Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod the Mod finds his solo footing, headed for stardom, with the Faces in his wake.
6:00 AM GMT 22/06/2011
Features Disc of the day
Various
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)
Previous Disc of the day
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Earl Brutus - Larky
Last salvo of Ginsters Pasty-Warholism from Britpop ramraiders.
12:04 PM GMT 08/06/2011
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Loudon Wainwright - T-Shirt
An overlooked small wonder from an unpredictable career.
6:00 AM GMT 03/06/2011
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Landscape - From The Tea-rooms Of Mars… To The Hell-holes Of Uranus
Dry computer club Futurists, upon hitting implausible chart paydirt.
6:00 AM GMT 17/05/2011
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Causa Sui - Summer Sessions Vol 1-3
Epic Danish jams, for when the neighbours get you down.
6:00 AM GMT 12/05/2011
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Everyone I know appreciates my love of reggae, but when we switch to dancehall, they just cant get it. Dont tell em, fine, but as soon as Ragga or dancehall are mentioned its "Get this ish off!" Maybe im not alone!!
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Various.. May I repost it? :)
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