Mikey Dread - at the Controls
June 8th 2006 12:00
Dread has a rich history and he doesn’t mind telling you. He believes in his own hype, one might say, but he probably can get away with it – he has really pushed Jamaican music and forged some very strong relationships. He has been broadcasting on Jamaican and UK radio for 30 years now and gained prominence through his work on radio and his collaborations with UK punk band the Clash. The Clash were very well known for their reggae influenced sound and Mikey Dread was in there helping them develop it. He worked on both Black Market Clash and Sandinista and it was this work that set him up to be a voice pushing reggae music around the world.
Recently he has released two CDs of his works. A re-release of the well known Dread At the Controls. It has 9 more songs than the original vinyl release and is a good starting point for his music. He has also recently released an album Best Sellers 2 and contains 16 songs of some of his more well known tracks from his long career. They are available over at mikeydread.com.
Dread continues to perform right across the world. His sounds have always been interesting and innovative, breaking ground in the use of effects and offering something very appealing to the roots fan.
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