a r t i s t : The Bug
t i t l e : Can't Take This No More
d a t e : 2012
l a b e l : Acid Ragga / Ninja Tune
c a t : ACIDRA001
s o u r c e : Vinyl
g e n r e : Bass / Ragga / Acid
r l s. d a t e : Aug/2012
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 11,2 MB
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The Bug is returning. After dropping the hugely successful
London Zoo album in 2008 ("Hovers immaculate between beauty
and fear" - The Wire) he's returning with a Roland TB-303 in
hand, and an 808 under his arm, detonating a new genre and
sub-label: Acid Ragga.
But this isn't your parent's second coming of the summer of
love acid. This time there will be no smiley faces, no
ecstasy, and no future. The world is truly fucked and Kevin
Martin can always be relied on to soundtrack armageddon time.
Rather this dystopian acid takes influence from pioneers like
Plastikman, Phuture's "Cocaine/Your Only Friend", Aphex Twin
etcà and twists it into Kevin's own perverted take on classic
dancehall. Harkening back to when "Sleng Teng" refined
Jamaican music as we know it, the Acid Ragga imprint will
forever scar the face of raggamuffin reggae.
First up is "Can't Take This No More" which finds the
legendary Daddy Freddy slowed down to a menacing crawl, on a
countdown to self destruction. The flip features Inga Copeland
(Hype Williams) on "Rise Up", sounding like Donna Summer on
smack, crooning inna deeper shade of blue.
The debut Acid Ragga release will be swiftly followed by
single 2, "Ganja Baby" feat. Daddy Freddy, which is a body
breaking, robo-raggamuffin, weed anthem (Think "Witness the
Fitness" remixed by Richie Hawtin in cold crush mode.)
Watch for a continuing series of Acid Ragga singles throughout
the year, leading up to the next Bug album proper Angels &
Devils.
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01-Can't Take This No More feat. Daddy Freddy [03:09]
02-Rise Up feat. Inga Copeland [03:00]
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06:09 min