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On-U Sound Records
On-U Sound Records is an English record label known for releasing its own unique flavour of dub music since the 1980s. The label was founded by Adrian Sherwood in 1979/1980 and is home to acts such as Tackhead, Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, Akabu, The London Underground, Little Annie, Creation Rebel, Mark Stewart, Gary Clail (who would have a number of Top 40 hits, like "Human Nature", credited to Gary Clail On-U Sound System), New Age Steppers, Audio Active, Asian Dub Foundation, and the dub collective Singers & Players. See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, ... References External links Official sitewith extensive artist information and discography.Discography at Discogs {{Authority control British record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Little Annie
Ann Robie Bandes (born ), better known as Little Annie, Annie Anxiety or Annie Anxiety Bandez, is an American singer, painter, poet, writer, performing and recording artist, and stage actor. Career Early career: New York and London Little Annie began singing at the age of 16 with her band 'Annie and the Asexuals', formed in 1977.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , pp. 204–5Leggett, SteveLittle Annie Biography, Allmusic. Retrieved December 16, 2018 Upon moving to the UK in 1981 at the invitation of Steve Ignorant, she began working with Penny Rimbaud and Crass.Siebert, Valerie (2012)Yonkers Honk: Annie Bandez Interviewed, The Quietus, December 9, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2018 As Annie Anxiety, she performed poems onstage using a soundtrack of backing tapes at gigs across the UK with Crass and their extended family. She was also involved at the beginning of the band Rubella Ballet. With the assistance of Penny Rimbaud of Crass, she rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Record Labels
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On-U Sound Records
On-U Sound Records is an English record label known for releasing its own unique flavour of dub music since the 1980s. The label was founded by Adrian Sherwood in 1979/1980 and is home to acts such as Tackhead, Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, Akabu, The London Underground, Little Annie, Creation Rebel, Mark Stewart, Gary Clail (who would have a number of Top 40 hits, like "Human Nature", credited to Gary Clail On-U Sound System), New Age Steppers, Audio Active, Asian Dub Foundation, and the dub collective Singers & Players. See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, ... References External links Official sitewith extensive artist information and discography.Discography at Discogs {{Authority control British record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Record Labels
File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, by genre, by company and by location. Alphabetical * List of record labels: 0–9 * List of record labels: A–H * List of record labels: I–Q * List of record labels: R–Z By artists * Record labels owned by James Brown * Bing Crosby's record labels after 1955 * List of Wu-Recording record labels By genre * List of Christian record labels * List of electronic music record labels * List of hip hop record labels ** List of West Coast hip hop record labels * List of industrial music labels By company * List of EMI labels * List of Kakao M labels * List of Sony Music labels ** Record labels owned by Sony BMG * List of Universal Music Group labels * List of Warner Music Group labels By location * List of Bangladeshi record labels * Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singers & Players
Singers & Players were a reggae collective made up of vocalists and musicians associated with Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound Records. They recorded five albums between 1981 and 1988. Including artists such as Bim Sherman, Style Scott, Don Campbell (musician), Roots Radics, Roydel Johnson, better known as Congo Ashanti Roy from the band The Congos and Ras Michael's Sons of Negus, George Oban, who had previously played with Burning Spear and Aswad, Errol Flabba Holt, Headley Bennett, Jah Woosh, Keith Levene, Steely of Steely & Clevie, Prince Far I and Mikey Dread they were regarded as a dub music supergroup. There was never any fixed line up to the group, and many different artists featured on each track and each album. The artwork and sleeve-designs were usually provided by noted photographer, Kishi Yamamoto. Discography Albums *''War of Words'' (1981) *''Revenge of the Underdog'' (1982) *''Staggering Heights'' (1983) *''Leaps and Bounds'' (1984) *''Vacuum Pumping'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Dub Foundation
