Fort Augustus Release Details
- Riddim year: 1980
- Total tracks: 13
- Unique artists on riddim: 14
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Bushman, Freddie Mcgregor, Lukie D, Tony Curtis
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Fort Augustus produced by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Carl McLeod, Ray McLeod for Niagara, Taxi, Stingray in 1980
Fort Augustus Riddim – Niagara, Taxi, Stingray is a 1980 roots set produced by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Carl McLeod and Ray McLeod, and it leans on the deep, militant sound that made early Taxi productions so influential. Junior Delgado’s Fort Augustus is the anchor cut, with The Revolutionaries’ Escape Prisoners and Bazooka Blast by Dub carrying the instrumental side of the riddim, while later additions from Freddie McGregor, Bushman, Lukie D, Prince Malachi and others keep the theme alive across different eras. The project has a prison-yard tension and a heavy bassline feel, with the lineup tying classic 1980 recordings to 2008 interpretations in a way that gives the riddim its own identity.
Fort Augustus Tracklist:
- Dub – Bazooka Blast (1981)
- Aaron Kedar – Rise This Morning (2008)
- Bushman – King Selassie I (2008)
- Chukki Starr – Back Door Deal (2008)
- Freddie McGregor – Work (2008)
- Junior Delgado – Fort Augustus (1980)
- Lukie D – Prophecy Reveal (2008)
- Prince Malachi – Guide Me (2008)
- Ras Mac Bean – Never Give Up (2008)
- Ras Sherby – Bad Mind (2008)
- The Rasites – Sex, Violence & Drugs (2008)
- The Revolutionaries – Escape Prisoners (1980)
- Tony Curtis & John Junior – People Are Crying (2008)
