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By: uncarved.org blog » Blog Archive » 2005 Ugandan Dancehall Video of the week #8

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:57:53 +0000

[...] The Myspace includes some more commercial tracks but “Burn” is worth your time if you like my clip, and “Strong Woman” is a bit like the Drop Leaf Riddim if that’s your bag (it’s not mine). [...]

By: Lasonic TRC-931

Lasonic TRC-931 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:02:37 +0000

Great fuckin post. I’m really sick of over-emotive ‘one drop’. Dancehall is on the decline but ‘one drop’ was always pretty awful, and terrible re-imagining of saccharine big label Lover’s Rock (not the Dennis Brown kind, the Maxi Priest kind)… Fittingly Maxi Priest had a tune on the ‘Drop Leaf’ I hate that riddim so much and all the music that followed in it’s aesthetic footsteps… All in all a great list (I should mention that riddim albums started really gaining steam in the 90s and exsisted since the 80s)…

re the journalists, don’t forget the idiots in the tabloid/entertainment/blog world from JA too, most of them are talentless hacks (UPT no doubt) and are directly responsible for the pressure cooker that was Gully versus Gaza in ’09… The wild thing about dancehall in the 00s was its instant transition to internet distribution (youtube, imeem etc) and how obvious it is that rich layabouts in Jamaica and abroad have a despotic stranglehold over the entire business using and abusing ignorant kids for their talent or image and throwing them away… Although I really don’t like most of his music, especially lately, Vybz Kartel should be commended for working outside that world and still making a huge impact (again, with usually lame songs, but ppl seem to like his auto-crooning ever since he abandoned being an actual deejay.)

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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:44:19 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shane and Sam Mc Dermott, Jamdown Digital. Jamdown Digital said: uncarved.org blog » Blog Archive » 10 worst things about reggae in …: The main issue with this riddim is that it… http://bit.ly/7FFgSo [...]

By: B

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:59:40 +0000

Wicked & wild ! Nice one J

By: Erik

Erik — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:17:46 +0000

Hi! Very well written and interesting.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:39:23 +0000

Ahoy Mr Eden
your last two posts have been delivered with the accuracy of a sniper, top notch. A virtually inarguable Pt One of the Noughties selection followed by this ‘took the words right our of my mouth’ overview. I’d like to point out that you are ‘on fire’ but I fear that might induce a blast of sampled to death airhorns (perhaps that should be #11, Diplo and the dilettantes have a lot to answer for with the preponderance of that contemporary sample cliche!) Please keep ‘em coming.