Off the Beaten Track (Reissue) (Vinyl LP)
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Of anything on Adrian Sherwood's unbeatable and always innovative On-U Sound label, African Head Charge have stood out from the pack as unique. A psychedelic melting pot of dub, electronic beats, and experiments in sampling (barking dogs, breaking glass...), Off the Beaten Track was unlike anything else happening when it landed in 1986. It still sounds just as fresh, wild, and interesting today, with contributions from Jah Wobble and Tackhead's Skip McDonald adding to the magic.
Originally released in 1986, Off The Beaten Track still sounds forward thinking, forging a new middle ground between dub and electronic music. Programmed chants and unexpected sounds (barking dogs, breaking glass, gypsy violin loops) are dropped onto a fluid rhythmic bed. A landmark recording in the integration of sampling technology and live instrumentation.
Features contributions from Jah Wobble (Public Image Limited), Skip McDonald (Sugarhill Gang/Tackhead) and Albert Einstein (the theory of relativity)!
Tracklisting:
1. Off the Beaten Track
2. Some Bizarre
3. Belinda
4. Language & Mentality
5. Throw it Away
6. Conspiring
7. Release the Doctor
8. Down Under Again
9. Over the Sky