Serious Dropout

Description

From the wicked mixing desk of GREG DREAD (fame with Dreadzone & Big Audio Dynamite) plus support by the legendary rebel dread DON LETTS - here's a special selection presenting the legendarySERIOUS DROPOUT from Frankfurt/M. For this special release on Echo Beach, London Dub legends Greg Dread and Don Letts join forces with Frankfurt Dub collective Serious Dropout. Greg Dread selected highlight tracks from the collective's timeless catalogue and fuses them into a thrilling seamless mega mix while Don Letts provides vocal shouts, resembling the atmosphere of a live sound system experience. They combined elderly and brand new material. Founded Frankfurt in the mid 90s, Serious Dropout is a collective of producers, DJs and musicians with various projects blending Dub Reggae with different forms of Electronic music reflecting their various musical backgrounds ranging from Techno House and leftfield Electronica to Reggae and Dancehall, Breakbeat and Drum'n'Bass. Greg Dread is a writer, producer, drummer, dj and founding member of leading UK Dub band Dreadzone, operating since 1993. In the 80s he had been a member of Big Audio Dynamite together with Mick Jones, formerly with Punk legends The Clash. Don Letts is known for his work as Grammy-winning filmmaker, creator of legendary music videos and also as an acclaimed Selector since the late 70s, when he helped to form the connection between Reggae and Punk by playing Dub records in The Roxy, London's first Punk club. He remains a defining voice in British subculture. Overdubbed by Greg Dread at DREADZONE / DUBWISER studio. Salt & Pepper by Don Letts.