baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
I started this thread over on ILM a while back, and got precious little response. Maybe it's a bad question, or perhaps people over here will be more qualified to give answers - in the wake of the reggae producers thread, I tend towards the latter. Let's see:
"Finding myself a little bored by searching out 'seminal' roots reggae, only to find it 80% of the time adhering to the same overall sound with minor variations (I love that sound, but.....), I'm on the prowl for more singular examples of reggae in the roots era, tracks that are strikingly different from the sonic norm, or suggest some unexplored furrow of 70s/early 80s Jamaican music.
My preliminary suggestions(apologies if they verge on the obscure):
The Vulcans - Star Trek
The Upsetters - Long Sentence
Both synth driven science-fiction instrumental reggae;
The Upsetters- Bird in Hand
Ricky and Bunny - Bush Weed Corn Trash
Both with a sound that sounds way more devotional/earthy/spiritual (forget the subject matter of the second track)than the oft-quoted Abyssinians or late Ethiopians. Yabby You is another good one in this vein.
King Tubby and Harry Mudie - various dubs
STRINGS!!
Impact Allstars - Easy Come Dub
Santic Allstars - Shooter Dub
Crazy FX and synth driven dub that provides relief from the (albeit brilliant) 'normal' King Tubby sound."
"Finding myself a little bored by searching out 'seminal' roots reggae, only to find it 80% of the time adhering to the same overall sound with minor variations (I love that sound, but.....), I'm on the prowl for more singular examples of reggae in the roots era, tracks that are strikingly different from the sonic norm, or suggest some unexplored furrow of 70s/early 80s Jamaican music.
My preliminary suggestions(apologies if they verge on the obscure):
The Vulcans - Star Trek
The Upsetters - Long Sentence
Both synth driven science-fiction instrumental reggae;
The Upsetters- Bird in Hand
Ricky and Bunny - Bush Weed Corn Trash
Both with a sound that sounds way more devotional/earthy/spiritual (forget the subject matter of the second track)than the oft-quoted Abyssinians or late Ethiopians. Yabby You is another good one in this vein.
King Tubby and Harry Mudie - various dubs
STRINGS!!
Impact Allstars - Easy Come Dub
Santic Allstars - Shooter Dub
Crazy FX and synth driven dub that provides relief from the (albeit brilliant) 'normal' King Tubby sound."