Radiodread
 

you know the more I listen to this album, the more it impresses me.

as a reggae archivist and especially a reggae musican, I can spot so many elements of purist reggae in this album it is incredible, they did a little bit of everything that is reggae music, all the styles, all the nuances, all the flavors, like no other reggae compilation I can think of actually..
of course I might expect it with such artists as Israel Vibrations, Morgan Herritage, Toots and the Maytals, Horace Andy, Sugar Minott and the Meditations..

and to top it off, it is a cover of OK Computer, which is by no means your ideal reggae album..

anyone else really enjoy this album?

Easy-Star All Stars "Radiodread"

Radiodread is a 2006 album by the Easy Star All-Stars, a collaboration of reggae and ska artists. They have released one album previously, Dub Side of the Moon, a reggae take on Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. Radiodread is a complete, song by song makeover of Radiohead's OK Computer into reggae, ska, and dub.
Easy Star Records CEO and executive producer of the album said:
"Reggae has always tackled dark subject matter, but manages to do it in a way that still conveys hope at the bleakest moments. Radiohead's approach is similar." Michael Goldwasser, who produced Dub Side of the Moon and produced and arranged Radiodread:
"OK Computer has elements that are perfect [for reggae] -- strong melodies, intense dynamics and trippy soundscapes. On the other hand, it has complex time signatures, lots of chord changes and things that typically aren't found in reggae. However, the more we looked at it, the more we realized that this was an album we had to do. Radiohead has given their blessing to the tracks they've heard so far, and we are excited for them to hear the complete album." The track listing is identical to OK Computer's, and no songs were changed by the Easy Star All-Stars, except for "Fitter Happier" (which has slightly altered lyrics to fit the style, with permission from Radiohead), and "Paranoid Android". The new lyrics are essentially the same, but phrased differently, including some Jamaican patois. For example, "God loves his children" becomes "Jah loves his children".

[edit] Track listing

The track listing is the same as Radiohead's OK Computer, with two bonus tracks:

1. "Airbag" (featuring Horace Andy) – 5:00
2. "Paranoid Android" (featuring Kirsty Rock) – 6:27
3. "Subterranean Homesick Alien" (featuring Junior Jazz) – 4:41
4. "Exit Music (For a Film)" (featuring Sugar Minott) – 4:23
5. "Let Down" (featuring Toots & the Maytals) – 4:44
6. "Karma Police" (featuring Citizen Cope) – 4:48
7. "Fitter Happier" (featuring Menny More) – 2:20
8. "Electioneering" (featuring Morgan Heritage) – 4:34
9. "Climbing Up the Walls" (featuring Tamar-kali) – 4:56
10. "No Surprises" (featuring The Meditations) – 4:02
11. "Lucky" (featuring Frankie Paul) – 5:45
12. "The Tourist" (featuring Israel Vibration) – 4:07
13. "Exit Music (For A Dub)" – 4:39
14. "An Airbag Saved My Dub" – 4:50 [A play on Airbag's original title, An Airbag Saved My Life.]

Talking of people doing 'remix' albums with songs by other people, I really like what Two Ton Sloth did with Broadcast's songs.

SAW EM LIVE..ALL my mates were really into it.. i got bored after 2 or 3 songs and went to watch 65 days of static insead!

haha

Easy Star All-Stars are GREAT! Their version of Dark Side Of The Moon is infinitely more interesting than the original.

That wouldn't be hard.

tru fax

are you kidding me? Dark Side Of The Moon is a great album.

this was a thread about radiodread, not dub side of the moon :|

I did as well, though I am a reggae addict so I was much less bored than you... I danced well through the whole set and missed it when it was gone, I was surprised that they did it as well live on their own without all of the big artists from the album.. the main reason I got the album was for the artists involved, and was pleasantly surprised that the band and music was as impressive as the artists who participated..

jah division

black fag.

sonic poof.

gayrilla biscuits

gay brains?

was that a real band? both black fag and gayrilla biscuits were real bands.

that could be the best idea or the worst idea.Id like to hear a reggae version of shes lost control.

i think they're on myspace.

omg horace andy. DO WANT.

sugar minnot! frankie paul!

omgomgomg

here you go: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...dID=505 31887

yes, its a really good album, especially because of the artist pool that went into it..

as I said above, it has captured almost every element and style of reggae music, even all of the subtle nuances that are represented by different artists over the past few decades.

I liked most the use of nyabinghi drumwork in songs like paranoid android and the tourist..
the melodica and horns in homesick alien and Let Down..
the steppers drum beat in Exit Music and Climbing Up the Walls
the mix section in Kharma Police
the purist dub stylee remix of Filter Happier
the roots skank and bubble piano skank in Electioneering and Lucky

everything was absolutely drenched in reggae music, it is beyond impressive, even most reggae compilations and mix cds do not have such a wide variety of well performed, well produced reggae stylees...

genius I say!


the proper use of dub style sampling and over-dubbing..

that actially sounded pretty good, i want to hear a whole album.

Back on topic about easy all stars they have "litte help from my friends" up on their myspace and it sounds geat. Also says they're touring,if the record is good i think ill go see them.

Easy All stars myspace ---> http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...id=418 393419

I'm more into dancehall than roots, and dancehall has always been like that.

large pool of talented MC's, limited funds and the propensity of well-known selectors to push out 10 different singles from one track.

also, it makes it easy to fade-slam. if I could ever figure out audacity, I could make an awesome mix.

ps: just bought this, about to listen.

I'd totally bum a dancehall mix right now. Get on it foolstar.

tell ya what, gashmouth...just for you...

I'm ocd about these things, and often they fall apart due to massive micromanagement, however, I'll run this on high-priority.

big up.

Big up your status bredrin. Nah be fassy.

if its dancehall, its just one stylee..

but check it..

"nah pop no style, I strickly rootz.. nah pop no style, I strictly rootz.."

big up all the selectahs, give thanks to the Is

well, yknow..the last razorlight album was more interesting than dark side ...

such friends i agree with you that im converging on a scene that you are much more knowledgable out than i but i always find reggae doing standard songs doesnt work in the whole but the opposite works brilliantly.... junior murvin done by the clash for example......

Funny how things change, innit? Incidentally, I just heard the Spice/ Vybz Kartel collaboration. I'm disappointed.

I don't mess with that bourgeois Jamaica Golddance hall..

strictly rootz.

I prefer these and these to those..

closest I get to that is this

I just had a bonding experience with my neighbor over this album. he's lived there for months and I've yet to say more than hi; until today, when he was playing Radiodread on a boombox outside.

I think I made a friend.

thanks 'n praises.


ps: I mon made ya a wiked dub, 'n ya bawl bourgeois. mi a run tings, peel-head. none can test.

give thanks and praises so high

Time to raise the bar significantly I think:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrt0syQr9Tc

Waiting with bated breath for a gay tribute, "Oh Hayyyyy Computer"

Listening to it right now.. really, Horace Andy kinda kills me. I've got used to him because of Massive Attack, but I dunno why does that warbling thing with his voice. Maybe that's a normal reggae thing, I don't know. I know nothing of reggae. I'm liking this, though.