Ruts DC - Rhythm Collision Reloaded (CD) 2009 -GENRE: Reggae
LANGUAGE: English
LABEL: Echo Beach
CAT.NUMBER: EB077
SOURCE: CDDA
TRACKS: 13
PLAYTiME: 68:38 min
SiZE: 90,4 MB
QUALiTY: VBR Kbps / 44,1Khz
ENCODER: LAME 3.97
RiP DATE: Oct-21-2010
STORE DATE: Oct-20-2009
WWW: myspace.com/therutsofficialpage
Track List
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01 Weak heart (RSD aka Rob Smith Remix) 05:23
02 Whatever we do (RSD aka Rob Smith Remix) 04:22
03 Whatever we do (Salz Remix) 06:53
04 Militant (Ruts DC & Steve Dub Remix) 04:09
05 Accusation (Dreadzone Remix) 05:34
06 Accusation (Ruts DC & Steve Dub Remix) 04:45
07 Accusation vs. Rhythm Collision (Salz Remix) 07:04
08 Love & Fire (Dreadzone Remix) 06:28
09 Love & Fire (Go Home Production Remix) 04:19
10 Rhythm Collision (RDS aka Rob Smith Remix) 05:34
11 Millitant (Boz Boorer Remix) 03:43
12 Whatever we Dub (RSD aka Rob Smith Remix) 04:17
13 Weak heart Dub (RSD aka Rob Smith Remix) 06:07
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68:38 min
Notes
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This album has its origins in a more or less standard-issue pub
rock band called Hit & Run; when that group fell apart, some of
its alumni put together a punkier outfit called the Ruts. When
the Ruts' drummer overdosed, the surviving members renamed
themselves the Ruts D.C. (meaning "da capo," a musical annotation
meaning "start again from the beginning") and started
incorporating reggae more explicitly into their sound. The
recorded results were a bit chaotic, but one release gained a
foothold in the U.S. -- a set of what sounded like dub versions
ripped unceremoniously from their original context and presented
under the title Rhythm Collision. Produced by the legendary Mad
Professor and released in the U.S. on the ROIR label, Rhythm
Collision found a small but enthusiastic cult following. More
than 25 years later, a handful of DJs and producers put together
this tribute album, a collection of 13 remixes (including two
billed as "bonus tracks" on the CD) covering six of the songs
from the original album. Several remix artists appear multiple
times: Rob Smith deconstructs "Weak Heart" and "Whatever We Do"
twice each as well as the title track; Steve Dub, Salz, and
Dreadzone both make double appearances as well. The mixes
themselves are a stylistically mixed bag, as you might expect:
Dreadzone's mix of "Accusation" is rockish, with a meat-and-
potatoes rhythm and slyly cut-up vocals; Go Home Production's mix
of "Love & Fire" is nothing but old-school dub reggae; Steve
Dub's take on "Accusation" departs furthest from the reggae
mainstream, bringing a weird sense of foreboding to the mix as
well. One or two tracks fail to shine any new light, but overall
this album is a welcome companion to the original album, which
remains a classic of the genre.
enjoy!!!
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