Andy, Horace
Broken Beats
Although his merits as a roots reggae singer go back to the 70s, Horace Andy has always loved experimenting: he recorded two albums with the British dub master Mad Professor (who also transformed Massive Attacks "Protection" into "No Protection"); for a track on the "Inspiration Information" series by Strut Label he let house master Ashley Beedle work with his voice. And, last but not least, a Black Star Liner remix of his song "Do You Love My Music" which was released by Echo Beach (Select Cuts From Blood & Fire Vol. 3) emerged as an evergreen amongst sound systems across Europe. Echo Beach has now picked up on this tradition - and the much older tradition of versioning - by asking friends of the label to rework Horace Andys classic tracks in their own sound outfit. But this time the label hasnt trawled old Studio One tapes for historic vocal snippets - that would sooo nineties; no, Horace Andy personally put in an appearance to sing new versions of his classic tracks on top of timeless and contemporary riddims.