DDS BLOG: Brand New Reissue From Striker Lee!!!

2010年1月30日土曜日

Brand New Reissue From Striker Lee!!!

Brand New Reissue From Striker Lee Label!!

今回はStriker Lee / Deadly Dragon Sound Exclusive 7" Reissue: Simple Simon "Revolution Fighter" & "Hey Bad Boy", "Christopher Columbus"を紹介します。

Striker Lee / Deadly Dragon reissue come back again!!! Yesss indeed!!! The late, great Simple Simon has long been one of our true, favorite artists. While sometimes dismissed as an Eek A Mouse imitator, Simple Simon brought the bing diddy bong style of Mouse and added his own narrative and lyrical skill creating some truly unique tunes. For these reissues we grabbed three great tunes: REVOLUTION FIGHTER which rides a RUFF version of the TAKE FIVE riddim made famous by Al Campbell's BAD BOY and Little John's MIX UP. On this tune, Simple Simon twists Burning Spear's SLAVERY DAY lyrics into a burning cry for justice that stays right on the edge of true RAGE! On the B Side is a sweet dubbed out version of the riddim for all you plate cutters and version heads out there! HEY BAD BOY is on an early cut of the BOOPS riddim and it balances the joy inherent in that riddim with serious lyrics that addresses the extreme violence of the 80s on a neighborhood by neighborhood basis. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS rides on a nice lick of the Kutchie / Full Up riddim and breaks down the history of the controversial Columbus! As always these reissues were taken from the original tapes and limited to a 500 piece pressing and ONLY available at Deadly Dragon Sound!!