RIP Robbie Shakespeare

Rest in peace, guess I know what I'm listening to tonight


https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1E3C22E30ABE585B

 

The world is becoming less and less groovy. Robbie Shakespeare and Melvin Parker, both gone.

Melvin Parker, Drummer for James Brown, Dead at 77

Rest in peace, Robbie and Melvin.

 

R.I.P. absolute legend of bass and will be greatly missed. I know a lot of the musicians and reggae fans in my area have always been full of admiration and respect for his playing.

 

The king of deep groove. RIP.

 

The deep minimal grooves of Robbie Shakespeare is probably the main reason I play bass. His tremendous contribution to reggae and dub as well as to bass playing in general is greatly appreciated.

A track from his Miles Davis inspired project Nordub with jazz trumpeter Nils Peter Molvaer, jazz guitarist Eivind Aarset and EDM producer Vladislav Delay.

 

Damn. RIP Robbie.

 

Welllll……Crud.

A true virtuoso doesn’t need to play a lot of notes to get his message across. Robbie could say so much with so little. Every note and space in his bass lines has a purpose. I pity those who don’t appreciate his (style of) playing.

 

Sad day, RIP Robbie.

 

Shocked!! I am crying as I read all these tributes

 

Earthstrong RIP Robbie

 

Another legend gone - dang.

 

Tragic. Gonna cool out to some Black Uhuru tracks tonight...

 

This happens when you’re ‘late to the party’ for music like this. Jealous of you folks who saw this bass-genius.

I was obsessed with ‘Concrete Jungle’, and only when I learned it was Robbie on this one track, whereas Family Man was on everything else, did I start to dig back into the Sly/Robbie impact. WOW. Compositionally … tonally … feel … everything … this one is on my ‘all time fave’ bass tracks list. RIP good sir.

 

Also, on the ‘Catch a Fire’ making-of doc, they mention it on there. Robbie might even be interviewed for it, but it’s been a while since I’ve watched it.

 

Now, that's a fact I didn't have! One of my favorite tracks ever, on all levels, especially that fabulous guitar solo. It's funny - Many times I've listened to that album, and noted that the timefeel and definition of the bass playing on that particular track was different from the rest of the album - I figured it was compositional, and some difference in the recording technique. Well, compositional, indeed!!!!

 

On this end I didn’t know about ‘Stir it Up’. Everything Family Man/Robbie play/played is just a master-class.

First time I heard it, I realized in that moment how much further feel/tone went than ‘chops’. In fact, ‘chops’ to me is ‘can you make my head bob and the hairs stand up on my neck with your playing’. IMO. If you can feel that good and play fast … I’ll totes subscribe to your Youtube page.

After I had Robbie on my radar, I went striaight to the Grace Jones stuff. Subscribed to this thread for the tracks/clips!