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ALBUM REVIEWS 161 - 170 |
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ANDREW DIAMOND - DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH |
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worked as a sound engineer in Jamaica for
two years, toured with the Itals, is the
official opening act for the Prezident Brown
tour of 2007/2008, now comes with an
all-star list of true Reggae legends playing
on his début album and even a DUB mixed by
none other than the mighty Scientist
himself.
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MEDITATIONS - I LOVE JAH |
| When
you put on this album for the first time,
not knowing what it is, you would probably
think that you would be listening to another
Black Ark recording.
But then, if you listen to the music
itself, you would hear that the music is in
fact heavily influenced by a style called
"Rub a Dub": and the Black Ark
isn't that known to record that kind of
Reggae Music.
In fact, Lee Perry had already burned
down his Black Ark studio at the time of
this recording.
So, what's the deal?
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ERNEST HOO-KIM - VITAL DUB |
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brothers Ernest and Joe Hoo-Kim entered the
Jamaican Music Industry through their works
with Jukeboxes and "one-armed
bandits". They would soon become
synonymous with some of the hardest Rockers
Reggae in the history of Reggae.
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GLADIATORS - TRENCHTOWN MIX-UP |
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story of the Gladiators is in many ways a
mini-version of the story of Reggae Music
and it starts with the name: nobody really
knows the man who came up with the idea.
It was back in the 1960's, when founder
Albert Griffiths was talking with someone
who had just seen the movie "Ben Hur"
and suggested the name
"Gladiators" to him.
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RITA MARLEY - WHO FEELS IT KNOWS IT |
| Backing
vocals are one of (Reggae) music's secrets.
They are actually among the most difficult
disciplines in the skill of singing. Most of
the time, backing vocals are in the back of
the mix, and so the talents are not often
noticed for what they are.
Who Feels It Knows It makes up that
injustice. Listening to the album will
reveal the talented voice of Rita Marley as
she rides from one riddim to the next. And
she does so, with the same skill as the
musical works recorded by the musicians.
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ISRAEL VIBRATION - FEELIN' IRIE (CD SINGLE) |
| There
was a time, in which it was kind of a trend
to release Riddim CD's: albums that
would only carry one riddim, performed by
different vocalists.
In a way, you could see this CD Single in
that category. But there are differences,
too. These differences could all in
themselves be reasons to buy the album.
Let's mention three.
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U ROY - RIGHT TIME ROCKERS - THE LOST ALBUM |
| In
Reggae Music, it can be that an artist's
finest works is hidden in some archive, or
even lost. And with Right Time Rockers - The
Lost Album we have an example of such a
collection.
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UB40 - PRESENT ARMS IN DUB |
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band's name was taken from an unemployment
benefit form, a thing which had to be filled
in by the many unemployed. It was the same
in the mid-west of the UK, where the band
originated from.
They started to record and play music, in
their own way. The father of the band's lead
singer was a well-known folk singer, and so
UB40's music was definitely Reggae, but with
a different touch.
And that touch turned out to be a crucial
touch, for the band became not only very
popular, they reached a super-stardom until
this very day in march 2007.
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LUCIANO - GREAT CONTROVERSY |
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is often said, that Luciano's voice is very
similar to that of the crown prince of
Reggae, Dennis Brown. And indeed, the
similarity is there in a pretty obvious way.
But to leave it at that, is to do injustice
to Luciano.
The brother is a very conscious Rastaman,
his works are original and without
mentioning the similarity with Dennis Brown,
there's too much reasons to check out
Luciano in themselves.
So let's get into that, shall we?
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FATMAN RIDDIM SECTION - SAME SONG DUB |
| (Part
of the) Fatman Riddim Section is also known
as part of the Inner Circle. The name speaks
volumes, and not only about the members'
appearances. The music is just as fat and
perhaps even fatter than the tracks released
under the name "Inner Circle".
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