17.5.04

In spite of original dancehall reggae irritating the hell out of purists, it was relatively harmless compared to what it was to become. The music deliberately lost all sense conventionality. Traditional instruments were now being replaced in favor of computerized sounds which were prized for being exactly that – computerized sounds. The rhythms sped up and took on a harshness which seemed to be designed to keep out the faint hearted. To that end, the delivery of deejays gained an edge that removed all vestiges of one love.

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