Badmarsh and Shri's 'Signs' appears, like several other tracks, in limited edition dubplate form. 'I Against I' was recorded by Massive Attack with Mos Def for the Blade 2 soundtrack and never released anywhere else. 'Aftermath' comes in Tricky's original white label version. That and Aretha's 'Rock Steady' square the reggae-soul circle, the latter in the shape of Danny Krivit's inspirational but extremely hard-to-find edit. The Meters are included with a song for Daddy G's daughter, Ava. Barrington Levy's 'Here I Come' is a dancehall classic, Foxy Brown's sassy 'Oh Yeah' is based on an old Toots & the Maytals tune, and Johnny Osbourne's 'Budy Bye' is an early slice of electronic reggae. This mix kicks off with two tracks from the legendary Studio One stable, including his "most favourite record ever", Willie Williams' 'Armagideon Time', and proceeds with 'Non Non Non' by Melaaz, a languid French version of a Studio One classic. Rocksteady, of course, was also a Jamaican style of the late 1970s, essentially a kind of slowed-down ska. "Rock steady baby," sings Aretha Franklin on the penultimate cut of this mix. His DJ sets were not only legendary because of their selection and his mixing skills, but because he rocked the microphone as versatile as the wheels of steel.įor his mix for the newest installment of the "DJ-Kicks“ series, Daddy G dug deep in his record case. When the Wild Bunch Sound System was founded, Daddy G already was a local celebrity. At the parties at which G played, one could always hear the newest in disco, fresh punk funk from NY, the first rap imports as well as soul and dub reggae. 1980 he was one of the youngest Bristol DJs, quickly establishing his name as a synonym for an eclectic music style. As a ten year old he already recorded mix tapes, inspired by the DJ boyfriend of his older sister. Way before being part of a band though, Daddy G was known as a DJ. Besides Mushroom and 3-D, Daddy G was both one of the core members of the group as well as one of the group´s main voices. And Daddy G is its spiritus rector because he was one of the founders of the Wild Bunch Sound System, out of which later Massive Attack emerged. A sound that left its global traces for more than one and a half decades. It´s that laid back sound that breathes dub, reggae, funk, disco and hip hop, represented by protagonists like Massive Attack, Smith & Mighty, Tricky and Portishead. Daddy G as spiritus rector of what has historically become known as the "Bristol Sound“. Les Negresses Vertes - Face A La Mer (Massive Attack Remix) Massive Attack & Mos Def - I Against Iĭ2. Barrington Levy - Here I Come (Dubplate Version)ĭ1. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Remix)Ĭ1. Badmarsh & Shri - Signs (Dubplate Mix)ī2. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Perfecto Mix By Paul Oakenfold) Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (Danny Krivit Edit)ġ7. Massive Attack & Mos Def - I Against Iġ6. Barrington Levy - Here I Come (Dubplate Version)ġ5. Badmarsh & Shri - Signs (Dubplate Mix)ġ2. Massive Attack - Karmacoma (The Napoli Trip)ġ1. Les Negresses Vertes - Face A La Mer (Massive Attack Remix)ĩ. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Remix)Ĩ. CD released by Studio !K7, 25th October 2004 (!K7170CD)ħ.
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