Hindsight is 20/20, but the dancehall-soca fusion now known as "ragga soca" really was inevitable -- in part because dancehall culture has so completely overtaken the Caribbean music scene, and in part because soca's bouncy, three-against-two rhythm has been an important element of the ragga sound for years.
In fact, unless you're paying very close attention, you might not even notice that this album is more soca than reggae until several tracks into the program.
Garlin's vocal delivery is straight out of the dancehall -- more rapid-fire declamation than melodic calypso crooning.
And it's extremely effective: songs like "Pan and Soca" and "Brrrt" may be silly, but the rhythms are rock-solid and Garlin commits himself to them powerfully enough to make you forget how dumb they really are.
When his material is strong enough to match his delivery -- as it is on the uptempo lovers rock combination track "Hardcore Loving" (with Rita Jones) or the hip-hop-inflected "Swing It," the effect can be explosive.
(Unfortunately, the latter track is marred by a strangely unbalanced mix, in which 80 percent of the sound is crammed into the left stereo channel.) Very nice overall.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Super Hero | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Pan and Soca | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | BRRRT | Bunji Garlin | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Fire Fi Dem | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | We Maniac | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Globally | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Raise Yuh Hand | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Blaze It Up | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Put in the Thing | Bunji Garlin | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Turn Me On | Bunji Garlin | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Hands Up | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Get Up Stand Up Feat. T.O.K | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Hardcore Loving Feat. Rita Jones | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Swing It Feat. Chris Black | Bunji Garlin | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | One Family Feat. Freddie McGregor | Bunji Garlin | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert 'Jigsy' Forbes | Audio Production |
| 2 | Chris Black | Additional Personnel, Primary Artist, Rap |
| 3 | Mario Campbell | Audio Production |
| 4 | Chris Chin | Executive Producer |
| 5 | Clyde Headley | Audio Production |
| 6 | Peter Coppin | Audio Production, Producer |
| 7 | Bunji Garlin | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Chris Goins | Project Manager |
| 9 | Hemo + Moofire | Audio Production |
| 10 | Edwin Howell | Executive Producer, Project Coordinator |
| 11 | Deron D. James | Artwork, Design |
| 12 | Dane "Fire Links" Johnson | Audio Production, Producer |
| 13 | Rita Jones | Additional Personnel, Primary Artist, Rap |
| 14 | Junior "Ibo" Joseph | Audio Production, Producer |
| 15 | Julio Nelson | Audio Production |
| 16 | Bobby Konders | Audio Production, Producer |
| 17 | Tony Matterhorn | Audio Production, Producer |
| 18 | Freddie McGregor | Additional Personnel, Primary Artist, Rap |
| 19 | Stephen McGregor | Audio Production, Producer |
| 20 | Nikholai Green | Audio Production |
| 21 | Kasey Phillips | Audio Production |
| 22 | Renaissance Crew Productions | Audio Production |
| 23 | Roderick 'Penny Bling' Hamilton | Audio Production |
| 24 | Paul Shields | Mastering |
| 25 | T.O.K. | Additional Personnel, Primary Artist, Rap |
| 26 | Yohann Seaton | Audio Production |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |