Slim wrote:Nothing wrong with it! Although i do get pissed with people who think ska extends to reel big fish or whatever. Or who describe ska as "like punk and reggae". Just like i get pissed when people forget dubstep came from garage. Yep, i sound like a grumpy old fucker.
But seriously, the first load of ska out of jamaica is absolutely brilliant, even though it's usually recorded on one or two microphones, and the drums are barely audible, there is so much soul in there. Plus, double bass and three-piece harmonies make me smile inside.
2tone is also amazing, love the darker edge to it, but really can't get into the selecter at all.
I hate it when people think reggae predated ska.
Reggae,Dub,and Dancehall came from Ska.And a large part of Disco,Techno,House,DnB,Garage,and Dubstep came from Dub.Not to mention it's impact on Punk,Post-Punk,Industrial,and Shoegaze music.Dub was originally a technique in Reggae music that became it's own genre.It is the only recording technique that has ever achieved this.And on a lot of levels,the idea of deep,heavy bass(Reggae players tuned down to get this effect;ie:Robbie Shakespeare) with steady danceable riddims comes from Dub.I mean,it goes far deeper and before all this,but I hate when people act like Garage begat Dubstep exclusively,but forget that Garage is very Dub influenced in itself.And it's even more apparent in Dubstep when you consider the halfstep and sub bass was being done by Reggae and Dub artists way back in the early 70's(see Rockers which was between Ska and Reggae).Most steppers weren't even born yet.In fact,the "Dub" in Dubstep comes from,well...Dub,and the "steppers" comes from,well,Steppers,which is a Reggae Dub term for a certain style of 4x4 Reggae(a blueprint for both Disco,and later Techno).Even half of the so-called "Dubstep slang" terms comes from Patois,not just South London slang.
I may or may not be older than you(35 now,36 in a couple months),but I'm probably far more grumpy than you!
Never know what to think tbh, listening to it now it is very much for the best part truly awful, however, used to love the stuff back in the day, and I swear down the atmosphere at a ska night can be just amazing. People are so genuinely into the music, its wicked. But...I just cannae stand it cap'n
them muchly (bare homo)
