SHOK WAVE is your weekly new REGGAE music blog. SHOK WAVE finds music that is out there in the form of Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Ska, Dub, Reggae Rock & anything else musical with a Caribbean origin and in any language.
Here is what we found this week.......Enjoy!
Instead of not doing a blog this week we decided to list a bunch of good songs that released. I did not find anything great just good. Maybe this should be the start of an additional playlist? What do you think?
REGGAE
Prince Fatty & Bunny Striker Lee "Prince Fatty Meets The Gorgon In Dub"
This the modern day Dub Master and his name is Prince Fatty. We are Dub snobs...very picky with our dub. This is a masterpiece in modern dub. Presented with a meticulously selected set of Bunny tunes that were 4 track mastered recordings, the Prince mixed 10 dub that showcase a craft invented over 50 years ago by the legends King Tubby, Prince Jammy, Prince Philip & Scientist (still some of the best ever) could be honored in a modern era & style of dub. These are classic songs, we all know the arrangements inside out, so to me it’s nicer and fresher to hear a new structure,” explains Prince Fatty of his approach. “I’ve had a lot of fun with this and it’s been very educational for me. To hear the quality, not just of the musicianship, but the engineering is spectacular.” The original Bunny Striker Lee riddim tracks include Linval Thompson’s “Jah Jah A The Conqueror,” edited with Tommy McCook’s instrumental arrangement of the same; Jackie Edwards' “The Invasion,” originally by Burning Spear; Cornel Campbell’s “Press Along”; Horace Andy’s “Don’t Try To Use Me”; Ronnie Davis' “Sun Is Shining,” originally by Bob Marley; Barry Brown's “Give Thanks & Praise”; Rod Taylor's “Garden Of Eden”; Neville Brown's “Prophesy,” the instrumental track also known for Don Carlos’ “Late Night Blues”; Leroy Smart’s “No Love,” the instrumental also known for Horace Andy’s “Zion Gate"; and Don Carlos' “Ababajonoi,” which derives from Jackie Mittoo and Vin Gordon’s “Real Rock” instrumental.
There is not much we can say about this music that has not been said. What a wicked piece of tune nuh man. If you love reggae, dub, or music in general it's just best to go listen and you can listen right here:
Conkarah 'Peru'
This man mage his name off of doing reggae covers of other people's songs. Well after releasing his first album of originals & covers, he is back with another scorcha. It's a cover of FireBoy DML & Ed Sheeran's 'Peru.' We always like his covers better than the originals.........because we hear his first....believe it or not.
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