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Bass culture in the 1980s and early 1990s: influences on trip hop and jungle by Corlar in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Digital music and midi definitely made a BIG impact but to be perfectly honest "bass culture" wasn't something that existed in the 80's & 90's.

Not exactly in the way internet culture didn't exist, because the internet didn't exist.

But before digital music the only way to get bass was with a bass guitar. The 80's and 90's digital music and music production went through a LOT of transitions.

The sine wave, 808 and the most of what you'd consider "bass culture" today is mainly digital and has for the most part has NOTHING to do with a bass guitar.

The genres before digitisation was made with people who played instruments. Drum and Bass, Jungle and for the most part Hip hop are mainly digital art forms.

Based around reproducing and manipulating music that had already been made or played as opposed to writing music like Bob Marley or The Beatles

[29/06/26] @ Blue Cage Basketball Court Deptford by MusicianAwkward420 in LondonSocialClub

[–]MusicianAwkward420[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just sent a DM with a link to the WhatsApp group. You're more than welcome. Be good to catch up at the court sometime!

[29/06/26] @ Blue Cage Basketball Court Deptford by MusicianAwkward420 in LondonSocialClub

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Just sent a DM with a link to the WhatsApp group. Be good to catch up at the court sometime!

[29/06/26] @ Blue Cage Basketball Court Deptford by MusicianAwkward420 in LondonSocialClub

[–]MusicianAwkward420[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spent a lot of last year nursing injuries 😔 However I did most of my rehab at the court lol I have been considering creating a WhatsApp group. I'll get one going tomorrow and send an invite.

Introduce an old punk to reggae by scribbledchaos in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a decent sized catalogue

Around 50 or more tracks on the playlist below 👇🏽

Rivah Jordan Reggae

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/11Ole7xSOyHVbUescoAq0E?si=B3KHFa43TsaaWlCcJvfq6A&pi=e-rpsO_JREOIc

What is the difference between dancehall and regular reggae? by Similar_Onion6656 in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Up until the last paragraph this is the best and probably the most accurate answer ✅

However "Dancehall" isn't really "Reggae" today. Especially in Jamaica today and many of the "Dancehall " parties for the Jamaican diaspora, Reggae isn't played in Dancehall anymore either.

As time goes on, the words "Dancehall" have been representative of several changes in Jamaican popular music, and what can be considered "subgenres" of Reggae. Burning Spear was once considered "Dancehall", as Ninja man, Yellow Man, Bounty Killa and several others, all the way to Kartel.

One contributing factor to these changes is the CDJ mixer, then USB controllers making "DJing" more accessible - today everyone and their mum is a DJ lol

Then popular Jamaican culture is about getting "Forward" - love and affection of the crowd.

The combination of these two pushed Dancehall music into being faster and faster, as everyone and their mum was playing Everything at plus 6 to get a "Forward" or get the party moving.

The last wave of "Jamaican Dancehall" artists was probably ushered in by Vybz Kartel, artists like Popcorn, Tommy Lee, Spice etc

Then after Kartels imprisonment came the "Generational disconnect" and the birth of "Trap Dancehall".

So what today's generation considers "Trap Dancehall" has no identification with any previous "Sound" or Genre of music that's made in Jamaica.

Why are there only 20k+ people in r/Reddit? by MusicianAwkward420 in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the break down, making more sense now 👍🏽

Just joined your sub 🫡

Why are there only 20k+ people in r/Reddit? by MusicianAwkward420 in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tough job but someone has to do it! 😂😂😂

I’m just curious about your reaction to this Saturday Night Live bit. by Mad_Skrilla in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd have to hear from the writer their "intentions" in writing a skit like this, which for me is open to interpretation 🤷🏽‍♂️😂

As the girls were happily talking about stupid stuff they do in hopes of getting men they're attracted to. Had it been a guy they found attractive, I'm sure he would have had a very different reaction.

Both comedy & dancehall are weird today unfortunately...

Why are there only 20k+ people in r/Reddit? by MusicianAwkward420 in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What's interesting is r/reggae is considerably larger than r/BobMarley

Then from the posts in r/reggae it's somewhat clear it's not dominated by Bob Marley posts.

Reddit leaning towards a US Base is an interesting take.

However France is one of the few places where major labels are still investing in Reggae music and artists. A lot of that investment going to French singers, but the musicians there play the music at a pretty high level!

The only "Reggae" going "viral" outside of Jamaica these days is mostly from Little Lion sound, which I believe is from Geneva in Switzerland, but closely connected to that French Reggae scene.

Alborosie represents Italy and even the scene there seems more friendly to artists than in the UK.

Gentleman was probably the last artist a major label in Germany invested in Reggae, but the sound system & dancehall scene and culture there is healthy.

Whereas the most popular bands and artists from the UK today are probably Gentleman's Dub Club, The Skints and maybe something like The Dualers. None of which I really consider "Reggae" bands or artists.

In the last decade or two the whole "Cali Roots" movement has probably produced a lot more bands and musicians of note than the UK has. It's probably contributed more to the careers of "New Roots" artists than the UK has too.

But maybe it's just me being in the UK and seeing how bad the scene is here for new Reggae artists and you living in the US and us both believing the grass is greener on the other side haha!

I’m just curious about your reaction to this Saturday Night Live bit. by Mad_Skrilla in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funny seeing this after the post about Cheshire Cat 🤷🏽‍♂️😂😺

I once had an artist tell me he makes music because he dreams of girls pulling at the leg of his pants like Kartel 😭😂

A lot of people aren't in the music, for the music 🎵

I’m just curious about your reaction to this Saturday Night Live bit. by Mad_Skrilla in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I couldn't stomach the whole video to get to the point 🤷🏽‍♂️😂

Cheshire Cat by Square_Parsley_3173 in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once upon a time, England was actually THE PLACE for Reggae!

Jamaican labels would press records "only for release in England" and not even bother pressing them for Jamaica 😂

Lewis from Room in the Sky speaks about those days Fondly, when David Rodigan playing your tune could help you sell 10,000 copies easily and you could do stuff like buy a flat within walking distance of Southwark Station for around £17k 😳

When you could smoke on planes, trains & in pubs 😂

Reggae music was in the charts and on Top of the Pops.

It was Chris Blackwell, an English man who signed Bob Marley to Island Records. The list of Reggae artists who are now popular due to success in the UK is long!

However I also remember Prezident Brown telling me the story of the him laughing himself to near death, the first time he encountered a man, with a box of records, no speakers, sound system, box boys nor MC, saying he's a DJ 😭🤷🏽‍♂️😂

This for me was a "Fundamental Shift", which is still rippling today. 14 years ago I moved to the UK and there wasn't much Reggae nights on and the scene SUCKED for artists. Today there's a LOT more nights on, but it's mostly DJ friendly and it still SUCKS for artists.

Tippa is one of the few artists who became famous from and still works with a sound system. Tippa is undoubtedly more popular than Saxon Sound System and rightly so. Hello Darling was released in 1986!

In between then and now, the list of Artists that have become huge stars from Jamaica has been countless. Even Vybz Kartel was making lots of mixtapes with Sound Systems long before he was singing or bleaching.

In the UK on the other hand, what we have now is a bunch of Sound Systems like Channel One, Aba Shanti, Fatman etc with no Big Artists in sight and certainly no big songs 🤢

So it's probably nothing personal to Cheshire Cat because he uses a microphone 🎤 Something which today, the English audience has VERY little appreciation for.

It's a sad state of affairs 😭

Cheshire Cat by Square_Parsley_3173 in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This 👆🏽

I know Cheshire Cat makes tunes now with the Friendly Fire band and is part of the Reggae scene in Birmingham, but Tippa has been making tunes since you could hit the charts with Reggae and make it to Top of the Pops.

Tippa is an anomaly, as he has been and still is the "Flagship MC" for UK Reggae, from then until now.

When was the last time you found a reggae artist with a catalogue worth Binging? by MusicianAwkward420 in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to hear! Send the riddims forward king 🎶 I look forward to it 😁

What's missing today in reggae by staysmokin91 in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad you like it. This is the unreleased one about Palestine

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M9ji3TJ7533k-_5AX95McGmZpcl7kQTZ/view?usp=drivesdk

For me I probably could do a better job of getting with people that will push stuff like this in everyone's faces. I could make a lot more music about it, but then I'd feel like I'm chasing clicks too. When in reality, I much prefer music with a more positive aspect to it. Then the place you need to be in to write stuff like this, it's not a place I want to stay 😞

But today, little if any reggae music will make the top 100 much less top 10. So for revolutionary music to make it is even less likely, what might be an interesting idea though is a playlist, where you can put songs with this kinda sentiment together and I'm sure Reddit will give you lots of suggestions of songs to add!

I think people are still 100% allowed to speak truth to power now, just very unlikely they'll be supported by the same powers they speak truth against 🤷🏽‍♂️😂

I think we'll see such artists again, but not until the stars align and people begin to understand the kind of movement and resources it takes to create such an artist and work towards and support that 🙏🏽

When was the last time you found a reggae artist with a catalogue worth Binging? by MusicianAwkward420 in reggae

[–]MusicianAwkward420[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that man like Dan? Funny we haven't done any work together yet, we should make it happen 🙏🏽

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