Mashing together the 2013 Alborosie releases Sound the System and Dub the System, this 2015 set lifts the best bits of both and creates a set of extended "Discomixes," which have little to do with the Village People, Evelyn "Champagne" King, or John Travolta.
In dancehall or Jamaican terms, a "Discomix" is a drawn-out remix with the dub attached to the main tune, and usually packaged on a 12" or 10" record, which explains why lucky collectors picked up the deluxe version of Sound the System Showcase on five full 10" slabs of vinyl.
Even when consumed digitally, this set of extended grooves pleasingly recalls the '70s and '80s, when Discomixes where almost a requirement, but even without the nostalgia, dancehall dervishes and hard-driving ravers like the opening "Play Fool (To Catch Wise)" are certainly enhanced as they approach the seven-minute mark.
Ky-Mani Marley, the Abyssinians, and Nature guest on the dubs, while Alborosie handles almost all of the production and remixing on his own, stepping aside for some help from Ryan Dillon ("Shut U Mouth") and the legendary King Jammy ("Don't Pressure It").
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Play Fool (To Catch Wise) [Discomix]Alborosie D'Ascola, Clifton "Specialist" Dillon, Toni Tarantino | Alborosie | Play | 06:58 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Rock the Dancehall [Discomix]Alborosie D'Ascola, Clifton "Specialist" Dillon | Alborosie | Play | 06:32 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Don't Pressure It [Discomix]Alborosie D'Ascola, Clifton "Specialist" Dillon | Alborosie | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Who Run the Dance [Discomix]Alborosie D'Ascola, Clifton "Specialist" Dillon, Toni Tarantino | Alborosie | Play | 06:25 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Positiveness [Discomix]Alborosie D'Ascola, Clifton "Specialist" Dillon | Alborosie | Play | 06:58 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | To Whom It May Concern [Discomix]Alborosie D'Ascola, Clifton "Specialist" Dillon, Fitzroy Green | Alborosie | Play | 07:01 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Shut U Mouth [Discomix]Alborosie D'Ascola, Clifton "Specialist" Dillon | Alborosie | Play | 06:35 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Zion Train (feat. Ky-mani Marley) [Discomix] | Alborosie, Ky-Mani Marley | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Give Thanks (feat. The Abyssinians) [Discomix] | Alborosie, The Abyssinians | Play | 06:29 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Warrior (feat. Nature) [Discomix] | Alborosie, Nature | Play | 06:50 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 65 mins | 149 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Abyssinians | Featured Artist |
| 2 | Alborosie | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Joel "Bangie" Anderson | Keyboards |
| 4 | Mark Bradford | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Olivier Chastan | Executive Producer |
| 6 | Alborosie D'Ascola | Composer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Clifton "Specialist" Dillon | Composer, Executive Producer |
| 8 | Ryan Dillon | Composer, Producer |
| 9 | Dean Fraser | Horn, Saxophone |
| 10 | Fitzroy Green | Composer, Drums |
| 11 | King Jammy | Producer |
| 12 | Martei Korley | Photography |
| 13 | Bob Marley | Composer |
| 14 | Ky-Mani Marley | Featured Artist |
| 15 | Tony McDermott | Graphic Design |
| 16 | Kevin Metcalfe | Editing, Mastering |
| 17 | Nature | Featured Artist |
| 18 | Chris O'Brien | Project Coordinator |
| 19 | Conrad Pinnock | Horn |
| 20 | Nambo Robinson | Horn |
| 21 | Sandy Smith | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Aaron Talbert | Project Coordinator |
| 23 | Toni Tarantino | Composer, Keyboards |
| 24 | Harry Tennant | Percussion |
| 25 | Hopeton Williams | Horn |
| 26 | Kemar Williams | Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Everol Wray | Horn |
| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |