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Twilight Circus
Twilight Circus - Dub From The Secret Vaults - Roir - CD
Always good to see and hear Ryan Moore productions, and hot on the
very successful 'Foundation Rockers set comes this. A compilatioin
that sets about the task of revealing the secret origins of the
Twilight Circus. It would have been nice to see when some of this
stuff was recorded trying to work out which was recorded twenty years
ago for instance got me nowhere - but all the tracks have that very
live heavy sound. Almost like a band, the 'Roots Radics' playing like
a sound system - impossible to pick out favourite tracks, it just
starts out great and just get heavier and better over the 14 tracks. A
must for all dub fans.
Twilight Circus - Foundation Rockers - M Records - CD
Reaching back into past styles of reggae with the intention of
recreating them, either works or it doesn't, there is no middle
ground. What is a better concept, is to take the ideas and try to work
with them. This is what Ryan Moore is a master at. This time he's
taken this concept into a different direction by working with artists
who were big in those times. Well Big Youth, Ranking Joe were, with
Mykal Rose from the eighties and Luciano represting today roots scene.
In truth all these artists are still big - but they some started
earlier than others! Big Youth as played around with different reggae
concept himself. Bringin in the dancehall style before anyone. Here he
just goes in for a tradition Big Youth chant - very powerful. Joe is
much dancehall, but knows all about roots - and he just gets into that
style very easily. Mykal well his far east intonations have never
sound better. Great horn section on a great CD.
Twilight Circus - The Essential Collection - M Records
Ryan Moore loves Channel One so much he bought the studio. Only
joking! But he really does love that dense Roots Radics sound that
dominated the studio from 1979 to about 1985. This collection picks up
from when he wanted to recreate that sound in 1995 to the present. Its
a 10 track set that starts off great and just keeps getting better and
better. What is amazing is that he's now been working in that sound
longer than the Roots Radics did! And it still sounds fresh. Although
Ryan loves dub and that is fully respected. I hope one day he brings
in some horns and a few other instruments and gives us an instrumental
version of these rhythms.
Twilight Circus - Dub Plates Volume 3 - M Records
Probably the best dub set yet from Ryan Moore - who seems to have his
drum based time machine - that allows him to go back and recreate some
of the great drum sounds from reggae musics very complex drum history.
Carly Barrett seems to be on the program this time. With some great
drum rolls - that you just don't hear today in reggae music. It
doesn't stop there though. His bass playing and keyboards skills are
also well to the fore. By switching from heavy drum and bass to the
more melodic side of the music - he shows - just how complex reggae
was and still is. All in fine style of course.
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System - Volcanic Dub -
M Records.. Very few of the current selection of dubmasters can go
into reggae dna and come out with something as good as the original -
and with this selection improves the dna.Ryan Moore though is a very
responsible dubmaster - he is not interested in Mutant Dub. Listening
to that can you make you ill. The Twilight Circus is a tonic. Over
twelve great tracks he tests the limits of what the Roots Radics
created in Jamaica in the early eighties. But he's respectful as well.
Twilight Circus Sound System - Horsie - M Records cd
With the Dub Funk Association rediscovering reggae's funky past, an
album that explores the connections between reggae and rock was sure
to come forward. The DNA rhythmic structure of the two music's have so
far only created abominations. What Ryan Moore as done is the step in
breaking the code, and with his X Files connections it's not
surprising. There must be something about Vancouver BC, where this set
was recorded. Ry Cooder would be proud of this work, Ryan Moore should
be as well.
Twilight Circus Sound System - Bin Shaker Dub -TCSS - CD.
Ryan Moore's rock style dub - workouts are something else. First of
all they are respectful to the original source of inspiration - The
Roots Radics and Scientist, but rather than try to copy that sound of
reggae in the early eighties - they explore it. Picking up on the
musical ideas that only made it on those Junjo produced sessions from
time to time. Sowell Radics would approve of this!!!
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