All about intonation, accents, crescendo, decrescendo, riffs and runs. There's romantic Lovers the In Ring's 'Getting Cozy'rub-a-dub Jimmy Riley's 'My Woman's Love' dancehall Beres Hammond's offerings. Thompson, Prince Jammy's Re-mix: M. Forward Jah Jah Children - Jacob Miller 137. I thought I'd post it purely from the perspective of a home recorder who one day didn't know anything at all, to the next day u a song. As the winner, Shy N will be flown from Japan to Jamaica to appear in Mr. Bold, soulful, proud and black, it gave a voice to a particular breed of Reggae fan, one that had never been specifically catered for before it came along. I solo give a few impressions on reggae I had lately: Jamaican reggae has a very special sound, something you don t hear in reggae outside of jamaica, whether it is the playing, singing or mix. The group was hosted then by former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, at his home in Note Meads, St Andrew.
I just give a few impressions on reggae I had lately: Jamaican reggae has a very special sound, something you don t hear in reggae outside of jamaica, whether it is the playing, singing or mix. And that jamaican vibe I do really dig. Tried to figure out what elements contribute to that, and of course if someone can help it to it, that would be great. Even if reggae is kinda laidback, I thing it is a mistake to get too loose in ones play. All about intonation, accents, crescendo, decrescendo, riffs and runs. As an example CHronixx singing acapella in the video below I just give a few impressions on reggae I had lately: Jamaican reggae has a very special sound, something you don t hear in reggae outside of jamaica, whether it is the playing, singing or mix. And that jamaican vibe I do really dig. Tried to figure out what elements contribute to that, and of course if someone can help it to it, that would be great. Even if reggae is kinda laidback, I thing it is a mistake to get too loose in ones play. All about intonation, accents, crescendo, decrescendo, riffs and runs. I am going to only talk about your assertion. Paradoxally, the guy who understood and explain that the best years ago is Sting so I am going to quote something I read in an interview in the mid 90's. Their is a push-pull tension constantly going on between the bass and the drum with the bass seemingly trying to push the beat and the drum holding it playing super laid back. This tension is the characteristic of reggae. Stewart Coppland struggled with that and would always end up the tune speeding up. Reggae becomes soft, unenergetic and boring when both, the bass and the drum play laid back. In a nutshell a reggae bass player should play like he had drank 5 espressos while his drummer should play like he smoked a few doobies to make the groove happen. I just give a few impressions on reggae I had lately: Jamaican reggae has a very special sound, something you don t hear in reggae outside of jamaica, whether it is the playing, singing or mix. And that jamaican vibe I do really dig. Tried to figure out what elements contribute to that, and of course if someone can help it to it, that would be great. Even if reggae is kinda laidback, I thing it is a mistake to get too loose in ones play. All about intonation, accents, crescendo, decrescendo, riffs and runs. I am going to only talk about your assertion. Yes, in my experience, there is often a lack of perceived energy in many as you call it non-jamaican reggae bands. Paradoxally, the guy who explained this issue the best is Sting. I am going to quote by memory something he said in an interview in the mid 90's. This tension is the characteristic of authentic reggae. Stewart Coppland struggled with that and would always end up the tune speeding up. Reggae becomes soft, unenergetic and boring when both, the bassist and the drummer both play laid back. In a nutshell a reggae bass player should play like he drank 5 espressos while his drummer should play like he smoked a few doobies to make the groove happen. Want to record real reggae stuff without going in Jamaica? Go in Stockholm, at Rub-a-Dub studios.. There's no better place for reggae in Europe imho.. The guys are stellar.. And Desmond Foster might even end up doing some stuff on your record how cool is that? Love these guys, very talented people.. I heard the exact opposite about the Wailers, Carly Barrett drummer had a tendency to accelerate, so his brother Familyman use to hold him back by playing a bit behind him. Carly is often copied by reggae drummers including the actual Marley son s drummers , but I never heard someone play with his energy and vibe! Exactly the right feel for Marley s militant songs. But the newer generation Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid, e... In Jamaican Reggae the bass is absolutely laid back. Think of every single international Reggae hit e. There are actually a ton of really good Reggae bands outside of Jamaica Jamaica still having the top players IMO though - Raging Fya anyone?!? I am not sure why, but they just really get it. Their symbiosis between bass and drums is top notch. Reggae tunes used swing patterns on hats anyway? I can only think of one... Great song tho, hehe. The musicians from St. Croix and the US. Virgin Islands were some of the first to really understand this hence their explosive contributions in reggae with I-Grade records and bands like Midnight, Dezarie, Luton Fyah, Niyorah, Abja, Batch, Army etc. The Desmond Foster song does sound typically like a reggae song 70s style imitation done outside of jamaica to me. It s little details but I hear it immediately. I m not saying that it s bad though. There should be a reason.. Although is definitely made outside of Jamaica, with Jamaican people. Cheu I recorded this song at home using Ezdrummer Reggae drums, a free Hammond Organ VST, a triangle, glockenspiel and woodblocks. I remember it was a 3 chord song and I was keen to learn a little about reggae because that's the closest feel I thought the song had just from playing it with acoustic guitar. Here is some good Reggae from outside of the island e. I plan to listen to all the audio clips on it soon, and study these comments. Great food for thought here, thanks guys. Chris Want to record real reggae stuff without going in Jamaica? Go in Stockholm, at