Israel and New Breed - Live from Another Level

Live from Another Level
Integrity Gospel

Get ready to be taken to Another Level in praise and worship with Israel and New Breed.  This is the third release from this group, recorded live in November 2003 in Decatur, Georgia at Total Grace Christian Centre.  Live from Another Level is a musical mélange of R&B, reggae, rock, Latin and contemporary music poured into a two-disc project that is sure to satisfy praise and worship fans all over the world.

The first disc, conveniently titled Level 1, opens by inviting everyone to Come in from the Outside.  A musical fanfare of live horns and a screaming audience sets the atmosphere about what to expect for this praise session.  You can’t help but raise your hands as Israel tells everyone to praise the Lord, no matter who you are.  There’s no reason to be ashamed.  He then goes into a reggae mode stating that we’re a generation created to give God praise and adoration.  A very catchy tune… and this is only the first song!

Philippians 4:4 tells everyone to rejoice in the Lord.  The next track is the first radio single released for this project – Again I Say Rejoice.  This high-energy tune written by Israel and Aaron Lindsey will have you dancing around in praise.  And in case you didn’t get enough the first time, the reprise kicks in right after inviting you again to praise the name of the Lord.

Israel and New Breed takes you on a trip to South Africa with All Around.  Reminding listeners that God’s love is all around us, the South African rhythms will draw you in as he tells all the nations to sing and shout.  The jubilation continues with the medley You’ve Made Me Glad/Who is Like the Lord. 

The first song is a Latin‑influenced song co-written by Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey and Cindy Cruse Ratcliff (the worship leader at Lakewood Church, where Houghton attends in Texas).  This mixes perfectly with Who is Like the Lord, taken from Israel’s first project, A New Season.  It then goes right into I Hear the Sound, New Breed’s anthem they have been singing across the country.  Towards the end, New Breed lets everyone know it’s not a black thing, or a white thing or a color thing, but it’s a Kingdom thing.  Then it goes into rock-flavored fusion similar to a war cry declaring that we’re takin’ it back… powerful stuff.