Recent content by wakethetown

I have to agree with everyone on what a ‘unicorn’ thread this is: full of heart, family reconnections, and wonderful biographical information on an important musician whose story has never been adequately told. This is what the internet and social media do best. Rachel, have you ever attempted...

sounds great! :hyper: Fendber p-bass, yeah.

This is a great thread! Thanks, One Drop for your insights. For some of you reggae heads who are into sound system cultuer, you might be interested in my book, Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica. I spent 18months hanging out in Kingston doing research for the...

DJs are definitely musicians, or capable of being musicians in the best of circumstances. I wrote a book about dancehall "selectors" as DJs are called in Jamaica. Jamaican selectors are responsible for many of the innovations we associate with dub and electronic music. Two of Jamaica's great...

have any of you compared the Berg NV215 to the Aguilar GS412? Wondering what your thoughts are on this A/B.

I've been following reggae for years as a fan and author, and the only reggae bassist that I know who used palm muting on a regular basis is Michael Fletcher, who plays for Shaggy and is musical director of his band. When I interviewed him for our documentary film on dancehall, called Louder...