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trevor jackson presents - science fiction dancehall classics - on-u sound - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock

1. Missing Brazilians - Ace Of Wands
2. Dub Syndicate - Over Board
3. African Head Charge - Off The Beaten Track
4. Creation Rebel & New Age Steppers - Chemical Specialist
5. Suns Of Arqa - Asian Rebel
6. The Chicken Granny - Quit The Body
7. African Head Charge - Stebeni's Theme
8. Neneh Cherry & The Circuit - "Dead Come Alive (previously unreleased)
9. Tackhead - Now What?
10. Keith LeBlanc - Move
11. Fats Comet - Dub Storm
12. Voice Of Authority - Stopping & Starting
13. African Head Charge - Latin Temperament
14. Mark Stewart & The Maffia - The Wrong Name & The Wrong Number (DJ battle)
15. Singers & Players - Kunta Kinte Dub (previously unreleased)
16. Bim Sherman - Melody Dub
17. Shara Nelson & The Circuit - Aiming At Your Heart (part 2)
18. Playgroup - Forty Winks
19. New Age Steppers - Radial Drill
20. Little Annie - 77 Emerging Strips (previously unreleased)

Charted by

Jamie Tiller

Rh Store

A curated selection of classics, rarities and unreleased tracks from the On-U Sound vaults by DJ & Audio Visual artist Trevor Jackson (aka Playgroup / Underdog).

Trevor Jackson is renowned for his Metal Dance compilations of industrial-dance on Strut Records, having worked with the likes of LCD Soundsystem and Four Tet via his Output Recordings Label, and a recently released acclaimed multi edition album of his own music (FORMAT) via the vinyl factory.

This is the electro-fried avant-garde side of On-U Sound. Whilst still containing the dub DNA that define Adrian Sherwood's productions, these tracks document a period when this sonic vision was realised through saturated sheets of electronics, reverberating drum machines and extreme chopped-up tape edits.

A longtime fan of the label, Trevor comments: "Not only did On-U sound and Adrian Sherwood's early production work introduce me to dimensions of sound I'd never experienced, inspire me to start making music and start my own record label, his live mixing at a notoriously loud Mark Stewart and the Maffia gig during the mid-80's also gave me lifelong tinnitus. On-U's timeless releases portray a savage disregard for conformity, representative of an era where attitude and ethos spoke volumes. An uncontrived mix of cultures, minds and powerful personalities combined to produce revolutionary sonic adventures that sound as unique and vital today as they did over 30 years ago. Putting this compilation together is nothing short of an honour."

3LP edition with 20 tracks on the vinyl plus the additional 7 tracks from the CD as part of the download card.