Adrian Sherwood - C/D, S & D?

"are they straightforward reissues (albeit but in nice packaging), or is the music remastered ?"

I think it's just nice packaging. The albums were reissued/remastered in the late 90s. Has remastering really improved that much since then?

alex otm

no idea.
just the latest dub syndicate compilation was specifically promoted as remastered, and sounds amazing.
so was hoping AMS had gone back and spruced up these latest reissues, but i guess you're right.
to be honest, i care not, if the reissues happen to still be there tomorrow, i'm grabbing them.
and yes, 2 hours of dub = heaven
would love to have seen dub syndicate live ..

xpost I expected a little more diversity over the PA before the headliner went on, to break things up a bit. Just as you wouldn't play, I dunno, Bob Seger for two hours before Bob Seger goes on - or for that matter "Music for Airports" before Bang on a Can does "Music for Airports" - so I expected some contrast for effect. I also felt it lessened the presence of the live band.

Wasn't terrible music, mind, but I had a raging headache by the end.

"Just as you wouldn't play, I dunno, Bob Seger for two hours before Bob Seger goes on"

Uh sure, but I'd probably expect two hours of rock before Bob Seger. Or similarly minimal music pre-BOAC does "Music For Airports". Were they playing only Dub Syndicate tracks for two hours prior? Or is this one of those all dub sounds alike things?

"I was shocked that when I went to this rave and all they played was techno and it all sounded the same."

"I was pleased when I saw Diplo that he didn't confine himself to playing a bunch of dancehall. He also played a Celine Dion dubstep remix!"

Just as you wouldn't play, I dunno, Bob Seger for two hours before Bob Seger goes on - or for that matter "Music for Airports" before Bang on a Can does "Music for Airports"

dub is not one person: it's a genre, a culture, a feeling, etc. it's not one sound but a panorama of sounds--it encompasses so much

would write more but typing is hard for me, mostly confined to one-liners

This set of dub did not comprise a panorama of sounds, encompassing much. I blame the DJ and/or soundsystem.

At the same time, it was something like a decade ago, so maybe it was awesome and I was not.

i succumbed and picked up the new little axe and new african headcharge albums today.

love the artwork - much better than the last round of "new" releases, basically the mighty stepper/dubstepper releases - both of which had truly dreadful artwork.
the new style fits in well, and goes with the redesigned website.
as for the music : well, neither album stretches the boundaries of on-u sound, but are very solid albums.
especially the new little axe, which as a project has become more and more real world/radio 2 friendly over the years, so good to have the sound go back to on-u both in record label, and sound.

not bothering with the new remix album of the mighty stepper as its by various dubstep producers and i doubt i'd enjoy it.

so all that remains now, is the much promised boxset ..

oh, and new age steppers album i believe thats on its way ..

I'm a HUGE Adrian fan, and I stumbled on the New Age Steppers shortly after it came out (thank you Ray Farrell). The new album is dreadful IMHO.

not heard anything off new New Age Steppers album.

in what way is it dreadful, as i cant see it going too far off on-u course given that AMS has his thing pretty locked down these days.

not bothering with the new remix album of the mighty stepper as its by various dubstep producers and i doubt i'd enjoy it.

well today i did a u-turn on my own statement and got the dubstep styled remix album.

some good, some mad (the cover of 'iron man' with dennis bovell is a bit hard work .. )

still no sign of the boxset.

(aint going to happen .. )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SbnsgRaiZ0

*spam*

http://soundcloud.com/twitch/optimo-podcast-12-adrian

http://soundcloud.com/alexchase/ohm-dedication-series-2-jd

new solo album by adrian sherwood is a lot more mellow than previous releases.

none of the usual on-u style edginess, which i have to admit takes a bit of getting used to.

I've been finding it pleasant enough, in the background while reading or whatever. But yeah, it sure doesn't seem much like an Adrian Sherwood album.

exactly.

its pleasant.

i dont normally listen to on-u for pleasant.

its a definite late night/reading soundtrack kind of album, which of course sounds amazing.

i thoroughly, thoroughly recommend stirmonster's MONSTER mixes linked just four posts above this one, btw.

I'm a HUGE Adrian fan, and I stumbled on the New Age Steppers shortly after it came out (thank you Ray Farrell). The new album is dreadful IMHO.

well, i ignored this statement and picked up the new new age steppers album today.

its certainly not dreadful, i suspect AMS wanted to make a 'final' album worthy of one his best friends so made sure the album covers all sorts of bases, its good, but i concur it's not a classic.

it is a solid on-u album, and even in 2012 that's always going to hit the spot for me.

oh, and the new solo album by AMS has clicked.

once i readjusted my expectations i have really come around to loving it.

boxset is never going to happen is it ..

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19299-creation-rebel-new-age-steppers-threat-to-creation/

reissue

originally released in 1981

classic. going to play "chemical specialist" at max volume right now.

