| Various Artists / Dancehall: The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture |
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| Album: | Dancehall: The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Dec 2008 | |
| Label: | Soul Jazz Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-01-11 | Pull Date: | 2009-03-15 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Mar 15 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 | Feb 15 | Feb 8 | Feb 1 | Jan 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-01-11 | ||
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Coll: Dancehall: the Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture Reviewed by Sadie O. , 12/29/08 Early Dancehall – pretty much a definitive collection of the big hits, influential cuts, highly sampled and imitated – and also so much fun! Slackness was done amusingly, stories were interesting or lyrics were stream of consciousness. Tons and tons of great stuff in here – not a clinker in the barrel. No FCCs detected, but plenty of innuendo in patois. I like tracks 6 and 11 on CD 1 and 2, 7 and 12 on CD 2 best, but they’re all killer. CD1: 1. 3:14 **slow, sparse riddim, downbeat as late as it can get, early Yellowman hit. “Bam Bam” usually refers to a fight, in patois. 2. 3:17 ***midtempo bouncy electronic riddim, amusing folky lyrics. 3. 3:43 **classic spoken intro, syncopated midtempo swing, nonsense monotone lyrics. 4. 4:06 ***possibly the best known dancehall track ever – uptempo simple electronic beat with well-paired vocalists. 5. 3:32 **unintelligible spoken intro, uptempo jaunty swing, sweet (but probably dirty) vocals. Extremely danceable. 6. 3:31 ****downtempo bubble, classic often reworked riddim, basically a list of diseases. Well, hooray! 7. 5:36 ***sweet downtempo one-drop, vocals often sampled, including recently by Damian Marley. Includes dub. 8. 3:09 ***wild, fractured electronic riddim, gonzo falsetto vocals. 9. 7:08 ***thick, slow stepping razor skank (great work by the Roots Radics), nice-up-de-dance vocals. Includes the toast (b-side). 10. 3:01 **swingy syncopated riddim, rather sweet slackness from one of the most influential early dancehall deejays. 11. 3:46 ****uptempo tought dancehall riddim with one of the most recognizable vocals to come out of Jamaica. 12. 3:18 **uptempo syncopated electronic riddim, wild “butcher shop” lyrics – apparently from the guy who brought us the Lambada! 13. 3:23 ***very slow simple skank with stream of consciousness lyrics. 14. 2:48 **midtempo electronic “sleng teng” riddim, all about clothes. 15. 3:11 **bass-laden downtempo dancehall swing, vocals by a great protégé of Dillinger. 16. 4:10 ***super jaunty midtempo skank with lots of syndrum, sweet singing. 17. 6:25 ***mega-hit for the sweetest singer to forward from Yard. Includes the version. CD2: 1. 3:48 **slightly uptempo electronic riddim, fun “stepping razor” boasting lyrics. 2. 6:24 ****upbeat skank with Jacob Miller’s terrific vocals and toast by Trinity. 3. 3:27 **downtempo dancehall, fun (very young sounding) female vocals. 4. 4:10 **very downtempo bass-driven riddim, nice salute by one of the few righteous school of deejays. 5. 7:41 ****everyone remembers this one, don’t they? Huge crossover hit with lots of nonsense vocals. One of the nicest guys in Reggae history. Includes the fine dub. 6. 3:27 **midtempo skank with female vocals - Sista Nancy’s first hit. 7. 3:43 ****uptempo syncopated electronic dancehall riddim, crazed dancehall vocals – possibly where the crazed vocal tradition started. 8. 3:08 ***downtempo dub with fine toast – response to the monster hit “Uptown Top Ranking”. 9. 4:14 **midtempo skank with pleasant toast and a bit of dub. 10. 3:47 ***downtempo electronic skank, fun youthful toast in praise of pot. You didn’t think we’d miss the obligatory pot song, did you? 11. 3:19 ***slightly downtempo dub of an old reggae hit with toast about dancing; early hit by half of the “Stop that Train” duo. 12. 3:43 ****strong midtempo skank version of a classic ska riddim with equally strong vocals in a raggamuffin stylee. 13. 3:23 ***another praise to pot, this one with bouncy syncopation and gruff vocals – I thought it was Elephant Man at first. 14. 3:34 **odd waking up intro, bouncy uptempo electronic riddim, lots of sirens, dancehall vocals with lots of nonsense lyrics. 15. 3:42 ***slow dubby skank, possibly not the love song “My Adidas” was… Includes a bit of straight-up dub. 16. 7;13 ***pretty, slightly uptempo bounce, boasting song and toast. | ||
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