Easy Star All-Stars - Dub Side Of The Moon

Label: Easy Star Records
Catalog#: ES-1012
Format: CD
Country:US
Released:18 Feb 2003
Genre: Reggae
Style: Dub
Credits: Bass - Victor Rice (tracks: 1a, 2 to 4, 6 to 13)
Drums - Patrick Dougher
Engineer - Victor Axelrod
Engineer [Additional] - Ira Heaps , Michael Goldwasser , Rob D'Aquino
Guitar - Michael Goldwasser
Mastered By - Erik Gunderson
Percussion - Eddie Ocampo (tracks: 1a, 3, 9)
Piano, Organ, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Melodica, Percussion - Ticklah
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By - Michael G* , Ticklah
Saxophone - Jenny Hill* (tracks: 5 to 7)
Notes:Dub version of Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.
Rating: 4.51/5 (45 votes) Rate It
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Tracklisting:

1a   Speak To Me (3:52)
    Percussion - Larry McDonald
1b   Breathe (In The Air)
    Bass - Wayne Wiggum
  Saxophone - Michael Wagner
  Vocals - Sluggy Ranks
2   On The Run (3:23)
3   Time (6:58)
    Vocals - Corey Harris , Ranking Joe
4   The Great Gig In The Sky (4:25)
    Vocals - Kirsty Rock
5   Money (6:26)
    Vocals - Dollar Man , Gary "Nesta" Pine
6   Us And Them (7:55)
    Vocals - Frankie Paul
7   Any Colour You Like (3:38)
    Saxophone - Michael Wagner
8   Brain Damage (4:06)
    Producer - Dr. Israel
  Vocals - Dr. Israel
9   Eclipse (1:52)
    Percussion - Larry McDonald
  Vocals - Meditations, The
10   Time Version (3:38)
11   Great Dub In The Sky (4:21)
12   Step It Pon The Rastaman Scene (4:02)
    Vocals - Ranking Joe
13   Any Dub You Like (3:22)
User Reviews:
PKS, Oct 21, 2005

Here is something pretty different. A remix album of the classic Pink Floyd album, Dark Side Of The Moon! Thats pretty psychedelic music, and since this is dub remixes, this will for sure fit right into a chill out set. Easy Star All-Stars is a group of several reggae artists with a strong connection to Jamaican music. They are based in New York, where their label Easy Star Records is based. They give us the Dub Side Of The Moon…

Im not going into details in this review, but in this album you get mostly deep dub rhythms with a lot of reggae vocals, with all the classic Pink Floyd guitar ingredients mixed in. You will for sure recognise the tracks while listening to it. They have also added some more sounds and samples. A cool album to surprise your Pink Floyd loving friends with, or put into a chill out set. Some tracks is a bit more electronic than others, like track 2 that is influenced a little bit by drum n bass. Some people might think the reggae vocals get a bit over the top, but it is for sure chilling.

Personally I enjoyed this album a lot and I think its pretty funny at the same time as its pretty good dub music. For sure an album I will play several times in the future. Check it out if you want some extra spice to your chilled moments.

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