redcrescent said:Gentleman's from Köln and as German as you get! Huge in German-speaking Europe, and deservedly so, I think ('Dem Gone', etc.).
matt b said:as john has hinted at, germaican records have hit big in JA over the past couple of years (JA vocalists in general, though)- it is a consistently good label.
Chart-busting pop reggae, of course! It's OK stuff, seriously, certainly the biggest name in German reggae at the mo', and you get the feeling his heart's in the right place, but if I had a pile of vintage dub or some pre-release JA 7"s I know what I would be listening to instead.matt b said:god knows what he sounds like
redcrescent said:Chart-busting pop reggae, of course!
I agree completely. While the former point may seem anything from cool (if you're white and German and seeking some Black 'authenticity') to utterly insulting (if you're a patois speaker) the last point is worryingly close to neo-Nazi ideology. You'd find quite a number of people in German-speaking Europe who'd be delighted with the forced repatriation of Ausländer, especially non-Whites.stelfox said:a bit odd to hear a white german dude chatting patois and talking about repatriation to africa etc.
matt b said:thaks for the insider knowedge dave, respect. i thought VP was still a JA label in the same way that tuff gong is- is it totally american owned/run/based?
originaldrum said:hey speaking of bob marley wasn't his dad white
martin said:See - that explains why a lot of bloggers think he's over-rated and not as cool as Big Youth
john eden said:Yes, in fact you can tell from this that he is precisely half as cool and authentic as Big Youth.
Stands to reason, innit!
martin said:Or Yellowman. But he's not white. He's yellow.