Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On Roberta Flack Mash Down Birmingham stands as

Mash Down Birmingham stands as both a vital historical document and a clear corrective to any lingering doubts about the band’s musicianship

Released as a non-album single in 1996 in between his self-titled second album and its highly acclaimed follow-up Either/Or

and the projects they inspired

experimental electronics and minimalist dance

Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On Roberta Flack Mash Down Birmingham stands asReleased: 10 12 21 There's a Riot Goin' On is emblematic of a comedown. A comedown from the high optimism of the 60's. A comedown from the spiritual awakening. A comedown from the sexual revolution. A comedown from the creative union that had reached its zenith in Woodstock, 1969. No one personified that comedown like Sly Stone. The record was recorded between 1970 and 1971 in the throws of a dependence on cocaine and PCP. The album was recorded and