Adrian Sherwood - C/D, S & D?

I need to find "Jackamo" for sure. Have always wanted to hear that one.

@thewiremagazine: On-U Sound have released their full back catalogue containing over 70 albums from the label's archive: http://t.co/TU8ByqKYTW

Trevor Jackson compiles Science Fiction Dancehall Classics for Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound

Triple vinyl set coming in October.

Audio-visual artist Trevor Jackson, fresh off his first album in fifteen years, has teamed with Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound for a compilation of electronic, dub and post-punk entitled Science Fiction Dancehall Classics.

“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,” Jackson writes.

“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.”

The compilation bounds from Neneh Cherry and Massive Attack’s Shara Nelson to On-U Sound regulars Singers & Players, Mark Stewart + The Maffia and more. It is due out on October 2 and is available to pre-order now.

http://www.factmag.com/2015/07/22/trevor-jackson-science-fiction-dancehall-classics-compilation-adrian-sherwood-on-u-sound/

bloody hell, that's a brilliant compilation.

wasn't that interested in the mothmen release (tried a few tracks online, and realised it's not one for me), had most of the 'controls' compilation, so not bothered about that one, but this hits all the right spots.

loving the cover art.
my very first on-u track was a 'science fiction dancehall classic' remix, so it's great to see the re-use of the phrase.

this is a very far-out compilation.

From David Toop's A to Z of Dub

C is for Cyberdub
Iconic in William Gibson's Neuromancer ("the long pulse of Zion dub") as the humanistic healing force in a wired world, a naive touch of natural magic, dub has become a sci-fi soundtrack for techno-Gaians, hippie zippies and cyborg animists. C also stands for Crusties. The perfect environment for observing the evolution of the crustie look during the 80s was at Gary Clail's On-U Sound System parties, where the white rasta look of blond dreadlocks and ratty paramilitary fatigues interlocked with On-U's mix of urban noise terror and spiritual bass.

Every size is sold out anyway. Cool shirt though.

wow that comp looks great

doesn't it just.
i have rarely been this excited re a compilation, but that tracklisting just is insane.

ok, i have clicked that link re the t-shirt now 3 times and get a website timeout message.

please advise as to what it is.

thankfully i have bought several copies of all the t-shirts available via the old on-u shop, but that seems to be out of action now.

It's a fake label logo inspired by Neuromancer:

http://i.imgur.com/e6F1Ztm.jpg

ah .. fair enough .. i care not then.

ordered the boxset of the trevor Jackson compilation.

pretty good price for what you get : £50 gets you 3 slabs of vinyl (incl. exclusive 12" with edits), 2cd, t-shirt, poster, stickers.

for once, I have a feeling this deal with warp/bleep could be good for the on-u catalogue, after all, it has had a troubled life over the years (so many broken promises .. )

just found in the archive : che - narcotic.

someone on the on-u list sent me a copy of this years ago, and I never paid any attention to it.

opening track, scream like a swift = duran duran vs on-u sound.

oh my, lets hope the rest of the album is as good.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61jJV0GBDUL._SY300_.jpg

just noticed, one track on the album is actually called : be my powerstation

ha !

ahh .. the powerstation track uses a lot of the same samples as the voice of authority track, 'middle east power station'.

silly me, should have guessed.

still, its rather good.

Great that the Tackhead Tape Time album is available via the On-U webstore, but I wish they'd gather all the original 12" singles and their B-sides into a single compilation...

ahh .. to get all the various tackhead 12" versions, then you need to track down the power inc series.
the problem is that the tackhead material is not part of the on-u sound catalogue.
it appears that keith leblanc owns the rights to that stuff, and so releases his own compilations via his own various labels/licencing deals, that are often short lived.
however, the TTT set is a brilliant entry into the tackhead noise machine, as is the slash&crash mixtape that came out during the short lived on-u/EMI era.

i LOVE about 50% of that Che album - Imperfections, Be My Powerstation, View From A New Perspective and Celebrating Life are all so good.

12" of Be My... also ace.

http://www.discogs.com/Che-Be-My-Powerstation/master/293895

CHE from hereon will be a massive playlist fave, even the tracks that aren't officially produced by AMS have massive on-u-isms due to the band being Tackhead.
however, it's nothing in comparison to my other find that I have ignored for years :
Flux of Indians - Uncarved Block.
this is like the best of shriekback vs on-u sound (which of course happened with various 12"/jam science etc)
it's truly immense.
again, someone sent me a cd-r of it years ago, and I filed it away.
f*ck was I wrong.

re uncarved block : much to my amazement, this album is asily available.
time to replace my cd-r copy as its the best thing I have heard in ages.
well, ok, since the three johns boxset last weekend, but hey ..

