Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 7
- story THE FADER
If you ever get chatting for a while to any grime MC or producer, often it’ll transpire that their dad was a “big soundman” back in the day. When you enquire as to the specifics of this declaration, the details start to become hazy and the subject quickly changes. The closest I have come to discovering any truth in such claims in the past is this video my friend Jamie filmed of Jammer and his dad doing a Bob Marley cover in their kitchen on Christmas Eve a few years back. Not that this tells you much about anything.
When I met with Dexplicit a few weeks back, talk turned to the producer’s dad, but this time there was substance in the claim to reggae fame. His dad produced for a group called Scatta Rocks. They toured places as far afield as Japan, and were played by David Rodigan on his radio show. A search of obscure Japanese reggae blogs rewarded a number of songs by the group. I have since found myself wandering about aimlessly muttering to myself, “They don’t make ‘em like they used to,” while listening to these tracks on repeat. Check my favourite one below.
Scatta Rocks, “Suddenly”
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posted on Mar 6, 2008 in MUSIC INTERVIEWS tags bassline, Dexplicit, grime, Prancehall's Bass Odyssey, Q+A
