- Audio CD (12 Jan 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Palm Pictures (Audio
- ASIN: B00000GV5E
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 227,714 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
Amazon.co.uk allows you to pay for your items in your local currency. Restrictions apply. Learn More. |
Product details |
Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or
view the MP3 Album.
|
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Though most listeners identify Jamaica's legendary "riddim twins" with seminal reggae artists like Peter Tosh and Black Uhuru, the pair of mutating chameleons has also arranged, produced, and laid down nonpareil rhythm foundations for, among many others, James Brown, Bob Dylan, KRS-1, the Rolling Stones, and Carly Simon. The musically adventurous duo stopped counting their collaborations over the decades they've worked together at 500 tunes. Still looking for new territory to conquer, they join forces this time out with U.K. producer-remixer-deejay Howie B, who's worked with the likes of Brian Eno and Ry Cooder, and has released solo albums for Mo'Wax/Island/Polydor and his own Pussyfoot label. With Howie B at the helm, Sly and Robbie enter today's dance world, and, as usual, they show the youngsters a thing or ten. In fact, Howie B's trippy edits--most of the knob-twiddling was done on the spot, as the musicians played--bring a fresh kind of central-nervous-system stimulation and pair a European keyboard feel to Sly and Robbie's solid-gold reggae syncopations. As premillennium reggae flounders in the doldrums and drum 'n' bass turns into one long yawn, this set offers a new musical environment, charged with Howie B's nuanced techno oddities and grounded in the organic appeal of Shakespeare's smart-bomb bass--phat and on-target--and Dunbar's drum programming--impossible to distinguish from his legendary hands-on technique. In fact, the set has such broad potential appeal that Palm Pictures has also released a long-form, 35-minute DVD video Strip to the Bone (after the album's title single), featuring a bevy of L.A. strippers and proving that the only thing that won't bounce to Sly and Robbie is silicone. --Elena Oumano
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
My brother passed this album on to me and explained that he wasn't at all impressed by it. We both love 70s & early 80s dub. I was a little more patient than him perhaps and gave a good listening. It's good. It's really good. It also will age well, unlike much modern dub. It's different from other productions by S & B. Howie B adds something special. I must confess to not knowing his music. If you are interested in sophisticated modern dub this is a worthwhile album to buy. It's great for driving too.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:MP3 Download
The most recognisable track on this album is 'Zen Concrete' which featured in the manga film Ghost in the Shell. The creepy reggae electronica style fits the faded post futuristic style of the film perfectly. I came across this after seeing the video for the three minute 'Superthruster' and being wowed by the cgi manga visuals (I'm a sucker for anything with giant flying robots in). This is an enjoyable collection of Reggae / Ambient crossover tracks which make for an eclectic sound. Much darker and more edgy than the likes of Dreadzone, yet accessible enough to listen too without feeling like you need to grow a goatee.
It's good listening for a bad day at work, or to chill out in the bath with. Plus it's the sort of music my ex-girlfriend would have described as being 'noise' which is reason enough to buy it in my opinion. It doesn't seem to have dated much, but that might be me getting old and wishing it was still the late 90s.
It's good listening for a bad day at work, or to chill out in the bath with. Plus it's the sort of music my ex-girlfriend would have described as being 'noise' which is reason enough to buy it in my opinion. It doesn't seem to have dated much, but that might be me getting old and wishing it was still the late 90s.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
9 reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
And I thought I didn't like dub ...
18 Dec 1999
Format:Audio CD
The name of the album is misleading; it has preciously little to do with drum&bass. I was attracted by Howie B's name, but found a weird electronic dub album instead. But boy is this good. The incredible driving bass lines are, for me, what makes almost all the songs. All the other effects and fantastic rhythms put on top of it take this album into outer space. For me, this album is the best release of 1998.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Groove Masters
12 Mar 1999
Format:Audio CD
True, this album is not "Drum & Bass" but what it is is the worlds greatest rhythm section doing what they do best - constructing simple but effective grooves of a calibre up there with their best. If your looking for songs or goldie rip offs then look elsewhere but if you want to know what reggae/dub rhythms should sound like at the end of the millenium then this is the disk for you. It flags a bit in the middle but overall this is a good album. Howie B and the guitarist add some nice touches without being overbearing but this is the world's best doing what they do best.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Quality album
6 Mar 2006
Format:Audio CD
It's good to hear Sly & Robbie go wicked with Howie B behind the boards. The term Drum & Bass is NOT misleading, and if you think it is you either don't know who Sly & Robbie are or don't know a thing about classic Dub/Reggae terminology.
One quality album from two very distinct outfits. Howie twiddles things slightly but with great effect.
PS: if you think this took 10 minutes to make, you are seriously ignorant.
One quality album from two very distinct outfits. Howie twiddles things slightly but with great effect.
PS: if you think this took 10 minutes to make, you are seriously ignorant.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
