- LP
- Digital
Tradition
Captain Ganja and the Space Patrol
Bokeh Versions
- Cat No: BKV009
- Release: 2017-04-21
- updated:
こちらの人気だった再発盤もリプレス。入荷しました。アーリー80sの英国産サイファイ・レゲエ。CAPTAIN GANJA And The Space Patrol.〈 BOKEH VERSIONS〉が再発！
Track List
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1. Tradition - The Breathtaking Blast
04:45 -
2. Tradition - Subaquatic Swerves
03:56 -
3. Tradition - Alien Circus
03:51 -
4. Tradition - The Creepy Crawl
04:01 -
5. Tradition - Frenzied Friends and Fiends
03:44 -
6. Tradition - Morning on Mars
03:39 -
7. Tradition - Planet Play / Laser Games
03:56 -
8. Tradition - Rocket Repairs
02:54 -
9. Tradition - Escape and Return
03:00
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Years before Scientist and Jammy battled the space invaders, Tradition dreamt up a sci-fi jazz/dub odyssey in north London.
Captain Ganja and the Space Patrol is one of the most singular dub albums that barely saw the light of day. A conscious effort to create a new breed of dub centred around the cosmic synths and keys of Paul Thompson. Making use of an early Roland sampler, Tradition broke away from the standard drum / bass workouts that ruled the day. With the Captain, dub becomes an atmosphere, a feeling, not a formula - littered with baby’s cries, tribal chants, radiophonic noodlings and library soundtracks for space-age bachelor pads.
Originally issued by Venture Records in 1980, this small run was easily lost beneath the weight of their huge vocal LPs for RCA and everlasting lovers-tinged tracks like ‘Movin On’,‘Breezin’ and ‘Summertime’. The experimental strains in one of their early 45s led the BBC to approach them about contributing to the Dr. Who soundtrack, Captial Radio did likewise for the Hulabaloo theme. Neither saw fruition and this facet of the band’s sound is easily forgotten by diehard fans.
Captain Ganja and the Space Patrol is one of the most singular dub albums that barely saw the light of day. A conscious effort to create a new breed of dub centred around the cosmic synths and keys of Paul Thompson. Making use of an early Roland sampler, Tradition broke away from the standard drum / bass workouts that ruled the day. With the Captain, dub becomes an atmosphere, a feeling, not a formula - littered with baby’s cries, tribal chants, radiophonic noodlings and library soundtracks for space-age bachelor pads.
Originally issued by Venture Records in 1980, this small run was easily lost beneath the weight of their huge vocal LPs for RCA and everlasting lovers-tinged tracks like ‘Movin On’,‘Breezin’ and ‘Summertime’. The experimental strains in one of their early 45s led the BBC to approach them about contributing to the Dr. Who soundtrack, Captial Radio did likewise for the Hulabaloo theme. Neither saw fruition and this facet of the band’s sound is easily forgotten by diehard fans.
SEEKERS INTERNATIONALやJAY GLASS DUBSをリリース、7FO、GR◯UN土 + KABAMIXをはじめ日本のアーチストにも着手しているイギリスのBOKEH VERSIONSから、ストレンジ・ミュージック・ファンの間で名高いカルトな一枚、ブリストルでON-Uが発足しブリティッシュ・レゲエのニューウェイヴがうごめき出したのと同じ頃、80年代初頭北ロンドンのレゲエシーンから産まれた突然変異的カルト・サイファイ・ダブ！CAPTIAN GANJAことPaul Thompson中心に、プロデューサーのTYTHONE, PATCHES。RUTS DC周辺のメンバーも絡んでいます。DUB SYNDICATE/ON-U, エイドリアン・シャーウッド初期ダブワークの名作PRINCE FAR-I AND THE ARABSの「Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter III」と同じ年というのも興味深い。カオスすれすれのダブ宇宙、奇跡的な大名曲「The Creepy Crawl」(sample_3)筆頭に驚きのサウンド。 (サイトウ) (LPのコメントから参照)