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Archive for the 'reggae' Category
14th September, 2009 | 21 views
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I like a bit of dancehall ‘cept that I have about three records that could be described as such and I don’t tend to hear an great deal going about my day-to-day life but I heard this at a night out in Brixton, a likely place as any to hear it. Simple track, driven by the relentless half-rapped/half-sung delivery over the basic track in the background.
14th July, 2009 | 33 views
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Deep brooding low frequency dub tone on this stand-out track from their 1999 album, Big World Small World, Bristol bass in the place. Head nodders of the green leaf, lay down your pipes and STEP UP!
*PLEASE NOTE* In order to gain the full flava of the bass, use headphones or hook your computer up to your stereo otherwise you just won’t “get” it.
14th May, 2009 | 26 views
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Trippy Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry production during the same rich period where he produced The Heptones (see this blog post) and enhanced perfectly by the plaintive falsetto of Junior Murvin. A phat 12″ vinyl pressing that begs to be played loud on as big a system as one can muster, so as to get lost in the subtle nuances of Perry’s production techniques.
11th May, 2009 | 31 views
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The song originally a hit for Ray Charles (written by Percy Mayfield) but reggae-fied by Big Youth, with his deejay delivery.
8th May, 2009 | 116 views
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Marianne Faithfull in full rant mode, dispensing obscenities on the theme of sexual jealously with a ‘new’ voice affected by years of substance abuse. Unsurprisingly, it caused some controversy at the time that included a ban in Australia and a walk out by female packers at the pressing plant; it certainly pulls no punches. However the spoken word/’rap’ lyrics complement the laidback bass and reggae rock stylings.
