This was recorded in Spain by Roberto Sanchez for his A-Lone Production at A-Lone Ark Muzik Studio which he set up in 2002 with analog recording & mixes to focus on the late 70s sound of Jamaica. Don’t really have a dub album by Earl, but on his 2010 release And God Said to Man half the tunes are dub, so if you want it all go buy it. It wasn’t long after that that I had my name changed to Nothin’ in homage to that moment. When I saw Earl Zero in 1979, it was Satori in Berkeley.
He created some of the most deeply conscious roots music to come out of Kingston in the mid-to-late 70s. Singer/songwriter Earl "Zero" Johnson played a crucial role in the roots age, releasing powerful cultural numbers whose dramatic lyrics were often combined with tough militant backings from the Soul Syndicate band. I would be really slacking off here if I didn’t post up some music by Earl Zero. So this month is dedicated to 21st Century sounds. Gimme somethin’ like nothin’ I heard yet. I don’t need the digitally remastered XX? anniversary release with 12,000 shit-turd outtakes, alternate versions, & demos. “ might be over, but I can feel it still.”
I want that rush of fresh air so I’m open to new sounds. That feeling is what I listen for in new music. Some of those cherished relics ARE that great & some aren’t, but the thing they are all missing is that newness, that freshness, that “of the moment” when I would hear something for the very first time. But cloaking them in a shroud of nostalgia begs the question: is it really that great? I have albums from all times past that I cherish, sure. Praising that album they heard however many centuries ago, claiming there’s nothing nowadays that can even compare. “Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, nowĮverywhere I turn in the blogshere it seems like a bunch of old farts stuck in the past. Next day The Man takes us back to Woodstock.“Feel it Still” kinda says what I’m trying to show here:
If you bear with this long enough, Valentine’s Day will find Cupid’s gifting of A 20 Something Fuck. There’ll be a indie-pop, indietronica-pop, synth-pop, psych-pop, trance-pop, avant-pop,Britpop, soul-pop, blues-pop, alt-pop, funk-pop, folk-pop, ! All February I’m taking a foray into the world of pop music.
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