After unarchiving not one but two `90s sets by Ambient Warrior, Isle Of Jura continue their collaboration with the duo’s  co-founder, Ronnie Lion, and now issue the Brixton-based musician’s own debut, Spanish Town. Just like the Ambient Warrior stuff, the nine new tracks, while rooted in reggae, mix a multitude of influences to “create a borderless music”, reflecting London’s cultural melting pot. While each piece is distinct, the set provides a pretty seamless 30 / 40 minutes. Tunes fall into the lighter, and darker, with Naranja Colina being a fine example of the former. Its stride made perkier with a rub of Romany violin. Alligator Pond too has more spring in its step. Its percussion phased and filtered in places. The Reunion incorporates Oriental, sharp shamisen, tones. Central Village adds echoed melodica blasts. Whistling sound effects and fleeting organ flashes sugar Grants Pen Steppers. The drums everywhere sound live, and come care of veteran session man, Winston Williams aka Horseman, whose previously smashed those syncopated skins for names such as Jah Shaka and Mad Professor. Everything also features Sean Wilkinson’s serious 6-string dexterity. His Spanish leaning licks inspiring the album’s title. Like Music For Dreams’ Jacob Gurevitsch, but riding a digi-dub groove, there’s such virtuosity on show that each track is effectively a guitar solo. Ronnie’s bass-lines, though, largely supply a slow sleepy siesta strut. A stoned samba through treacle, like the Sabres Of Paradise’s on an elegantly wasted last skank. Hombre Peligroso is a dread flamenco dance, a score for tales of revenge and doomed romance. Peace Chalice pulls in a Middle Eastern melody, further flavouring, spicing the Wilmoth Houdini meets Weatherall, Jagz, and Burns-esque Caribbean calypso voodoo.

Ronnie Lion’s Spanish Town is out now on Isle Of Jura.