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Under Mi Sleng Teng – The Dawning Of Digital Reggae
(Trojan 2007)
Early digital ragga round-up to irk the purists, but delight everyone else.
Yes, it’s confusing that the term ‘Dancehall’ is applied to both Jah-fearing reggae records played by full band, and others that sound like someone shouting rudely over the noises from a game of Pong. The difference is a 1985 single by Wayne Smith called Under Mi Sleng Teng. A gibbering, percolating, ultra-catchy spliff song which was famously created by accident when singer Noel Bailey was experimenting with a Casio drum machine, it opened the floodgates for reggae songs created, and made more rhythmically crazed, by synthetic means. Not that the human touch was lost, and as this all-quality sampler demonstrates, the raw, computerised tracks by the likes of Tenor Saw, Nitty Gritty and Admiral Bailey were more about refreshing reggae than burying it, though the absence of lyrics about God is a welcome novelty. Notable fact: pictured on the inner sleeve is callipygian scenester luminary Carlene The Dancehall Queen, who now works as a mortician.
Ian Harrison
Posted by Danny_Eccleston at 6:00 AM GMT 21/01/2008
Further Listening
Various - The Biggest Dancehall Anthems 1979-1982 Vol.1 (Greensleeves)
Various – Dynamite! Dancehall Style (Soul Jazz)
Various – Ragga Ragga Ragga! Volume 4 (Greensleeves)
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