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This 10" vinyl was lathe cut at Precise Mastering by Sam John and features an extended mix of Hulusi on the A side w/ an extended dub version by Subatomic Sound System on the B side. Housed in a beautiful full color jacket designed by Nuino Visual this record looks as good as it sounds.
Verse 1:
Am recruiting soldiers for the Gideon war
All a youth Wea say dem bad and say that dem a nar
This is a mental spiritual physical war
When the cat is away the rat is at large now are never we have fie tick charge
You no safe,not even in a you yard
Dem have things Wea we run trough wall
And dem a plan fie the nation’s fall
Rise up my people ,me a beg unuh stand tall
Stand up for your rights this is a total recall
Don and Joe me say Peter and Paul
Wea Babylon a do me say the system stall
Man a plan and Jah a wipe,dem soon powder out like a mall
Get dem judgment me as one and all !
Turn in a pillar of salt like the wife of Saul
Say the whole a dem/dem a go ball
Cho!
Instrumental/Dub Break:
(Inaudible)
Wouldn't want to be inna dem shoes...
Verse 2:
Keep on fighting on my people no no don’t stop
Better days are ahead just like the corn crop
Do what we do, bless, not beg or no fret not,
Do it for the children for the innocent dem set trap
Dem say the future’s not intended for the have nots
Reason be, that’s why they want us off the map
In trouble from your color skin a black
Well let them know so that we solider than rock
A long time them a tried, such a hard nut to crack
Here from beginning, and we’ll be there at the last lap
Never gonna get tied and make them know that as a fact
Piper Street Sound returns with a strident march forward in Hulusi.
Conceived during the early stages of a pandemic, with the Atlanta-based multi-hyphenate Matthew Mansfield's signature blending of production styles, layers of acoustic, analog, and digital performances at last lock in and unfold in time to an insistent Steppers riddim with a pace and message that gets the blood moving.
In collaboration with NYC based Dub gorgon Subatomic Sound System, Lee “Scratch” Perry’s band for over a decade, and featuring contributions from luminaries that span a wide network of timeless titans and studio assassins, the end result plays like a flag-planting campaign of the past INTO the future.
The title refers to the instrument used to capture the piece's main theme, an ancient Chinese 3-chambered flute that reads somewhere between melodica and bagpipes, a brash but plaintive melody. Fleshed out and supported by dread performances from Mansfield's urgent bass, Christo Case on synths and keys, Brian Daggett on pounding drums, and horns by Jonathan Lloyd, the production eventually manifested into the righteous machine presented here.
The digital release features Piper Street Sound's A-side cut, a trio of edits from Subatomic Sound System's extended mix of the tune, and an instrumental version with expanded guitar work by frequent collaborator to some of Jamaica's Pantheon of musical greats, Andy Bassford. Those whose ears perk up at the words 'extended mix', be joyous. There's also a 10" vinyl offering in the works, featuring full-length dubs by both Piper Street and Subatomic (pre-order begins Oct 14).
J-Lloyd's horn section stabs in regal staccato before unfurling banners reminiscent of the Golden Days, over an increasingly digital riddim that surges and pulses with militant energy. Guitars by Bassford sting and slash across the piece's swirl of dub delay and reverbs, accenting the polyrhythmic march of the beat. They shine fully on a track of their own. A stark vocal testimony from none other than Dancehall legend General Pecos recruits listener-soldiers to the Gideon War, a literal "mental, spiritual, physical war" necessitated by the times. If The End is indeed upon us, Piper Street Sound and his cohort intend to meet it head-on and eyes-forward.
credits
released October 14, 2022
Drums - Brian Daggett
Percussion - Matthew Mansfield
Bass - Matthew Mansfield
Guitars - Andy Bassford, James Keane, Matthew Mansfield
Keys - Matthew Mansfield, Christo Case
Trombone - Jonathan Lloyd
Hulusi - Matthew Mansfield
Vocals - General Pecos
Additional Dub Engineering - Emch (Subatomic Sound System)
Original Recording Produced and Arranged by Matthew Mansfield/Piper Street Sound
Mixed by Matthew Mansfield
Tracks 2,3,4 mixed by Emch (Subatomic Sound System)
Mastered by Emch (Subatomic Sound System)
Cover Artwork by Nuino Design
Liner Notes by Russ Bledsoe
All Songs Composed by Matthew Mansfield except otherwise stated
Lyrics written by Lloyd George Anderson
Guitar Melodies written by Andy Bassford
Publishing 2022 Matt Mansfield / Lloyd George Anderson / Andrew Hobby Bassford (Mookie Music)
Copyright 2022 Matt Mansfield
All rights reserved. Warning: Unauthorized reproduction of this recording is prohibited by law and subject to criminal prosecution.
Matt Mansfield is a musician, producer, and sound engineer with a focus on Dub Reggae. He maintains a studio in Clarkston,
Georgia, on the outskirts of Atlanta, where he uses the techniques of Dub and electronic production to explore global soundscapes. Matt is co-owner of FrutFull Space a sync hub and artist friendly publishing company representing the global underground and avant-garde....more
Slack falsetto melodies, lush dub arrangements, and feel-good lyrics come together for a memorable pop-reggae getaway. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 14, 2022