Introspective/Melancholy Dancehall

Aww Nein · Nov 27, 2009

hey, just here to request some tunes/knowlege on this sort of tip, im looking for some dancehall (or related sub genres/jamaican music) with a more melancholy or introspective feel, something to contrast the most of what ive heard (the more pumped or incredibly sexual stuff).

heard this the other day and it made me think of this side of things, so any feedbad would be appreciated!

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(also loving the fake car in the video)

routes · Nov 28, 2009

boo · Nov 28, 2009

zhao · Nov 28, 2009

^^ lololol wtf?

Vybz tune is nice. Movado ain't doin it for this thread.

couldn't find a youtube of this one.

bruno · Nov 28, 2009

the tapes on jahtari have kind of taciturn stuff, side b of warriors dance comes to mind, i'm not sure if that is the kind of thing you're looking for (quietly fades into background).

2010 · Nov 29, 2009

philblackpool · Nov 29, 2009

Ah yeah...VC...nearly went into my top 100 of the decade... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendId=40058763

mms · Nov 29, 2009

hmm it's usually on one drops and the more conscious stuff you'll hear alot of melancholy and introspectiveness, there is a bit of a split along those lines really.
there is that track moses cry by beenie man that's basically him worrying about his faith, that's not a reggae thing.

philblackpool · Nov 29, 2009

This one by TOK is surely one of the mawko-reggae moments of the decade?!

mms · Nov 29, 2009

yh that riddims a sad one..

routes · Nov 29, 2009

zhao said:
Movado ain't doin it for this thread.

well i posted it so i obviously disagree. but thanks for the thought. also, it's Mavado.

hope u like it anyway, Aww Nein. it's been a bit of an anfum for me.

it seems work on both sides of the split that MMS mentions. the duality of 'the rock' means the lyric is both jahcentric/conscious and druggy/gangster. it's obviously got a minor-key uplifting melancholy in the voices but the latter lyrical interpretation lends a dark introspective undertow to what is basically a banger...and i love the skittery militaryish snares in the mission riddim.

also, i thought it fun to even out the gully/gaza ting in the thread's first reply.. get it out the way, yknaa..

baboon2004 · Nov 30, 2009

Was going to say TOK, but Phil got there first.

The Chrome Riddim (2004-ish) I always thought was brilliant in this vein - there's a great Ce'cile cut on it I can't recall the name of right now.

boyalive · Nov 30, 2009

pretty old school but such sad voices & tough riddim. Love this tune so much.

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Client Eastwood · Nov 30, 2009

Mostly old stuff but some newer stuff was mentioned towards the end of this thread

http://www.dissensus.com/showthread.php?t=7315&highlight=deep+reggae

crofton · Nov 30, 2009

off the top of my head i would recommend this ...

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philblackpool · Nov 30, 2009

I seem to remember some good ones on the same riddim as The Bombing, but I can't be bothered to go in the loft for the tape...from memory, I think Goldfinger said there was someone's version called "The Robbing" which was too controversial to play?!

crofton · Nov 30, 2009

that's interesting, i've not heard any other stuff on that riddim. i'm not normally a big fan of elephant man but the bombing is a good tune.

minikomi · Nov 30, 2009

There is definitely a lot that's good along this strain.... Will put more thought into it when I get a chance

not dancehall as such but the crystal woman riddim really touched me when it first dropped... Lutan fyah and Anthony b cuts particularly. Unfortunately the megamixes on YouTube are a bit clangy!

BareBones · Dec 1, 2009

droid · Dec 1, 2009

crofton said:
that's interesting, i've not heard any other stuff on that riddim. i'm not normally a big fan of elephant man but the bombing is a good tune.

The Riddim is martial arts. Best tune on it is karate by Sizzla. Shabba and Frisco cuts are nice too.

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