Asian Dub Foundation (ADF) is an English electronic music band that combines musical styles including rap rock, dub, dancehall, ragga, ReggaeEDM, and South Asian music. The group also includes traditional rock instruments such as electric bass and guitar, which acknowledges a punk rock influence. Their music is known for its dub-inspired basslines, guitar parts inspired by the traditional Indian instrument the sitar, and fast rapping. History Asian Dub Foundation (ADF) was formed in summer 1993 from an education workshop run by Aniruddha Das (bass, programming) and assisted by John Pandit (mixing) which was attended by rapper Deeder Zaman. This early line-up released the sound-system based ''Conscious'' EP in late 1993 on Nation Records. Guitarist/programmer Steve Chandra Savale was invited to join in early 1994 and ADF became more of a band format. Sanjay Tailor joined the band as live midi/programmer and DJ soon after. This completed the full live line-up of the band and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio Active
Audio Active were a Japanese reggae fusion band who released several albums between the early 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century. History Audio Active were one of the most successful reggae fusion bands to come out of Japan, and were formed in 1987, originally being a solo project of singer Masa. It later stretched out to be a full band in 1991, when 2DD, Shigemoto Nanao and bassist Takeshi Akimoto all joined.Bush, John " Audio Active Biography, ''Allmusic'', Macrovision CorporationAudio Active Bio , On-U Sound Masa had listened to reggae since he was a teenager, and had played (with 2DD) in the band Vital Connection, before taking his love of |
New Age Steppers
New Age Steppers were a dub collective from the United Kingdom, formed by producer Adrian Sherwood and featuring members of various prominent 1970s UK post-punk groups, including Ari Up and Viv Albertine of the Slits, Mark Stewart and Bruce Smith of The Pop Group, Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd, John Waddington and Sean Oliver of Rip Rig + Panic, and Vicky Aspinall of The Raincoats. Other musicians included associates of Sherwood's On-U Sound label, including Errol Holt, George Oban, Bim Sherman, Style Scott, and Eskimo Fox. History New Age Steppers released the self-titled debut album on On-U Sound in 1980. It was followed by ''Action Battlefield'' in 1981. The third album, ''Foundation Steppers'', was released in 1982. ''Love Forever'', an album of songs which the late Ari Up and Adrian Sherwood had recorded together until the death of Ari Up, was released in 2012. Style and influences John Dougan of AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Nature (Gary Clail On-U Sound System Song)
"Human Nature" is a song performed and written by English singer and record producer Gary Clail. It is produced by Adrian Sherwood and features Lana Pellay on backing vocals. Released in 1991 by Perfecto and RCA Records as the first single from Clail's second album, ''Emotional Hooligan'' (1991), it was critically acclaimed, being named Single of the Week by ''Melody Maker'' and ''Record Mirror''. The song peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart and was also the theme tune to BBC 2's TV-show '' Snub TV''. It was originally intended to use a sample of a speech by Billy Graham on the track, but his representatives refused permission, so the song used portions of the speech re-recorded by Clail. However, some promo 12" singles featuring the Billy Graham sample were pressed and distributed. Chart performance "Human Nature" peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the ''Music Week'' UK Dance Singles chart. It also reached number 27 in Ireland and numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Clail
Gary Clail (born 1959) is an English singer and record producer, and the founder of the Gary Clail Sound System. He was part of On-U Sound Records (and also the On-U Sound System) and led Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System. They had a big hit in clubs with the 1991 song "Human Nature". Biography Clail worked originally as a roofer, but during the mid- to late 1980s, based in Bristol, he became a warm-up act for On-U gigs. Clail first released a record in 1985. Several 12" singles were issued between 1985 and 1987, before Clail's first LP for Nettwerk, ''Tackhead Tape Time'', a split effort between Clail and Tackhead. "Television: The Drug of the Nation" by The Beatnigs was remixed by Clail, Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart, on the Alternative Tentacles record label in 1988. In 1989, Clail, billed as Gary Clail & On-U Sound System, released an album on the label On-U Sound, marking his entrance to the electronic underground scene in Bristol, eventually leading him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |