Milzy
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Doubt it, keyboard warrior.
RIP The Upsetter
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raleighnut
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- One of the 'Elite'
Sad news, the guy was a legend.
I remember seeing a documentary with an interview with him in his studio where he had the same QUAD 33 pre-amp as me, they had a trick that you could send a signal out through the 'tape' loop, modify that signal through a mixer than send it back to the amps allowing people to 'toast' over a track (this was cutting edge in 1967)
I remember seeing a documentary with an interview with him in his studio where he had the same QUAD 33 pre-amp as me, they had a trick that you could send a signal out through the 'tape' loop, modify that signal through a mixer than send it back to the amps allowing people to 'toast' over a track (this was cutting edge in 1967)
I find it odd that people go to the effort of saying "never heard of him" in RIP threads. I would never dream of going out of my doing that, preferring to just google and educate myself.
Edit, having googled him he was clearly hugely admired, it's amazing how incredibly talented you can be and still leave large parts of society completely ignorant to it.
Edit, having googled him he was clearly hugely admired, it's amazing how incredibly talented you can be and still leave large parts of society completely ignorant to it.
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BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Oh no.....
But 85 ,
Not a bad age for such a fully lived life..
would agree, but, if I was 84, rather than 74, perhaps, not quite as much.
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
would agree, but, if I was 84, rather than 74, perhaps, not quite as much.
Ah, so you've still got a bit of time to lay down some quality tracks then..
Cycleops
Legendary Member
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- Accra, Ghana
Maybe it does but not in that way by calling him a w****r. A better way might be ' I don't know why you haven't heard of him because he was very influential...etc'
Not everyone shares your taste in music.
Milzy
Guru
Exactly, but I’ve done the research now. A lot of the music is about going through struggling times but keeping your head up. Much of it is about love & peace. I imagine his fans to be very cool chilled out pleasant kind sort of folks. A true fan wouldn’t be sending snappy abusive posts in a forum & also PM’ing me with abuse & demanding me to remove my post. Shows who the real w****r is.
jongooligan
Legendary Member
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- Behind bars
SDI by Dub Syndicate featuring Lee Scratch Perry
Burned down his own studio as it was possessed by evil spirits. Consumed unwise quantities of ganja and rum. Don't know if the two are related.
Had me hooked when I heard 'Return of Django' for the first time at the local youthie.
Burned down his own studio as it was possessed by evil spirits. Consumed unwise quantities of ganja and rum. Don't know if the two are related.
Had me hooked when I heard 'Return of Django' for the first time at the local youthie.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
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- You want hills? We got hills
Quite,the RIP threads are, to some extent, appreciation threads. To come into the thread and take the time to post "never heard of them" seems rather churlish
Milzy
Guru
Maybe so but it’s the internet. You just ignore certain things, & move on. Throwing a tantrum with childish insults is just pointless.
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
In other news....
I never knew he was an Upsetter. Just iggerant. Always loved this, on a mate's mix tape from back in the late '70s:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJkRmWn94Ww&ab_channel=AxelAtTheControl
RIP.
I never knew he was an Upsetter. Just iggerant. Always loved this, on a mate's mix tape from back in the late '70s:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJkRmWn94Ww&ab_channel=AxelAtTheControl
RIP.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
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- You want hills? We got hills
Milzy
Guru
Haha I really just don’t care anyway.
