Produktinformationen "The Boris Gardiner Happening – Ultra Super Dub Vol. 2 (LP) "
1970s Jamaica suffered an unprecedented stretch of political turmoil and
violence, and as the country’s economy and morale collapsed, reggae and
its offshoots exploded worldwide. Boris Gardiner enjoyed great success
leading bands, issuing albums that mixed reggae, ska, soul and funk, and
collaborating with the likes of Lee (Scratch) Perry and Herman Chin-Loy
in their legendary studios and playing on hundreds of records. So many
that he lost count. Sometime around the issue of his Boris Gardiner
Happening Is What’s Happening album - a Loft classic, with David Mancuso
favoring Gardiner’s take of Booker T. and the MG’s “Melting Pot” at his
legendary gathering - and his soundtrack to Every N----r Is A Star,
famously sampled by Kendrick Lamar and used as the introduction to the
film Moonlight, two albums - Ultra Super Dub Vols. 1 and 2 - credited to
The Boris Gardiner Happening - two albums so obscure that for the
longest time Boris wasn’t even aware that they existed. Following
classics such as King Tubby’s Dub From the Roots and Augustus Pablo’s
King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown, Miami-based Alty East’s Ultra Records
took instrumentals Gardiner created for a run of 45s, and created and
issued these compilations of dubbed out originals and JA renditions of
songs by Otis Redding, Clarence Carter, Betty Wright, Jimmy “Bo” Horne
and Ultra label-mate Frankie Zhivago Young. Released in tiny runs in
handmade, silkscreened, paste-on covers, they have become some of the
most sought after Jamaican albums. Now, issued under Boris’ guidance,
and with a detailed booklet by Jeff Mao, which delves into the deep
scene which birthed these remarkable records, we can finally consider
the last, unheard portion of this landmark musician’s career.