#3.5

[Machine Translation] Dancehall reggae, which quickly swept the world in the 2000s, continued to develop while maintaining its uniqueness in Jamaica, a place that was isolated from the world music scene in a positive sense. The beat became faster and faster, and the message became more intense and exciting, as if in response. 2002 was such a period for the latest installment of the ".5" series, in which RED SPIDER reconstructs the music using dubplates recorded at the time and newly recorded dubplates, following the times. The theme of this latest installment of the ".5" series is dancehall music released between 2002 and 2004. The latest installment of the ".5" series is based on dancehall music from 2002-2004, a period when Junior was producing the ROCK CITY label, and includes big riddims such as "COOLIE DANCE," "DANCEHALL ROCK," and "BAD COMPANY," as well as the monster riddims that represented the era, released a few years after the first "ANGER MANGER" was released. The album contains 22 riddims and 66 tracks, including big riddims such as "DANCE," "DANCEHALL ROCK," and "BAD COMPANY," as well as "ANGER MANAGEMENT," which became a monster riddim of its time years after its release. The sound quality may be poor in some parts due to the use of dubplates recorded more than 20 years ago. Please enjoy the atmosphere of those days.

2000年代に入り瞬く間に世界を席巻していったダンスホールレゲエは、世界の音楽シーンからいい意味で隔絶されたジャマイカという空間において、その独自性を保ちながら発展し続けていた。ビートは次第に早さを増し、メッセージもそれに呼応するかのように、より激しく、より刺激的になっていく。RED SPIDERが時代を追いながら当時録り溜めたダブプレートと新たに録りおろしたダブプレートを用い再構築する「.5」シリーズ最新作は、そんな時期だった2002年～2004年に発表されたダンスホールがテーマ。ちょうどこの時期にジュニアがプロデュースを手がけていたROCK CITYレーベルでも使用された"COOLIE DANCE"、"DANCEHALL ROCK"、"BAD COMPANY"などのビッグリディムや、リリースから数年を経てから時代を代表するモンスターリディムとなっていく"ANGER MANAGEMENT"など、22リディム・66トラックを収録。 ※20年以上前に録音されたダブプレートを使用しているため、一部音質が悪い部分がございます。当時の空気感をぜひお楽しみください。