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Adrian Sherwood and his famed On-U Sound label pioneered a distinctive fusion of dub, rock and dance which made waves not only in roots circles but also in the pop mainstream. Born in 1958, Sherwood first surfaced during the late '70s at the helm of a series of disastrously short-lived labels; he formed On-U Sound in 1979, counting Creation Rebel, Prince Far I, Bim Sherman, and the Mothmen (later to form Simply Red) among the roster's earliest additions. While the On-U Sound crew's original focus was on live sound system performances, the emphasis soon switched to making records; when none emerged as a breakout success, Sherwood began mixing and matching line-ups, resulting in new acts including New Age Steppers, African Head Charge, Mark Stewart & Maffia and Dr. Pablo & the Dub Syndicate.
Sherwood's distinctive production style soon began attracting interest from acts outside of the dub community, but reggae remained the label's focus. In 1984, while working for US label Tommy Boy (remixing) , he met Keith LeBlanc, after a productive meeting, McDonald and Wimbish later joined them in London, to begin work on a new project which they christened, Fats Comet. LeBlanc's beat, pitched with Sherwood's dub methodology, taken it to the limit created a unique media where the heavily distorted sound of McDonald s guitar and Wimbish's funky bass made things complete. Sherwood soon recruited the onetime house band at the famed rap label Sugar Hill, the trio brought new power and definition to the On-U's densely-textured recordings. Not only as a band (Fats Comet, Tackhead, Strange Parcels and Little Axe) but as On U studio musicians aswell.
By the mid-1980s, Sherwood was among the most visible producers and remixers in all of contemporary music. He became increasingly involved in industrial music as the decade wore on, producing tracks for Cabaret Voltaire, Skinny Puppy, KMFDM and Nine Inch Nails, and although On-U Sound continued to reflect its leader's eclectic tastes the label remained a top reggae outlet. In 1994, Sherwood mounted Pressure Sounds, a new label dedicated to reissuing seminal reggae and dub releases from the likes of Lee "Scratch" Perry, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Jackie Mittoo and Horace Andy. 1997 also saw the first in a new series of reissues known collectively as the On-U Sound Master Recordings, complete with CD-ROM tracks.
The On-U vibe was democratic, leftfield, determinedly non-materialistic and unashamedly idealistic. With it, Sherwood created a niche. "It gave us an identity among like-minded people," he offers. "Anything with the On-U tag on it will sell a few thousand copies around the world, to people who know that we"ve been true to our spirit of making things. The legacy of his use of technology, particularly the then unheard of use of ambience and delay, is evident to anyone familiar with today"s club scene.
the master at work
Adrian Sherwood RBMA video lecture session Pt.1
Adrian Sherwood RBMA video lecture session Pt.2
Productions page at Rho-Xs , discover Sherwoods Forest, here .
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Adrian Sherwood - Becoming A Cliché / Dub Cliché ( 06, 120min ^ 249mb)
It's taken him long to finally release an album under his own name. It's a much more vocal record than his debut solo effort, 2003's Never Trust a Hippy( as in babyboomer) . On Becoming A Cliché he expands his musical horizons, keeping most of his grooves in an adventurously dubwise but still deeply rootsy reggae-funk vein while promiscuously incorporating any other musical tradition that happens to strike his fancy at the same time. Being the modest man that he is he kind off showcases some new talent, like the multi-talented French-Tunisian singer/songwriter Samia Farah whose paintings and design provides the artwork for ‘Cliché’ aswell. This is an album where Gregorian chants meet melodica solos, where cinema soundtrack samples collide with analogue distortion, it's an exuberant mixture from a true sonic pioneer, one that serves as a thrilling reminder of the possibilities of reggae in the 21st century.
Adrian Sherwood - Becoming A Cliché ( ^ 149mb)
01 - Animal Magic (Voc.Lee Perry) (4:20)
02 - Two Versions Of The Future (3:57)
03 - A Piece Of The Earth (Voc.Little Roy)(5:25)
04 - Monastery Of Sound (4:53)
05 - Dennis Bovine Part 1 (Tribute To Blackbeard) (Voc.Dennis Bovell ) (4:55)
06 - J'Ai Changé (Voc.Samia Farah) (5:35)
07 - You Wonder Why (Voc.LSK Kenny) (5:21)
08 - The House Of Games (4:40)
09 - Nu Rizla (Voc.Bim Sherman) (4:29)
10 - St Peter's Gate (Voc.LSK Kenny) (5:33)
11 - Home Sweet Home ( Voc. Mark Stewart) (4:34)
12 - Forgive Yourself (3:41)
13 - All Hands On Desk (3:59)
14 - Stop The Bloodshed (Voc.Raiz)(5:30)
diet version
Adrian Sherwood - Becoming A Cliché (* 99mb)
Adrian Sherwood - Dub Cliché ( ^ 99mb)
2-01 - Monkey See, Monkey Dub (4:02)
2-02 - Dubshed (Voc. Dennis Alcapone) (4:44)
2-03 - Zoo Time (4:31)
2-04 - Clichéd Dub Slave (Voc.Dennis Bovell ) (3:52)
2-05 - The Noise From Brazil (4:41)
2-06 - Stepping Crowd (5:06)
2-07 - Sans Toupee (3:58)
2-08 - Silly Billy Remix By Activator (Voc. Simon Bogle) (4:41)
2-09 - Moving House (5:15)
2-10 - J'Ai Dubé (3:58)
2-11 - Dennis Bovine Pt 2 (Voc.Dennis Bovell ) (3:59)
2-12 - Silly Old Dub (4:29)
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