Harder Shade Of Black – Pressure Sounds

Harder Shade Of Black produced by Pressure Sounds 2010

Pressure Sounds dips back into Augustus Pablo’s early-’70s orbit here, gathering versions from the old Darker Shade of Black rhythm and giving them a clean label-side presentation. Riddim-ID traces Pablo’s “Harder Sade Of Black” back to that Leonard Chin/Santic connection, which fits the way this set treats the material as part of a wider family rather than a one-off curiosity. The real pleasure is hearing Pablo’s own cuts alongside voices like Gregory Isaacs, Horace Andy, Big Joe and I Roy, so the mood stays rooted, melodic and heavy on atmosphere. It moves like a small showcase of the rhythm’s reach, with Pablo’s dubs and reed-driven instrumentals threaded between the vocal sides instead of parked at the end, which keeps the sequencing feeling deliberate and close to the studio source.

Harder Shade Of Black Tracklist:

1. Augustus Pablo – Columbo
2. Augustus Pablo – Harder Shade Of Black
3. Augustus Pablo – Lovers Mood
4. Augustus Pablo – On Thousand Swords
5. Augustus Pablo – Pablo In Dub
6. Big Joe – Jah Guide
7. Gregory Isaacs – I’Ll Be Around
8. Horace Andy – Children Of Israel
9. Horace Andy – Problems
10. I Roy – Yamaha Ride
11. Jah Woosh – Chalice Blaze
12. Jah Woosh – Should’t Say No
13. King Tubby And The Santic All Stars – Santic Meet King Tubby
14. King Tubby And The Santic Allstars – One Heavy Duba
15. Leonard Santic Allstars – Special Branch
16. Paul Whiteman – I Don’t Want To Lose You
17. Roman Stewart – Peace In The Valley
18. Santic All-Stars – Better Shade Of Dub
19. Santic All-Stars – Hell Boat
20. Santic All-Stars – Mexican Rocking
21. Santic All-Stars – Palace Of Peace