| Various Artists / An England Story: From Dancehall To Grime, 25 Years Of The Mc In The Uk |
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| Album: | An England Story: From Dancehall To Grime, 25 Years Of The Mc In The Uk | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | 04/2008 | |
| Label: | Soul Jazz Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-05-04 | Pull Date: | 2008-07-06 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 6 Jul | 29 Jun | 15 Jun | 8 Jun | 1 Jun | 25 May | 18 May | 11 May |
| Airplays: | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 05, 2015: | Everthing A TO Z week 14 fall 2015 Love Me Ses | 4. | May 05, 2012: | New World Disorder So U Want More? (Refix) | |
| 2. | Jul 07, 2013: | New World Disorder Ruffneck | 5. | Nov 30, 2011: | New World Disorder Walk And Skank | |
| 3. | Mar 16, 2013: | New World Disorder Walk And Skank | 6. | Oct 01, 2011: | New World Disorder Ruffneck |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2008-05-05 | ||
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[coll]: An England Story Reviewed by Sadie O., 4/28/08 25 years of MCing, British style – which is mostly a mashup of dancehall and hip hop, but with something uniquely British besides. Quite a range of styles and voices, only a few of which have made it back to the western hemisphere (Papa Levi and Tippa Irie are two who are big in Jamaica and therefore internationally.) So there’s probably a fair amount of stuff here that would be hard to hear otherwise… FCCs on CD 1 tracks 8-9, one on CD 2 track 8, and maybe in the chorus of CD 1 track 3. I like CD 1 tracks 4-6 and track 10, and CD 2 tracks 5 and 10 best. CD 1: 1. 4:00 **very sparce midtempo instrumentation, another version of “Ghetto Story” by Baby Chams, but about being part of the DJ culture in the UK. 2. 3:32 ***fun uptempo dancehall groove (basically all percussion) with low male vocals and female chorus. Some great bits of rap. 3. 3:21 FCC? I can’t tell if they’re saying “fuckin” in the chorus?… *uptempo synthesized orchestral jungle groove, amusing bits of pick-up conversation. 4. 3:41 ****Sweet! Downtempo dancehall/Indian mashup. Lovely female chanting and tabla combined with British dancehall rap. 5. 4:03 ****downtempo skank, rub-a-dub dancehall stylee with Rasta lyrics. 6. 3:23 ****long intro, midtempo dancehall riddim and lyrics in praise of dirty dancing. Made for nicing up de dance. 7. 3:36 ***horns and vocal samples intro, hard midtempo jungle riddim with more layers of samples, vocals by hugely popular MC. 8. 3:55 FCC: “fuck” “shit” **beats and long spoken vocal intro, riddim is mostly electronic percussion, interesting stuff, hyperspeed rap with strong English accent (as opposed to Jamaican.) 9. 4:30 FCC “fuckin” (several) **trap drums and talking. Fast jungle groove, amusing chat. In fact, the last several seconds is just different people laughing. 10. 4:51 ****nonsense vocal intro, wonderful midtempo rub-a-dub skank, made for the dance hall. 11. 3:14 ***sparse downbeat electronic dancehall riddim, monotone rap, the obligatory love song to pot. CD 2: 1. 3:43 ***jaunty midtempo piano-based skank with female toasting. Fun sound, unusual dub production. 2. 3:35 ***downtempo syncopated electronic dancehall riddim, rather crazed toast, pretty female chorus. 3. 4:06 **rather uptempo electronic dancehall (often used riddim), high-speed rap. 4. 6:11 **forceful dancehall beat, multiple voices, modern life lyrics. 5. 7:06 ****sci-fi movie intro, then midtempo jungle beat, vocal samples and one lead vocal. Terrific club stuff – begs for dancing. 6. 3:31 ***minimalistic clanking riddim, female talking. Lots of squeaking and jangling. You can see where Lady Sov got a lot of her inflections. 7. 3:30 *midtempo electronic with a bit of calypso rhythm, sung vocals. 8. 4:34 FCC: “shitlist” *downtempo dancehall with “If I Were a Rich Man” samples, thick British accent. 9. 3:35 **very downtempo bass-heavy riddim, cover of the huge Althea and Donna hit. The vocals are a bit slick, but the riddim is cool. 10. 3:13 ****classic uptempo rub-a-dub skank, fun toast by a long-time star. | ||
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