Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band - Faculty Of Dub (Jamaica, 2008)

Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band - Faculty Of Dub (Jamaica, 2008)

Clinton Fearon fue miembro de Gladiators, el mítico grupo  jamaiquino que allá por los años 70 daban los mejores y más excitantes recitales según cuentan las crónicas.
Texto-Daniel Soberon

Clinton fue su bajista y corista pero ocasionalmente fue cantante de algunos éxitos entre los años 1970/1987.
Luego de esa larga experiencia grupal en el año 1994 comienza su carrera solista, ya con  ocho trabajos en su haber (en el 2009 edito “Faculty of Dub”, un disco de versiones dub de sus éxitos)  estamos en presencia de su noveno y ultimo disco “Mi Deh Yah”.

Su ultimo y gran disco de composiciones originales data del 2006 y fue “Visión” dónde se podían encontrar “Dutty Gun”, “Livin’ is an Art ” y “Life is Not Aways Easy ”.

En su My Space tienen para escuchar dos títulos del álbum, “Are You Ready” y “Mi Deh Yah”, que le da nombre al disco.

Canciones del mas puro root reggae, old school (a la vieja usanza) que deja a las claras el nivel y la vigencia de este grande del reggae que estará saliendo de gira por el viejo continente en el verano boreal, con algunos compinches de la vieja camada como Earl “Chinna” Smith, Kiddus I y The Viceroys entre otros, en una gira denominada Les Maitres du Reggae Acoustique (los maestros del reggae acústico).

Chequeen este material y para los que no conocen,  no dejen de escuchar al gran“Bassie” Clinton. 

Fuente: Pelagatos

Step up to higher education...Clinton Fearon has scaled another musical summit with the release of his eighth album and his first purely dub CD. Faculty of Dub is a higher education in sound. If his previous work established Fearon's tenure in the reggae world, the 15 lessons on this album reveal a deeper mastery. They teach us to transcend melody and lyrics, into direct experience. Your heart and bones will understand-without taking notes.

I've been thinking about this album for a long time, Clinton reveals. In Faculty of Dub he gives vent to creative experimentation that builds upon his previous work. The layered sounds, echoes and reverberations blend into songscapes evocative of the legendary Jamaican sound system engineers. You may recognize some rhythms from earlier recordings, but this album is original in every sense.

Recorded in Seattle with the Boogie Brown Band, he teams especially strongly with singer and musician Ire, whose experience hails from Culture, and Winston Watson of Meditations fame. Horns, flute, and lead guitar are key ingredients, and respect is due to every member of the band for consistently strong performances. But when Professor Fearon picks up his bass, partnered with ex Burning Spear drummer Nelson Miller, watch out! You will see why he is also known as Basie, a name earned during the Studio One and Gladiator years. The lessons set forth by these combined talents will stay with you for life. Clinton Fearon has once again put together a remarkable album that will also be available on vinyl. Your assignment: listen with all your senses. Douglass Colbert, Rootsbeat International House of Dread, KSER FM Everett, Washington.

Fuente: www.clintonfearon.com

1. Kingston Walk (Instrumental Dub)

2. Street Talk (Instrumental Dub)

3. Wha Dat (Instrumental Dub)

4. Ghost (Instrumental Dub)

5. Nah Run (Instrumental Dub)

6. Fight Back (Instrumental Dub)

7. Dirty Water (Instrumental Dub)

8. Get Out (Instrumental Dub)

9. Polluted Minds (Instrumental Dub)

10. Back Of Satan (Instrumental Dub)

11. Full House (Instrumental Dub)

12. Who's The Winner (Instrumental Dub)

13. Peace Of Mind (Instrumental Dub)

14. Come Forward (Instrumental Dub)

15. Sweetness (Instrumental Dub)

Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band - Faculty Of Dub (Jamaica, 2008)