A Sense of Dread
| A Sense of Dread | |
| Created by: | johnny_luddite |
| Tracks: | 10 |
| Length: | 00:56:08 |
| Keywords |
1. reggae 2. dreadlocks 3. rastafari |
| Created on | 6/18/09 7:47pm |
| Level | 2 |
| Points | 1292 |
| Total visitors | 20 |
| Unique visitors | 11 |
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Some lovely old reggae. I have been making mixtapes for myself to convalesce to and I have really wanted to put together a Reggae CD for some time now. I got into Reggae in the early 70s and this mix reflects the kind of stuff I listened to back in the day.
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| 1 | Peter Tosh : Legalize It |
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A wonderful ganja filled plea from the former Wailer
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Track 1 from The Essential Peter Tosh
Length: 00:04:38 |
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A wonderful ganja filled plea from the former Wailer SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Burning Spear : African Postman |
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Hypnotic and classic, the African Postman brings "I and I a telegram"
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Track 2 from Hail H.I.M
Length: 00:04:28 |
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Hypnotic and classic, the African Postman brings "I and I a telegram" SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Dennis Brown : Wolf & Leopard |
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Dennis Brown mixed devotional and political material with dancehall hits. This has elements of all three, a tremendous dub version of his local hit 'Wolf & Leopard'. Unl;ike many dub tracks the original track is here pretty much in it's entirety, but surrounded by expanded dub sections.
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Track 3 from 12 inch white label single
Length: 00:07:17 |
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Dennis Brown mixed devotional and political material with dancehall hits. This has elements of all three, a tremendous dub version of his local hit 'Wolf & Leopard'. Unl;ike many dub tracks the original track is here pretty much in it's entirety, but surrounded by expanded dub sections. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Steel Pulse : Babylon The Bandit |
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Uk Reggae band, out of Handsworth, Birmingham. A lot of their material dealt with the facts of life for Afro-Carribeans in the UK at that time. They weree also kick-ass live.
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Track 4 from Smash Hits
Length: 00:05:02 Year: 1993 |
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Uk Reggae band, out of Handsworth, Birmingham. A lot of their material dealt with the facts of life for Afro-Carribeans in the UK at that time. They weree also kick-ass live. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Eek A Mouse : Wa Do Dem |
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Eeek (named after a speech bubble in a 'Tom & Jerry' comic strip)toasts over some very chipper dub.
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Track 5 from At His Best
Length: 00:06:44 |
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Eeek (named after a speech bubble in a 'Tom & Jerry' comic strip)toasts over some very chipper dub. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Bob Marley & The Wailers : Stir It Up |
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Had to put on a key track from my favorite Marley album, 'Catch A Fire', his first for Island records. It was between this and the sublime 'Concrete Jungle'
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Track 6 from Catch a Fire
Length: 00:05:34 Year: 1973 |
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Had to put on a key track from my favorite Marley album, 'Catch A Fire', his first for Island records. It was between this and the sublime 'Concrete Jungle' SHOW LESS
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| 7 | The Ethiopians : Hong Kong Flu |
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Back to 1970 and that Ska/Reggae crossover stuff. The Ethiopians still exist, I believe. This is very wonderful. Maybe they could do a 2009 Swine Flu remix.
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Track 7 from Woman Capture Man
Length: 00:02:36 Year: 1970 |
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Back to 1970 and that Ska/Reggae crossover stuff. The Ethiopians still exist, I believe. This is very wonderful. Maybe they could do a 2009 Swine Flu remix. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Lee "Scratch" Perry & the Upsetters : City Too Hot |
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Crazy horns, a rock steady beat and a distinctive voice on top and it has to be Lee Perry. In the late 60s and early 70s what reggae got released in England was via the Trojan label. A lot of my early reggae records were Trojan UK releases.
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Track 8 from Reggae Legends 2
Length: 00:08:37 |
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Crazy horns, a rock steady beat and a distinctive voice on top and it has to be Lee Perry. In the late 60s and early 70s what reggae got released in England was via the Trojan label. A lot of my early reggae records were Trojan UK releases. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Third World : Try Jah Love |
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I was going to pick a Third world track that had not been used here, but this wonderful cut was the one that fit
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Track 9 from Reggae Ambassadors
Length: 00:06:52 Year: 1983 |
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I was going to pick a Third world track that had not been used here, but this wonderful cut was the one that fit SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Toots &The Maytals : Time Enough |
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Toots waxes lyrical on the nature of time. I always thought the Maytals were as important to the development of reggae as The Wailers but what do I know!
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Track 10 from Pressure Drop
Length: 00:04:20 |
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Toots waxes lyrical on the nature of time. I always thought the Maytals were as important to the development of reggae as The Wailers but what do I know! SHOW LESS
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Team Robot - First Place
im sorry to say that as a genre i just dont "get" reggae.. maybe hearing more of its foundation could change that?
8/11/09 4:57pm
The One Year Anniversary Badge
I know I prefer Toots & The Maytals.
6/20/09 8:25pm
The 250th Album Badge
I just discovered eek a mouse a few months ago. Nice mix. Do you like August Pablo as well?
6/19/09 5:38pm
The Yay! Badge VII
I totally agree about the importance of The Maytals. I am excited to see them perform this August. Great mix. Makes me want to break out my Reggae collection. Cheers.
6/19/09 7:55am
