Dreadzone is a three man dub band with strong influences from ragga. Add a pinch of worldmusic and you have happy, free floating almost chanting songs taking turns with more sober, dark and dramatic classic dub sounds.
The British dance group Dreadzone rose from the remnants of the short-lived Screaming Target, itself an outgrowth of Big Audio Dynamite. Screaming Target comprised Don Letts, Greg Roberts and Leo Williams, in collaboration with producer and remixer Tim Bran; when Letts exited, Bran signed on with the team of Roberts and Williams, and the trio rechristened themselves Dreadzone. A dub band relying heavily on sampling and other elements of electronica, they debuted in 1993 with the LP 360�. Two years later, Second Light featured guest appearances from Mad Professor and Leftfield's Earl 16; "Little Britain," the trio's breakthrough U.K. hit, followed in 1996, with the LP Biological Radio appearing the next year. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide (from mp3.com)
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