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Studio One's specific sound symbolizes more than
Reggae's early beginnings. The Studio was there
long time before there was Reggae Music
anyway... Sure, there was no such thing as
digital recording techniques back in the days
when Reggae was born, but Studio One did not
have the expensive equipment that gave rise to
the recordings of let's say the Beatles.
The studio started with a two-track recorder
and it would take a long time before it became
possible for Coxsonne Dodd to record more than
these two tracks. And obviously, this can be
heard in the releases.
You hear the best of the best musicians
playing at their best, the most heartical
vocalists in their most heartical style. The
music just cries out for the kind of recording
equipment that could usually be found in the
laboratories of the Babylonian recording
Industry.
The Sound of Studio One therefore is truly
the Sound of the Poor Man.
Respect is due! |
