| Various Artists / Reggae Promos Summer 2009, Vol. 1 |
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| Album: | Reggae Promos Summer 2009, Vol. 1 | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jul 2009 | |
| Label: | (No Label Information) | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-07-05 | Pull Date: | 2009-09-06 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Sep 6 | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 | Aug 2 | Jul 26 | Jul 19 |
| Airplays: | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 22, 2013: | Happy Hour Under Mi Sensi | 4. | Apr 30, 2010: | Quasi Music Therapy Here I Come | |
| 2. | Sep 28, 2010: | Gamma Radiation Under Mi Sensi | 5. | Dec 19, 2009: | Best Disorders of 2009 Problem | |
| 3. | Sep 02, 2010: | Happy Hour Teach The Youth | 6. | Sep 24, 2009: | Happy Hour Teach The Youth |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-07-06 | ||
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Reggae Promos Summer 2009, vol. 1 Reviewed by Sadie O., 7/3/09 Dancehall and Reggae promos from May/June 09. First 9 tracks are from Kirkle Dove, and feature 4 solid and interesting riddims with several different vocalists. Tracks 10-14 are from a Barrington Levy comp, tracks 15-20 from “Reggae Train” compilation. No FCCs detected. I like 5, 10, 14, 15 best. 1. 2:56 ***riddim is uptempo drumming and clapping, vocals trade between Vegas’ sweet sing-jaying and Maestro’s coarse Sizzla-style dancehall. 2. 3:36 ***same riddim but with some minor added strings. Completely nutted vocals (what did you expect?) from the Energy God. 3. 2:55 *same riddim, bit of spoken intro, comparatively subdued dancehall vocals. 4. 3:32 ***rockin’ midtempo, bass-heavy dance riddim. Commercial-sounding female vocals, but I have to admit I’m really enjoying this. 5. 3:43 ****same boppy riddim as track 4, dancehall vocals with some backing harmonies – great noise. 6. 3:16 **shaker intro, downtempo minimalist (but building) dancehall riddim, female vocals, sometimes dancehall and sometimes “R&B”. Odd “eeny meeny” lyrics. 7. 3:13 *same riddim as track 6, lots of different vocals, rather perplexing lyrics about DJs. 8. 3:48 *midtempo roots skank, tormented-sounding singer, hard times lyrics. 9. 4:00 **same riddim as track 8, love song with Turbulence’s mad vocals and extremely sweet, commercial-style backing vocals. 10. 3:43 ****classic from Barrington Levy, emphatic midtempo riddim. 11. 4:23 ***downtempo riddim, all about pot, nicely stoned sounding. 12. 3:40 ***midtempo roots skank, autobiographical lyrics, sweet sound. 13. 2:55 **downtempo roots skank, same lyrics as the Black Uhuru song (diatribe about avaricious women), sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom. 14. 3:29 ****midtempo skank, great early dancehall sound. 15. 3:51 ****downtempo boopy skank with solo sax – instrumental. 16. 4:01 uptempo shuffle, sweet vocals. Very commercial production. 17. 4:03 **same downtempo boopy skank as track 15, no sax and with vocals, Rasta lyrics. Pleasant. 18. 3:42 ***downtempo nyahbinghi – hymnlike reworking of “Holly Holy” – weird! 19. 2:47 ***midtempo electronic riddim, fine dancehall | ||
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