Rub-a-Dub studios.. There's no better place for reggae in Europe imho.. The guys are stellar.. And Desmond Foster might even end up doing some stuff on your record how cool is that? Love these guys, very talented people.. Again I m not saying that reggae outside jamaica does sound bad, or that jamaican reggae is even better, but there is something in jamaican reggae that is particular. I recorded this song at home using Ezdrummer Reggae drums, a free Hammond Organ VST, a triangle, glockenspiel and woodblocks. I remember it was a 3 chord song and I was keen to learn a little about reggae because that's the closest feel I thought the song had just from playing it with acoustic guitar. Now to me that song does not sound like reggae, but like a song from another genre where you put backing track with reggae elements. To me from a sound perpective it sounds like an amateur song using stock midi sounds with a vague knowledge of reggae. Then againg it s rather good, and not every one has to go after the authentic reggae sound. And I m not sure I would do someting even as good as you myself. Now compare this song to the song below, to me there is a world of difference. Again Jamaicans have 60 to 70 years of that music culture, it s not something one can learn overnight. I agree Gentleman and his Far East Band are really great, especially the first set of musicians he had in the early 2000. Now to me that song does not sound like reggae, but like a song from another genre where you put backing track with reggae elements. To me from a sound perpective it sounds like an amateur song using stock midi sounds with a vague knowledge of reggae. Then againg it s rather good, and not every one has to go after the authentic reggae sound. And I m not sure I would do someting even as good as you myself. Now compare this song to the song below, to me there is a world of difference. Again Jamaicans have 60 to 70 years of that music culture, it s not something one can learn overnight. I agree Gentleman and his Far East Band are really great, especially the first set of musicians he had in the early 2000. The drums were midi drums and the keyboard was midi played. And reggae knowledge was at a huge premium. And the song itself only has a faint reggae feel. I thought I'd post it purely from the perspective of a home recorder who one day didn't know anything at all, to the next day having a song. And yeah, I was never going for authentic reggae because I can't play keyboards for a start... The guitar, bass, triangle and woodblocks were real... Do compare this song to the song from Culture here below. Again I m not saying that reggae outside jamaica does sound bad, or that jamaican reggae is even better, but there is something in jamaican reggae that is particular. The Desmond Foster tune does have an authentic Reggae feel. If my memory serves me, I think Steel Pulse was the first Reggae band to receive a GRAMMY? The Desmond Foster tune reminds me of the style of Reggae being played in the late 80's to early 90's by bands like Inner Circle and Steel Pulse. At that point many Reggae bands were trying for cross-over appeal i. This is what brought about the specific style of Reggae Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare started playing which led to huge successes with Grace Jones and David Bowie etc. But yeah, all the elements are there in the playing on that Desmond Foster track. The feel is authentic Jamaican for sure. Doesn't mean there isn't great Reggae being played in other places. I mentioned the St. I can identify their sound from 1,000 miles away. It's more stripped down, more emphasis on slower grooves with the bubble really high in the mixes. I can talk about Reggae for ages, lol. Imho authentic but not in the way David mean.. I know what do you mean though. I hope you could enjoy anyway.. I miss Internal Dread a lot.. In the short time we had together I learned so much from him... He was also used to tour and work with LKJ among many others. He founded and built Rub-a-Dub in Stockholm with his brother and few other guys and had the blessings of Dennis Bovell.. Imho authentic but not in the way David mean.. I know what do you mean though. I hope you could enjoy anyway.. I miss Internal Dread a lot.. In the short time we had together I learned so much from him... He was also used to tour and work with LKJ among many others. He founded and built Rub-a-Dub in Stockholm with his brother and few other guys and had the blessings of Dennis Bovell.. It feels like a satire. It's like how Weird Al Yankovitch used to do those Michael Jackson satire videos in the 90's. Am I the only one who gets that feeling watching that video? It just doesn't feel authentic at all to me. I know you are just trying to bring awareness to Swiss Reggae but here is a much better example of Swiss Reggae. Again please don't be offended by my comments. I just know that if any of my Jamaican Reggae friends saw the internal dread video they wouldn't think it is a true representation of their musical heritage. Please please please don't take this the wrong way Cheu but I feel like the man in that video is kind of mocking Jamaican music. It feels like a satire. It's like how Weird Al Yankovitch used to do those Michael Jackson satire videos in the 90's. Am I the only one who gets that feeling watching that video? It just doesn't feel authentic at all to me. I know you are just trying to bring awareness to Swiss Reggae but here is a much better example of Swiss Reggae. Again please don't be offended by my comments. I just know that if any of my Jamaican Reggae friends saw the internal dread video they wouldn't think it is a true representation of their musical heritage. He was swedish, which has nothing to do with my own country Switzerland. I don't think he wanted to represent the Jamaican heritage.. Everybody could take what wants from music, but he's not mocking.. It was simply the way he was.. Anyway he did some tremendous reggae mixes and dub.. You might want to check him out doing a dub: Cheu Ah yes. Reread your post and You did say he formed a dub group in Stockholm. I missed that detail somehow. The dub is cool. I like that stuff a lot. One I like to use is phaser very subtle on hi-hats. I also use flanger and chorus on sends to thicken toms and drums in particular.
