Melting Pots

Coldcut x On-U Sound ‎- Outside The Echo Chamber [BRC-548 JPN 2017 FLAC]

Here is the Japanese cd pressing of one of 2017's best albums where a 60 year old Adrian Sherwood rubs shoulders (or is that a dub) with ageing eighties mixmasters Jonathan Moore and Matt Black.

'It’s tempting to ask why no one thought of it sooner. Coldcut (Matt Black and Jon More) and Adrian Sherwood – kingpin of the legendary On-U Sound label – are the perfect sonic match; two pioneers of British music united by a maverick spirit. These artists have a deep intertwined history- On-U Sound is printed in Coldcut’s genes in the music they grew up with. Coldcut x On-U Sound’s Outside the Echo Chamber via Ahead Of Our Time (Coldcut’s first label) – is an album of freshly-minted, electronic dub-pop. On Divide and Rule where Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Junior Reid and Elan breathe political fire and sonic glee into an exemplary dub, backed by a remix by Glasgow-based soundsystem Mungo's Hi Fi.'

'Uniting an array of global musicians and vocalists including Roots Manuva, Junior Reid, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Ce’Cile – to name but a few – and made in London, Ramsgate, Jamaica, and Los Angeles – where co-producer and fellow dance heavyweight Dave Taylor (Switch & With You.) is now based. Toddla T also helped produce 2 songs. ‘Outside the Echo Chamber’ is a timely rallying call for Britain’s musical melting pot. At the beating heart of this album are long time On-U Sound collaborators Skip McDonald on guitar and bassist Doug Wimbish. These two formed part of the house band for the pioneering rap label Sugar Hill, providing the music for some of the most seminal records of the era like Grandmaster Flash's The Message, and many others.'

Everybody needs to play Everyday Another Sanction and Beat Your Chest loud!

1 Vitals
2 Metro
3 Everyday Another Sanction
4 Make Up Your Mind
5 Aztec Riddim
6 Kajra Mohobbat Wala
7 Divide And Rule
8 Make Up Your Mind
9 Robbery
10 Livid Hip Hop
11 Beat Your Chest
12 Vitals (Dub)
13 Everyday Another Sanction (Dub)
14 Make Up Your Mind (Dub)
15 Kajra Mohobbat Wala (Dub)
16 Divide And Rule (Dub)
17 Robbery (Dub)