If King Tubby pretty much invented dub, it was Scientist who really elevated it as an art form. Pushing the more modern studio equipment to…
Tag: Jamaica
17/10/2018: “Shine Eye Gal” by Black Uhuru
Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare are two of the most famous names in reggae. Sly Dunbar plays drums, and Robbie Shakespeare plays bass guitar. So…
08/10/2018: “The Slaughter” by Cutty Ranks
Cutty Ranks is a hugely prolific Dancehall deejay, who was especially massive from the late 80s to the late 90s. His badboy style, with a…
28/09/2018: “Looks Is Deceiving” by The Gladiators
The Gladiators are a classic Roots Reggae band, and classic Roots is exactly what this song is. The subject matter is conscious, with a selection…
03/09/2018: “We A De Rasta” by Israel Vibration
A lot of bands have interesting stories. Nevertheless, the story of Israel Vibration is especially interesting. They all had polio when they were kids, and…
17/08/2018: “Thank You Lord” by Bob Marley & The Wailers
A lot of Bob Marley’s early stuff was recorded in the studios of early 70s Jamaica. As I said in the “Trench Town Rock” post,…
09/08/2018: “Spar With Me” by Toyan
This tune is absolutely relentless! Produced by the label Volcano’s legendary Henry “Junjo” Lawes, this is Toyan toasting over the classic “I’m Not Getting Crazy”…
21/07/2018: “Trenchtown Rock by Bob Marley & The Wailers
“One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain…” Trenchtown Rock is one of Bob Marley’s more famous songs, and the above…
01/07/2018: “Trickster” by Johnny Osbourne
Johnny Osbourne is one of my favourite dancehall singers. What’s more, he cut his teeth in the era where dancehall was emerging, and the sound…
12/06/2018: “Fisherman Dub” by Lee “Scratch” Perry
Scratch Perry is something of a mad genius. His whole style can be a bit incomprehensible. But the prodigious output that Perry and his studio…