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Easy Star All-Stars: First Light

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Label: Easy Star Records
Released: 2011.04.05
Time:
 66:29
Category: Reggae
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.easystarallstars.net
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2013
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Don’t Stop The Music
[2] Break Of Dawn
[3] First Light (Ramblin’ Fever)
[4] One Likkle Draw
[5] Something Went Wrong
[6] Easy Now Star (Feat. The Meditations, Tony Tuff, and Lady Ann)
[7] Universal Law
[8] Paid My Dues
[9] Reggae Pension
[10] In The Light
[11] Unbelievable (feat. Cas Haley)
[12] All The Way
[13] I Won’t Stop
[14] Don’t Stop Dub Music
           Bonus Tracks
[15] First Light (Dubmatix Remix)
[16] Demons

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Michael Goldwasser - Main Performer
Victor "Ticklah" Axelrod - Main Performer
Patrick Dougher - Main Performer
Victor Rice - Main Performer

Buford O'Sullivan - Trombone
Cliff Simpson - Drums
Elenna Canlas - Keyboards, Vocals
Ive-09 - Drums
Jenny Hill - Saxophone, Flute
Joanne Williams - Vocals
Kirsty Rock - Vocals
Ras I Ray - Bass, Vocals
Ruff Scott - Dj Vocals
Shelton Garner, Jr. - Guitar, Vocals

Junior Jazz and Daddy Lion Chandell - Vocals on [4]

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First Light is the fourth studio album (fifth overall) by Jamaican-American collective Easy Star All-Stars. Unlike their other albums, this is the first album that features original songs by the band.



FIRST LIGHT is the first full-length album of original songs from EASY STAR ALL-STARS. The Easy Star All-Stars have built a huge following around the world, having sold over 350,000 records and played shows in over 30 countries on 6 continents. The band - a collective from the NYC scene overseen by producer/guitarist Michael Goldwasser - has always played original music in its live set, some of which was released on UNTIL THAT DAY, an original EP in 2008. FIRST LIGHT is an important step in the band’s story, demonstrating a wide range of approaches to reggae, from progressive to classic, roots to futurist, confirming the All-Stars place as one of the most influential acts on the US reggae scene. The album includes 12 songs and one dub, with guest appearances by The Meditations, Cas Haley, Junior Jazz, Lady Ann and Tony Tuff.

www.easystar.com


Mit ihren inspirierten Neuinterpretationen von Rock-Klassikern (PINK FLOYD, RADIOHEAD, BEATLES), die sie kongenial in jamaikanische Riddim- Sphären transferierten, begeisterte die in New York ansässige Reggae-Formation EASY STAR ALL-STARS weltweit (und genreübergreifend) Fans und Kritiker gleichermaßen. Den Anfang machte das 2003 erschienene Album 'Dub Side Of the Moon', gefolgt von 'Radiodread' (2006) und 'Easy Star`s Lonely Hearts Dub Band' (2009). Mit ihrem nun erscheinenden Longplayer 'First Light' schlägt die amerikanische Erfolgsband ein neues Kapitel ihrer Karriere auf und präsentiert erstmalig ein Werk, das ausschließlich Eigenkompositionen der Gruppe enthält. Gewohnt soundtechnisch brillant, wartet das zwölfköpfige Musiker-Kollektiv hierauf - unterstützt von zahlreichen Gastperformern - mit einem vielschichtig angelegten Genre-Mix auf. So fusionieren auf den 14 Tracks klassische Roots-Sounds mit dub-spacigen Klängen, fügen sich Elemente von R&B, Pop und Soul nahtlos und voller souveräner Leichtigkeit in das kompositorisch treffsichere, musikalische Geschehen ein. Gesangstechnisch unterstützt wurde die Formation dabei von THE MEDITATIONS, LADY ANN, TONY TUFF ('Easy Now Star'), CAS HALEY ('Unbelievable'), DADDY LION CHANDELL & JUNIOR JAZZ ('One Likkle Draw'). Produziert wurde das Album von ESAS-Gitarrist MICHAEL GOLDWASSER.

Amazon.de



First Light is the first full-length album of original songs from EASY STAR ALL-STARS. The band that brought you Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Dub Club. The band have built a huge following around the world, and have played shows in over 30 countries on 6 continents. This new album is an important step in the band's story, demonstrating a wide range of approaches to reggae, from progressive to classic, roots to futurist, confirming the All-Stars place as one of the most influential acts on the US reggae scene.

Amazon.com



An album of original material by the NYC posse best known for their skankifications of the rock canon. It's as if they've taken their fancy-dress costumes off and come as themselves. How do they look? Like a supra-competent, glossy roots band with an ear for a melody. Late-period Matumbi spring to mind. Tricky. If this were 1979, we'd be welcoming a new addition to the rootsical middle ground; in 2011, it's as if they've shown up after the party's over. Talented though.

Nick Coleman - 29 May 2011
© independent.co.uk



Who are Easy Star All-Stars? Really, by now we should know: Dub Side of the Moon, their acclaimed refashioning of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon is eight years old, plus Radiodread, a tribute to Radiohead’s Ok Computer, and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band – no surprise who that’s a tribute to - aren’t much younger.

And yet it’s taken up until now (the online release of EP Until That Day aside) for listeners to get a stab at pinning down what exactly Easy Star All-Stars might sound like when they’re not rehashing Floyd, Radiohead, and The Beatles. First Light, a 14-track exercise in “Look-we’re-an-original-band-too!”, has been a long time coming.