I really, really, really love "uncarved block". i'm working on a comp at the moment that will hopefully feature a track of it. there was meant to be a follow up 12" ep to it but sadly it never saw the light of day. the original album also has phenomenal packaging.

of the two new discoveries, carved block, is by far the better
how on earth I missed this when I was sent it baffles me.
out of guilt I have ordered a proper copy.
well, a basic cd edition which I doubt does not have the packaging you mention.
other mentionables : the annie anxiety/jackomo album.
I have a vinyl edition of it, but I once saw a gorgeous cd/tin edition of it,
but I was with bh at the time, who did not understand why I needed another copy of it in another format.
needless to say, I have never seen that edition since, and have regretted it ever since.

missing brazilians up next - http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=31183

yeah, I got a mailout yesterday about that.
not an album that's done much for me to be honest.

it's another big favourite of mine. it's an intense listen and possibly sherwood at his most sci fi / out there but it never fails to tickle my synapses.

yeah, you and strictly kev ..
he has used this album as a source of samples and has tried to get me to give this release more attention.
I tried it again yesterday.
its an album that definitely requires a few spins.

Been jamming the vinyl reissue of Singers and Players' War Of Words. Side 2 is a monster.

Being a Sherwood novice, I've been playing and enjoying the hell out of At the Controls.... Like the collab with Pinch as well. Will go after the Trevor Jackson comp. As for the rest, I'll just follow all recommendations in this thread I think :)

I ordered at the controls.. a few days ago.
really looking forward to hearing it.
would love to get that singers and players album on cd ..
but its rather pricey ..

mark, see here for more ILM love re: Flux

C or D:: Flux "Uncarved Block"

cant wait for the proper cd as the cd-r rip I have has massive gaps between tracks, and yet it sounds like the tracks blend into one another.

I totally agree with the comments that nothing else sounds like it - its a definite one-off.

yes, the tracks are seamless

Ravi Shankar by Dub Syndicate came on on random play yesterday and damn it was good.

Ravi is one of my favourite DS tracks ..
the rhythm has been used many times, but it never fails to impress.

the extra one sided/etched 12" that has a previously unreleased akabu track that comes with the bundle is fucking brilliant.

(the actual comp is of course glorious, but then i would say that)

There aren't CD versions of the single-artist album reissues, apart from those Japanese Trifecta bundles sold direct by On-U? That's too bad.

on the whole no.
there have been the odd one appear online from time to time when a box has been found, but that was a long time ago, so, i doubt will happen again.

saw Adrian DJ before Roots Manuva last night - he was wonderful! had lots of dub triggers set up on a drum pad beside his decks, which he'd fire off as and when he saw fit.

nice !
did he play the 'space oddity' cover that he and LSK have made ?
i suspect it will never get an official release, so adrian often drops it into his live sets.
i love it.

he did not, just lots of dub and reggae classics. LUCIFER! SON OF THE MORNING! etc

would love to see him do a live set .. i once had the pleasure before a mark stewart/mafia gig, and it was fantastic.

I was there too... The sound was quite shit for Sherwood I thought, though I only caught maybe the last fifteen minutes of his set.

African Head Charge DNA Mixtape

To celebrate the first four crucial African Head Charge albums being back on wax for the first time in 30 years, we’ve compiled a special AHC-themed mixtape. This is a two hour night flight through the strange and wonderful world of African Head Charge, putting their early music in a wider context of influences, collaborators and intersecting sounds. Featuring Count Ossie, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Psychic TV, Don Cherry, Jah Wobble, Sun Ra, Pere Ubu, Tortoise and more.

http://on-usound.com/african-head-charge-dna-mixtape/

Sherwood At The Controls / Volume 2: 1985 - 1990
ONULP132

2LP in wide-spined sleeve with printed inners

Tracklist:
A1. Mark Stewart - Hypnotised (12" Mix) (1985)
A2. Tackhead - Mind At The End Of The Tether (1987)
A3. Doug Wimbish & Fats Comet - Don't Forget That Beat (alternate dub) (1985)
B1. Flux - The Value Of Nothing (1986)
B2. The Unknown Cases - Masimbabele 89 (Adrian Sherwood Remix) (1989)
B3. Keith LeBlanc - These Sounds (1989)
B4. The Beatnigs - Television (Dance Mix) (1988)
C1. Pankow - Girls & Boys (1987)
C2. Ministry - All Day Remix (1986)
C3. Rinf - Big Bondage (Kinky Sex Wet Mix) (1987)
C4. KMFDM - Don't Blow Your Top (Adrian Sherwood Remix) (1988)
D1. Dub Syndicate - Snatch A Style (1985)*
D2. Lee Perry - Music & Science Madness (1987)*
D3. Bim Sherman - Haunting Ground Dub (1986)*
D4. African Head Charge - Hold Some More Version (1990)*
D5. Dub Syndicate - Early Mafia (1990)*

suspect that this is going to get a lot more spins than volume 1.
looks f*cking brilliant.

thanks for posting that, looks interesting!

happily playing "mind at the end of the tether" in my head now, so thanks, mark

this is the era that i wanted trevor jackson to excavate more from for his compilation.

still not got that "n/a" release.
first time in years i have not ordered/bought a new on-u release on its release date.
but i am just not sure with what i have heard from it.
no doubt i will succumb, but its definitely a different groove to what has been released on the label before.