Various - Fire Over Babylon (Dread, Peace And Conscious Sounds At Studio One) (Vinyl)
The latest Soul Jazz compilation, 'Fire Over Babylon (Dread, Peace And Conscious Sounds At Studio One)', curates productions made at Clement Dodd’s Studio One, the ‘Motown of Jamaica’. A legendary place, with Dodd a gifted producer, some of reggae’s greatest passed through – Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer and Johnny Nash all cut sides there, often backed by house band the Skatalites
'Fire Over Babylon' is particularly potent for its focus, pulling together a selection of Studio One sides lit by the devotional spirit of Rastafarianism, the history of which is a complex one, a sect in perpetual battle with hegemonic institutional forces (the police, the government), defiantly anti-capitalist, and imbued with a deep sense of righteousness, ‘rebel spirit’, and a relentless drive towards black self-determination (Uncut).
Featured here are seminal artists such as Freddie McGregor, The Wailing Souls, The Gladiators, Horace Andy, Devon Russell, Cedric Brooks, Count Ossie, Judah Eskender Tafari alongside a host of lesser-known rare cuts made at Studio One from artists such as The Prospectors, Viceroys and Pablove Black.
This album is released as a heavyweight black vinyl double-album with gatefold sleeve, full notes and download code.
Tracklist:
A1 Freddie McGregor– I Am A Revolutionist 3:32
A2 The Silvertones– Burning In My Soul 3:06
A3 Wailing Souls– Without You 2:12
A4 Devon Russell– Jah Jah Fire 2:06
A5 Trevor Clarke– Sufferation 3:23
B1 The Gladiators– Sonia 2:56
B2 Judah Eskender Tafari– Always Trying 5:05
B3 The Viceroys– Ya Ho 2:08
B4 Im And Count Ossie– Give Me Back Me Language And Me Culture 2:58
C1 The Gladiators– Serious Thing 2:59
C2 The Prospectors– Glory For I 2:30
C3 Wailing Souls– Things And Time 3:33
C4 Pablove Black – Inner Peace 3:04
C5 The Gladiators– Peace 3:30
D1 Horace Andy– Mr. Jolly Man 9:45
D2 Wailing Souls– Rock But Don't Fall 3:51
D3 Albert Griffiths And The Gladiators– Righteous Man 3:04
D4 The Viceroys– So Many Problems 2:14
The latest Soul Jazz compilation, 'Fire Over Babylon (Dread, Peace And Conscious Sounds At Studio One)', curates productions made at Clement Dodd’s Studio One, the ‘Motown of Jamaica’. A legendary place, with Dodd a gifted producer, some of reggae’s greatest passed through – Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer and Johnny Nash all cut sides there, often backed by house band the Skatalites
'Fire Over Babylon' is particularly potent for its focus, pulling together a selection of Studio One sides lit by the devotional spirit of Rastafarianism, the history of which is a complex one, a sect in perpetual battle with hegemonic institutional forces (the police, the government), defiantly anti-capitalist, and imbued with a deep sense of righteousness, ‘rebel spirit’, and a relentless drive towards black self-determination (Uncut).
Featured here are seminal artists such as Freddie McGregor, The Wailing Souls, The Gladiators, Horace Andy, Devon Russell, Cedric Brooks, Count Ossie, Judah Eskender Tafari alongside a host of lesser-known rare cuts made at Studio One from artists such as The Prospectors, Viceroys and Pablove Black.
This album is released as a heavyweight black vinyl double-album with gatefold sleeve, full notes and download code.
Tracklist:
A1 Freddie McGregor– I Am A Revolutionist 3:32
A2 The Silvertones– Burning In My Soul 3:06
A3 Wailing Souls– Without You 2:12
A4 Devon Russell– Jah Jah Fire 2:06
A5 Trevor Clarke– Sufferation 3:23
B1 The Gladiators– Sonia 2:56
B2 Judah Eskender Tafari– Always Trying 5:05
B3 The Viceroys– Ya Ho 2:08
B4 Im And Count Ossie– Give Me Back Me Language And Me Culture 2:58
C1 The Gladiators– Serious Thing 2:59
C2 The Prospectors– Glory For I 2:30
C3 Wailing Souls– Things And Time 3:33
C4 Pablove Black – Inner Peace 3:04
C5 The Gladiators– Peace 3:30
D1 Horace Andy– Mr. Jolly Man 9:45
D2 Wailing Souls– Rock But Don't Fall 3:51
D3 Albert Griffiths And The Gladiators– Righteous Man 3:04
D4 The Viceroys– So Many Problems 2:14
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