First Light is not radically different from their other efforts–aside from the fact that the songs here aren’t recognizable songs. “Break of Dawn”, “Universal Law”, and “Unbelievable” are standout tracks; sticking to the reggae and dub sound that’s made Easy Star All-Stars famous, they play around more than other tracks, bouncing from beat to beat in a way that makes you want to jig, while also slipping in some almost doo-wop-ish vocals and playing a little bit with R&B. In fact, while it’d be easy to dismiss First Light as an album that simply took the style of those tribute albums and called it the band’s own, this record is a really strong example of why a band more famed for their ability to mold existing structures should walk into their own territory more often.

Sadly, though, a band that’s made a name for themselves by mimicking others is always going to be compared to those earlier efforts. In that respect, First Light doesn’t quite stand up: First, it’s too long, and secondly, Easy Star All-Stars don’t have the songwriting power of The Beatles, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd. (Who does?) Maybe the problem, then, is that following three excellent and considered parody-cum-tribute albums, the expectation surrounding 14 tracks of original material was always going to be too high–victims of their own credibility, perhaps.

Still, First Light succeeds in being solid and enjoyable, and it’s still worth finding out what Easy Star All-Stars sound like when they’re just being themselves.

Alex Young - June 01, 2011
consequenceofsound.net



After covering the Pink Floyd, Radiohead, and Beatles songbooks, Easy Star All-Stars finally get around to their first full-length album of original songs with First Light, a satisfying set of jam band reggae with its feet firmly planted in roots culture. The woozy, nighttime Rasta track “Easy Now Star” with special guests the Meditations is a top-shelf version of the modern roots number, while “All the Way” is lover's rock in a “Breakfast in Bed” style, matching that classic Lorna Bennett tune on the sensuality scale. Smoker’s songs are an easy score for this group, but “One Likkle Draw” is still truly inspired, and when it comes to reggae-pop, “Unbelievable,” with Easy Star Records labelmate Cas Haley, shows how to go sunshine without getting too sugary. The dub stuck on the end of the album is the kind of druggy journey in space you’d expect from this top-notch studio crew, and anyone who has seen the group live will enjoy having plenty of vocals from Joanne Williams and Kirsty Rock for their home and headphones. Fourteen tracks that flow by without a hitch prove that this reggae crew has plenty to offer past the tribute album.

itunes.apple.com



Die New Yorker Erfolgsband schlägt ein neues Kapitel auf und präsentiert erstmalig Eigenkompositionen. 14 brillante Tracks zwischen Roots-Reggae, Dub, R&B, Pop und Soul. “First Light“ erscheint als CD im dreiteiligen Digipack-Format sowie als streng limitierte Vinyl-Edition (1.000 Exemplare weltweit) inklusive Download-Card.

Mit ihren inspirierten Neuinterpretationen von Rock-Klassikern (Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Beatles), die sie kongenial in jamaikanische Riddim-Sphären transferierten, begeisterte die in New York ansässige Reggae-Formation Easy Star All-Stars weltweit (und genreübergreifend) Fans und Kritiker gleichermaßen. Den Anfang machte das 2003 erschienene Album „Dub Side Of the Moon“, gefolgt von „Radiodread“ (2006) und „Easy Star‘s Lonely Hearts Dub Band“ (2009). Mit ihrem nun erscheinenden Longplayer „First Light“ schlägt die amerikanische Erfolgsband ein neues Kapitel ihrer Karriere auf und präsentiert erstmalig ein Werk, das ausschließlich Eigenkompositionen der Gruppe enthält. Gewohnt soundtechnisch brillant, wartet das zwölfköpfige Musiker-Kollektiv hierauf – unterstützt von zahlreichen Gastperformern – mit einem vielschichtig angelegten Genre-Mix auf. So fusionieren auf den 14 Tracks klassische Roots-Sounds mit dub-spacigen Klängen, fügen sich Elemente von R&B, Pop und Soul nahtlos und voller souveräner Leichtigkeit in das kompositorisch treffsichere, musikalische Geschehen ein. Gesangstechnisch unterstützt wurde die Formation dabei von The Meditations, Lady Ann, Tony Tuff („Easy Now Star“), Cas Haley („Unbelievable“), Daddy Lion Chandell & Junior Jazz („One Likkle Draw“). Produziert wurde das Album von ESAS-Gitarrist Michael Goldwasser.

jpc.de



"Die Tribute-Helden mit eigenen Songs im Modern-Roots-Genre-Mix."

Rolling Stone Juni 2011



Combining musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a superb rhythm section, the Easy Star All-Stars - a collective from the NYC scene overseen by producer/guitarist Michael Goldwasser - have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts since their live debut in 2003.

Thanks to their best-selling tribute album releases, Dub Side of the Moon (2003), Radiodread (2006), Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009) and Easy Star's Thrillah (2012), along with the remix album Dubber Side of the Moon (2010) and the original release Until That Day EP (2008), the Easy Star All-Stars have built a growing, dedicated fan base throughout the world.

First Light is the first full-length album of original songs from Easy Star All-Stars, an important step in the band’s story, demonstrating a wide range of approaches to reggae, from progressive to classic, roots to futurist, confirming their place as one of the most influential acts on the reggae scene. The album includes 12 songs and one dub, with guest appearances by The Meditations, Cas Haley, Junior Jazz, Lady Ann and Tony Tuff.

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