Comments on: makasound inna yard

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:25:12 +0000

Second quick-follow up, as I (finally) head home: Horace Andy’s Spying Glass. WOW. Best thing I’ve heard in some time.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:10:02 +0000

sweet — i’ve had that one on my iPod forever but never really gave it a good listen. i’ll def. do that today!

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:11:03 +0000

Quick follow up: I don’t usually like reggae from the late 70s or early 80s. It typically sounds — to me, at least — like a thinner, weaker, safer version of early 70s roots music. But I really like the Wayne Jarrett disc. The light “space-age” touches enliven the songs nicely, and I like some of the odd instrumentation, like the flute that bobs just at the surface level of “Darling Your Eyes.”

Anyway, it’s a good disc.

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:16:51 +0000

Wow; I’ve totally overlooked Wackies. I just downloaded the Horace Andy disc and Wayne Jarrett’s Showcase, Vol. I. I love the slightly sinister sound on Dance Hall Style.

Wackies seems like a great label (and easy on my downloads, with each disc having only six songs). Thanks!

By: joe

joe — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:51:41 +0000

The Wackies doesnt overlap with that stuff too much — the comps are kind of spotty. I'd go with Horace Andy Dance Hall Style or the Lovejoys' Lovers Rock/Showcase. And i'll totally get on a Pressure Sounds post soon...

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:10:58 +0000

Actually, I hadn’t heard of the Wackies. The AMG description on eMusic says that the Basic Channel label released a bunch of Wackies material earlier this decade. I’ve already downloaded from eMusic the Rythym & Sound disc. Would the Wackies Compilations be duplicative?

Oddly enough, I think of Pressure Sounds as a dubby label, but maybe because I’ve mostly been exposed to its Keith Hudson discs (Brand and Nuh Skin Up), which are both dubs. I’d love to see a 17 Dots post recommending Pressure Sounds’ more rootsy offerings.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 23 May 2007 00:29:09 +0000

hey -

my comments keep getting eaten.

i dont know why Pressure Sounds (barley) edges out B&F for me — maybe because i think of B&F as more dubby while Pressure Sounds hits my roots/”sleng teng” sweet spot. Both are great labels, tho, no contest. I also really like Wackies – you?

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Tue, 22 May 2007 20:47:13 +0000

“Like the [i]equally[/i] excellent Blood & Fire and Pressure Sounds. . . .” (emphasis added). Hmmmm. To me, Blood & Fire stands head-and-shoulders above other reggae reissue labels (and I like Pressure Sounds quite a bit).

Still, thanks for the recommendation. I love the reggae posts. I downloaded the Carl Harvey disc.