Wayne Smith ‎| Under Me Sleng Teng 7" techno A-side is a lovely piece

A-side is a lovely piece of deep melodica driven steppers with a pleasingly spacey groove to it and then flip it over and things get more frantic with a mad bongo version that goes seriously dubwise

A definite case of 'love at first listen' on this one

Whether it was the first or not it's certainly the most experimental and as a result represents a crucial landmark in the development of dub as an art form

Driving impassioned soulful roots of the highest order from Larry Harris originally released on Small Axe Records

It's a song that seems to lend itself well to the reggae treatment and if you're digging this I would also encourage you to hunt down the wonderful steelpan version that the Melodians Steel Orchestra did a little while back

Wayne Smith ‎| Under Me Sleng Teng 7" techno A-side is a lovely pieceBack In Stock Wayne Smith and King Jammy's all conquering game changer that launched the digi reggae revolution. Generally considered to be the most versioned rhythm of all time (apparently there are over 450 versions out there) this is the original (and in my opinion still the best) from Wayne Smith dating back to 1985. In true reggae fashion there is an amazing backstory to this one that connects Jamaica to Japan via a Casio keyboard preset that you