| Bovell, Dennis / Mek It Run |
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| Album: | Mek It Run | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Bovell, Dennis | Added: | Dec 2012 | |
| Label: | Pressure Sounds | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-12-29 | Pull Date: | 2013-03-03 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Feb 3 | Jan 13 | Jan 6 | Dec 30 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 31, 2013: | New World Disorder Mek It Run (Run Rasta Run) | 4. | Jan 11, 2013: | The Songsmith Show After The Storm | |
| 2. | Feb 02, 2013: | New World Disorder Vargen (Dub For Basboosa) | 5. | Jan 05, 2013: | New World Disorder Vargen (Dub For Basboosa) | |
| 3. | Jan 12, 2013: | New World Disorder Vargen (Dub For Basboosa) | 6. | Dec 29, 2012: | New World Disorder Regole Pas |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2012-12-25 | ||
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Dennis Bovell – Mek it Run Reviewed by Sadie O., 12/25/12 Thick, gooey Roots Rock Reggae Dub from the British master producer and bassist. Bovell’s credits are serious and decades long – from Linton Kwesi Johnson to Bananarama and the Slits. He’s dubbed up some tracks from the 70’s and 80’s, and lo, it is good. Only two tracks with vocals – tracks 9 and 13. Really fine, fine dub. 1. 3:43 ***slow super-dub with randome noises, howls, nitrous-like reverb. 2. 2:40 ***a bit downtempo, with slight bits of old vocals, grunty bass bits. 3. 4:17 ***midtempo rock steady feel, horn section. 4. 3:45 ***midtempo pretty chimes and bass grunts – gnarly! 5. 4:01 ***jaunty, but disjointed, midtempo. 6. 3:34 ***underwater horns! Midtempo hip-wiggler. 7. 3:49 ****slow, blatty, rubbery, with horns and poinks. 8. 3:47 ***uptempo with percussion and randomosity and bits of bebop sax. 9. 3:37 ***goofy yell, big drum build-up, nice midtempo dub with a bit of nyahbinghi feel and a lot of I-Roy. 10. 3:36 ***instrumental version of the previous track, handdrums. 11. 3:45 ***upbeat but glitchy, with flutes flying by occasionally. 12. 3:55 ****great combo of chimes and bass grunts, upbeat, with disturbing little human laughs. 13. 4:47 ***midtempo, jittery, feat. I-Roy toasting and singing “Down by the Riverside”. 14. 4:45 ***dub of previous track, midtempo, upbeat, lots of drum and bass. 15. 3:14 ***slow and swingy with happy horns. 16. 5:05 ****sirens, slow dub with lots of percussion, bit of melodica, very evocative, trance-y… This and the first track are inspired by the Arab Spring. | ||
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