Various Artists - Ragga Jungle Anthems Vol. 2

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

601811300220

Description:

Performers include: Bounty Killer, Johnny Osbourne, King Kong.
Audio Remixers: Michael King; XTC.
Released the year after Volume 1, Ragga Jungle Anthems, Vol. 2 feels kind of like leftover stew. It features the same winning combination of heavyweight dancehall reggae and hyperkinetic jungle breakbeats, but only a handful of tracks on this similarly long-winded compilation feel like truly essential material. These include the brilliant drum`n`bass reconstruction of Barrington Levy`s "Here I Come," which opens the program, and the masterfully arranged combination track "Gunman (Junglist Ricochet)" featuring Michael Prophet and Beenie Man. On the less impressive side are several tracks on which the producers didn`t bother to make sure that the singer and the rhythm were in the same key -- examples include a version of Dawn Penn`s "No No No" that is far inferior to the one on the first volume for just that reason, and a truly excruciating setting of Barrington Levy`s "She`s Mine," on which the singer and rhythm are not only working in different keys, but one is in a major key and the other a minor one. This collection isn`t worthless, but those looking for a good introduction to the ragamuffin jungle genre should definitely start with the first volume. ~ Rick Anderson

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Here I Come - Barrington Levy (Ridley Don remix)
2. Junglist Pon Chalice in Buckingham Palace - Bounty Killer
3. Jungle Buddy Bye - Johnny Osbourne (Ridley Don remix)
4. Borderline Mobster - Beenie Man/Bounty Killer (Sensi Crew remix)
5. Trouble Again (Nervous World Dub-Plate) - King Kong (Simon Tempa`s Nervous World Dub-Plate remix)
6. Gunman (Junglist Ricochet) - Michael Prophet/Beenie Man (Ridley Don`s Junglist Ricochet remix)
7. Soundboy Killing (Megawatt Terminator) - Mega Banton (Megawatt Terminator remix)
8. See You No More (2004) Jungle - Bounty Killer (Jungle remix)
9. Jungle & Western Cowboy Style - Ini Kamoze/Josey Wales/Beenie Man (New Blood Crew remix)
10. Guntalk (Jungle Dark Lick) - Redrose & Rebel (Jungle Dark Lick remix)
11. She`s Mine (Trespass Lick Out) - Mega Banton/Barrington Levy (Tresspass Lick Out remix)
12. You Don`t Love Me (No No No) [Monk`s Livin` Mix] - Dawn Penn (Monk`s Livin` Mix, Monk`s Livin` remix)
13. Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway) - Barrington Levy (G-Funk Remix, G-Funk remix)

Album Information

Release Date:

05/28/1996

Type:

Collection

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Dance

Label:

Greensleeves Records

Producer:

Paul `Jah Screw` Love; Heenry `Junjo` Lawes; DJ Monk; Ini Kamoze; Jack Scorpio; King Jammy; Malvo; Red Rose

Catalog Number:

GREZCD 3002

Original Release Year:

1996

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

71 : 16

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