| Fat Freddy's Drop / Dr. Boondigga & The Big Bw |
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| Album: | Dr. Boondigga & The Big Bw | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Fat Freddy's Drop | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-10-25 | Pull Date: | 2009-12-27 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Dec 27 | Dec 20 | Dec 13 | Nov 29 | Nov 22 | Nov 15 | Nov 8 | Nov 1 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 10, 2017: | Happy Hour The Raft | 4. | Nov 09, 2015: | Happy Hour The Nod | |
| 2. | Jan 04, 2016: | Happy Hour The Raft | 5. | Sep 30, 2013: | Happy Hour (Coverin' for PACC) The Nod | |
| 3. | Dec 28, 2015: | Happy Hour The Nod | 6. | Apr 29, 2013: | Happy Hour Shiverman |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-10-20 | ||
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Fat Freddys Drop – Dr. Boondigga & the Big BW Reviewed by Sadie O., 10/21/09 Jazzy funky dubby reggae from New Zealand. The vocals are a bit smooth-jazz/modern R&B for my tastes, but they ain’t killing me. Everything seems to be very “relaxed” – my mind keeps wandering as I’m listening, I’m afraid. The musicianship is solid, though. Songs are nice and long, so you can run put money in the meter. I didn’t hear any FCCs. I like 6-8 best. 1. 6:12 *electronic squeeples and echoes for 15 seconds, then midtempo jazz-dub with handclaps. Super coffee-house hipster cool.. 2. 10:34 ***funky repeated guitar riff, very gradual build to jungle dub. Funky, with jungle beat – and yet somehow seems rather relaxed. Until it goes all ska in the last few minutes. Huh! How’d that happen? 3. 5:58 **chill & funky – a hint of Sly & the Family Stone’s “Family Affair”. 4. 7:11 ***midtempo dub bubble, mixed with very chill, beatless singing. 5. 5:14 ***jazzy uptempo bubble – long intro, but gets pretty groovy thereafter. 6. 9:36 ****slow super-funky one-drop. Nice. Seems to get more relaxed as it goes. Some guest female vocals – very soulful. Switches up halfway through and gets much more lively and funky. 7. 8:39 *****slow boobles and squoops, gradually merging into slow funk groove. Goes from electronic to roots, as much Memphis as Jamaica. Whatever it is, it sounds real good. A bit of hip hop vocals. Suddenly goes second line on us! Nuts! 8. 6:55 ****electronic beats, building into slow shuffle, almost menacing 9. 8:50 electronic chords for 2.5 minutes, then extremely sweet vocals and chords that hint at Reggae… Here comes a beat! Oh boy oh boy! 3.5 minutes along, we suddenly have a groovy midtempo skank with horn section… | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Big Bw | 5. | Pull The Catch | |||
| 2. | Shiverman | 6. | The Camel | |||
| 3. | Boondigga | 7. | The Nod | |||
| 4. | The Raft | 8. | Wild Wind | |||
| 9. | Breakthrough | |||||