- LP
- Recommended
Ice
Each Man Makes His Destiny
Strut
- Cat No.: STRUT 296LP
- 2025-11-04
Making its official vinyl debut for the very first time, this buried treasure of 1973 Afro-funk gets a remastered reissue. Formed in 1970 in Long Island, New York as The Bobby Boyd Congress, the group relocated to France in 1971 and began weaving African-derived chants and rhythms into their funk — the result being their debut under the name Ice, "Each Man Makes His Own Destiny."
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They operated under a great many aliases, including The Lafayette Afro Rock Band, Crispy & Co and Sweet Exorcist, and even scored a hit in Japan as Captain Dax with "Dr. Beezar, Soul Frankenstein." They also played on "Candy Girl," the ultra-rare, promo-only jazz-funk date by jazz composer Mal Waldron, known as an accompanist to Billie Holiday, and ...Read more in later years backed countless disco productions. Here, an early gem from this legendary band returns to print — a psychedelic, funky exploration that marks the very point where 1970s black music and European funk crossed paths.