Description
For the third in our series of "Foundation" mixes we take you to the concrete jungle of New York, where 241st Street meets White Plains Road, where one of the most unique excursions into Reggae music took place, from the heart and mind of now-legendary producer Lloyd "Bullwackie" Barnes.
Born in Trenchtown, a student of Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Barnes emigrated to New York in 1967. After a time of running sound system around Queens and Brooklyn, he gathered enough equipment and cash to rent a leaky basement in the Bronx. It was here that Barnes, along with musicians such as Jah T, Jerry Harris and Skatalite-founder Roland Alphonso, created what became known as the Wackies Sound. With a dry and heavy feel, lurking reverb, delay and skittery drum patterns, a Bullwackie production became instantly recognizable from its Jamaican counterparts.
This mix only scratches the surface of a huge catalogue, featuring vocalists, dubs, DJs and modern releases which pay tribute to Barnes' sound
