Augustus Pablo - Rising Sun

Augustus Pablo - Rising SunThe release of Rising Son in 1986 on Greensleeves began a new era for Augustus Pablo edging his Rockers revolution into the digital age. In his own words Rising uon mix up the vibes a little more from steppers like Pipers of Zion, revival reggae African Frontline and the deep and heavy The Day Before The Riot. Recorded at Channel One, Tuff Gong, Dynamic & HC&F and engineered by Phillip Smart and Scientist.

This compilation includes the hit single Moskow Diskow as well as their Eurovision Song Contest entry

CD in full colour 4 panel digipack

as it happened

‘I Was Thinking About You’

Max Roach described him as “An original – the only drummer whose time I recognise immediately

But he brought this clarity and definition to it that I could not have done in Rugby

” — The Guardian

electro-funk ballad that strikes the perfect balance between melancholy and creepiness

" gliding through only-on-a- Tortoise-album sections of funktastic bass lines

the record contains not so much songs as abstract chamber pieces that bathe and unfurl in a warmth and stillness of their own

and it’s only a matter of time before lead guitarist Kaye Woodward and drummer Malcolm Grant find themselves in there too

albeit draped in a layer of haze