung by Flaming Lips Wayne Coyne.

Theyre also joined by Hollie Cook, who Letts knows via her time in The Slits and her dad, Paul, the ex-Pistols drummer. Zoe Devlin Love, the co-vocalist with whom he wrote Situationist a song Letts describes appreciatively as a lifesaver on the record, delivering that oomph when it needs it.

Last but not least is Honor Letts, aka Letts second youngest daughter.

So concluded (sort of) Don Letts at the end (nearly) of last years best selling autobiography, There and Black Again. The musician (Big Audio Dynamite kind) DJ (party kind), film director (Grammy winning kind), radio broadcaster (BBC 6Music kind) is finally getting round to the one creative endeavour hes not yet pursued.