Been listening to Starship Africa, which is awesome

news just in :

"Various Artists: Sherwood At The Controls Volume 1: 1979 – 1984
Double vinyl / CD / download, out 6th April 2015, via On-U Sound

· Compilation of early tracks produced or remixed by the legendary Adrian Sherwood; a pioneering blend of post-punk, mutant disco, dub, funk and electro

A1. Medium Medium – Hungry, So Angry (1981)
A2. Maximum Joy – Let It Take You There (1982)
A3. Nadjma – Some Day My Caliph Will Come (1984)
A4. Mark Stewart + The Maffia – Learning To Cope With Cowardice (flexi version) (1983)
B1. The Fall – Middle Mass (1981)
B2. Gardening By Moonlight – Strange Clues (1983)
B3. Shriekback – Mistah Linn He Dead (1984)
B4. Voice Of Authority ft. Congo Ashanti Roy – Running (Feeling Wild) (1984)
C1. The Slits – Man Next Door (1979)
C2. Annie Anxiety (aka Little Annie) – Third Gear Kills (1984)
C3. Prince Far I – Nuclear Weapon (1983)
D1. Singers & Players – Reaching The Bad Man (1981)
D2. African Head Charge – In A Trap (1982)
D3. Vivien Goldman – Private Armies Dub (1981)

"

oh and according to the PR :

"This is the first release in an extensive On-U Sound reissue campaign that will be coming out over the next few years."

hahahaha .. i have lost count the number of times i have had my hopes raised by such a statement.
but you never know ..

(ahem ... boxset .. )

Ha, was just about to post this here, thank ya Mark.

Very short trailer for it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxJLCI3qDJg

hopefully this does not mean the collaboration with pinch has been dropped off the release schedule as i am really looking forward to that.

in 2015 it is a weird thing for me to still get PR mailouts about things of interest to me.

actually thinking about it, and checking the tracklisting, i suspect this is the result of the work he probably put into the boxset.
i.e. these are the only tracks he could get for clearance at a price that would make the project worthy.

so, any love for the ams/pinch album ?

unsurprisingly, i love it.

its so deep and warm, and yet, still an on-u album.

only complaint : 35 minutes is way too short.

"Various Artists: Sherwood At The Controls Volume 1: 1979 – 1984
Double vinyl / CD / download, out 6th April 2015, via On-U Sound

· Compilation of early tracks produced or remixed by the legendary Adrian Sherwood; a pioneering blend of post-punk, mutant disco, dub, funk and electro

This is awesome

2nded

3rded

4thed

The Annie Anxiety track does it for me the most

the album it's from, "soul possession", is an all time fave, as is "jackamo" the sherwood mixed album she did after that.

i can't believe prince far i's "nuclear weapon" off this went unreleased for so long. so great!

Soul Possession is all time, yes

I need to find "Jackamo" for sure. Have always wanted to hear that one.

@thewiremagazine: On-U Sound have released their full back catalogue containing over 70 albums from the label's archive: http://t.co/TU8ByqKYTW

Trevor Jackson compiles Science Fiction Dancehall Classics for Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound

Triple vinyl set coming in October.

Audio-visual artist Trevor Jackson, fresh off his first album in fifteen years, has teamed with Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound for a compilation of electronic, dub and post-punk entitled Science Fiction Dancehall Classics.

“Not only did On-U sound and Adrian Sherwood’s early production work introduce me to dimensions of sound I’d never experienced, inspire me to start making music and start my own record label, his live mixing at a notoriously loud Mark Stewart and the Maffia gig during the mid-80’s also gave me lifelong tinnitus,” Jackson writes.

“On-U’s timeless releases portray a savage disregard for conformity, representative of an era where attitude and ethos spoke volumes. An uncontrived mix of cultures, minds and powerful personalities combined to produce revolutionary sonic adventures that sound as unique and vital today as they did over 30 years ago. Putting this compilation together is nothing short of an honour.”

The compilation bounds from Neneh Cherry and Massive Attack’s Shara Nelson to On-U Sound regulars Singers & Players, Mark Stewart + The Maffia and more. It is due out on October 2 and is available to pre-order now.

http://www.factmag.com/2015/07/22/trevor-jackson-science-fiction-dancehall-classics-compilation-adrian-sherwood-on-u-sound/

bloody hell, that's a brilliant compilation.

wasn't that interested in the mothmen release (tried a few tracks online, and realised it's not one for me), had most of the 'controls' compilation, so not bothered about that one, but this hits all the right spots.

loving the cover art.
my very first on-u track was a 'science fiction dancehall classic' remix, so it's great to see the re-use of the phrase.

this is a very far-out compilation.

From David Toop's A to Z of Dub

C is for Cyberdub
Iconic in William Gibson's Neuromancer ("the long pulse of Zion dub") as the humanistic healing force in a wired world, a naive touch of natural magic, dub has become a sci-fi soundtrack for techno-Gaians, hippie zippies and cyborg animists. C also stands for Crusties. The perfect environment for observing the evolution of the crustie look during the 80s was at Gary Clail's On-U Sound System parties, where the white rasta look of blond dreadlocks and ratty paramilitary fatigues interlocked with On-U's mix of urban noise terror and spiritual bass.

Every size is sold out anyway. Cool shirt though.

wow that comp looks great

doesn't it just.
i have rarely been this excited re a compilation, but that tracklisting just is insane.

ok, i have clicked that link re the t-shirt now 3 times and get a website timeout message.

please advise as to what it is.

thankfully i have bought several copies of all the t-shirts available via the old on-u shop, but that seems to be out of action now.