On-U Sound
03/14/21 • 58 min
We meet Adrian Sherwood, the founder of On-U Sound, who’s done things differently right from the start. He started the label at the height of London’s “punky-reggae” moment and quickly put out dozens of groundbreaking dub recordings from acts including Creation Rebel, African Head Charge, New Age Steppers and Tackhead. Drawing on a loose collective of improvisers and wildcards – including Ari Up, Annie Anxiety and Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah – Sherwood leveraged his lack of musical training to produce some of the most influential records of the ‘80s. In this episode he joins Chal from his home in Ramsgate to talk about squatting with Ari Up and Neneh Cherry, dub reggae philosophy, and why you should never trust a hippy.
Check out the accompanying RELEVANT PARTIES Playlist on Spotify: https://bit.ly/relevantparties_playlist
On-U Sound: http://on-usound.com | https://www.instagram.com/onusound | https://www.youtube.com/user/onusoundrecords
Carhartt WIP: https://www.carhartt-wip.com | https://instagram.com/carharttwip
We meet Adrian Sherwood, the founder of On-U Sound, who’s done things differently right from the start. He started the label at the height of London’s “punky-reggae” moment and quickly put out dozens of groundbreaking dub recordings from acts including Creation Rebel, African Head Charge, New Age Steppers and Tackhead. Drawing on a loose collective of improvisers and wildcards – including Ari Up, Annie Anxiety and Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah – Sherwood leveraged his lack of musical training to produce some of the most influential records of the ‘80s. In this episode he joins Chal from his home in Ramsgate to talk about squatting with Ari Up and Neneh Cherry, dub reggae philosophy, and why you should never trust a hippy.
Check out the accompanying RELEVANT PARTIES Playlist on Spotify: https://bit.ly/relevantparties_playlist
On-U Sound: http://on-usound.com | https://www.instagram.com/onusound | https://www.youtube.com/user/onusoundrecords
Carhartt WIP: https://www.carhartt-wip.com | https://instagram.com/carharttwip
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Check out the accompanying RELEVANT PARTIES Playlist on Spotify: https://bit.ly/relevantparties_playlist
Rush Hour: https://soundcloud.com/rushhourrecords/ | http://rushhourmusic.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/rushhourmusic/
Carhartt WIP: https://www.carhartt-wip.com/ | https://instagram.com/carharttwip/
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Check out the accompanying RELEVANT PARTIES Playlist on Spotify: https://bit.ly/relevantparties_playlist
Exit Records: https://exitrecords.co.uk/ | https://www.instagram.com/exitrecordsuk | https://soundcloud.com/exitrecords
Carhartt WIP: https://www.carhartt-wip.com/ | https://instagram.com/carharttwip/
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