The Reggae Thread

[Reggaebass]

I’m really liking this cover of Babylon feel dis one , produced by Aston Barrett jr , nice Bassline 

 

[Reggaebass]

Early Aswad classic, great album 

 

[SumOne]

RIP to these two greats:

 

 

[GisserD]

What a legend. Such a sad loss. Rip. X

[Reggaebass]

Some great pictures here of Bunny Wailer 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2021/mar/03/reggae-legend-bunny-wailer-a-life-in-pictures

[Reggaebass]

The new single from Eek a mouse , after listening to it a few times I’m liking it 

 

[Reggaebass]

I’ve been following  Linval Thompson since the early 80s , and he’s still got it, he’s about 66 now,   there’s some nice bass playing here at sunsplash 2019, looks like the bass player is  playing a Marcus Miller jazz through an Ampeg rig (not sure who he is).   , can’t stop natty dread again at 21.08 sounds great 

 

[Nail Soup]

Not posted a suggestion for a while, I'll that right now: Nuff Respect by Lady G

 

[Reggaebass]

@Nail Soup if you want to browse some different styles of reggae have a look (if you haven’t already) at irie ites site , they are a french studio/ record label , they’ve recorded so many artists , and there’s a lot of synth Basslines used on lots of their tracks, let me know what you think 👍

[SumOne]

Dubstep at it's dubby best (before the agro screechy stuff took over what everyone associates with the genre....which, perhaps ironically- was also pioneered by Coki with 'Spongebob'). 

 

 

Edited March 9, 2021 by SumOne

[JeezyMcNuggles]

On 10/01/2020 at 14:09, Reggaebass said:

I just thought I’d start a general reggae thread where anything reggae or ska related can be  posted , like videos , events,  news , techniques, equipment,  anything your working on , or just about anything really 🙂

I started bass lessons when I was about 15 and was taught by a blues bassist , but I quickly found out that reggae was my passion, so I was playing blues and reggae, this was one of the first tunes I played ,  

 

This one's called rollin. No lyrics recorded yet.

 

Calle Royale

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19JpGwklnKSQPOeWCneA_0XvOe662_d6I/view?usp=drivesdk

Edited March 11, 2021 by JeezyMcNuggles

[Reggaebass]

1 hour ago, JeezyMcNuggles said:

This one's called rollin. No lyrics recorded yet.

 

Calle Royale

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19JpGwklnKSQPOeWCneA_0XvOe662_d6I/view?usp=drivesdk

Nice rhythm at 1.02, it sounds good without lyrics ☝️

[JeezyMcNuggles]

On 10/01/2020 at 14:09, Reggaebass said:

I just thought I’d start a general reggae thread where anything reggae or ska related can be  posted , like videos , events,  news , techniques, equipment,  anything your working on , or just about anything really 🙂

I started bass lessons when I was about 15 and was taught by a blues bassist , but I quickly found out that reggae was my passion, so I was playing blues and reggae, this was one of the first tunes I played ,  

 

Here's 1 more. Lyrics are being recorded right now actually, but not finished yet.

 

 

The video isn't 100% perfect, but it's still pretty cherry regardless. I'm not that picky

Edited March 11, 2021 by JeezyMcNuggles

[JeezyMcNuggles]

Okay, one more ha ha ha

Spitfire

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12WJnKvYijGKO8YO32_LkGGxR3vDHK6RT/view?usp=drivesdk

Edited March 12, 2021 by JeezyMcNuggles

[Reggaebass]

Great Bassline here from Aston Barrett, from the album confrontation 

and another excellent Marley cover from Rafael Cardoso , I’ve posted this before, I’m hoping to get the bassline down today ☝️

 

[Fishman]

Which is best?

love the symbol at the start of the second one

[Reggaebass]

7 hours ago, Fishman said:

Which is best?

love the symbol at the start of the second one

Freddy was a very underrated artist imo, he had a great voice, They are both really good, I prefer the vocals on the first one and the Bassline on the second one , there’s a little bit of info here from Reggae Collector you might find interesting 🙂

[Fishman]

Thanks man, nice piece that sums things up perfectly – I love all that mis-spelling of artists names, always makes me wonder what the heck was going on 

I agree with you about the bass on the second one – I'm sure my vinyl copy from decades ago doesn't have that cymbal at the start, will have to dig it out and check 🙃

[Nail Soup]

On 08/03/2021 at 18:39, Reggaebass said:

@Nail Soup if you want to browse some different styles of reggae have a look (if you haven’t already) at irie ites site , they are a french studio/ record label , they’ve recorded so many artists , and there’s a lot of synth Basslines used on lots of their tracks, let me know what you think 👍

Thanks for the tip, finally got around to following up!

I found the Irie Ites site on Bandcamp.... some great stuff there, here's a couple which caught my ear:

KING KONG - REPATRIATION

General Levy dub murda

 

[Reggaebass]

Another great new one from Don Chandler ☝️

 

[Cato]

I've just discovered Throttle Elevator Music, they're definitely not a reggae band, more of a jazz group that crosses into other genres.

Anyway just heard this on the 'Emergency Exit' album and really liked it.

 

Edited March 16, 2021 by Cato

[GisserD]

This made me smile today.

And check out 4.20 in this next vid. Have you ever heard anything like it?

 

Edited March 17, 2021 by GisserD

[BoomTing]

13 hours ago, GisserD said:

This made me smile today...

Wow like that, not heard Him before, thanks for the introduction

[Reggaebass]

14 hours ago, GisserD said:

This made me smile today.

Great drum beat on the first one and really like the bass, not quite sure what to make of the second one, interesting vocals  😁

[GisserD]

59 minutes ago, BoomTing said:

Wow like that, not heard Him before, thanks for the introduction

he is pretty new to me too!!

check out his studio work, i think its exceptional! i particularly enjoyed his 2016 album  "love overflowing" today.