You know you’re going to be in for a party when the mighty Dreadzone come to town, and DJ Matt Clark helps to get things going with a top set of Reggae tunes to start off the evening.
Dreadzone open up with “Tomorrow Never Comes” and their energy instantly fills the room, this is closely followed by “Gangster” which sampling from the film Long Good Friday sounds like it should have been a classic years ago, however these are two of four tracks played from the 2010 release Eye on the Horizon – a release which was my album of the year then, and has been on my playlist many a time since.
MC Spee is also all you could ask for in a front man getting the crowd going and having the time of his life on stage too. Whilst delivering a rough low ragga style during tunes such as “I Know” he also shows the softer side of his voice during “Changes”.
As well as old school classics in “Iron Shirt” and top 20 hit “Little Britain” we are also treated to a couple of new tracks. Focussing on the more dub side of Dreadzone led by the funky bass lines of Leo Williams and making the most of having the legendry Earl 16 vocals on stage, it’s sounding like the new album going to be just as good as their last.
Saturday night gigs can sometimes draw a different crowd and often mix up the drinkers with the music lovers, but with Dreadzone playing tunes such as “Life, Love and Unity” there was indeed a lot of love in the room, a fantastic atmosphere with a great bunch of people…. if anyone tonight is asked on Monday if they had a good weekend, you can’t help but smile, nod your head approvingly and say it how it is… Saturday night, it was like, yeah man.
