Easy Star All Stars Radiodread (Vinyl)

Its a real surprise thatNew York-based dub collective Easy Star All-Stars’ ‘Radiodread’ – a collection of reggae versions of Radiohead’s OK Computer works so well.

What could easily have been cringe worthy turns out quite the opposite with Thom Yorke’s songs adapting to reggae interpretations really well, all delivered by an excellent collection of guest reggae vocalists.

Easy Star All-Stars’ rose to fame via their reggae interpretations of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon (Dub Side of the Moon) which became a bona fide classic.

For their follow-up, they tackled OK Computer, which is either extremely impetuous, or a cunning attempt to reach out to the art rockers’ dedicated fanbase. Either way, it works surprisingly well – from the soulful reworking of ‘Karma Police’, right through to a Toots & the Maytals-inspired cover of ‘Let Down’ and a dread skit of ‘Fitter Happier’.

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress

Tracklist:
A1 Airbag featuring Horace Andy
A2 Paranoid Android featuring Kirsty Rock
A3 Subterranean Homesick Alien featuring Junior Jazz
A4 Exit Music (For A Film) featuring Sugar Minott
B1 Let Down featuring Toots & The Maytals
B2 Karma Police featuring Citizen Cope
B3 Fitter Happier featuring Menny More
B4 Electioneering featuring Morgan Heritage
C1 Climbing Up The Walls featuring Tamar-kali
C2 No Surprises featuring The Meditations
C3 Lucky featuring Frankie Paul
C4 The Tourist featuring Israel Vibration, Skelly Vibe*
D1 Exit Music (For A Dub)
D2 An Airbag Saved My Dub
D3 High And Dry featuring Morgan Heritage