What does “Conscious Untold Rhythms” mean?
I have known this for a long time until “Track No.5 : Four and Twenty Dreadlocks”. And even for that I have long since read at least one Dubversion. I can only confirm the “..... untold rhythms” from “Satisfied” onwards, because they really don’t sound familiar to me.
But that doesn't really matter, because what you can hear here is the exorbitant difference between the sound of the Black Ark and the, by contrast, rather banal, sound
from "Satisfied". I don't have to skip the last three tunes here either, but compared to what Lee Perry delivers "before", it's just normal reggae from the past. OK, I don't know if it's because of the final mastering, but the Perry tunes here from the Black Ark sound much more balanced and nowhere near as dull as the rest of the album. Now it's also possible (at least for the ignorant lemmi) that the last three tunes were produced by Lee Perry or - as the saying goes - mixed. In that case, it becomes even clearer why Lee Perry built "the black ark". Only here could he really show his potential, because in order to convey his genius, you need brilliant technology. You can see how much more is possible if you look into space, for example, not just with a Hubble telescope and glasses to correct your vision, but with a "Black Ark telescope" in the form of a James Webb telescope. This opens up many more cosmic horizons in the truest sense of the word. Yes, the universe is basically being completely reinvented ;-) If you know what I mean!
So long……lemmi
hi lemmi,
That's exactly how it is. The first five tracks are from the Black Ark. Even the credits are wrong! Conscious Man are definitely the Jolly Brothers, whose album was recorded around 1977/78 but not released until 1992. Tony Owens was a long-time partner of Scratch, who brought him to London in 1984. Perry stayed in the British capital for a long time to start a new phase of his career. Shortly after Scratch's arrival, he recorded "Judgement Inna Babylon", addressed to Chris Blackwell.
Tony Owens ran the Seven Leaves label, which released two compilations each from the Black Ark as Heart Of The Ark 1 & 2 and Megaton Dub 1 & 2 published.
All clear! Thanks for the additional information Ras Vorbei !!
I am also very happy to be part of the “Heart Of The Ark” and “Megaton Dub“ Scheiben knows exactly what you are writing about. All too often I read texts about Scheiben that I don't know at all. So I am really pleased that I not only have a "hunch" here, but that I know exactly what is going on.
For me, the sound from the Black Ark is like pulling on a perfectly rolled bag. I think he aimed extra at the sound tracks when he exhaled, so that you get really high just from listening to it. If I'm not mistaken ;-)
It's always a nice pleasure and a great experience to hear the Sound Of The Black Ark, made by the Upsetter !!! Yeah man!!!
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What does “Conscious Untold Rhythms” mean?
I have known this for a long time until “Track No.5 : Four and Twenty Dreadlocks”. And even for that I have long since read at least one Dubversion. I can only confirm the “..... untold rhythms” from “Satisfied” onwards, because they really don’t sound familiar to me.
But that doesn't really matter, because what you can hear here is the exorbitant difference between the sound of the Black Ark and the, by contrast, rather banal, sound
from "Satisfied". I don't have to skip the last three tunes here either, but compared to what Lee Perry delivers "before", it's just normal reggae from the past. OK, I don't know if it's because of the final mastering, but the Perry tunes here from the Black Ark sound much more balanced and nowhere near as dull as the rest of the album. Now it's also possible (at least for the ignorant lemmi) that the last three tunes were produced by Lee Perry or - as the saying goes - mixed. In that case, it becomes even clearer why Lee Perry built "the black ark". Only here could he really show his potential, because in order to convey his genius, you need brilliant technology. You can see how much more is possible if you look into space, for example, not just with a Hubble telescope and glasses to correct your vision, but with a "Black Ark telescope" in the form of a James Webb telescope. This opens up many more cosmic horizons in the truest sense of the word. Yes, the universe is basically being completely reinvented ;-) If you know what I mean!
So long……lemmi
hi lemmi,
That's exactly how it is. The first five tracks are from the Black Ark. Even the credits are wrong! Conscious Man are definitely the Jolly Brothers, whose album was recorded around 1977/78 but not released until 1992. Tony Owens was a long-time partner of Scratch, who brought him to London in 1984. Perry stayed in the British capital for a long time to start a new phase of his career. Shortly after Scratch's arrival, he recorded "Judgement Inna Babylon", addressed to Chris Blackwell.
Tony Owens ran the Seven Leaves label, which released two compilations each from the Black Ark as Heart Of The Ark 1 & 2 and Megaton Dub 1 & 2 published.
All clear! Thanks for the additional information Ras Vorbei !!
I am also very happy to be part of the “Heart Of The Ark” and “Megaton Dub“ Scheiben knows exactly what you are writing about. All too often I read texts about Scheiben that I don't know at all. So I am really pleased that I not only have a "hunch" here, but that I know exactly what is going on.
For me, the sound from the Black Ark is like pulling on a perfectly rolled bag. I think he aimed extra at the sound tracks when he exhaled, so that you get really high just from listening to it. If I'm not mistaken ;-)
It's always a nice pleasure and a great experience to hear the Sound Of The Black Ark, made by the Upsetter !!! Yeah man!!!
“Good things happening over there” …………………. lemmi