Sis Jendayi
Feel It (10")
10" limited edition of 500 copies.
Some years ago, whilst compiling our Bristol Reggae Explosion series, I was approached by Mike Taysum who told me of a
great unreleased reggae track which he'd played guitar on back in 1982. Unfortunately, he'd lost his cassette copy of
the song long ago and at that time, Rob Smith (Smith & Mighty) who also played on and produced the track, had no idea as
to the whereabouts of the masters. Earlier this year Rob Smith happened to mention that he'd been transferring his old
recordings and had come across the masters for "Feel It". Without hesitation I suggested we release the song a mere 37
years after it was recorded, with the added bonus of three original dub mixes he'd also found on the tapes.
The recordings originate from a session one afternoon in late 1982 when three members of Bristol's Arts Opportunity
Theatre set about recording a track they'd written. With just three people and limited equipment, they made a strength
of their limitations and in doing so came up with something unique for the time. In many ways "Feel It" pre-empts the
small studio, no budget DIY approach that from the late eighties which would see a UK led roots reggae revival spread as
an antidote to the direction Jamaican dancehall reggae was then travelling, further and further away from the seventies
roots sound.
Price
Genre
Format
EP - 1 disk
Release
15-11-2019
Label
Item-nr
537017
EAN
5052571082911
Availability
In stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
FEEL IT"
2
FEEL IT (DUB VERSION ONE)"
3
FEEL IT (DUB VERSION TWO)"
4
FEEL IT (DUB VERSION THREE)"