UNDER ME SLENG TENG EXTRAVAGANZA – TAD’S RECORDS 1985
Under Me Sleng Teng Extravaganza Release Details
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 10
- Unique artists on riddim: 11
- Key artists on this riddim: Digital B, Echo Minott, Johnny Osbourne, Tads Records, Tenor Saw
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Dancehall Riddims
Wayne Smith’s “Under Me Sleng Teng” sits at the center of this Tad’s Records set, and even surrounded by voices like Echo Minott, Johnny Osbourne, Tenor Saw and Tonto Irie, you can hear why the tune changed the rules in 1985. The whole compilation leans into that spare, computerized pulse, with King Jammy’s digital touch pushing the rhythm into a colder, sharper shape and giving tracks like Echo Minott’s “Put Your Hand On The Key For Me” and Tenor Saw’s “Old Time Proverbs” a cracked, street-level bounce. John Wayne’s “Call The Police” and Tonto Irie’s “Posse Teng” keep the energy moving, but Smith’s cut still feels like the axis everything spins around. A neat time capsule, and the “Meg Dub Mix” opener doesn’t waste a second.
Under Me Sleng Teng Extravaganza Tracklist:
- Digital Bobby – Meg Dub Mix
- Echo Minott – Put Your Hand On The Key For Me
- John Wayne – Call The Police
- Johnny Osbourne – Put It By Number One
- Mr. Lee – Prices A Lick Like Storm
- Patrick Andy – Jamming In The Street
- Tenor Saw – Old Time Proverbs
- Tony Asher And King Jammy – Sweet Teng
- Tunto Irie – Posse Teng
- Wayne Smith – Under Me Sleng Teng
