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Electronic & Club Culture

Guardians of the Bass: Channel One Sound System and 60 Years of Notting Hill Carnival

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Executive Overview For nearly half a century, the thunderous, hand-built speaker stacks of Channel One Sound System have delivered heavyweight dub reggae straight to the soul of the UK. Operated by brothers Mikey Dread (Michael Bailey) and Jah T (Trevor Bailey), Channel One represents far more than just a musical outfit; they are a totemic … Read more

Vinyl & Album Reviews

The Bassline of British Counterculture: 60 Years of Reggae, Sound Systems, and the Notting Hill Legacy

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Executive Overview "The only good system is a sound system." While the exact origin of this maxim remains uncredited, it rings as loud and true as a sub-bass frequency rattling through a towering wall of hand-built speaker cabinets. The history of reggae and sound system culture is, at its core, a history of movement, migration, … Read more

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