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│ Ackie - Call Me Rambo │
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│ Label......... Basic Replay ││
│ Year.......... 2004 ││
│ Genre......... Dub/Reggae ││
│ Street Date... 19/01/2004 ││
│ Release Date.. 28/01/2004 ││
│ Size.......... 25,7 MB ││
│ Tracks........ 03 ││
│ Length........ 16:27 min ││
│ Source........ Vinyl ││
│ Encoder....... Lame 3.93.1 ││
│ Quality....... VBRKBps / 44.1Khz / Joint-Stereo ││
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│ R E L E A S E C O M M E N T S │┐ ││
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│ release info: ││
│ This was recorded in 1986 and originally released on the ││
│ Heavyweight label (an offshoot of the Heavyweight ││
│ soundsystem, based in the Wood Green and Tottenham areas of ││
│ north London), featuring Chester Roots at the controls and ││
│ his nephew Ackie at the microphone; also the helicopter ││
│ sounds free with a Commodore 64. ││
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│ review info: ││
│ The second instalment from Basic Channel's offshoot, Basic ││
│ Replay, in something of a bumper week for the legion of ││
│ admirers they've gathered in the last ten years. A reissue ││
│ label convened to showcase prime influences and lesser known ││
│ inspirations, the men from Berlin have selected and ││
│ remastered a truly shocking follow up to Keith Hudson's ││
│ 'Playing It Cool..' album reissued last year. 'Call me ││
│ rambo' was originally recorded in 1986 and released on the ││
│ Heavyweight label, an imprint formed by the Heavyweight ││
│ soundsystem, based in the Wood Green and Tottenham areas of ││
│ north London. Featuring Chester Roots at the controls and ││
│ his nephew Ackie at the microphone, this is raw and ││
│ dangerous english dancehall. Hailing from that blissful ││
│ period in the middle eighties, when clubs could play Marley ││
│ Marl next to Super Cat, or Half Pint next to early Trax ││
│ records, 'Call Me Rambo' opens with a bang, racked with ││
│ strafing machine gun fire and the helicopter sounds free ││
│ with a Commodore 64, natty dread a go scientific an' ││
│ ballistic. Stylistically speaking, Ackie's voice is ││
│ reminiscent of the great Barrington Levy, and the simply ││
│ enormous, rampant rhythm sends shockwaves through any ││
│ musical system - all b-boys and hardcore addicts would do ││
│ well to sweep a copy of this and ask questions later. Flip ││
│ the script, and Chesse retains Ackie's winning 'Don't push ││
│ me' refrain, and much of the sonic elements but works the ││
│ board hard, 'Rambo Gun Salute' as a part two is simply ││
│ perfection, dubwise and anywise. 'Rambo Salute' takes the ││
│ dub even further out, as Ackie drifts further into the mix, ││
│ and Chester works it on out in true ragamuffin style. ││
│ "Ramming dancehall is the priority", so the man say. This ││
│ has shattered the office record for rewinds this week and is ││
│ utterly essential for ALL self-respecting music fans. Buy ││
│ it. ││
│ -boomkat ││
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│ visit: ││
│ http://www.basicchannel.com/ ││
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│ ..quality. ││
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│ [01] Ackie - Call Me Rambo 05:26 ││
│ [02] Chesse Roots - Rambo Gun Salute 05:23 ││
│ [03] Chesse Roots - Rambo Salute 05:38 ││
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│ Total Playtime : 16:27 min ││
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│ UKi is run by a few BOSS rippers. The group was originally ││
│ set up because we wanted to release non-electronic genres; ││
│ Something we cannot do under BOSS. UKi focuses mainly on ││
│ livesets, although you will see the odd vinyl rip from us. ││
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Updated: 09/12/2003