Sound the System Showcase [5 x 10

Sound the System Showcase [5 x 10" Box Set]

by Alborosie
Sound the System Showcase [5 x 10

Sound the System Showcase [5 x 10" Box Set]

by Alborosie

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

Mashing together the 2013 Alborosie releases Sound the System and Dub the System, this 2015 set lifts the best bits of both and creates a set of extended "Discomixes," which have little to do with the Village People, Evelyn "Champagne" King, or John Travolta. In dancehall or Jamaican terms, a "Discomix" is a drawn-out remix with the dub attached to the main tune, and usually packaged on a 12" or 10" record, which explains why lucky collectors picked up the deluxe version of Sound the System Showcase on five full 10" slabs of vinyl. Even when consumed digitally, this set of extended grooves pleasingly recalls the '70s and '80s, when Discomixes where almost a requirement, but even without the nostalgia, dancehall dervishes and hard-driving ravers like the opening "Play Fool (To Catch Wise)" are certainly enhanced as they approach the seven-minute mark. Ky-Mani Marley, the Abyssinians, and Nature guest on the dubs, while Alborosie handles almost all of the production and remixing on his own, stepping aside for some help from Ryan Dillon ("Shut U Mouth") and the legendary King Jammy ("Don't Pressure It"). ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date: 12/02/2014
Label: Greensleeves Records / Vp Records
UPC: 0054645703116
Rank: 80088

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Play Fool (To Catch Wise) [Discomix]
  2. Rock the Dancehall [Discomix]

Disc 2

  1. Don't Pressure It [Discomix]
  2. Zion Train [Discomix]

Disc 3

  1. Who Run the Dance [Discomix]
  2. Positiveness [Discomix]

Disc 4

  1. Give Thanks [Discomix]
  2. Warrior [Discomix]

Disc 5

  1. To Whom It May Concern [Discomix]
  2. Shut U Mouth [Discomix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alborosie   Primary Artist
Nambo Robinson   Horn
The Abyssinians   Featured Artist
Hopeton Williams   Horn
Ky-Mani Marley   Featured Artist
Dean Fraser   Horn,Saxophone
Everol Wray   Horn
Sandy Smith   Vocals (Background)
Nature   Featured Artist
Toni Tarantino   Keyboards
Fitzroy Green   Drums
Mark Bradford   Vocals (Background)
Conrad Pinnock   Horn
Harry Tennant   Percussion
Kemar Williams   Vocals (Background)
Joel "Bangie" Anderson   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Bob Marley   Composer
Kevin Metcalfe   Editing,Mastering
King Jammy   Producer
Clifton "Specialist" Dillon   Composer,Executive Producer
Tony McDermott   Graphic Design
Chris O'Brien   Project Coordinator
Aaron Talbert   Project Coordinator
Martei Korley   Photography
Olivier Chastan   Executive Producer
Toni Tarantino   Composer
Fitzroy Green   Composer
Ryan Dillon   Composer,Producer
Alborosie D'Ascola   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
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