Twilight Circus Dub Sound System
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The Twilight Circus Dub Sound System is the reggae
project of Ryan Moore, former bassist of the Legendary Pink Dots. Twilight Circus is becoming increasingly popular and well-known for Moore's work with artists such as Big Youth
, Michael Rose of Black Uhuru
and Ranking Joe
. He originally started off producing dub albums from his Dutch studio, before recording vocalists for inclusion on his critically acclaimed Foundation Rockers album. In the classic tradition of reggae
, Moore releases 10" vinyl record singles
, often in limited edition.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
project of Ryan Moore, former bassist of the Legendary Pink Dots. Twilight Circus is becoming increasingly popular and well-known for Moore's work with artists such as Big Youth
Big Youth
Manley Augustus Buchanan , better known as Big Youth , is a Jamaican deejay, mostly known for his work during the 1970s....
, Michael Rose of Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru are a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru . The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Duckie Simpson always maintaining group control and ownership...
and Ranking Joe
Ranking Joe
Ranking Joe aka Little Joe is a reggae deejay who rose to prominence in the 1970s and had continuing success in the 1980s.-Biography:...
. He originally started off producing dub albums from his Dutch studio, before recording vocalists for inclusion on his critically acclaimed Foundation Rockers album. In the classic tradition of reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, Moore releases 10" vinyl record singles
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
, often in limited edition.
External links
- http://www.twilightcircus.com/
- http://www.reggaenews.co.uk/interviews/twilight_circus.asp - definitive interview with journalist Gregory Mario Whitfield