Dub Side of the Moon [Special Anniversary Edition]

by Easy Star All-Stars

Overview

It was one of those really stupid ideas that we can all be grateful someone had the guts to follow through with. Yes, it's a reggae version of the Pink Floyd classic Dark Side of the Moon, every track drastically reworked and presented in the same order as on the original album. And yes, it works far, far better than you'd have any right to expect. The artists vary from the relatively obscure (Kirsty Rock, Dollarman) to the big-time (Corey Harris, Frankie Paul, the Meditations) and the musical styles range from roots to dancehall to jungle. Every track works well, but highlights include a very fine (and uncredited) jungle mix of "On the Run" and the great singer-deejay combo track "Time," on which Corey Harris' chesty baritone singing voice is nicely counterbalanced by Ranking Joe's speed-rap. There are several bonus dub mixes tacked onto the end of the program, and while none of them is revelatory they don't detract from the proceedings, either. At the end you realize that you were wrong to even think this was a dumb idea to begin with -- dub's psychedelic mysticism is a perfectly good match for Pink Floyd's mannered weirdness. Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/28/2014
Label:	Easy Star Records
UPC:	0657481104217

Tracks

1. Speak To Me/Breathe (In the Air)
2. On the Run
3. Time
4. The Great Gig In the Sky
5. Money
6. Us and Them
7. Any Colour You Like
8. Brain Damage
9. Eclipse
10. Time Version
11. Great Dub In the Sky
12. Step It Pon The Rastaman Scene
13. Any Dub You Like
14. Breathe 2014
15. Brain Dubbage

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Easy Star All-Stars   Primary Artist
Corey Harris   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ranking Joe   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Sluggy Ranks   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jenny Hill   Saxophone
Larry McDonald   Percussion
Frankie Paul   Featured Artist
Mike Wagner   Trombone
The Meditations   Featured Artist
Patrick Dougher   Drums
Victor Axelrod   Organ,Piano,Clavinet,Melodica,Percussion,Synthesizer,Piano (Electric)
Gary "Nesta" Pine   Featured Artist
Dollarman   Featured Artist
Dr. Israel   Featured Artist
Victor Rice   Bass (Upright),Bass (Electric)
Eddie "Headdie" Ocampo   Percussion
Ruff Scott   Featured Artist
Tamar-Kali   Vocals (Background)
Kirsty Rock   Featured Artist
Eric Rachmany   Featured Artist
Eddie Ocampo   Percussion
Michael Wagner   Trombone
Wayne Wiggum   Bass (Electric)
Metric Man   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Michael G.   Producer
Victor Axel   Engineer
Andy Tommasi   Overdub Engineer
Eric Smith   Design,Artwork,Executive Producer
David Reid   Composer,Lyricist
Joseph Jackson   Composer,Lyricist
Roger Waters   Composer
Richard Wright   Composer
Nick Mason   Composer
Victor Axelrod   Engineer
David Gilmour   Composer
Ticklah   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Dr. Israel   Producer
Gilmour   Composer
Paul Schellack   Mixing
Brian Cummings   Composer,Lyricist
Ira Heaps   Engineer
Michael Goldwasser   Mixing
Roberto d'Aquino   Engineer
Conrad Samuels   Composer,Lyricist