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<\/a>Good information coming from Easy Star Records!<\/p>\n\n
“EASY STAR ALL-STARS ANNOUNCE THE SPECIAL EDITION RADIODREAD RELEASE SET FOR AUGUST 12, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n THE RE-RELEASE CELEBRATES THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEMINAL ALBUM AND INCLUDES A NEW BONUS TRACK<\/em><\/p>\n From its inception, Easy Star Records have paved the way for progressive reggae to reach a broader audience.\u00a0 Their first reggae tribute album,\u00a0Dub Side of The Moon,\u00a0a reggae reimagining of Pink Floyd\u2019s\u00a0Dark Side of the Moon, was a breakthrough success that established Easy Star Records, the Easy Star All-Stars, and producer Michael Goldwasser at the forefront of modern reggae music.\u00a0 Two years later, they followed it up with\u00a0Radiodread\u00a0(2006), a revision of Radiohead\u2019s\u00a0OK Computer, which earned acclaim from\u00a0Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, LA Times, and the ultimate endorsement from Radiohead front man Thom Yorke himself.\u00a0 On the album\u2019s 10-Year Anniversary, Easy Star Records is offering a Special Edition release of\u00a0Radiodread\u00a0set for release on August 12, 2016.\u00a0 The album features a bonus track, \u201cHigh and Dry\u201d from Radiohead\u2019s\u00a0The Bends,\u00a0performed by GRAMMY-winners Morgan Heritage.\u00a0 Pre-order the album here http:\/\/easystarallstars.net\/.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Radiodread\u00a0features an impressive array of reggae stars supplying vocals to the Easy Star All- Stars\u2019 backing tracks. Reggae pioneers Toots and the Maytals made their Easy Star debut, singing a driving version of \u201cLet Down\u201d while Citizen Cope\u2019s distinctive voice fuels the haunting \u201cKarma Police.\u201d Horace Andy (\u201cAirbag\u201d), Morgan Heritage (\u201cElectioneering\u201d), The Meditations (\u201cNo Surprises\u201d), Israel Vibration (\u201cThe Tourist\u201d), Sugar Minott (\u201cExit Music (For A Film)\u201d), and Frankie Paul (\u201cLucky\u201d) also joined the Easy Star All-Stars for\u00a0Radiodread, which\u00a0Pitchfork\u00a0called, \u201c\u2026an entertaining project that\u2026rises above.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Even after ten years,\u00a0Radiodread\u00a0sounds fresh and relevant.\u00a0 COO and co-founder Lem Oppenheimer enthusiastically states, \u201cI think the album still resonates because it\u2019s so damn good and [producer] Michael [Goldwasser] did an amazing job on the arrangements, especially considering how tricky the record is with time signatures. We got some really great guest vocal performances, too \u2013 Toots, Citizen Cope and Frankie Paul to name a few. It was great to turn on a lot of reggae fans to this great album by Radiohead and then to turn on plenty of Radiohead fans to reggae.\u201d\u00a0 The choice to cover Radiohead after Pink Floyd didn\u2019t seem like the logical next move for Easy Star, but that\u2019s what makes them continue to push the envelope.\u00a0 CEO and co-founder Eric Smith elaborates, \u201cOne of the main reasons we went with\u00a0OK Computer\u00a0is that we wanted to avoid going with the more expected choice, like another Pink Floyd album or another mega classic rock album.\u201d\u00a0 He adds, \u201cReggae has always tackled dark subject matter, but manages to do it in a way that still conveys hope at the bleakest moments. Radiohead\u2019s approach is similar.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Easy Star All-Stars plans to work on another tribute album in 2017, but details for the project are still in their early phase.\u00a0 In the meantime, you can catch the band fresh off their UK and European tour with U.S. dates starting in August throughout the Fall consisting of\u00a0Radiodreadheavy sets.”<\/em><\/p>\n